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*** sign of generosity coming in the form of one special kind of donation for the victims of the Maui wildfires. Hormel Foods has announced they will be donating 264,000 cans of its product spam to *** relief organization. The value of those cans is $1 million. There is *** connection between spam and the Hawaiian community. The product grew in popular during World War II. Today Hawaiians consume more than 7 million cans of spam products every year. That's more than any other US state convoy of hope. *** nonprofit who helps those affected by natural disasters will be delivering the hundreds of thousands of cans they say because spam doesn't need refrigeration. It's *** perfect item for those in need of help in Hawaii. *** top official responsible for emergency response in Maui has resigned as the city's actions or lack of leading up to last week's deadly wildfires are in question. More than 1000 people are still considered missing. Many feared to be young Children as the death toll is now at 111. Maui's emergency services chief Herman and has resigned citing health reasons *** day after rejecting criticism for not activating sirens in the community of Lahaina as the wildfire rushed through, his resignation also comes as Hawaii's Attorney General announces an independent review to assess how state and county agencies prepared for and responded to the emergency situation. The relentless search efforts this week have been physically and mentally taxing on crews on the ground who say many of the remains being found are unrecognizable rescue teams with cadaver dogs will continue to search for hundreds of missing people through the weekend. Thanks for watching. In this time of media mistrust straight air news is on *** mission to bring you unbiased fact based reporting. It's the way news should be welcome to trustworthy journalism. Join us at straight air news dot com.
Spam donates $1 million worth of beloved canned meat to Maui wildfire victims
The makers of Spam, saying that their "special relationship with the Hawaiian community spans decades," have donated over 264,000 cans to aid the disaster-relief efforts on Maui, the company said in a press release."Three truckloads of Spam products are on their way to the impacted areas with two more trucks following," Hormel Foods, the company that owns Spam, said. "In all, the Spam brand has donated cash and product with a retail value of more than $1,000,000 to directly help those impacted by the wildfires."The company said it has partnered with nonprofit group Convoy of Hope to get the cans to where they are needed most."The fact that Spam doesn't need refrigeration makes it a perfect item for Convoy to deliver to survivors," Stacy Lamb, vice president, disaster services at Convoy of Hope, is quoted as saying in the press release.More Spam is consumed per person in Hawaii than in any other state. It's stacked on a block of rice and wrapped in seaweed to make Spam musubi, and sold at fast-food chains like McDonald’s in Hawaii. There's even an annual Waikiki Spam Jam festival.Hormel Foods said it has also developed a "Spam Brand loves Maui" t-shirt, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Aloha United Way’s Maui Fire Relief Fund.Spam was first introduced to Asia-Pacific during World War II, a welcome substitute to meat that was increasingly becoming unaffordable or simply unavailable in the conflict-wracked region.
The makers of Spam, saying that their "special relationship with the Hawaiian community spans decades," have donated over 264,000 cans to aid the disaster-relief efforts on Maui, the company said in a press release.
"Three truckloads of Spam products are on their way to the impacted areas with two more trucks following," Hormel Foods, the company that owns Spam, said. "In all, the Spam brand has donated cash and product with a retail value of more than $1,000,000 to directly help those impacted by the wildfires."
The company said it has partnered with nonprofit group Convoy of Hope to get the cans to where they are needed most.
"The fact that Spam doesn't need refrigeration makes it a perfect item for Convoy to deliver to survivors," Stacy Lamb, vice president, disaster services at Convoy of Hope, is quoted as saying in the press release.
More Spam is consumed per person in Hawaii than in any other state. It's stacked on a block of rice and wrapped in seaweed to make Spam musubi, and sold at fast-food chains like McDonald’s in Hawaii. There's even an annual Waikiki Spam Jam festival.
Hormel Foods said it has also developed a "Spam Brand loves Maui" t-shirt, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Aloha United Way’s Maui Fire Relief Fund.
Spam was first introduced to Asia-Pacific during World War II, a welcome substitute to meat that was increasingly becoming unaffordable or simply unavailable in the conflict-wracked region.
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