Golden Harvest Food Bank receives grant from UPS

Golden Harvest Food Bank received a $50,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE:UPS). The grant will help support expansion and renovation to the Aiken Warehouse. This project will facilitate more efficient food distribution, in response to the greater demand being experienced since the addition of five new counties in upstate South Carolina to the Golden Harvest's service area.

"We are very grateful for this funding from the UPS Foundation. It will enable us to better meet the needs of the population in our expanded region," said Rusty Marsh, Golden Harvest's South Carolina administrator. "We are particularly thankful for the ongoing generosity and support of UPS and its employees."

Established in 1951 and based in Atlanta, GA, The UPS Foundation identifies specific areas where its backing clearly impacts social issues. In support of this strategic approach, The UPS Foundation has identified literacy, hunger relief, and volunteerism as its focus areas.

In 2006, The UPS Foundation distributed over $45 million worldwide through grants that benefit organizations or programs such as ACTS and provide support for building stronger communities.

"Giving back to the communities is an important part of UPS's nearly 100 year-old culture that's embraced by our employees through volunteerism, making donations and sharing their unique skill sets," said Lisa Hamilton, president of The UPS Foundation. "Together with nonprofit partners such as Golden Harvest Food Bank, we work to make a positive impact on the lives of people in need"

Golden Harvest Food Bank was founded in February 1982 by a group of concerned citizens determined to "Feed The People…End Hunger" in the Central Savannah River Area. Golden Harvest is a locally-supported nonprofit food distribution organization providing grocery products to the hungry through direct service programs and a network of more than 530 partner agencies and programs. Our service region encompasses 30 counties in Georgia and South Carolina. Through distribution of grocery products and direct services programs such as the Master's Table Soup Kitchen, Golden Harvest distributed more than 10.2 million pounds of grocery products to agencies, families and individuals in need in fiscal year 2007.