22/01/2024
PRESS RELEASE: AML Foods’ Feed 5000 Program Distributes $41,000 in Food Vouchers in New Providence, Grand Bahama, and Exuma.
AML Foods Limited recently distributed $41,000 in food vouchers to feeding programs in New Providence, Grand Bahama, and Exuma, the proceeds of its annual Feed 5000 holiday give-back initiative. The company contributed $20,000, and an additional $21,000 was raised at the registers from customers shopping at Solomon’s, Cost Right, Fresh Market, Exuma Markets, and Domino’s Pizza. The recipients of the Holiday Meal Packages included The Bahamas Feeding Network, The Grand Bahama chapter of the Bahamas Red Cross, and The Exuma Foundation in Georgetown, Exuma.
Since the launch of the Feed 5000 Program in 2016, AML Foods has raised and distributed almost $600,000 in food vouchers to charitable organizations, providing almost 15,000 Christmas Meals, feeding some 60,000 Bahamians in need during the holiday season.
Father James Palacios, President, Bahamas Feeding Network; emphasized the profound impact of charitable giving, stating, "In reaching out to the poor and the hungry, we are not just offering sustenance; we are extending the hand of compassion and love. It is through acts of kindness like these that we truly embody the teachings of the Lord, who reminds us that whatever we do for the least among us, we do for Him."
Father Palacios added; that the Bahamas Feeding Network is thankful to be a recipient of AML Foods' Feed5000 initiative for the past eight years. He stated that The Holiday 2 Meal Packages have not only filled empty stomachs but have also brought joy and hope to those who need it most."
Renea Bastian, VP of Marketing and Communications, said, "AML is proud to support those suffering from food insecurity in the communities that we serve, and we remain steadfast in our fight to eliminate hunger. My sincere thanks go out to our customers and corporate sponsors who continue to support the program year after year”.
Special thanks are extended to Insurance Management, Commonwealth Brewery Limited, The Nassau Guardian, The Tribune & Radio House, Dove103.7, The Mix 102 FM, The Beat, Beyond the Headlines, Eyewitness News, Unfiltered Show, ZNS, Bahamas Local, and Cable Bahamas.
“The ongoing success of the program only underscores the great things that can be achieved when communities work together”, said Bastian.
Photo 1 – Left to Right – Monalisa Sweeting, media marketing manager Aml Foods Limited; Father James Palacios, President, Bahamas Feeding; Naomi Grant, events marketing manager, Aml Foods Limited, Melissa Major, senior marketing manager, AML Foods Limited.
Photo 2 – Left to Right – Jermaine Smith, Solomon’s Grand Bahama store manager, Stephanie Barr, Administrator, The Grand Bahama chapter of the Bahamas Red Cross.
Photo 3 – Left to Right – Debbie George, assistant store manager, Exuma Markets, Annifer Curtis, The Exuma Foundation, Rudley Duncombe, store manager, Exuma Markets.
