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April 17th, 2013

Collecting food with a country star

by Kevin Hunt

General Mills employees helped fight hunger and met a country music star at the same time at a Walmart event last week in Atlanta. Thomas Rhett teamed up with a few of our Covington, Ga., employees to help fill the food gap in the spring when U.S. food banks are traditionally low on supplies. Rhett, from Valdosta, Ga., is part of Big Machine... View Full Post

April 11th, 2013

General Mills pledges another $1 million to fight hunger in Minnesota

by Kris Patton

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General Mills has a long history of fighting hunger in Minnesota and around the world. Today, along with Hunger-Free Minnesota, we hosted a Hunger Impact Exchange at our headquarters in Minneapolis.... View Full Post

April 8th, 2013

Outnumber Hunger Live!

by Kristin Secora

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I had a great time this weekend representing General Mills at the first-ever Outnumber Hunger Live! concert. It took place in Las Vegas on Friday night, during the 2013 Academy of Country Music... View Full Post

March 13th, 2013

Feeding the need in big ways

by Priscilla Zee

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Our employees are working together this week to help feed hungry families. Our “Feed the Need” Food and Fund Drive kicked off at our Minnesota headquarters on Monday. It has a goal to collect... View Full Post

February 26th, 2013

Box Tops reaches $525 million in earnings

by Berit Sunde Morse

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Nearly 90,000 schools. 240 participating brands. And, now, more than $525 million earned since the program started in 1996. These are just a few of the facts that demonstrate the impact of Box Tops... View Full Post

February 6th, 2013

We are part of We Day

by Doug Moore

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I can now tell people that the Jonas Brothers once opened for me. Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas made a surprise appearance on stage at a special event this morning at Patrick Henry High School in... View Full Post

January 21st, 2013

Three “Local Legends” in the Twin Cities

by Maerenn Jepsen

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For many, a significant part of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy each Martin Luther King Day holiday is to mark the day through community service. One of my favorite quotations from... View Full Post

January 21st, 2013

Calling for a renewed focus on children

by Kevin Hunt

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“We need to wake up,” said Marian Wright Edelman, the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), to a room of nearly 2,000 people this morning at the 23rd annual Dr. Martin... View Full Post

December 27th, 2012

Rescuing and redirecting food

by Mary Jane Melendez

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As one of the world’s largest food companies, General Mills has a long legacy of philanthropy. From an orphanage our founder Cadwallader Washburn built following a mill explosion in 1878 to a... View Full Post

December 19th, 2012

Marian Wright Edelman to headline 2013 MLK Breakfast

by Maerenn Jepsen

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If you’ll be in Minneapolis on Jan. 21, please consider joining us for the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast. The breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Minneapolis... View Full Post

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