LyondellBasell Advances Food Donations at Victory Center Rescue Mission
October 29, 2018
Frozen Food Storage Helps Neighbors in Need
CLINTON, Iowa- Oct. 29, 2018 – Volunteers at Victory Center Rescue Mission in Clinton understand the value of food donations brought into pantry. Local produce, canned foods and fresh meats are all essential items to help contribute to feeding individuals and families.
So, when a surplus of fresh meat contributions is donated to the pantry, additional freezer chests are needed to store access food items for later distribution.
Understanding Victory Center fills nearly 25 percent of the meal gap in Clinton County, Jim Hillier, site manager for the LyondellBasell Clinton Complex, said giving to organizations like Victory Center Rescue Mission is an obvious choice.
“The center has seen a significant increase in the number of families in need of food supplied by the pantry,” said Hillier. “I can think of no greater cause than to support the food pantry that provides meals to local families.”
Victory Center Rescue Mission does not accept any federal, state or city funding. Their ministries are supported through tax-deductible contributions and donations of churches and supporters.
“We reached out to LyondellBasell who provided us with a grant to purchase the freezers,” said Lyle Wilkins, Victory Center coordinator. “LyondellBasell has been helpful to us financially in the past. We are so grateful for their generosity.”
The freezers will have a major impact on those who are increasingly relying on food donations. The center distributes over 3,000 pounds of food each week, utilizing eight freezers and three refrigeration units.
“Our partnered food suppliers have the necessary food available, it is now a matter of expanding our refrigeration and freezer storage capacity,” Wilkins said.
The food pantry works with the Feeding America Network to provide 829 families food locally.
The Clinton Complex of LyondellBasell is one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies and one of the largest chemical plants in Iowa.
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About LyondellBasell’s Clinton Complex With approximately 400 employees and contractors, and covering an area of almost 239 acres, the Clinton Complex is one of the largest chemical plants in Iowa. Using natural gas liquids as a feedstock, the plant manufactures ethylene, the world’s most widely-used petrochemical, which is then converted into polyethylene plastic resins. These resins are the building blocks for products such as leak-proof and shatter-proof containers for industrial and household chemicals, packaging that protects food from spoilage and contamination, and children’s toys that are safe and durable.
About LyondellBasell LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road, and ensuring the safe and effective functionality in electronics and appliances. LyondellBasell sells products into more than 100 countries and is the world's largest producer of polymer compounds and the largest licensor of polyolefin technologies. In 2018, LyondellBasell was named to Fortune magazine’s list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” More information about LyondellBasell can be found at www.LyondellBasell.com.
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