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Kellogg Employees volunteer more than 2,400 hours in communities around the world

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måndag, december 5, 2022

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kellogg Company announced today – International Volunteer Day – that employees around the world volunteered more than 2,400 hours as part of the company's Volunteer Pledge to honor World Food Day.

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  • BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kellogg Company announced today International Volunteer Day that employeesaround the world volunteered more than 2,400 hours as part of the company's Volunteer Pledge to honor World Food Day.
  • For nearly a decade, Kellogg has been honoring World Food Day by giving back to communities around the world.
  • This year, the company asked employees to volunteer at least two hours, either virtually or in person.
  • Since 2015, Kellogg employees have volunteered more than 106,000 hours to support people around the world.

DRUM WORKSHOP JOINS ROLAND CORPORATION

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måndag, september 12, 2022

HAMAMATSU, Japan, and OXNARD, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Roland Corporation and Drum Workshop, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for Roland to acquire all outstanding shares of Drum Workshop. 

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  • HAMAMATSU, Japan, andOXNARD, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Roland Corporation and Drum Workshop, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for Roland to acquire all outstanding shares of Drum Workshop.
  • "In the world of acoustic drums, Drum Workshop stands distinctly apart," said Gordon Raison, chief executive officer of Roland.
  • John Good, co-founder of Drum Workshop, said, "I look forward to continuing to bring handcrafted, custom solutions to drummers with the partnership of Roland.
  • "We have been deeply impressed by the people inside Drum Workshop and are excited to welcome Chris, Don, John and the entire Drum Workshop team to the Roland family," added Masahiro Minowa, chief innovation officer of Roland.

Kalama Heritage Festival Celebrates Pacific Northwest Hawaiians and Native Tribes History with Canoes Regatta, Music, Food, Workshops, Luau August 19-21

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torsdag, augusti 4, 2022

Kalama, Washington--(Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2022) - Area residents and visitors will be treated to a wide range of entertainment, food, Native Tribal Canoe families, Hawaiian outrigger canoes, and learning experiences at this year's Kalama Heritage Festival 11th Annual Event August 19-21st.

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  • Kalama, Washington--(Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2022) - Area residents and visitors will be treated to a wide range of entertainment, food, Native Tribal Canoe families, Hawaiian outrigger canoes, and learning experiences at this year's Kalama Heritage Festival 11th Annual Event August 19-21st.
  • This year's event is free, except the traditional luau food ticketing VIP meet and greet event.
  • This is one of the major highlights of this year's festival.
  • It will be held in the Marine Louis Rasmussen Park in Kalama, off the I-5 exit #30.

School attendance, friendships and behavior can improve with school breakfast programs 

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onsdag, juli 6, 2022

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- School breakfast programs may provide students with benefits beyond nourishment, according to a review of recent research from Kellogg Company Fund. Already, around the world, breakfast programs are improving health and nutritional outcomes for children. In recent years, these programs have evolved to focus on helping improve education and social outcomes for students, their families and the wider community. 

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  • Research also indicates that children who attend breakfast programs display fewer concerning behaviors," benefit from positive role modeling of "good behaviors," and attend school more frequently.
  • The impact of these programs on the wider community also were explored, with positive early results:
    School attendance, friendships and behavior improve.
  • The research also found that the stigma associated with participation in school breakfast programs was reduced when all children attended the programs.
  • Kellogg Company also announced it has awarded $5,000 grants to ten school districts to support their breakfast programs.

School-based feeding programs need your support - now

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torsdag, november 12, 2020

Lisa Moon, CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network and Stephanie Slingerland, Kellogg Company Sr. Director of Philanthropy and Social Impact share how school-based feeding programs can help fill that feeding gap.

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  • Lisa Moon, CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network and Stephanie Slingerland, Kellogg Company Sr. Director of Philanthropy and Social Impact share how school-based feeding programs can help fill that feeding gap.
  • The study's results prove that school-based feeding programs are among the most cost-effective means of addressing child hunger.
  • The public and private sectors should make critical investments in school-based feeding programs as a means of promoting a society's educational, employment and economic success.
  • Governments can also sponsor policies that encourage food donations, which would engage the private sector to support government programs and invest in school meals.