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The Wonderful Company Central Valley Community Grants Program Announces Over $1 Million in Funding For Central Valley Nonprofits and Schools

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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These grants, totaling over $1 million, will provide direct support to 23 organizations in California’s Central Valley.

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  • These grants, totaling over $1 million, will provide direct support to 23 organizations in California’s Central Valley.
  • Since its inception, the Central Valley Community Grants program has awarded over $6 million to more than 200 organizations and schools in the Central Valley.
  • Each year, the Resnicks, their foundation, and The Wonderful Company invest over $30 million in community development, education, sustainability, and health and wellness initiatives across the Central Valley and beyond.
  • “Wonderful's Central Valley Community Grants program catalyzes change by investing in the communities where our employees live and work,” said Andy Anzaldo, chief operating officer of corporate social responsibility at The Wonderful Company.

2023 "Growing Together" Black Farmer Conference to be Held April 21

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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FRESNO, Calif., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Conservation partners in California are hosting the second annual USDA "Growing Together" Black and Urban Farmers Conference, that will be held on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Fresno, Calif.

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  • FRESNO, Calif., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Conservation partners in California are hosting the second annual USDA "Growing Together" Black and Urban Farmers Conference, that will be held on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Fresno, Calif.
  • Topics will include natural resource conservation, climate smart agriculture practices, and why farming networks are so important for success.
  • Black farmers, especially in the Central Valley, constitute an important group of farmers who can benefit from USDA conservation program assistance.
  • The free conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union at Fresno State University.

The Wonderful Company Unveils Corporate Philanthropy Website

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wonderful Company has launched its first-ever Corporate Social Responsibility website highlighting co-founders Lynda and Stewart Resnick's philanthropic approach of place-based giving, which focuses on listening to, investing in, and collaborating with communities where employees live and work, from California's Central Valley to the islands of Fiji and beyond.

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  • The comprehensive collection of nearly 100 stories, articles and immersive video delve into the strategies, community partnerships and real-world outcomes of the Resnicks' philanthropic initiatives, through their foundation and The Wonderful Company.
  • "Philanthropy is central to the DNA of The Wonderful Company, and we are proud of what we have been able to achieve working closely with communities and our employees," said Lynda Resnick, co-owner and Vice Chairman of The Wonderful Company, who oversees the company's philanthropy.
  • Wonderful Communities dives deeper into the on-the-ground collaborations driving place-based philanthropy, such as the work underway in Fiji's Yaqara Valley and the Central Valley community of Lost Hills .
  • To date, the Resnicks, through their foundation and The Wonderful Company, have invested more than $2.6 billion in philanthropy globally, including $1.3 billion directed towards environmental sustainability to help combat climate change and preserve the planet for future generations.

Historic $50 Million Gift to Establish Stewart and Lynda Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis at the Technion

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Monday, December 19, 2022
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HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology announced today that American philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-owners of California-based The Wonderful Company, have pledged, through their foundation, a $50 million gift to transform the university's research and development of sustainability and catalysis. The $50 million gift will establish the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis, designed to empower faculty and students to uncover new ways to maintain global growth while protecting the planet for future generations. The pledge is the latest in a series of gifts by the Resnicks' foundation to improve the quality of life of future generations by protecting the ecosystem and preserving natural resources. The Center's activity will strengthen the State of Israel and its economy and bolster the Technion's position as a global center of innovation. It will facilitate the recruitment of young scientists and promote research collaborations with academia and industry.

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  • The $50 million gift will establish the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis, designed to empower faculty and students to uncover new ways to maintain global growth while protecting the planet for future generations.
  • Technologies developed in the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis will enable humankind to meet its needs efficiently and speedily while lessening humans' negative impact on nature and its resources.
  • The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Sustainability Center for Catalysis will encompass a wide range of scientific expertise and enable us to meet the climate crisis and sustainable development challenges."
  • They also pledged a historic gift to fund a new agricultural innovation and research center at The University of California, Davis.

THE WONDERFUL COMPANY ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN COMMUNITY GRANTS TO CENTRAL VALLEY NONPROFITS AND SCHOOLS

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES , Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wonderful Company, one of the largest and most philanthropic privately held companies in the United States, today announced its latest Wonderful Community Grants recipients—31 nonprofit organizations in California's Central Valley that will receive in total nearly $1.1 million in grants to help further their missions and programs. Since the program's inception, The Wonderful Company—whose iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, JUSTIN, JNSQ, and Landmark wines—has awarded over $5 million in community grants to over 200 organizations and schools in the Central Valley.

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  • Since the program's inception, The Wonderful Companywhose iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, JUSTIN, JNSQ, and Landmark wineshas awarded over $5 million in community grants to over 200 organizations and schoolsin the Central Valley.
  • "Through Wonderful Community Grants, we are supporting organizations and schools across the Central Valley that, we believe, will help build and maintain vibrant, healthy communities now and for future generations."
  • The Wonderful Community Grants directly support game-changing programs emphasizing health and wellness, recreation, community beautification, art, and social services.
  • Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, JUSTIN, JNSQ, and Landmark wines.

Lynda and Stewart Resnick Pledge $50 Million to UC Davis for Sustainability Research

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of California, Davis, today announced that philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-owners of The Wonderful Company, have pledged the largest gift ever to the university by individual donors. The $50 million pledge will support the school's longstanding commitment to address today's most pressing challenges in agriculture and environmental sustainability.

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  • The $50 million pledge will support the school's longstanding commitment to address today's mostpressing challenges in agriculture andenvironmental sustainability.
  • The $50 million gift will establish theLynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation, with $10 million of the Resnicks' gift to be directed toward annual competitive research grants through the Resnick Agricultural Innovation Research Fund.
  • Their donation alsosupports UC Davis' $2 billion fundraising campaign, " Expect Greater: From UC Davis, for the World ," the university's largest philanthropic endeavor to date.
  • "Thanks to this historic gift from Lynda and Stewart Resnick, UC Davis will further expand its global reach, helping to shape the future of sustainable food production," said Gary S. May, chancellor, UC Davis.

The Wonderful Company Opens Application Window for $1 Million Central Valley Community Grants

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Thursday, July 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wonderful Company is pleased to announce that its $1 million Wonderful Community Grants application process is now live, building on a long-standing commitment to help local organizations and schools in the Central Valley further their missions and programs. Over the last seven years, The Wonderful Company and its co-owners, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, have awarded over $5 million in Wonderful Community Grants to more than 71 area nonprofits and 165 schools in California's San Joaquin Valley.

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  • Over the last seven years, The Wonderful Company and its co-owners, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, have awarded over $5 million in Wonderful Community Grants to more than 71 area nonprofits and 165 schools in California's San Joaquin Valley.
  • Every year, The Wonderful Company and its co-owners invest more than $30 million in community development, education, and health and wellness initiatives across the Central Valley and beyond.
  • In addition to the millions of dollars the Resnicks and The Wonderful Company invest in the Central Valley every year, the Wonderful Community Grants program provides critical funding to organizations impacting change throughout the area.
  • Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, JUSTIN, JNSQ, and Landmark wines.

12 Central Valley High School Students Receive Wonderful College Scholarships

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Monday, June 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Wonderful Community Scholarship Program intended to help college-bound students reach their full potential, 12 Central Valley students from the communities of Wasco and Shafter will each receive up to a $30,000 scholarship to assist with tuition, living expenses, and other costs at an accredited college or university of their choice. Created and funded by philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-owners of The Wonderful Company, the program builds on their long-standing commitment to help Central Valley students fulfill the dream of a college education as a pathway to entering the workforce. To date, over $25 million has been directed to more than 2,300 college scholarships.

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  • With the goal of getting more children to and through college, the scholarship program helps first-generation college students prepare for, pay for, and persist through college.
  • Every year, The Wonderful Company and its co-owners invest more than $30 million in community development, education, and health and wellness initiatives across the Central Valley and beyond.Established initially to provide college scholarships to the children of Wonderful employees from the Central Valley, the program has expanded over the last 28 years to also award college scholarships to Wonderful College Prep Academy graduates, Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep students, and now first-generation college studentsfrom high schools in Wasco and Shafter.
  • Presently, 900 Wonderful scholarship recipients are enrolled in college and an additional 300 graduating seniors received a Wonderful College Scholarship this year.
  • Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, JUSTIN, JNSQ, and Landmark wines.

The Wonderful Company Announces 2021 $1 Million Wonderful Community Grants Applications Now Live

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Monday, August 2, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wonderful Company today announced that its 2021 $1 million Wonderful Community Grant applications process is now live, continuing the company's commitment to investing in and collaborating with the communities where its employees live and work.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wonderful Company today announced that its 2021 $1 million Wonderful Community Grant applications process is now live, continuing the company's commitment to investing in and collaborating with the communities where its employees live and work.
  • Now entering its sixth year, the Wonderful Community grants program demonstrates the company's long standing commitment to impacting multigenerational change in the Central Valley.
  • "The Wonderful Community Grants provide teachers and organizations with critical funding to run programs in the communities where our employees call home," said Andy Anzaldo, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Social Responsibility at The Wonderful Company.
  • Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, JUSTIN Wines, JNSQ Wines, and Landmark Wines.

The Wonderful Company Co-Owner Lynda Resnick Dedicates $1 Million to Inspire Fresno State Graduates To Engage In Community Service

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Friday, May 14, 2021
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In total, the fund will generate 32,000 hours (about 3 and a half years) of volunteer work for Central Valley organizations.

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  • In total, the fund will generate 32,000 hours (about 3 and a half years) of volunteer work for Central Valley organizations.
  • When you serve in the same place that you live, you build momentum, movements, and relationships that make an indelible mark on your community," Lynda Resnick states in her commencement address.
  • You are the ones who will take to the air and inspire us all to fly higher once again!
  • Lynda Resnick personally guides The Wonderful Company\'s corporate social responsibility efforts and hopes this accessible approach to philanthropy will appeal to the graduates she addresses this weekend.\nThe "Wonderful Butterfly Project" is a $1 million fund established by Lynda and Stewart Resnick to inspire the 2020 and 2021 graduates of California State University, Fresno to engage in community service.