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04/14/2010
Planting Prompts Soybean Growers to Commit Their Crop to Nourishing Children
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NEWS RELEASE
April 14, 2010
Planting Prompts Soybean Growers to Commit Their Crop to Nourishing Children
Simple Process to Support World Soy Foundation’s Acre Challenge
WORTHINGTON, Ohio – As Ohio soybean growers put seeds in the ground this spring, they are also taking action to ensure their crop nourishes hungry children. Many farmers from around Ohio and the U.S. are giving the value of an acre of soybeans to the World Soy Foundation’s Acre Challenge. The process is simple, even though many of the children are thousands of miles away in developing countries.
“The World Soy Foundation makes it easy to do the right thing with our soybeans,” said Jeff Wuebker, Acre Challenge Participant and president of the Ohio Soybean Association. “Our crop makes a real difference in the lives of children through the World Soy Foundation. By improving their health with our soy, we are nourishing minds as well as bodies. There is still time to give, I just gave my donation last month and I will soon plant my acre that I plan to give next year.”
Children from around the world, including Guatemala, Africa, Afghanistan, Haiti, Honduras and more benefit from support of the World Soy Foundation. Contributions are tax deductible and can be made online at www.worldsoyfoundation.org.
One in six people in the world today is malnourished. Soy is an important part of the solution to global malnutrition since it offers much-needed protein and other nutrition.
The World Soy Foundation is a charitable organization that can put the value of one acre of soybeans to use against hunger. Forty bushels of beans, the approximate national average yield, will make 18,000 rations of soy protein to children and adults in locations ranging from Africa to Latin America to Asia.
“We see children grow stronger thanks to the generosity of soybean farmers,” said World Soy Foundation Executive Director Nathan Ruby. “Farmer funds are leveraged with industry supporters, such as Cargill, Natural Products Inc., Soyatech, Sunopta and WhiteWave Foods as well as the many international organizations that recognize the importance of soy protein.”
To join the fight against hunger and malnutrition with soy and the Acre Challenge, visit www.worldsoyfoundation.org.
About World Soy Foundation
Ohio soybean growers and their peers across the nation were instrumental in creation of the World Soy Foundation, a 501c3 charitable organization. The World Soy Foundation works with private voluntary and non-governmental organizations to deliver soy protein and nutrition education to people who need it around the world. Projects sponsored by the World Soy Foundation include complementary foods for children 6-36 months, school feeding programs and nutrition assessment and research services.
About OSA
The Ohio Soybean Association is governed by a 25-member volunteer farmer board dedicated to education and promotion, as well as to uniting producer interest through support of legislative activities beneficial to the Ohio soybean industry.
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