Austin, MN - The victims of Typhoon Paka, which hit the island of Guam last week, will be treated this holiday season with meals of SPAM(R) luncheon meat and other Hormel Foods products, thanks to a relief effort by the Minnesota-based company.
Hormel Foods, in cooperation with Northwest Airlines and the Salvation Army, will airlift 5,500 cases of SPAM luncheon meat and multiple varieties of Hormel chili with beans and no beans products to the tiny island devastated by the typhoon.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports preliminary damage estimates at more than $100 million. Nearly half of the island's 60,000 homes have been damaged and 3,000 have been completely destroyed. Currently, 1,500 residents are being housed in 11 emergency shelters throughout Guam.
"We feel a responsibility to provide aid in disaster situations where we can truly make a difference," said V. Allan Krejci, Hormel Foods director of public relations. "This donation should help those residents in Guam who have suffered personal tragedies associated with Typhoon Paka."
The shelf-stable products will be airlifted from the Hormel Foods Stockton, Calif. plant. Since no refrigeration is required, the products can be shipped easily to Salvation Army disaster shelters throughout the island.
Hormel Foods Corporation, headquartered in Austin, Minn., is a multinational food products company manufacturing sausages, hams, bacon, franks, canned luncheon meats, chilies, hash and ethnic foods.
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