Monsanto: Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin receives $5,000 grant through Monsanto Fund and Janesville Monsanto site

Award Ceremony Set for Nov. 21

WHAT: Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin will be awarded a $5,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company. The grant will be used to help to sustain the Janesville Mobile Pantry, which distributed 137,793 pounds of food to 6,262 individuals last year alone.

WHO: Thomas Jury of Monsanto Company will present representatives from Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin with the grant. Media are invited to attend the check presentation. Interview and photo opportunities available.

WHEN: Monday, Nov. 21 at 2pm.

WHERE: Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
2802 Dairy Drive
Madison, WI 53718

ONSITE CONTACT: Lisa Gundlach
Development Associate
608.223.9121

About the Monsanto Fund

The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the farm communities where farmers and Monsanto Company employees live and work. Visit the Monsanto Fund at http://www.monsantofund.org.