{"id":84312,"date":"2020-09-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-mazda-foundation-usa-inc-awards-grants-to-nine-food-banks-across-the-u-s-to-help-with-covid-response\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T12:03:44","slug":"mazda-foundation-estados-unidos-inc-otorga-subvenciones-a-nueve-bancos-de-alimentos-en-estados-unidos-para-ayudar-en-la-respuesta-a-la-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/mazda-foundation-estados-unidos-inc-otorga-subvenciones-a-nueve-bancos-de-alimentos-en-estados-unidos-para-ayudar-en-la-respuesta-a-la-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda Foundation (USA), Inc. Awards Grants To Nine Food Banks Across The U.S. To Help With COVID Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 28, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Board of Trustees of the Mazda Foundation (<span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>) Inc., has awarded <span class=\"xn-money\">$215,000<\/span> in grants to nine food banks operating in six major metropolitan areas across <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. The grants will enable the awardees to serve an estimated 730,000 meals in the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9e16left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9e16left\" title=\"Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through nearly 700 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at www.mazdausamedia.com. \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through nearly 700 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at www.mazdausamedia.com. \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/53154\/mazda_north_american_operations_logo.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>These most recent grants are in addition to donations made earlier in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, the Mazda Foundation has donated <span class=\"xn-money\">$429,000<\/span> to purchase shelf-stable food items for those most vulnerable in our communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pandemic has created enormous need in communities across the country,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeff Guyton<\/span>, president of Mazda North American Operations and chairman of the Mazda Foundation (<span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>), Inc. &#8220;Addressing a fundamental need like food security is a clear expression of the Mazda Foundation&#8217;s guiding principle that what matters most is one another.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Food banks across the country have been stretched thin by the impact of the pandemic, with demand up 60% since March. Feeding America estimates that 1 in 6 Americans are at risk of facing hunger this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Mazda Foundation awarded grants to the following organizations: Bracken&#8217;s Kitchen (<span class=\"xn-location\">Garden Grove, CA<\/span>); Second Harvest Food Bank (<span class=\"xn-location\">Irvine, CA<\/span>); Houston Food Bank (<span class=\"xn-location\">Houston, TX<\/span>); North Texas Food Bank (<span class=\"xn-location\">Plano, TX<\/span>); Central Texas Food Bank (<span class=\"xn-location\">Austin, TX<\/span>); Northern Illinois Food Bank (<span class=\"xn-location\">Geneva, IL<\/span>); Greater Chicago Food Depository (<span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago, IL<\/span>); Food Bank of <span class=\"xn-location\">North Alabama<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Huntsville, AL<\/span>); and Flemington Area Food Pantry (<span class=\"xn-location\">Flemington, N.J.<\/span>). <\/p>\n<p><b>About Mazda Foundation (<span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>), Inc.<br \/><\/b>As the corporate foundation of Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), the Mazda Foundation has donated more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$13 million<\/span> to children&#8217;s organizations, educational scholarships, food banks, environmental programs, and disaster relief efforts since 1992. To learn more about the Mazda Foundation, please visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2929629-1&amp;h=1329107274&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazdafoundation.org%2F&amp;a=www.mazdafoundation.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.mazdafoundation.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2929629-1&amp;h=610838579&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F53154%2Fmazda_north_american_operations_logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F53154%2Fmazda_north_american_operations_logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/53154\/mazda_north_american_operations_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Mazda Foundation (<span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>), Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 28, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Board of Trustees of the Mazda Foundation (<span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>) Inc., has awarded <span class=\"xn-money\">$215,000<\/span> in grants to nine food banks operating in six major metropolitan areas across <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. 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