Crystal D Packs Meals to Help Feed Starving Children

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Crystal D, a Leading Supplier of Crystal Awards, Packs Meals to Help Feed Starving Children

June 25, 2008 – St. Paul, Minn. – www.crystal-d.com – Crystal D, a leading supplier of corporate recognition awards, packed 27,216 meals through the Feed My Starving Children organization in Eagan, Minn., on June 24. Mike Cygan and Angel ZookMike Cygan and Angel ZookThis number surpasses Crystal D’s goal to pack 24,000 meals during the 75-minute timeframe. The number of meals packed is enough food to feed 75 children every day for one year.

This is Crystal D’s third annual participation in Feed My Starving Children’s meal packing program. Last year Crystal D packed 20,736 meals for the organization. Each meal includes nutrient-rich dehydrated vegetables, soy, rice, and chicken flavoring. Feed My
Starving Children distributes food to children throughout the world including the Ukraine, Brazil, Africa, and Haiti.

“Participating in a number of community outreach programs is an important part of Crystal D’s culture,” says President Chuck Dahlgren. “Feed My Starving Children is a great organization that provides life saving food to children all over the world. As a company, Crystal D feels that we really can make a difference by volunteering for this great organization.”

In addition to volunteering time, Crystal D employees also chose to deduct their hours worked from their paychecks to donate money to the cause.
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“It is a great feeling to know that we can make such an impact on the lives of children all over the world,” says Tessa Trumble, business development.

Feed My Starving Children Background
Feed My Starving Children is a local non-profit organization committed to reducing the number of starving children throughout the world. They collaborate with relief organizations worldwide to distribute highly nutritious dry meals. In 2007, more than 185,000 volunteers packed more than 43 million meals.

About Crystal D
Crystal D has been a leading supplier of corporate crystal awards and recognition products to the promotional products industry for more than 15 years. Crystal D offers nearly 1,000 elegant and innovative corporate crystal awards, plaques, trophies, desktop items and corporate gifts. Crystal D provides 5-Star quality and service to promotional products consultants. For more information, visit www.crystal-d.com.