Avon Company Surpasses First Harvest for Hunger Goal

Hungry to give back to the community, Willoway Nurseries Inc. collected 2,500 units of nonperishable food items in only a month for its first Harvest for Hunger campaign.

The company’s original goal was 500 units, which it greatly surpassed, reported by The Morning Journal. A unit is defined as either one item or a dollar donated to the campaign, the Morning Journal reported.

There were 375 employees involved in the initiative, with morning meetings geared toward reviewing a scoreboard of their progress. The items were all then donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, the last of which were picked up on April 11 when the campaign officially ended, the Morning Journal reported.

Employees worked to keep raising their goal as each amount was surpassed. The company also donated $1,000 to the food bank as part of an agreement with the employees should they meet their goal, as reported by the Morning Journal.

Willoway Nurseries Inc. is a multifaceted company that offers over 2,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and tropicals, as well as a multitude of other products and services according to their website.

Patch placed a call to Willoway Nurseries Inc. that was not immediately returned.