Twenty-Five Hometowns Receive a “Helping Hand” From Hamburger Helper in a National Effort to Improve Local Communities
“My Hometown Helper” Awards $100,000 in Grants Nationwide
05/19/2008
Today, Hamburger Helper announces that 25 hometowns across the nation have been chosen to receive a combined $100,000 in grants from the 2008 “My Hometown Helper” grant program, a nationwide initiative that helps local groups make a difference in their own community. The winning projects were chosen from a pool of 9,419 entries submitted between February 1 and March 31, 2008 and can be viewed online at www.MyHometownHelper.com.
“We are proud to offer our support to help local groups make a difference where they live,” said Hyun Mee Graves, brand manager. “The ‘My Hometown Helper’ grant program is making it easier for them to continue the great work they are already doing to improve their communities.”
The spring 2008 communities receiving a grant from “My Hometown Helper” are:
| Project Description | Hometown, State |
| Pinch'n Pennies for Pratt's Playground | Pratt, WV |
| Get Out and Get Active! Community Trails Project | Calais, ME |
| Bridge to the Riverfront | Hamilton, IL |
| Purchase new fire safety gear for volunteer fire members | Elk Mountain, WY |
| New music classroom | West Yarmouth, ME |
| Bringing Books to Life! Program | Queen Creek, AZ |
| Bike racks to encourage activity | Farmington, IL |
| Roof repair for library expansion | Yale, OK |
| Retire our oversized antique red wagon stage | White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| Historic downtown business sign | Carlisle, IA |
| Blythewood Reads! | Blythewood, SC |
| Fixing our school's playground | Mansfield, OH |
| Life-saving heart equipment for our hometown | Cullman, AL |
| Restore Our History | McMechen, WV |
| CPR Mannequins | Brookshire, TX |
| Scott County Park Nature Trail | Gate City, VA |
| Library for small, rural town | Carmen, OK |
| Fairground Improvements | Greater Jamestown, PA |
| Discover Historic Downtown Ionia | Ionia, MI |
| Fire Rings for Campgrounds | Gladstone, MI |
| Buy Classic Children's Literature for our Library | Ludlow, VA |
| Show Me a Story Literacy Program | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Children's Library Books | Albany, MO |
| Mural in City Park | Forest Park, GA |
| Restrooms for Birnie Park | La Grande, OR |
In 2006 and again in 2007, “My Hometown Helper” gave away more than $100,000 in grants and helped communities install lights for a football field, clean up a local river and purchase ambulance equipment, among other great projects.
For more information on the “My Hometown Helper” grant program and a complete set of rules and grant winners, visit www.myHometownHelper.com.
About Hamburger Helper
Hamburger Helper has been a meal favorite for busy families since it was introduced more than three decades ago — providing an easy, delicious one-skillet solution to the question, “What’s for dinner?” Today, the Helper line has expanded to include Chicken Helper and Tuna Helper. There are more than 40 Helper flavors.
About General Mills
General Mills, with annual net sales of $13.4 billion, is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of consumer foods products. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, General Mills’ mission is to innovate to make people’s lives healthier, easier, and richer around the world. Its global brand portfolio includes Yoplait, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Old El Paso and more. It also has more than 100 U.S. consumer brands, more than 30 of which generate annual retail sales in excess of $100 million. General Mills also is a leading supplier of baking and other food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries.
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David Witt
General Mills
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