09/16/2005: The Broaster Company and Broaster Distributors in Louisiana and Texas Donate Foods and Services to Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

Beloit, WI, September 16, 2005 – The Broaster Company and its distributors in Louisiana and Texas recently provided food, services, and other activities in support of evacuees from the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

During the past week, The Broaster Company, headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, donated over 2,000 lbs. of Broaster® Recipe frozen foods with a retail value of over $13,000 to relief sources in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The shipping expense was also paid for and donated by Broaster. The majority of the donation was directed to the local Salvation Army with the remaining balance being provided to the Korean Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, which is housing over 300 evacuees. The donation was coordinated through Broaster of Louisiana, Inc., The Broaster Company’s authorized distributor located in Baton Rouge. The donation will be used to feed New Orleans evacuees relocated to the Baton Rouge area.

Additionally, Broaster of Louisiana has been donating between 900 and 1500 lbs. of ice daily to the Salvation Army and has made their refrigerated trucks available to various relief organizations since the disaster.  Beyond those company sponsored efforts, the distributor’s ownership and employees have responded personally as well, taking in evacuees at their homes, furnishing meals, and donating a freezer.

Another Broaster distributor, JG Enterprises in Houston, Texas, has likewise been doing their part in helping evacuees from Louisiana. Recently, JG Enterprises’ owner and staff put together a fundraiser for which they marinated and breaded over 1,600 pieces of Genuine Broaster Chicken® from 200 chickens donated by a local poultry supplier. The JG Enterprises staff then used pressure frying equipment in the firm’s demonstration trailer to cook off the chicken while other local firms joined in, providing pizza and other foods. In all, over $10,000 was generated from the fundraiser and donated to a Red Cross fund. JG also provided use of their vans and large trucks to assist in transferring donations from a local church to the Astrodome for Louisiana evacuees housed there in that relief effort.

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