Spam Sends 265,000 Cans of Food to Maui in Support of Wildfire Victims

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Spam Sends 265,000 Cans of Food to Maui in Support of Wildfire Victims
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Hormel Foods, the parent company of Spam, has sent over 265,000 cans of their canned meat products to Maui as part of the relief effort after the devastating wildfires. The company partnered with Convoy of Hope to send three truckloads of Spam products, with more to follow. Hormel Foods' cash and product donations to Hawaii are valued at over $1 million. They are also selling T-shirts to raise money for relief efforts, with 100% of proceeds going to Aloha United Way and their Maui Fire Relief Fund. Spam has a strong connection to Hawaii, where it is considered a staple food, and the company ships 7 million cans of Spam to the state each year.

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