Naumes Fruit Donations Top 10 Million Pounds to Feeding America

PORTLAND, Ore., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Naumes Fruit Gifts proudly announces donating three million pounds of fresh fruit to Feeding America and its member network in 2009. To date, the Naumes family has donated more than 10 million pounds of fresh fruit to Feeding America.

A large portion of those donations came through the Naumes Family's Donate Fruit commitment: For every fruit gift purchased on naumesfruitgifts.com, the family matches it—pound for pound—with a donation of fresh fruit to food banks that feed hungry families. The first of its kind, Donate Fruit grew out of the Naumes family's commitment to fight hunger, expand on generations of giving and promote charitable donations by others.

"Our network food banks are calling us every day, telling us that demand for emergency food is higher than it has ever been in our history," said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America. "The Naumes family's generosity is invaluable, helping Feeding America's 200 food banks serve the more than five million people who seek relief weekly to help feed themselves and their families."    

"Working to provide for people's most basic needs such as food is absolutely critical for maintaining healthy communities, and we are proud to do our part," said Mike Naumes, president of Naumes.

Naumes handpicked gourmet pears are available in a variety of gift boxes and are available online for $29.95.

About Naumes Fruit Gifts

More than 100 years ago, the Naumes family began growing fruit in Oregon. Over three generations, they have expanded into California and Washington where they grow, harvest and sell fruit to major retailers nationwide. Naumes is proud to be one of the largest grower of pears in the country. Their newest venture, naumesfruitgifts.com, grew from the family's desire to bring the highest quality fruit directly from their farm to your family's table. Naumes grows every piece of fruit in their fruit gifts on their own farms and harvests each piece of premium fruit by hand, assuring customers receive the very best that nature has to offer. Now, with every fruit gift purchased, the family will donate an equal amount of fresh fruit—pound for pound—to food banks that feed hungry families. To learn more visit, Donate Fruit.

About Feeding America

Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 63,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit Feeding America. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow our news on Twitter at twitter.com/FeedingAmerica.

SOURCE Naumes Fruit Gifts