ABOUT US: Smithfield Connection

The Smithfield Foods Learners to Leaders™ educational alliance is funded by the Smithfield-Luter Foundation, a nonprofit organization that serves as the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Since its inception in 2002, the Smithfield-Luter Foundation has provided educational scholarships to the dependent children and grandchildren of Smithfield Foods' employees. Over the years, the Foundation has expanded its scholarship program to include seven universities and has granted 74 scholarships worth more than $800,000.

The Smithfield-Luter Foundation has expanded its goals to include partnerships designed to strengthen and nurture local communities. In 2005 it announced a gift of $5 million to Christopher Newport University and in February 2006 the Foundation announced a $5 million gift to the University of Virginia Health System for cancer research and treatment.

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Smithfield Foods believes education is a key ingredient
to strong, growing communities

Based in Smithfield, Virginia, Smithfield Foods is a global food company with operations in 13 countries. Smithfield Foods produces over 50 brands of pork, beef and turkey products, more than 200 gourmet foods and employs 57,000 employees globally. In addition, it is the world's largest producer and processor of pork, and a leader in turkey and beef processing and cattle feeding.

Smithfield Foods is a strong believer in giving back to our local communities. Education is our passion and our employees are involved in numerous activities to support education initiatives. We also support local and national food banks, after-school nutrition programs and hunger relief efforts when natural disasters occur.