MT. STERLING, Ill. – Dot Foods, North America’s largest food industry redistributor, recently made a $4,000 donation to the Mt. Sterling Community Center YMCA. Dot donates to the local YMCA annually to support its programs and facilities. The YMCA donation was part of a big first quarter of giving for the company.
The Mt. Sterling YMCA was founded in 2004 with the backing of Dot’s founders Robert (RT) and Dorothy Tracy, Dot employees, and the Tracy Family Foundation. To honor Dorothy, the YMCA named their community garden after her last year. Dot’s employees continue to follow in their founders’ footsteps through volunteering at the YMCA through Teaming with Local Charities (TLC), Dot’s employee volunteer program. Dot also encourages employees to be YMCA members by subsidizing their membership fees and contributing to entry fees for leagues and classes.
The YMCA offers a wide variety of programs and services for the area. Over 1,000 children have participated in their youth programs as of April 2022. They also donate food, provide programs for cancer survivors, host community clean-up projects, and organize several other initiatives.
“Because of the financial support from Dot and other financial donors, the Y has made a huge impact in Brown County and beyond,” said Jeff Summers, executive director of the Mt. Sterling Community Center YMCA. “Together, Dot and the YMCA will continue to strengthen the foundation of our local community through promoting youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.”
Along with their annual donation to the YMCA, Dot Foods Mt. Sterling has made over $83,000 worth of contributions to local organizations so far this year, including:
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Over $28,000 to area food pantries and programs, including the Good Food Collaborative, North Greene Area Food Pantry, WIU Food Pantry, Luther Memorial Church’s food pantry, and Two Rivers Resource Conservation and Development’s Access Food program
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Over $19,000 for elementary school lockers in Brown County Community Unit School District #1
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Nearly $12,000 in Dorothy’s Market gift certificates awarded to 118 groups
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$10,000 to the White Hall Park Board for park improvements
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$3,000 to the Community Foundation for the Brown Schuyler CEO Program
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$2,500 to the Quincy Medical Group’s Bridge the Gap to Health Race
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$2,500 to Fishing for Freedom
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$860 to Grand Avenue School’s summer playgroup
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$600 to Brown County Senior Center’s bingo event
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Nearly $300 to Action Brown County’s February Fling 2022
Across the company, Dot continues its donations to food banks and pantries throughout the nation, giving over $3 million worth of product so far in 2022. In partnership with the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), they recently sent a container of high-demand food to Ukrainian refugees, thanks to employee donations matched by the company.
About Dot Foods and Dot Transportation
Dot Foods, Inc. carries 125,000 products from 1,000 food industry manufacturers making it the largest food industry redistributor in North America. Through Dot Transportation, Inc., an affiliate of Dot Foods, the company distributes foodservice, convenience, retail, and vending products to distributors in all 50 states and more than 55 countries. Dot Foods operates 12 U. S. distribution centers, which are located in Bullhead City, Arizona; Modesto, California; Bear, Delaware; Vidalia, Georgia; Burley, Idaho; Mt. Sterling, Illinois; University Park, Illinois; Cambridge City, Indiana; Williamsport, Maryland; Liverpool, New York; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Dyersburg, Tennessee. Dot Foods’ Canadian operations are located in Toronto, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta. For information, visit DotFoods.com.
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