SPRINGDALE, Ark., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tyson Foods, Inc.
(NYSE: TSN) has donated $25,000 to support the efforts of the National
Association of Black Accountants (NABA), the company reported today.
The money will be used to support various NABA events in 2006 at the local
and national levels, including student conferences that bring together
hundreds of minority business students.
"Tyson's Core Values call us to be a company of diverse people working
together to produce food," said Dennis Leatherby, Tyson senior vice president,
Finance and Treasurer and Interim Chief Financial Officer. "Our donation to
NABA provides support to an outstanding professional organization and also
gives us an opportunity to meet and recruit some outstanding minority
candidates for jobs within our company."
"One of the things NABA prides itself on is nurturing and developing
talented, hard-working students and providing them with the skills and
knowledge they need to enter the accounting industry and be immediately
successful," said Darryl R. Matthews, Sr., NABA Executive Director and COO.
"Tyson's donation helps our organization further this mission, and we are very
grateful for the support and recognition of our student members' potential."
NABA represents the professional and business interests of more than
100,000 African Americans in accounting, finance and general business
throughout the United States. For more than 30 years, the organization has
engaged in programmatic activities to advance and enhance the roles of
minorities in the accounting profession.
Tyson Foods, Inc., founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale,
Arkansas, is the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and
pork and the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500. The company
produces a wide variety of protein-based and prepared food products, which are
marketed under the "Powered by Tyson(TM)" strategy. Tyson is the recognized
market leader in the retail and foodservice markets it serves, providing
products and service to customers throughout the United States and more than
80 countries. Tyson has approximately 114,000 Team Members employed at more
than 300 facilities and offices in the United States and around the world.
SOURCE Tyson Foods, Inc.
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.tyson.com
CONTACT:
Meghan Haynes, +1-312-751-9689, or
mhaynes@beamaninc.com , for National Association of Black
Accountants; or Gary Mickelson of Tyson Foods, Inc.,
+1-479-290-6111
|
