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1,500 kg of chicken for dining Messengers of Peace in Vallecas

1,500 kg of chicken for dining Messengers of Peace in Vallecas

From left to right: Juan Pascual, director of Elanco, Gregorio Hidalgo, CEO of Grupo Hidalgo, Father Angel, Pelayo Hidalgo, manging director in Avícola de Iscar.

Elanco, Lilly´s Division of Animal Health, Messengers of Peace and Avícola Hidalgo signed a collaboration agreement under which 1,500 kilos of chicken meat will be donated along this year with the goal of families receive food from the new social room of El Pozo del Tio Raimundo, in the Madrid suburb of Vallecas, have access to fresh meat, so necessary for a balanced diet. Father Angel, president and founder of Messengers of Peace, has been very grateful for this donation, the first to receive a perishable product like this.

The signing ceremony took place in the same dining room he attends since last February, 90 families who come to eat there every day, and from where is provided to many oyher families weekly with lots of food. According to Father Angel, "the poor people are the most giving, but now the commercial companies are beginning to donate as well and working with us, example is this agreement that allows us to feed, that´s the basics, because it is very good that regarding give the fishing cane to phish, but while we teach people to fish, thay will not die of hunger. "

Father Angel explained that always are gifted with no perecedor products, among other things, because when handling refrigerated foods the risk of breaking the cold chain. However, the meat purchased by Elanco to Avícola Hidalgo, is always carried by a suitable refrigerated vehicle, to the same area, making it possible to include animal protein in the diet of beneficiaries. To this he added that he hopes "this example will help to encourage others and we donate more food to meet all our needs"

The event was present Juan Pascual, director of Elanco, Division of Animal Health Lilly, who highlighted the commitment of the company, in its international project to combat world hunger: Elanco donates live animals areas of the third world communities to raise and break the cycle of hunger. "But we believe also in Spain there are many needs and we want to act also here. The donation of chicken meat is a first step for future aid will manage involving our customers, such as Avicola Hidalgo," he said.

Meanwhile, Gregorio Hidalgo, CEO of Avícola Hidalgo recalled that chicken meat served to combat hunger in Spain in the past and "now with the crisis we thought we could also help to end these needs". In addition, working with Messengers of Peace, an organization that has done so much for the elderly, children and the needy, is an honor for us".

The contribution of Elanco with the cooperation of Avícola Hidalgo, this social dining that Messengers of Peace opened earlier this year in Madrid, in Pozo del Tio Raimundo, and serves 12,000 meals a month. Located in one of the most socially disadvantaged areas of the capital, in the heart of Barrio de Vallecas, aims to alleviate the needs of families in the environment, many of them also affected by the current economic crisis. The operation of this center is possible through individual and corporate donations, and the selfless work of volunteers of Messengers of Peace.

About Elanco and hunger

Elanco, the animal health division of Lilly, has set a target to 2017 contribute to the eradication of hunger in the world and it aims to rescue 100 communities from the cycle of hunger. To achieve this, working with different organizations like Heifer, an NGO that supplies live animals to different communities in developing countries to get their food produce independently. Moreover, in Spain, makes donations to food banks and charitable organizations of the protein products of its customers (pork and chicken, eggs and dairy).

Elanco is a global company based on innovation that develops and markets products to improve animal health and help to produce proteins in over 75 countries. Elanco employs more than 3,000 people worldwide and has offices in over 40 countries.

It is a division of Eli Lilly and Company, a leading global pharmaceutical company.