Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods teamed up to donate 20,000 pounds of food to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank through a partnership with Feeding America.

Representatives from the three organizations visited the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank on Nov. 8 to deliver the food and tour the facility. In addition, they helped pack more than 400 food boxes for senior citizens.

“We are so thankful for the incredible support from these four organizations,” said Kent Eikenberry, president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. “This donation will allow us to help more residents in our local area who are struggling to get the meals needed to live a healthy life.”

There are more than 70,000 people in Northwest Arkansas with food insecurities in the four counties – Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington – served by the Food Bank.

Over the Labor Day weekend, there was a nationwide sales competition within Walmart to see which area could sell the most Tyson hot dogs and Bimbo hot dog buns, said Austin Harms, retail coordinator at the Food Bank. Wade Hunt, regional manager for the Fayetteville area, had the winning team.

Because of the win, Tyson donated 10,000 pounds of protein and Bimbo donated 10,000 pounds of sliced bread to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. The two organizations also hosted a lunch for their representatives as well as representatives from Walmart and the Food Bank.

“We want to thank Tyson, Bimbo and Walmart for the donation,” Harms said. This is particularly important as the weather turn colder and we head into the holiday season,”