Just Peachy Salsa: Feeding Communities, Helping Farmers Named a Mutual of America 2014 Community Partnership Award Winner

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mutual of America announced today that Just Peachy Salsa: Feeding Communities, Helping Farmers was named a Merit Finalist in the 2014 Community Partnership Award competition.

Since 1985, the Food Bank of South Jersey has distributed more than 200 million pounds of food and offered nutrition education programs to seniors and working-poor families living in South Jersey's most impoverished communities.

In 2012, they launched Just Peachy Salsa: Feeding Communities, Helping Farmers, which salvages more than 800,000 pounds of excess peaches from local farmers and turns them into salsa with the manufacturing expertise of Campbell's Soup. The salsa is sold directly by the Food Bank, among other outlets, and proceeds have helped provide more than 500,000 meals for those in need.

"Just Peachy Salsa is helping to close the food gap by building a bridge between the private and public sector," said Val Traore, CEO of the Food Bank of South Jersey. "Our goal is to share that experience with others so they can collaborate to feed hungry families across the nation."

About the Mutual of America Community Partnership Award

The Mutual of America Community Partnership Award annually honors the outstanding contributions that nonprofit organizations, in partnership with public, private and other social sector organizations, make to society. Since its inception in 1996, the Community Partnership Award has recognized 190 partnerships from cities and towns all across America. To learn more about the Community Partnership Award, visit mutualofamerica.com/cpa.

"All of the 2014 honorees are leaders in society, creating innovative and effective solutions to help those in need," said Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, President and CEO, Mutual of America. "Through the Community Partnership Award, Mutual of America is proud to recognize, support and help extend the reach of these vital partnerships."

About Mutual of America

Mutual of America specializes in providing retirement products and related services to organizations and their employees, as well as to individuals. Since 1945, Mutual of America has remained committed to offering plan sponsors, plan participants and individuals carefully selected, quality products and services at a competitive price and the personal attention they need to help build and preserve assets for a financially secure future. For more information, visit mutualofamerica.com.

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