Omaha Steaks® Launches Steaks for Good™Fundraising Program

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Nov 11, 2013, 08:00 ET

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omaha Steaks announced today the launch of Steaks for Good™, a new fundraising program that allows charitable organizations across the country to raise funds through the sale of Omaha Steaks products.

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Organizations encourage their supporters to shop online through SteaksforGood.com or in any of Omaha Steaks more than 80 retail stores nationwide. Omaha Steaks then gives 10 percent of the purchase price of every order to the customer's chosen fundraising campaign. There is no cost for organizations to participate and customers can shop with confidence with the Omaha Steaks 100 percent satisfaction guarantee.

"As a fifth-generation, family-owned company, we understand the importance of giving back to the community," said Omaha Steaks President Bruce Simon. "We want to make it as easy as possible for customers to support their favorite charities. Through Steaks for Good™, we provide all of the tools and assistance charitable organizations need to set up their campaigns and reach supporters to ensure a successful fundraising initiative."

Omaha Steaks provides charitable organizations with:

Customized Steaks for Good™ webpages to enable supporters to shop online and place their orders
Personalized fliers and a series of email templates designed to help organizations promote their campaigns
Sample social media posts and optimization for sharing
Press releases to capitalize on brand recognition
Logos for promotion on the charity's website
State-of-the-art sales tracking to capture monetary totals
Monthly disbursements of support revenues

Organizations including the Armed Forces Foundation, JDRF, Beef4Hunger and Toys for Tots are among others already participating in the program.

"Omaha Steaks has been instrumental in the success of our fundraising initiatives over the past few years with their easy-to-start programs and dependable service teams," said Patricia Driscoll, President and Executive Director of the Armed Forces Foundation.

Participation is free, but the organization must have a valid 501C3 designation. For more information or to learn how to start a campaign, visit www.SteaksforGood.com.

About Omaha Steaks
Founded in 1917, Omaha Steaks is a fifth-generation, family-owned company known nationwide for the finest in USDA-approved, grain fed beef and gourmet foods. Today, Omaha Steaks is recognized as the nation's largest direct response marketer of beef and gourmet foods available through multiple marketing channels including by phone at 1-800-228-9055, online at www.OmahaSteaks.com or at retail stores nationwide.

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