OK Foods Buys Heavener Kindergarten School Supplies

Students provided with free backpacks and school supplies

FORT SMITH, Ark. (August 12, 2016) – On Thursday, August 11, managers from OK Foods distributed backpacks filled with school supplies and nap mats to every kindergarten student at Heavener Elementary School.  The supplies were purchased from funds raised at an OK Foods sponsored chicken dinner, which took place on Friday, July 29.  More than 600 OK Foods employees from the local community participated in the event.

“OK Foods is proud to partner with the local Heavener community to support children,” said OK Foods CEO Trent Goins.  “Our motto at OK Foods is to nourish the world, which goes beyond just food. We believe that education is essential to building a healthy community.”

Additional funds raised at the July 29 event were used to purchase extra supplies for the school.