A Nation Hungry for Corporate Social Responsibility

Ed Nicholson is Director of Communication and Public Relations for Tyson Foods. He will speak about corporate social responsibility and Tyson’s work for hunger relief, including a partnership with RAGBRAI to raise funds and awareness of hunger in Iowa. As of February the company had donated more than 50 million pounds of Tyson products to hunger and disaster relief efforts since the year 2000. Nicholson has been at Tyson Foods since 1995. Prior to that he owned the marketing and advertising firm The Works and worked as a creative director, writer and producer for Smith and Jennings. He has a degree in English from Hendrix College.

Nonperishable food items will be accepted at the door for donation to Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. (MICA).