{"id":96786,"date":"2017-12-23T09:09:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T14:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=96786"},"modified":"2017-12-25T01:13:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T06:13:40","slug":"cooper-farms-continuing-tradition-of-christmas-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/12\/23\/cooper-farms-continuing-tradition-of-christmas-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Farms: Christmas giving tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This holiday season, Cooper Farms continued its long-standing tradition of giving back to the community. Cooper Farms donated to several local food banks, and team members also spent time ringing the bell for The Salvation Army\u2019s Red Kettle Campaign.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96787\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cooper-Farms-Angel-Tree-program-12-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"291\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Lisa Hornish, Cooper Farms safety manager at the Oakwood location, purchases gifts for the Angel Tree program.<\/strong> <em>Cooper Farms photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But what\u2019s arguably most important is the fact that Cooper Farms helped nearly 150 children have a better Christmas through its Angel Tree program.<\/p>\n<p>The Cooper Farms Angel Tree program is a way for those families within the company who may be struggling financially to give their children the Christmas every child deserves. Team members could \u201csponsor\u201d individual children and purchase them gifts or choose to provide monetary donations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to give back to those families that give so much to Cooper Farms and have become a part of our own family,\u201d said Kacy Wagner, human resources manager at the company\u2019s Van Wert location. \u201cThere&#8217;s nothing better than knowing that we&#8217;ve helped make a child&#8217;s Christmas morning a little bit better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giving back has been important to the Cooper family since even before the company was founded in 1938.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a tradition going back to Virgil and Virginia Cooper to give our team members an opportunity to give back to those in need, especially at this time of year,\u201d said Jack Staugler, director of human resources and safety at Cooper Farms.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The team members at Cooper Farms have developed a reputation for coming together to assist the friends they work with on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are constantly humbled by the generosity of our team members, particularly when a fellow team member\u2019s family is in need,\u201d said Staugler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information This holiday season, Cooper Farms continued its long-standing tradition of giving back to the community. Cooper Farms donated to several local food banks, and team members also spent time ringing the bell for The Salvation Army\u2019s Red Kettle Campaign. 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