Hy-Vee To Giveaway 5,000 Hams With Hormel Foods And First Responders
For the fourth year in a row, Hy-Vee, along with Hormel Foods and first responders, will be handing out hams to families in need. Hams will be handed out in 14 different cities for their Fourth Annual Hams for the Holidays initiative.
Hy-Vee announced on Wednesday in a press release that once again they will be handing out hams for their Fourth Annual Hams for the Holidays initiative with Hormel Foods and local first responders. Hams will be handed out in 14 cities this month throughout their eight-state region.
Hy-Vee employees, alongside local law enforcement, fire and EMS, will hand out 5,000 Hormel Cure 81 hams to families in need. 14 events are scheduled between March 24-31, prior to the Easter holiday. One of those events will be held on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities on March 25. It will take place at the SouthPark Mall, and will begin at 5 p.m.
In the press release, Hy-Vee officials say that hams will be safely loaded into customer's vehicles using a contactless method to minimize physical contact and enforce social distancing. All event helpers will be wearing masks and gloves for additional safety measures.
All 14 events will last for up to two hours or until all hams are distributed, whichever occurs first.
Below is a list of all 2021 Hams for the Holidays events, which include location, date, and time:
Dates/Start Times | Address | City |
| Wednesday, March 24 5 p.m. start time | W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds | SIOUX FALLS, S.D. |
| Thursday, March 25 5 p.m. start time | Evelyn Davis Park | DES MOINES, IOWA |
| Thursday, March 25 5 p.m. start time | Boys and Girls Club | FITCHBURG, WIS. |
| Thursday, March 25 5 p.m. start time | Fellowship Baptist Church | MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. |
| Thursday, March 25 5 p.m. start time | Hospitality House | MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. |
| Thursday, March 25 5 p.m. start time | Peoria Friendship House | PEORIA, ILL. |
| Thursday, March 25 5 p.m. start time | SouthPark Mall | QUAD CITIES, ILL. |
| Friday, March 26 5 p.m. start time | KCPD East Precinct | KANSAS CITY, MO. |
| Monday, March 29 5 p.m. start time | Riverside Park | SIOUX CITY, IOWA |
| Tuesday, March 30 5 p.m. start time | Quincy Place Mall | OTTUMWA, IOWA |
| Tuesday, March 30 5 p.m. start time | Lincoln Salvation Army | LINCOLN, NEB. |
| Tuesday, March 30 5 p.m. start time | Roy Watson Youth Sports Complex | ROCHESTER, MINN. |
| Wednesday, March 31 5 p.m. start time | Veterans Memorial Stadium | CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA |
| Wednesday, March 31 5 p.m. start time | Albert Oakland Park | COLUMBIA, MO. |
| Wednesday, March 31 5 p.m. start time | Hummer Sports Park 436 SW Oakley Ave. Topeka, KA | TOPEKA, KANSAS |
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