Dot Foods Gives Back at Annual Christmas Party

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Dec. 21, 2009
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MJ Sparks, Dot Foods Inc., 580.224.4512
NEWS RELEASE
Dot Foods Gives Back at Annual Christmas Party
Food redistributor collects 150 toys for Toys for Tots
ARDMORE, Okla. – Employees at Dot Foods’ Ardmore
distribution center celebrated at their annual holiday party with
a “Dot Gives Back” theme, bringing in approximately 150
unwrapped toys to donate to Toys for Tots.
The Toys for Tots donation is just one outreach during the
month of December. Dot’s Ardmore employees have been
giving back throughout the month of December, collecting food for Loaves and Fishes food pantry.
“As a family company, Dot is committed to helping people in the communities where we live and work,” said MJ
Sparks, human resources manager and chair of Dot’s charitable giving committee. “Both of these organizations share
our values and provide our employees with a way to get involved.”
The Christmas party kicked off Dot’s 50 th anniversary in 2010 with a video commemorating the company’s rich history.
Activities included karaoke and door prizes.
Warehouse manager Phil McGinnis
Warehouse lead Thea Turman and her
husband, Oscar
Warehouse clerk Trulee Hix and her
husband, Jerry

Dot Foods Inc. carries 83,000 products from 500 food industry manufacturers and is the largest food redistributor in
the United States. Dot Foods and Dot Transportation sell and deliver foodservice, convenience, retail, vending,
equipment and supplies to leading distributors in all 50 states. Dot Foods operates eight distribution centers in:
Modesto, Calif.; Vidalia, Ga.; Burley, Idaho; Mt. Sterling, Ill.; Cambridge City, Ind.; Williamsport, Md.; Liverpool, N.Y.;
and Ardmore, Okla. For information, visit www.dotfoods.com.
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Editor’s Note: Dot Foods Inc. is located at 3411 Cypert Way, Ardmore, OK 73401.