C.H. Robinson Receives Human Rights Award


Thu. August 2nd, 2012

<p><strong>Eden Prairie, MN</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">C.H. Robinson was honored with the Human Rights Award from the City of Eden Prairie, MN Human Rights and Diversity Commission for its contributions to the city in the areas of human rights and diversity. C.H. Robinson was nominated by People Reaching Out to Other People, a local nonprofit, for donating over 1,100 pounds of fresh produce through its C.H. Robinson Community Giving Garden.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Angie Freeman, VP of Public Affairs at CH Robinson, states, “The idea for the community garden came from our employees, who wanted to use their talents and our experience in the produce industry to give our neighbors easier access to fresh fruits and vegetables. We are humbled that PROP would nominate us for this award and are very proud of our employees." Annie Harnack, Executive Director of PROP, adds, “The fresh garden items will bring such joy to our clients who do their best to provide a healthy and nutritious diet for their families on very limited budgets.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.chrobinson.com/en/us/" target="_new"> C.H. Robinson</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">