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Americans Challenged To Tell Stories of Sharing To Help Fight Hunger ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 35 million Americans, many of them children, are living in food insecure households, according to the USDA(1). Shedd's Country Crock(R) is asking Americans to log on to http://www.spreadthesharing.com/ and tell us a story of sharing as a fun and easy way to help families in need today - June 5th - as part Hunger Awareness Day. For every story shared online a meal will be donated to help a family in need through America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network(2). The sixth annual Hunger Awareness Day is sponsored by America's Second Harvest and serves as a platform for domestic hunger-relief organizations to raise awareness about hunger in America. The Spread the Sharing initiative lets Americans turn their everyday acts of sharing into meals for hungry households. Stories of sharing can be big or small, from bringing a cake to a new neighbor to helping out at a local soup kitchen. "Hunger is a real concern in America and our partnership with Country Crock will help raise awareness of this pervasive and ongoing issue," said Vicki Escarra, President & CEO of America's Second Harvest. "Simply by logging on to the Spread The Sharing web site and sharing a story, anyone can help feed a hungry family." Shedd's Country Crock made an initial donation of one million meals through America's Second Harvest at the campaign's kickoff in April 2007, and is looking to match that donation through every story shared by Thanksgiving 2007. To date almost 30,000 stories have been shared triggering a meal donation for each story. To find out more or to share a story, please visit http://www.spreadthesharing.com/. (1)USDA Household Food Security in the United States, 2005. (2)For every shared story, Country Crock(R) will donate the equivalent amount to secure and distribute one meal (1.28 pounds of food according to the USDA Thrifty Food Plan), up to one million meals. About Unilever Unilever (NYSE:ULNYSE:UN), one of the world's largest consumer products companies, aims to add vitality to life by meeting everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care. Each day, around the world, consumers make 150 million decisions to purchase Unilever products. The company has a portfolio of brands that make people feel good, look good and get more out of life. In the United States these brands include recognized names such as: Axe, "all," Ben & Jerry's, Bertolli, Breyers, Caress, Country Crock, Degree, Dove personal care products, Hellmann's, Lipton, Knorr, Popsicle, Promise, Q-Tips, Skippy, Slim-Fast, Snuggle, Suave and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies. Dedicated to serving consumers and the communities where we live, work and play, Unilever in the United States employs approximately 15,000 people in 66 office and manufacturing sites in 24 states and Puerto Rico- generating more than $9 billion in sales in 2005. For more information visit http://www.unileverusa.com/. About America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network is the largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization in the country with a Network of more than 200 Member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The America's Second Harvest Network secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually; and supports approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 90,000 programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs and Kids Cafes. Last year, the America's Second Harvest Network provided food assistance to more than 25 million low-income hungry people in the United States, including nearly 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors. For more on the America's Second Harvest Network, please visit http://www.secondharvest.org/. Contacts: Lina Allocca Cody Adams M Booth & Associates M Booth & Associates 212-481-7000 ext 3436 212-481-7000 ext 3215 Cell: 973-271-2818 Cell: 917-349-9909 DATASOURCE: Unilever CONTACT: Cody Adams, +1-212-481-7000 ext 3215, Cell: +1-917-349-9909, or Lina Allocca, +1-212-481-7000 ext 3436, Cell: +1-973-271-2818, both of M Booth & Associates Web site: http://www.spreadthesharing.com/ http://www.secondharvest.org/ http://www.unileverusa.com/

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