(Salt Lake City, UT ) VFI Corporate Finance, a Utah equipment-leasing company primarily involved in leasing capital assets throughout North America, has donated $2,000 to the Utah Food Bank and $2,000 to The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. The gifts were a result of annual Thanksgiving donations from the company.
The donation to the Utah Food Bank Annual Holiday Food Drive will help stock the shelves of the food bank and provide emergency food relief to pantries across the state. The donation to the Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign will provide people in need with daily meals, clothing, furniture, utility assistance and disaster relief.
“This generous gift from VFI Finance to our Red Kettle Campaign will help make an immediate impact on urgently needed services to our community,” said Captain Troy Trimmer, Salvation Army Salt Lake City Corps.
“As a company we are pleased to support the charitable efforts of these two outstanding service organizations which assist with hunger assistance and meeting the basic physical needs of the less fortunate in our community,” said John Puglisi, President of VFI Corporate Finance.
About Utah Food Bank
Utah Food Bank provides food to a statewide network of 140 emergency food pantries and agencies. Last fiscal year, Utah Food Bank distributed over 31 million meals, to families and individuals in need. Utah Food Bank also served close to 283,000 Kids Cafe meals, delivered almost 40,000 food boxes and filled more than 63,000 kids’ backpacks to help sustain kids during weekends when they lack access to school meal programs. For more information visit: www.utahfoodbank.org.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army has been supporting those in need without discrimination since 1865. Thousands of Utahns receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through a broad array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance to the disabled, utility assistance, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter for the homeless, and opportunities for underprivileged children. For more information visit: saltlakecity.salvationarmy.org
About VFI Corporate Finance
VFI Corporate Finance is an industry leader in commercial equipment financing and business loans for large and mid-size companies all over North America. Since 1987, VFI has financed billions in assets worldwide. VFI specializes in meeting the financing needs of companies from the Middle-Market to Fortune 500 companies. VFI is a direct lender with hundreds of millions in capital funding ready to deploy. For more information visit: www.vfi.net