Impacting the World 2021 Annual Report
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Special Message from Brian Paul 2021 was a year to remember, thanks to the generosity and dedication of so many who donated their time and money to help those in need. The USANA Foundation is passionate about making a lasting difference, and with the launch of Garden Towers we empowered families beyond providing a sustainable source of nutritious food—we gave them self-confidence, self-reliance, and hope for a better tomorrow. As you read through our annual report and see how lives have been changed across the globe, I hope you feel the full effect of our efforts. Did you know we have provided over $20,000,000 in food aid to 42 countries since we began in 2012? That’s incredible! I am so proud of the work we are doing and grateful to our USANA Associates who have made it all possible. By the time you read this we will be well into 2022. Our team is excited about the future and the amazing work ahead. If there is anything more we can do to make an impact in the world, please don’t hesitate to reach out—we are more powerful together. Thank you for everything you do in your community and around the world.
Brian Paul President, USANA Foundation
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Who We Are
Big Impacts Have Small Beginnings
Founded in March 2012, the USANA Foundation— formerly the USANA True Health Foundation—has been changing lives. Our mission is to provide immediate and long-term global food relief for those in severe need. Leading a network of community-driven partnerships, we nourish, equip, and eliminate hunger throughout the world. We’ve provided over 55 million meals in 42 countries. With your generous donations and the global partnerships we’ve built, we’re taking our work to the next level. We support 31 programs, including USANA Kids Eat and Operation Underground Railroad.
Doing More with Less Humanitarian work, monetary and product donations, fundraising projects, collaborations with other nonprofit groups—the USANA Foundation lifts others out of despair, making a substantial difference around the world. Every day, we’re creating real change in the lives of hungry children and families. None of this happens without your support. Your contributions, both time and donations, are critical to our mission’s success. With four ways to give—meals, sustainable programs, USANA nutrition, and service—making a meaningful difference is easier than ever. Plus, we’re unique. USANA Health Sciences, Inc. covers all of our administrative costs, allowing us to use 100 percent of every dollar for charitable purposes. We are dedicated to using our funds wisely and efficiently.
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2021 Impact and Financial Information Contributions Received Your Contributions By Program
Your Contributions By Country
Global Meals $92,914
United States
Sustainable Programs
$217,516
Canada $81,494
Garden Towers
$80,906
Australia $49,921
$472,062
Usanimals $126,576
New Zealand
$13,847
Matching Grants
$45,742
Europe $5,384
Asia Pacific Convention Fundraising
$118,274
Americas & Europe Convention Fundraising USANA Kids Eat
Hong Kong
$25,190
Indonesia
$4,513
$88,580
Philippines
$29,450
$600,005
Malaysia $19,128
Other $4,194
China $463,800
Total $1,374,707
Mexico $17,641 Colombia
$392
Korea $38,753 Singapore
$13,077
Thailand $10,148 Japan $2,537 Taiwan $2,713
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Our Impact
Expenses
Meals Provided 4,576,369
Administrative Expenses Building rent, lease, etc.
0
Staff
0
USANA Kids Eat Meals Provided
395,188
Completed Projects 46 Garden Towers Donated
8,473
Garden Towers Built
875
Usanimals Bottles Provided
12,537
Matching Grant Funds Provided
$91,484
Partner Organizations Supported
41
People Impacted 74,388 Approximate Service Hours
4,459
Dollars Given in Food Aid
1,030,184
Debt 0 Fundraising Expenses
0
Vendors & Contractors
0
Staff
0
Promotion & Publicity
0
100 percent of all administration and fundraising costs are paid for by USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
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Our Reach: Giving Aid in 42 Countries
Canada • Canadian Feed the Children
Guatemala
• Guatemalan Humanitarian Tours • 11,310 meals and 20 Garden Towers provided
United States • • • •
USANA Kids Eat Gracious Hands Nine matching grants Children’s Hunger Fund
Mexico • • • •
One Life to Love in Baja Foundation for His Ministry Garden Towers in Baja, Mexico Cadena de Sonrisas
Colombia
• Operation Underground Railroad
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Democratic Republic of Congo • Great Lakes Peace Foundation
China
• Project Angel Heart • Love Meals • USANA Foundation Zhang Chi Fund • USANA Da Ai Qing Chen Fund
Philippines
• Emergency Food Relief • Project PEARLS
Thailand
• Children’s Hunger Fund • Operation Underground Railroad
Malaysia
• 16,000 Chinese New Year food baskets
Singapore
• Singapore Willing Hearts • A Packet of Rice
Kenya
• Garden Towers: Bomet, Mara, Nkareta • 100 Humanitarians
Uganda
• Loving Hearts Babies Home
Indonesia
• IPB University
Australia & New Zealand
• Emergency Food Relief • Australia Foodbank & KidsCan
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Our Mission The USANA Foundation provides immediate and long-term global relief for those in severe need. We lead a network of community-driven partnerships to nourish, equip, and eliminate hunger throughout the world.
Our Vision The USANA Foundation believes every person should have access to secure sources of quality, nutritious food.
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4 Ways to Make an Impact Since the USANA Foundation’s inception, we’ve evolved far beyond simply providing food and nutrition for the less fortunate around the world. Our approach to battle hunger has advanced through global meal relief, sustainable programs, USANA nutrition, and service.
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remarkable tool to help us confront malnutrition head on.
1 Meals Global Meal Relief Provide emergency food relief to those suffering loss, tragedy, and extreme malnutrition until long-term solutions
2 Sustainable Programs
can be developed.
Sustainable Programs Empower and equip individuals to create long-lasting sources of nutritious food.
USANA Nutrition Distribute premium USANA supplements and alternative sources of food with higher levels of nutrients to those suffering extreme malnourishment.
Serve Join a team of passionate individuals who seek out, serve, and provide lasting support for charities and partnerships within their communities.
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By the Numbers:
2021Impact
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$1,030,184
Given in Food Aid
8,473
Garden Towers Donated
12,537
Usanimals donated
4,576,369
meals distributed
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USANA Kids Eat What a year it has been! During 2021 we expanded our programs to more schools, reached some exciting milestones, put on an incredibly successful USANAFest food packing event, and have more sponsors participating than ever before. And we accomplished all this despite global challenges. Since we opened the doors of our new facility in 2019, who would have guessed a pandemic would hit the first month? And we would still be facing this same pandemic almost two years later? Feeding hungry children during a crisis has its own unique challenges—and 2021 was no exception. With disrupted supply chains and rising food costs, the needs of children increased all around us. And together, we’ve stepped up to help. Not only have we delivered weekly food bags, the number of kids we serve through the Weekend Program has increased from 850 to 1,250. That’s 8,750 meals every single weekend! Through precise ordering to work around shipping delays, amazing donors and sponsors who keep serving, and dedicated schools and
And local businesses are hands-on to build
clubs distributing the food bags, we have met all
their teams and fulfill a social responsibility to
our goals and more.
feed hungry kids. The countless volunteers and
Connections made through this local USANA-
USANA employees who serve these kids in need
driven and community-supported program are
prove we are all in this together.
priceless. School Adoption Sponsors interact
Without each unique contribution of time,
with the school or club they choose to support.
money, and support from donors, sponsors,
Volunteers don't just pack food bags, they work
volunteers, and staff, we would not make the
closely with other volunteers and sponsors
impact we do. We are honored to engage with
to help with events, process food orders, and
so many amazing people and feel blessed to be
deliver the food bags to schools every week.
part of so much good in this community.
Michelle Benedict USANA Kids Eat Director
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No Child Should Ever Go Hungry
Salt Lake City, Utah
Our 2021 Programs and Campaigns
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Weekend Program: Many children rely on school meals for the food and nutrition they need. But these meals aren’t available on weekends, and kids often go hungry. A bag of food can go a long way for a needy child who is home from school.
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Schools and clubs supported
238,168 Total meals distributed
1,252
Kids fed each weekend
Holiday Bag Project:
3,852
Holiday Bags distributed in December
Each winter we donate food bags to schools and communities to give children food and nutrition during the long holiday break.
Buddy Bag Program: We provide bags of food and snacks for high school
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teachers to keep in their classrooms. When they see a hungry student who is struggling, they can discretely offer them a snack to make it through the day.
Buddy Bags distributed
Teacher Relief Campaign: School teachers and staff have gone above and beyond to
1,500 Teacher Relief bags distributed
educate and care for Utah children, especially during the current pandemic. Relief bags were delivered to these special people as a way to say “thank you” for all they do. USANAFoundation.org | 15
Recognizing Our Donors Kids Eat $100,000 and Above Dave & Renee Wentz Joan & Tim Fenton Family Foundation
Above $30,000 Kroger
Above $40,000 James & Lisa Budge USANA Corporate
Above $20,000 Tim & Starleen Wood
Above $10,000
David Gamble
Sadie Rengers
Jeremy & Kristin Andrus
David Gregersen
Bruno Siebach
LendingClub
Julie Guinn
Sold by an Angel Real Estate
First Utah Bank
Tim & Amy Haran
Utah Community Credit Union
Spencer & Amanda Millerberg
Doug & Jane Hekking
Willis Group
Okland Construction
Mary Anne Jensen
Nomatic
Paul & Liz Jones
Above $250
Robert D. Kent Jr. Trust
Gina Benson
Above $5,000
Amber Leavitt
Jim Brown
Jim Bramble
Dr. Mehmet Oz
Leila Brown
Ken Garff West Valley
Murray High Alumni Association
DeeAnn Godfrey
Dan & Amy Macuga
Brian & Leslie Paul
Marki Hunt
Rick White & Lynn Nordstrom
Shauna Sharpsteen
Victor Ingalls
Scott & Natalie Stoddard
Lori Truman
Erin Jackson
Walmart–Murray Sam’s Club
Amir Vonsover
Lacey McCullough
Dan Whitney
Kathy Melby
VP Peak Alarm Company
Mary Mitchell
Above $1,000
David Mulham
Pete & Michelle Benedict Alisa Carlton
Above $500
Linda Norton
CCI Mechanical
Shelli Baxter
Brenda Shockey
Ashley Collins
Joyce Christensen
Russell Stephenson
Tim Dahle
Cultured Marble Specialists, LLC
Cody Warnick
DeCort Interactive, Inc.
Global Children’s Foundation
Edge Eyewear
Carrie LaBonty
Engage Contracting
Katie Owens
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School Adoption Sponsors
These sponsors adopted and funded an entire school for the 2021–2022 year: Jeremy & Kristin Andrus—Parkside Elementary, Hillcrest Jr. High
Spencer & Amanda Millerberg—Midvale Middle School, Viewmont Elementary
Pete & Michelle Benedict—Oquirrh Elementary
Murray Alumni Association—Murray High School
James & Lisa Budge—Highland High School, Hillcrest High School Ashley Collins Family—Lied Boys & Girls Club Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation— Horizon Elementary, Ascent Academy, Columbia Elementary First Utah Bank—Taylorsville Elementary
Nomatic—Bennion Elementary Okland Construction—Mary W. Jackson Elementary Dr. Robert & Anne Sinnott—Riverton High School Scott & Natalie Stoddard—Grant Elementary, Murray High Buddy Bags
Tim & Amy Haran—Spence Eccles Boys & Girls Club
Lori Truman Family—Oquirrh Elementary
Doug & Jane Hekking—Oquirrh Elementary
USANA Corporate—Stansbury Elementary
Ken Garff West Valley—Tooele Boys & Girls Club, Miller Boys & Girls Club
Dave & Renee Wentz—Majestic Elementary, Heartland Elementary, Westvale Elementary, Silver Hills Elementary, DDI Vantage Head Start, Hillside Elementary, Copper Canyon Elementary, Riverview Junior High
LendingClub—Utah Military Academy Dan & Amy Macuga—Neighborhood House Steve McGinty & Community—McMillan Elementary Miles for Meals & USANA Cycling—West Jordan Elementary
Rick White & Lynn Nordstrom—Longview Elementary Tim & Starleen Wood—Liberty Elementary, Midvale Boys & Girls Club
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Usanimals
Stampeding to the Rescue! For every bottle of Usanimals you donate,
USANA will donate
two more! Give to a child in need today.
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2021 USANA Foundation USANA Virtual Conventions USANA’s 2021 virtual Conventions were wildly
For the Asia Pacific Virtual Convention,
successful. Thousands of Associates tuned in—
ticket sales funded the distribution of 4,000
rising to the occasion and turning the event
large food packs to 4,000 families in need
into humanitarian victory.
in the Philippines.
For the Americas & Europe Virtual Convention, ticket sales were used to fund and plant 4,429 Garden Towers.
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Garden Tower Initiative
Planting Seeds of Hope USANA Garden Towers are a remarkably simple invention that help families take control of their livelihoods by producing five to eight meals a week. Made from a long-lasting, durable material, each tower can hold up to 120 plants and be harvested for many years.
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Six Benefits of
USANA Garden Towers
1
Feeds Families
2
Improved Health and Energy
A full-grown USANA Garden Tower can provide
A reliable source of nutritious food leads to
five to eight nutritious meals a week for a
improved brain and body development.
family of six.
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3 Income Opportunities
30% Less Water
Families often sell their excess vegetables and
Water is a precious commodity in many
use the money to pay for their children’s school
regions of the world. A Garden Tower uses
fees. Others earn money from making Garden
30% less water than a traditional garden. This
Towers to sell and have thriving businesses
is especially helpful for people who commonly
teaching others how to make their own.
face drought conditions.
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5 Self-Reliance
Community Collaboration and Bonding
Caring for a Garden Tower is mentally
In an already tight-knit community, local families
therapeutic and promotes self-reliance,
come together to share their harvests and
independence, and confidence.
support one another.
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Help Us Grow Hope A small donation of $20 provides a family with a USANA Garden Tower and everything they need to grow sustainable food for years to come. Give a Garden Tower today and change someone’s life. Donate to the USANA Foundation’s Sustainable Programs or add a Garden Tower donation to your Auto Order. USANAFoundation.org | 23
Global USANA Foundation Matching Grant Program Many hands make light work—this ancient proverb still rings true today. And yet, the USANA Foundation can’t be everywhere at once. As part of our mission to feed the world, we tirelessly seek to support like-minded organizations and programs. And we’re excited to highlight our Matching Grant Program. USANA Foundation Ambassadors seek out a local qualifying, nonprofit organization near and dear to them and apply for matching grants to be awarded to this charity. If the organization qualifies, we match every dollar donated up to the approved grant amount, doubling their effort to make a positive impact in their communities—and may even sponsor or further assist these charities. So far, this program has been a great success, funding 28 organizations. In total, we’ve matched over $90,000 since the program began last year. Take a look at these successful partnerships.
Doubling Your Impact
Countless charities are out there accomplishing incredible things to help their communities. They are all around you. You probably already volunteer with them. The USANA Foundation will match every dollar of your donation, up to the approved grant amount. Now, you have the opportunity to double your impact. Start a fundraiser today by visiting usanafoundation.org and a quick and easy application. 24 completing | USANAFoundation.org
Fundraiser Organizer
Country
Funded Program
George & Carla Gervais
Canada
Pregnancy Crisis Center
L'Equipe Geniale
Canada
Le Club des Petits Déjeuners
Leslie Roberts
Canada
Colquitz Middle School
NXGN Fahrenheit
Canada
360°kids
Amy Ballantyne
Canada
Ray of Hope
Sophie Sun
Canada
International China Concern
USANA Canada
Canada
Canadian Feed the Children
Wong Yuen Bing
Hong Kong
Christian Concern for The Homeless Association
Maureen Chu
Hong Kong
Tsuen Wan Lei Muk Shue Yin Ngai Society
Coral Chan
Hong Kong
Food Grace
Sandy, Michael & Anthony Wong Hong Kong
Food Angel
Ada Chai & Jeff Ng
Hong Kong
Hung Hom Baptist Church
One Team New Zealand
New Zealand
Starship
Bill & Jenny Huang
New Zealand
KidsCan
Debbie Baird
New Zealand
KidsCan
Jessica Wu
New Zealand
KidsCan
Carolyn Edwards
New Zealand
Women's Refuge
Duard & Rosanne Ricalde
Philippines
Rotary Club of Angeles Kuliat
Jan Sherwin F. Santillan
Philippines
Kanlungan ni Maria Home for the Elderly
Roff & RN Pastilloso
Philippines
Rotary Club of Iloilo South
Sheetal Patel
United States
Gracious Hands
Ben Raskin
United States
Highland High School
USANA Mexico Office
Mexico
Fundación Cadena de Sonrisas A.C.
Mary Ramos & Juarez Team
Mexico
Casa Hogar Niños Siempre Victoriosos A.C.
Daniela Nava Aramburu
Mexico
Un Corazón
Fabien Ghys
Singapore
A Packet of Rice
Ching Phay Chew
Singapore
Willing Hearts Singapore
Ana Vanessa Maldonado & Belén Guerrero Criado
Spain-Venezuela
Hijas del Patrocinio de María
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World Service Week On June 14, 2021 the USANA family kicked off our sixth annual World Service Week. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in our communities both close to home and around the world. While we all do good deeds when we can, World Service Week pushes us a step further—creating unexpectedly meaningful experiences that touch the soul in surprising, and sometimes life-changing, ways.
Olympic Gold Medalist Alex Kopacz | United States
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Fabien Ghys | Singapore
Indonesia
Taiwan
Singapore
Korea
Philippines
New Zealand
Malaysia
Europe
Canada
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Stories of
Real Impact
Families in food-insecure areas are in desperate need for sustainable nutrition. And COVID-19 has created an even bigger urgency— not only in impoverished areas, but in communities worldwide. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve provided meals for families all across the globe. Here are some touching stories of those directly impacted by your contributions.
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Kenya | Planting Seeds of Hope and Independence In 2020, we kicked off our Garden Tower initiative with the Bomet Garden Project. Not only has this project flourished, this year we also expanded to aid more communities in Kenya. Our goal is to provide 500 families with Garden Towers in Bomet, Nkareta, Mara, and other areas over the next six months. Lena has benefited greatly from the garden projects in Bomet. Her physical condition doesn’t allow her to work in her community. And yet she must support and care for her three grandchildren. Late last year, she received a Garden Tower. Since then, the vegetables she’s grown have added three to four meals a week for her and her family. She’s even been able to sell some extra vegetables to buy soup, sugar, and other essential items. Lena once relied entirely on her neighbors. Now, she is an independent and innovative gardener, having learned to conserve water, implement crop rotation, and use natural pest control methods to increase her harvest. Lena is very grateful for our Garden Tower initiative; it has greatly improved her quality of life. “May God bless you, and bless us all,” she says.
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Uganda | Nutrition for the Smallest Among Us We donated 150 bottles of nutritional supplements to the Loving Hearts Babies Home. This contribution helps provide a year’s worth of nutritional support for 30 in-care babies. The home manager, Miriam Memoranda, has shared many stories about how this donation has positively impacted the children in the home. One abandoned baby was brought to them with severe symptoms and a lack of appetite. She was taken to Wentz Medical Center for treatment. Back at the home, she was given USANA supplements. With time and great care, her health recovered. A loving family has agreed to foster the child. It has become more difficult to feed and keep babies healthy during the COVID-19 lockdowns in Uganda. Loving Hearts Babies Home is incredibly grateful for this partnership made possible by our donors.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | Partnering for Peace The situation in DR Congo has plunged the
One mother was given much-needed help
country into a multifaceted state of crises
after she lost her husband when militias
since 1996. Political oppression, violence, and
attacked their village. For her, receiving food
widespread destruction of socio-economic
assistance, “was a miracle from God.” After
infrastructure have displaced and harmed
fleeing her village, she couldn’t remember
much of the population.
the last time she had sat down with all of her
The Great Lakes Peace Foundation provides humanitarian aid to the people of the Great Lakes region of DR Congo, and we stepped in to assist their cause.
kids for dinner. They will receive aid, including clothes and other basic needs, over the next few months. Expressing her deep gratitude, she asked us to continue to pray for them and assist in any way we can.
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Guatemala | Healthy Food for True Growth Guatemalan Humanitarian Tours has supported nutritional and educational needs for the people of Guatemala for the last nine years. Their nutrition program currently provides 1,000 meals every month to 23 children and 40 volunteers. The children’s mothers volunteer six hours a week preparing the meals, and no food ever goes to waste. Volunteer medical providers began using monthly growth charts for the children at the start of the program. Sadly, they ranked well below average in both height and weight. In just over a year, they have have seen dramatic physical, mental, and emotional growth. The children are thriving and their parents are learning how important healthy food is for the entire family. Our partnership with this program has helped provide 11,310 meals and 20 Garden Towers to be built around participating schools.
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Your Donation
Makes an Impact
$
For only US $12
1 FoodPak Box Equals
48
Meals or
2 Weeks of Food for a Family of 5
Thanks to our partners at Children’s Hunger Fund.
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Providing Relief Across the Globe Children’s Hunger Fund | Giving Global Meals Children’s Hunger Fund (CHF) continues to receive
their ethnicity, they are commonly discriminated
contributions and support from the USANA
against. Some of her children also suffer from
Foundation to help fund FoodPaks for families in
mental and physical disabilities. They are
desperate need. Some of the countries directly
provided with food, clothes, and medication from
helped are Romania, Albania, Ukraine, Belarus,
their local church, which is supported by CHF.
Myanmar, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador, Thailand, and the Dominican Republic. Here are just a few of the many stories we have received from those helped. Mr. Htwe and his wife live in Myanmar with their family of six children. One son has dropped out of school to help provide for the family and one daughter is unable to attend school due to the recent military coup in the region. This year, their church pastor began ministering to this family with FoodPaks from CHF and Mercy Center. Klea and her husband are parents to seven children. Together, they live in Albania and struggle daily with financial and social hardship. Because of
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China In 2020, we made great strides to create partnerships and provide food, nutrition, and more to the people of China. This year, we’ve continued to foster those relationships and expand our project reach. We’ve contributed to Project Angel Heart to support 760 children with heart disease. We also supported Love Meals to help build 30 school kitchens and give 620,000 nutritious meals to students in rural areas. We also supported Henan Aids in their effort to provide to the Henan province, which suffered from heavy rains and flooding in July 2021. We donated over $200,000 to help their cause.
United States In 2021, USANA Associates and volunteers in the United States sponsored several organizations across the world. One of them— Gracious Hands—was sponsored by Sheetal Patel. This Haitian orphanage currently
We also continue to support OUR and their
houses 50 children. The first fundraiser of the
efforts in Thailand. Recently our contributions
year provided three healthy meals per day
have been used in two shelters. One of them
for three months, totaling 13,500 meals. The
cares for 81 children, including some with
second fundraiser contributed even more, a
special needs. All together, these shelters
total of 54,000 meals.
provide over 120,000 meals yearly. The food we
Our partnership with Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) continues with two more
send feeds shelter residents and supports their chef vocational training.
facilities in Colombia. These shelters house
Thanks to our relationship with OUR and their
around 150 survivors at any given time, aiding
support of local law enforcement, we are able to
human-trafficking survivors of Medellin and
assist even more government-run shelters. We
Cartagena. Combined, these shelters serve
strive to continue to expand this partnership to
around 190,000 meals yearly.
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Canada We continue to proudly support Canadian Feed the Children—an organization that works to advance food security and sovereignty in indigenous communities. This year, we supported them in implementing new health and nutrition programs, distributing food bags on major holidays, and establishing 63 new gardens to provide longterm food and nutrition. We’ve also offered matching grants to Breakfast Club Canada, Colquitz Middle School, and Farm to School.
Mexico We have partnered with One Life to Love in Baja—a women’s shelter working closely with donors to provide a safe and secure place for abused, abandoned, and shattered women and their children. In only three months, they’ve been able to provide 7,284 meals to 25 residents. We continue to support Foundation for His Ministry—a charity, orphanage, and community center that serves 80 children and their families. Our partnerships continue to grow in this region of Mexico where we also provide for schools and orphanages. Recently, we expanded our Garden Tower Initiative to Baja Mexico by planting several garden systems. So far, these gardens have been a great blessing to the mission, a school, and a rehabilitation center. Even more, a matching grant was sponsored by USANA Mexico to aid Cadena de Sonrisas to establish food pantries for 150 families.
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Australia In 2021, storms struck portions of the east coast of Australia. Many families already affected by bush fires and the current pandemic were forced to evacuate. Some communities faced isolation and food and water shortages. We provided emergency relief by sending 40,000 meals to 2,680 affected people. We also donated $20,000 through our continued partnership with the Australia Foodbank to bring an additional 40,000 meals to children and families in need.
New Zealand
Singapore
Our partnership with KidsCan continues to
USANA Associates and volunteers supported
grow. KidsCan focuses specifically on helping
local Singapore charities and were offered
Kiwi children who live in poverty. Our support
matching grants through the USANA
helps this organization distribute food parcels
Foundation. Willing Hearts Singapore was
that can feed families of five for two weeks.
sponsored by USANA Associate Ching Phay Chew and team; they provided 750 meals to
Philippines
750 individuals. USANA Associate Fabien Ghys and his
In late 2020, the Philippines was ravaged by
team organized a fundraiser with A Pack
a series of typhoons. We jumped into action
of Rice and donated food to 320 elderly
to bring emergency relief to those affected,
citizens in Singapore.
distributing 26,250 meals to 750 families. Ticket sales from the USANA Asia Pacific Virtual Convention were donated to the
Malaysia
USANA Foundation. This contribution allowed
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit
4,000 large food packs to be distributed to
low-income families struggling to pay for
4,000 families in the Philippines.
even basic needs. USANA Malaysia worked
Throughout 2021, we continued to work with Project PEARLS, helping them provide food to those in severe need. Because of our support, this organization was able to deliver monthly food bags to 300 families in several regions across the country. These donations create food security, ease financial burdens, and spread a message of love and hope.
with the Suriana Welfare Society to donate Chinese New Year food baskets and spread love and care to the needy. They distributed 1,600 food baskets, positively impacting thousands of families. The event was even covered by Feminine Magazine—a popular media outlet in Malaysia—and was seen by more than 23,000 people.
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Growing Hope in Vicente Guerrero
Garden Towers Sprout in Baja Mexico The USANA Foundation’s Garden Tower initiative has officially expanded!
As we quickly planned a trip to Foundation for His Ministry—a mission we’ve worked with for the last seven years—many people came together to help establish our roots
After two days of playing in the dirt, planting,
in this beautiful area with our new Garden
and working hard, 40 Garden Towers are
Tower initiative.
officially rooted in Vicente Guerrero, Mexico. “It’s amazing what works out when your
Partnering with Professionals
intentions are set on bettering the world,”
BerryMex, a worldwide, multi-berry producer
says Eric Davies, development manager for
for Driscoll’s, donated the dirt we used to
the USANA Foundation.
build the Garden Towers. They came out to personally donate seedling trays and
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plants, and discuss future growth in the area.
After working in this region for so long, we’ve seen
BerryMex expressed their excitement to be
many of these children’s diets—and lives—improve.
helping this cause. Compliments like this from
And we look forward to watching them continue to
native farmers have fueled our passion for
thrive, thanks to your generosity!
expansion and, of course, affirmed there’s truly something special about these Garden Towers. When talking with USANA Foundation President Brian Paul about the Garden Tower expansion in Mexico, he said, “The vision is not about the Garden Tower itself. It’s about the potential they bring to the people, the community, and the world.” It’s true. Building these “bundles of happiness,” as Brian calls them, has brought new hope to those who continue to benefit from them. The food will now serve a daycare in San Quintin, and more
Tangible Towers It’s amazing to see simple ideas become tangible in new corners of the world. From Kenya to our employee Garden Towers at the USANA Corporate Office and now in Mexico—we can’t wait to see them spread hope to more people around the globe! To stay involved with the Garden Tower initiative, follow us on our social media channels or donate at USANAfoundation.org/garden-towers. If you have a Garden Tower, feel free to share your progress with us by using the hashtag #WhereHopeIsGrown.
will go to a community for men seeking to
For more inspiring stories about our worldwide
break free from drug or alcohol addiction.
projects and service provided by volunteers, visit blog.usanafoundation.org.
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Our Partnership with Operation Underground Railroad As we enter 2022, we are happy and grateful for our partnership with Operation Underground Railroad (OUR). OUR performs worldwide rescue and rehabilitation operations, saving the victims of trafficking and assisting in the arrests of perpetrators.
New Shelters in Colombia and Thailand Our 2021 efforts with OUR resulted in two more shelters in Colombia. These shelters house around 150 survivors at any given time, aiding human-trafficking survivors of
Someone who has been so deeply scarred
Medellin and Cartagena. Combined, these
requires steady essentials—such as proper
shelters serve around 190,000 meals yearly.
nutrition—to aid their successful recovery. Most victims endure malnourishment at the hands of their captors, and recovery homes have limited funding for wholesome food.
We also continue to support OUR and their efforts in Thailand. Recently our contributions have been used in two shelters. One of them cares for 81 children, including
Thanks to this partnership, the USANA
some with special needs. All together, these
Foundation funds OUR programs for healing
shelters provide over 120,000 meals yearly.
and filling survivors’ nutritional needs. Currently
The food we send feeds shelter residents and
we support programs and shelters in Mexico,
supports their chef vocational training.
Malaysia, Colombia, and Thailand.
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Soil, seeds, sun, and
self-care
Donate a Garden Tower today for only $20.
1
=
1,560
meals per year
This equals just one cent donated per meal provided!
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Recognizing Our Donors USANA Foundation $175,000 Donor Dave & Renee Wentz Above $40,000 American Endowment Foundation Tim & Starleen Wood
Above $2,500 Jennifer Abbenhaus Jim Brown Ah Lam Chai Brenda Csolle David Gregersen Kathy Qin Huang Lee Mei Liew 강경민 Above $1,000 Dana Alloway Shawn Bayliss Loren McCall-Campbell Natphanthacha Chaisiriruchirada Vincent Chan Wai Chun Cheung Cheng Shan Chin Dean & Sherri Chionis Sui Ling Chu Charles Coonradt Yuze Du Sarah Emery John T. Fleming Poh Chee Foong Ivy Goodman Earl Henry Bill Huang Rita Hui D&P Hunter Nadia Johnson San Kim Wai Ling Winnie Kwok Collette Larsen Gary Landis Lai Mui Lau Siu Lun Law Vivienne Lee Wei Yun Lee Kai Lun Li Ri Yue Liu Dr. Sumedh Mahad Robert Martin MY Marketing David Mulham
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Above $10,000 James Bramble Ah Ni Chai Bing Wong
Chok Fu Ng Shuli Niu Queenie Poon Maria Price Ping Qing Nong Ren Singapore Marketing Yu Ting Sun Bill & Dawn Schultz Teck Kai (Joseph) Ting Rodolfo Wohler Devin Wong Lai Mei Wong Jessica Wu Jian Fang Wu Xiuying Xu Kon Whee Yow Hui Yu 박시희 한명란 김미영 이맹자 박청자 Above $500 Mary Allegoren Jean Amick Damon Austring Dirk Autor Angela Barbee Christine Brown Ivy Chan Zhi Xian Jin & Steven Chen Shiok Bee Chew Jerry Clement Marie Corish Maria-Anna Czubernat Anthony Daniels Diane DeCarlo JDH Developers Qiuzhu Dong Linghua Fan John Fried Fabien Ghys The Grateful Goddess
Above $5,000 Maureen Chu S4 Global Investments Deanna Waters Sandy Wong
Feng Ye & Jianqin Gu Ruth Harris Ling Huang Zhonggao Jin Johan Johan Andrew Jonokuchi Anne Kim Chun Mei Kuang Yee Hung Lam Isabelle Lefrancois Diane LeRoy Jeremy Leman Kay Leaman Jane Choy Har Leow Shimin Li PeiChing Lin Bob & Mary, Amy & Xian Lin Janet Monks Janet Moore Bipin Patel Minesh Patel Peter Pau Peggie Pelosi Gwen Pietzuch Sina Poernata Lee Poh Paul Poon Jane Pytlewski Hendra Purwalaksana Claudia Rollersbroich Darwin Racimo Anna Grace Racimo SANVITE SA DE CV Ilyn Joy Sardido Li Zhang & May Tan Lydia Tepper Peng Heng Teo Naoki Sano Nancy Santiago Ann Marie Sturm Happy Wan Sandra Wilson Sandra Wilson Pui Po Wong Yuen Bing Wong
Yun Feng Wu Xiao Fei Wu Yvonne Yau Peter Zdanis Helen Xin Zhang Lu Zhao 권현진 홍지영 강효정 전미숙 김연수 황선애 박지영 สายวงศ์เปียงนิคุณ Above $250 Michael Allgeier Sr. Lenneth Clyde Amarillo Dwi Hatma Antono Rosanna Aragon Jing Benitez Gina Bresciani Pamela Buhr Ai Peng Boo Julie Boyer Yi Qun Cao Kimberley Chalmers Mei Kuen Chan Wing Kei Chan Kurt Derick Chan Virginia Chan Anthony Kwok Lung Ng & Yin Ru Chen Tai Chun Chiang Shyh Jiun Chew Wai Leung Steven Chong Tristram Conley Meljor Clarion Santa Santa Cruz Susanne Cunningham Susanne & John Cunningham Katie Daniels Tony Daum Michele Diener Debbie Dietrich Laura Dow Dr. Jun Dy Airaelynn-Cates Ednalan Clarissa Leonor Escober-Doonan Stu Estler Michelle Haberstock Dzuba Naomi Faulkner Pedro Rodríguez Fierro Kathy Galasso Barry Galloway Marsha Gaillour Leiann Goddard Zheng Fa Gong Mario Gomez Jr. Carolyn Gordon Richard Grant Lawrence Grimes Suwen Gu Alejandra Guzman Andrea Hagan Cherryl Halbert Steve Hamilton Sheena Hardy Teresa Haun Christine Hawono
Laura-Lyn Helton Diane Hebert Karen Hewitt Mardelyn Ho Samuel Guang Jie Hoo Kathy Holland William Holk Jin Yi Hsu Beverly Jambois Beaulieu-Lecomte Jessica Cheryl Zeise-Jewell Doris Jung John Karmes Jr. Judy Karpinski Jeanne Kellner Win Fui Khu Stephen Kidson Penelope & Phil Kirk Nicholas Knapp David Kocher Laurie Koga Alia Kristani Frederick Kuhn Jr. Jacqueline LAZA Eun Hee Lee Windy Leung Chee Li Dong Mei Li Qi Li Run Li Siew-Lan Li Ming Chan Lim Dongyan Liu James Liyu Dickie Lok Orr David Lommer Jenny Lu Jun Ma Le Bang Ma John Mansfield David Marino Antonio Marshall Mark Anthony Mendoza Aislinn McDonald Carolyn McDonald Robin Anna Rhine McDonald Michael McMain Kenichi Mizusawa Majid Mokhbery Art Montiel Pamela Moore Yu Yan Mui Robert Nanney Jo & Warren Naseby Gordon Palmer Gillian Palmerin Robert Paul Nancy Paul YeongMin Park Elaine Pigden Steven Piriano Devin Pyle Mary Quinn Romela Quinn Helen Quintieri Frances Ramos Elizabeth Raskin Ray of Hope Leslie Roberts
Patti Roney Elizabeth Ross Ana Michelle Sandig Cheeraphat Sangchai Alberto Santos Sahurta SC Cherry Scott Arthur Shak Lawrence Sia David Smeltzer Debbie Smith Rajnish Sogi Sheila Sornsin Kaylene Spaulding Martha Spinler Troy Spurrill Edith St-Laurent Chin Eng Tan Jed Tapiador Wan Peng Teo Lori Teng Santa Telleri Christopher Vaisnoras Joanne Verikios Abel Osvaldo Perea Viquez Kin Kan Vong Charles Vos Annette Walbon Phyllis Walker Kwan Happy Wan Yan Wang Li Jun Wang Ping Wu Yanbin (Ben) Xu Lieshel Yambao Jungsim Yu Chun Wang Lawrence Yu Li Zhang Li Zhang Xing Yue Zhou Chang Ying Zhu 김병근 이정현 이현중 정예재 문소라 김지훈 주은숙 김재희 나정화 전미진 곽현미 양순임 김병화 정혜순 빈현진 박정순 정해은 박귀옥 이희정 양미경 고도현 박선숙 주진우 박은경 라영화 김연화 楊惠如
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Our Partners 100 Humanitarians International Africa Renewal Ministries Australia Food Bank Canadian Feed the Children Children’s Hunger Fund China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation Foundation for His Ministry KidsCan Operation Underground Railroad USANA Kids Eat Fulcrum Center Guatemalan Humanitarian Tours Club des Petits Déjeuners Fundación Cadena de Sonrisas Highland High School Gracious Hands Tsuen Wan Lei Muk Shue Yin Ngai Society Great Lakes Peace Foundation Casa Hogar Niños Siempre Victoriosos Hijas del Patrocinio de María Willing Hearts Starship Children´s Hospital Kids Read Foundation Christian Concern for the Homeless Association Food Angel Food Grace Suriana Welfare Society Hope Mission Engage the Vision Jesse The Law Torres Boxing Club Youth Futures Love On Your Back Colquitz Middle School Project Pearls 360º Kids Ray of Hope Pregnancy Crisis Center Women´s Refuge One Life to Love in Baja
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About Our Team Your contributions reach across the world. And the programs and partnerships of the USANA Foundation and USANA Kids Eat are led by a small, dedicated team located in Salt Lake City, Utah. We laugh, we love, and we give our all to make sure your generous support finds its way to those who need it most.
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Eric
Brittney
Silvia
Ashlyn
Sunshine
Michelle
Laura
Stephen
USANA Foundation—Serving Globally
USANA Kids Eat—Serving Locally
Brian Paul—President
Michelle Benedict—Director
Eric Davies—Development Manager
Laura Sendejas Chamorro—Warehouse Lead
Brittney Howell—Communications Specialist
Stephen Cook—Operations Manager
Silvia Vowles—Project Manager Ashlyn Ahrendsen—Administrative Coordinator Sunshine Jung—Accountant USANAFoundation.org | 45
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