Birda Community

•“Săptămâna Culturală / Cultural Week”

•,,Zilele comunei / Commune Days”

•“Ruga de la Birda&rdquo / “Birda Parish Fair”

Bîrsa Community

•“Festivalul Flori de Sânziene” / “Midsummer’s Flowers” Festival

Bocsig Community

•“Festivalului Dansului Călușăresc” din localitatea Bosig, jud. Arad / “Călușari Dance Festival” from Bosig locality, Arad County

Comunitatea Boldur / Boldur Community

•“Ziua Tineretului” / “Youth Day”

•“Ruga Satului Ohaba” / “Ohaba Village Parish Fair”

•“Festivalul Internațional de recitare în grai străbun și folcor auentic Ștefac Pătrut” / “Ștefac Pătrut International Festival of Reciting in the Ancients’ Dialect and of Authentic Folklore”

Comunitatea Buziaș / Buziaș Community

•„Hramul Bisericii Ortodoxe” / „Orthodox Church Feast”

Comunitatea Cenei / Cenei Community

•“Serbare Câmpenească” / “Rural Celebration”

•“Ziua recoltei” / “Harvest Day”

•“Liber la pedalat” / “Free to bike”

Comunitatea Cermei / Cermei Comunity

•&ldquoReuniunea comunei Cermei” / &ldquoCermei Commune Reunion”

•“Întâlnirea fiilor satului” / “Meeting with the Village People”

Comunitatea Ciacova / Giacova Community

•“Nu-mi zăuit vorba și portul” / “I Don’t Forget My Language and Traditional Clothes“

•“Balul persoanelor vârstnice” / “Ball of the Elderly”

Comunitatea Dudeștii Noi / Dudeștii Noi Community

•“Seara Aromânilor din Banat” / “Night of Aromanians from Banat”

•“Zilele Comunei Dudeștii Noi” / “Dudeștii Noi Commune Days”

Comunitatea Gătaia / Gătaia Community

•“Ruga Bănăţeană” / “Banat Parish Fair”

Comunitatea Ineu / Ineu Community

•“Hora Ineuana” / “Ineu Hora”

Comunitatea Jimbolia / Jimbolia Community

•“Serbările Toamnei” / “Autumn Celebration”

•“Sărbătoarea de ignat” / “St. Ignatius’ Holiday”

Comunitatea Lenauiheim / Lenauiheim Community

•“Ruga satului Bulgăruș” / “Bulgăruș Village Parish Fair”

Comunitatea Măureni / Măureni Community

•“Ruga din localitatea Măureni” / “Măureni Parish Fair”

•“Ruga de la Șoșdea” / “Șoșdea Parish Fair”

Comunitatea Mișca / Mișca Community

•“Belzerindfest”

•“Zilele Satului” în localitatea Mișca și Satu Nou / “Village Days” in Mișca and Satu Nou Localities

•“Balul strugurilor” / “Grapes Ball”

Comunitatea Nițchidorf / Nițchidorf Community

•“Moștenirea culturală a șvabilor din Banat” / “Cultural Inheritance of Swabians from Banat”

•“Ruga localităţii”

Comunitatea Peciu-Nou / Peciu-Nou Community

•“Hramul Bisericii Ortodoxe Române” / “Romanian Orthodox Church Parish Fair”

&bull“Ruga Satului” / “Village Parish Fair”

Comunitatea Periam / Periam Community

•“Zilele Periam” / “Periam Days”

Comunitatea Sânmihaiu Român / Sânmihaiu Român Community

•“Ruga Satului” / “Village Parish Fair”

•“Festivalul Folcloric ”Lada cu Zestre” / “Hope Chest Folkloric Festival”

Comunitatea Sânpetru Mare / Sânpetru Mare Community

•“Ruga Sârbească” și “Ruga Românească” / “Serbian Parish Fair” and “Romanian Parish Fair”

•“Festivalul Rachiului” / “Homemade Brandy Festival”

•Spectacol de cântece şi dansuri populare româneşti şi sârbeşti “Plavi Delia” / “Plavi Delia” Festival of Romanian and Swabian Folklore Songs and Dances

•“Atelier de gastronomie locală” / “Local Cuisine Workshop”

Comunitatea Șanovița / Șanovița Community

•“Tipărirea monografiei satului în comunitatea Șanovița” / “Printing of Șanovița Village Monography”

Comunitatea Șicula / Șicula Community

•Festivalul Folcloric și a sesiunsii științifice cu tema “Istorie locală și Etnografie” / •Folklore and Scientific Session Festival on “Local History and Ethnography”

Comunitatea Timișoara / Timișoara Community

•“Zilele Cartierului Freidorf” / “Freidorf Neighborhood Days”

Comunitatea Tormac / Tormac Community

•Concursul culinar de făcut cârnați tradiționali, organizat în localitatea Tormac / Traditional Sausages Culinary Competition, organized in Tormac Locality

•“Zilele Tormăcene” / “Tormac Days”

Comunitatea Vinga / Vinga Community

•“Sărbătoarea de Farsang” / “Farsang Holiday”

•“Zilele localității” / “Locality Days”

Comunitatea Voiteg / Voiteg Community

•“Balul Portului Popular”” / “Traditional Costumes Ball”

12 volunteers, employees of Smithfield Romania, said yes to the invitation of marking the day of March 8 together with the grannies in the Elderly Care Center from Checea where, under the aegis of “Food for Souls” program, cooked together a delicious lunch based on Comtim products. Our Company provided the beneficiaries with fresh Comtim meat, along with vegetables and food products necessary for preparing the meal enjoyed together by volunteers and beneficiaries. Our volunteers have not been forgotten as well, receiving diplomas and advice directly from the elderly, who enjoyed a beautiful day, full of many good thoughts.

This spring, Smithfield Romania’s social responsibility program “Food for Souls” celebrated six years of existence. All this time, our Company provided over 45,000 kg of fresh Comtim meat and meat products to people in social risk, either as a hot meal – in the case of social canteens, daycare centers, hospitals and orphanages, or as packages with meat products, in collaboration with partner non-governmental organizations. This spring, International Women Day was celebrated by the ladies employed with Smithfield Romania, through a very special moment: a volunteering action hosted by the Center for disabled Persons Suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and by Ciacova Center for Care and Support. This action consisted in preparing and serving a hot lunch by Smithfield Romania volunteers, to all the 160 people from the two social centers activating in Ciacova locality. Comtim products, provided by our Company, were very appreciated by the beneficiaries of the two assistance centers.

The campaign “Best Wishes for the Holidays!” – Our colleagues’ initiative to support those who need us, now when the holidays are fast approaching, is a new confirmation of the fact that volunteering has become part of Smithfield team’s values! During December 16 – 19, Smithfield Romania volunteers visited the beneficiaries of Timiș Child Protection Agency and Bocsig Children Center, where 80 children, aged 5 to 14-years old, emotionally received the visit of Smithfield Romania team. Smithfield Romania employees offered age-appropriate gifts (toys/clothes/non-perishable food products), and the Company provided Comtim products for a delicious and rich Christmas meal!

At the end of December 2014, our Company provided over 120 kg of fresh Comtim pork to people in social need form Timiș and Arad Counties. Through our program’s partner organizations (“Pentru Voi” Foundation, the Romanian Maltese Relief Service – Timiș branch, and Pro-Prietenia Arad Association), over 400 beneficiaries of these organizations enjoyed a hot meal, prepared with tasty Comtim products, and celebrated St. Nicholas’ holiday.

„Pentru Voi” Foundation and Smithfield Romania celebrate today 4 years of collaboration for the benefit of people with intellectual disabilities, by organizing a lunch meal at the Foundation canteen, on Friday, December 20, 2013. The action is part of the “Food for Souls” program, started by Smithfield Romania in the spring of 2009, a social responsibility program through which the Company, in collaboration with partner organization, provide Comtim meat products to people in social need, either as a hot meal – in the case of social canteens, daycare centers, hospitals or orphanages, or as packaged meat – in the case of non-governmental organizations, that don’t have their own canteen. “’Pentru Voi’ Foundation provides daily breakfast and lunch to over 150 people with intellectual disabilities who frequent the 3 daycare centers, and the support provided by Smithfield Romania was, once again, more than welcomed. For this, we want to thank you on behalf of our beneficiaries!” said Laila Onu, Executive Director, „Pentru Voi” Foundation..

Smithfield Romania continues to be permanently close to the children with special needs and support social actions developed for the benefit of local communities. In the first week of December 2017, Smithfield Romania organized, in partnership with HorsEmotion Association, a different … Christmas party! In a festive atmosphere, over 100 children were invited to Ianova hippodrome. Along with the gentle horses and Santa Claus, in a horse-drawn sleigh, they spent a fairytale day, full of gifts and carols! The participating children had the opportunity to interact with animals and ride the horses, as part of a live carousel, under the coordination of the “elves”of “HorsEmotion” Association. These children came from orphanages, family type homes or residential centers or were children with special needs, joined by the children of Smithfield Romania employees.

This year, Smithfield Romania has launched a new social responsibility program, “Smithfield Friends”, by which employees are encouraged to participate and personally support a social cause through volunteering activities. The first public action organized in the corporate volunteering program “Smithfield Friends” took place on Friday – August 28, 2015 – at “Hansel and Gretel” Orphanage from Buziaș. Therefore, 20 colleagues, employees of our Company, wanted to be actively involved in this project and spend a day with the children from Buziaș Orphanage, that our Company sponsors with fresh Comtim pork. Smithfield Romania volunteers spent a few hours with the children from Buziaș, who showed them the house, especially their well-tied rooms, then they visited their playground in the yard, where volunteers got to meet their pets. The centerpiece of the meeting was the organization of a “Masterchef” competition where the contestants (the children along Smithfield Romania volunteers), split into teams, tested their culinary creativity. At the end of the competition, children’s meals were tasted and awarded by the jury. The visit at “Hansel and Gretel” Orphanage was concluded with prizes for the children, who received diplomas, school supplies, and clothes, on behalf of the Company. The employees also contributed with personal donations and they gave the children sweets, toys, clothes and money. The action proved to be exciting, as both children and fellow volunteers showed enthusiasm and sympathy, being actively involved in all activities together.

Smithfield Romania was one of the main sponsors of the event “Salonul de Invenții și Inovații ,,Traian Vuia” / “Traian Vuia” Salon of Inventions and Innovations from Timișoara”, 2017 edition, organized by the Association of Inventors from Banat. The event included projects of inventions and innovations applicable in our area of activity – from agricultural machines to equipment designed to streamline production.

Smithfield Romania participated, for the third consecutive year, at EXPO BANAT AGRALIM, a profile exhibition organized by “Regele Mihai I of Romania” Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine from Timişoara. The theme of the exhibition “Banat Agralim” was varied, including domains such as agriculture, food industry and packaging, animal breeding, research, university extension, finances, hunting, traditional products, and ecological products. At EXPO BANAT AGRALIM, the Farms Division of Smithfield Romania was present with 5 animals for the animal exhibition, while the Fresh Meat Division was present with a presentation stand where our pork products could be tasted.

For the 3rd consecutive year, as part of the program “Școala Altfel” / ”School Otherwise”, Smithfield Romania has supported the organization of a culinary workshop at Sânpetru – Igriș School, which aims at promoting local “traditional cuisine” and transfer of these well-kept recipes to the younger generation. The workshop was held on April 21, 2016 and was attended by 15 school children, 4 teachers, including the school principal, and representatives of Smithfield Romania, all interested in discovering the secrets of “Banat” kitchen. To prepare the traditional dish “Gulaș a la Igriș”, Smithfield Romania provided the raw matter – best-quality Comtim meat. At the end of activity, all children were rewarded by our Company with diplomas and books from the school curricula and the “result of their work” was the “delight” of the school children.

Children from Bocsig Family Home enjoyed the visit of Smithfield Romania volunteers. On a Friday, October 11, 2015, Smithfield Romania volunteers visited the 14 children from Bocsig Family home to bring them a bit of Christmas magic and provide them with warm clothes, candies, fruit etc. The Company supported this action for the 5th consecutive year by providing fresh Comtim pork and several Dell PCs. Smithfield Romania volunteers tried to give a special glow to that day, spending time and playing with the children for a few hours, managing to spread joy around them and bring lots of warm smiles on the faces of the little children.

„Save a Life!” Project – A „Red Cross” Partnership. At the initiative of Farms Division’s OHS Department and as part of a new partnership opened with the Red Cross, Timiș Branch, over 30 colleagues attended in November 2014 a first-aid training which offered, in addition to theoretical knowledge, an extremely useful practice, where they had the chance to experiment with reactions and standard procedures to follow, in case of emergency. Saving a life can really be up to us! Basic first-aid is only a temporary relief for emergency life-saving prevention and relief of suffering further complications until proper medical service is available, be it SMURD or an ambulance. The acquired knowledge and skills cover various cases and situations we can be exposed to in real life, at home, at the office or during leisure time.

The weather conditions in Romania in the winter of 2012 were disastrous. Many villages were blocked by snow, the roads closed, and residents of more remote areas were locked inside their homes, under the snow, without access to basic food. Our Company expressed solidarity with the population in difficulty from Vrancea County. Thus, 10 000 kg of meat products were shipped to the affected areas, with military support.

Smithfield Prod and the Department of Social Protection of the Elderly, part of Timișoara Community Assistance Directorate organized on Tuesday, December 15, 2010, at Smithfield Prod’s headquarter, a Christmas fair intended to raise funds to support the elders. Crafts made objects were put up for sale, at these centers: wool socks, scarves, hats, accessories, Christmas tree decorations, scarves, decorative candles etc. All who wished to support this initiative were invited to the fair.”

Smithfield Prod was pleased to host a fundraising campaign to support the activities of the Art-Therapy Center “Dr. Eliza Ionescu”. The Art-Therapy Center took this opportunity to organize sales booths with handmade clay objects, cards, unique accessories, coloring books with stories: “Capra cu trei iezi” / “The Goat with Three Kids”, “Scufița Roșie” / “Red Riding Hood”, drawings made by artists and children from the Art-Therapy Center. This event was intended to raise funds for a better development of the Art-Therapy Center “Dr. Eliza Ionescu” and the recovery services it provides. The beneficiaries of this Center are the 80 children and teenagers with development delays, autism, emotional disturbances, victims of abuse and ill-treatment or with social distress. “Painting, modeling, theater, dance, music, and art are loved by children, developing their ability to open all communication channels. Through art therapy, children express their inner impulses and deepest needs” said Mrs. Mirela Navligu, Project Coordinator.

Habitat for Humanity and “Pentru Voi” Foundation started last year the construction of a protected home in our neighborhood, for 5 people with severe intellectual disabilities. In accordance with Smithfield Prod’s commitment to social responsibility – to support the community where we operate – we got involved in this project and encouraged all Smithfield Prod employees to volunteer in the construction of the house. On March 19, works were supported by 38 volunteers. “Smithfield Prod’s day on the worksite is evidence of Timișoara businesses’ involvement in solving the social problems of the community. We want to thank our neighbors for their involvement and we hope that they’ll continue to be our partners in future projects”, said Zoltan Szoverdfi Szep, Project Coordinator, “Pentru Voi” Foundation.

Smithfield Prod donated its prize of EUR 3,000, recently obtained for its environmental protection and community outreach programs, as medical devices, to the Pediatrics Clinic 3 of “Luis Țurcanu” Children Emergency Hospital from Timișoara. “Winning of this award for environmental protection has been a joy for the whole team of Smithfield Prod and we think that this is a culmination of our efforts in terms of environmental care. We were more than happy to help the Children Emergency Hospital from Timișoara with medical devices and we had the pleasure to meet a dedicated team of professionals”, said Mr. Morten Jensen, CEO Smithfield Prod at that time. Smithfield Prod received the award at a ceremony organized in Kansas City, USA, i.e. First Place for Excellency in Environmental Protection and Community Outreach. This award has an 8-year tradition and it is the first time when Romania, through Smithfield Prod, receives this distinction. The prizes, awarded annually by the management of Smithfield Foods, were created to recognize Smithfield branches and its staff in preventing pollution and intensifying environmental protection through innovative projects. Over 110 international specialists in environmental issues attended the awards, along with Smithfield Foods Vice-President for Environmental Protection and Corporate Affairs, Dennis Tracy. The competition included 140 projects from countries where Smithfield Foods has operations. The projects were evaluated based on several criteria, such as: environmental impact, social significance, originality and innovation, summed up by project traceability to other branches in the group.

Smithfield Prod wanted to provide the school children of Utvin school with gifts for the International Child’s Day and inaugurated on June 1 the first park of the locality, in the yard of Utvin Secondary School. Works for this park started in November 2008, by tree-planting activities, on school grounds. In May 2009, the project was resumed – Smithfield Prod volunteers spent a few sunny days by leveling the land, drawing the alleys, planting flowers and trees and installing the outside furniture of the park – benches, trash cans, and a whiteboard for lessons outdoors – all these being carried out according to plans carefully made by a school student. Thus, on the Child’s Day, we provided the children from Utvin with the first and the only park in the locality – a fairytale space where children can spend their free time or where they can have open lessons outdoors.

The project started at the initiative of one of our employees who wanted to donate used books, of school literature, to a school that needed them. What followed was an internal communication campaign, to involve other potential applicants to make a good deed, called “Be the Hero in the Story! Donate a Book!”. The result? By our colleagues’ contribution we managed to make a generous donation of books to Utvin Secondary School, on June 1, the International Child’s Day. This initiative gave children another opportunity to discover the wonderful world of books. Our Company supported Smithfield Prod employees and completed the donations made, thus doubling the number of books collected in this respect by the employees. The total number of books provided reached 400. During the donation of books, the interns in the PR Department also prepared interesting and interactive games, of general knowledge, with the purpose of demonstrating school children that reading is fun and worthy of practice in the long run.