ADM Invested $207,000 to Support Community Efforts in Quincy

QUINCY, Illinois, Feb. 20, 2015 – During 2014, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) and Stratas Foods LLC, a joint venture between ADM and ACH Food Companies, contributed grants totaling more than $207,000 to more than 49 Quincy and surrounding community organizations and programs.“ADM has over 500 employees in Quincy, and we want to do our part to help ensure Quincy and the surrounding communities remain a great place to live and work,” said Jennifer Jenkins, human resources manager for ADM in Quincy.

Organizations and programs that received grants from ADM in 2014 included: Adams County Ambulance & EMSAdams County Fair AssociationAmerican Red CrossBerrian Elementary SchoolBlessing Foundation Inc.Blessing Health SystemBlessings in a BackpackCanton High SchoolCatholic Charities of the Diocese of SpringfieldChaddock Children's FoundationCommunity for Christ Assistance CenterCommunity Foundation of the Quincy AreaCommunity Unit School District #4Cornerstone Foundations for FamiliesPayson Seymour Elementary SchoolDouglass Community Services, Inc.Ethan's RodeoFamily and Communities Together (Palmyra Paws Pacs Program)Highland High School FFA ChapterHorizons Social ServicesJackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex Inc.John Wood Community College FoundationKansas State University Travel and Dining AuctionKiwanis International Inc.LaGrange Community Youth CenterLadies of CharityLiberty Community Unit No. 2 School DistrictLiberty Education FoundationLiberty FFA ChapterMadonna HouseNortheast Missouri Community Foundation (Hannibal Pack Back Program)Palmyra R-I School District FFA ChapterPayson FFA ChapterQuincy Adams County Volunteer Emergency CorpsQuincy Area ProjectQuincy Christian SchoolQuincy Exchange Club FoundationQuincy Notre Dame FoundationQuincy Public Schools FoundationQuincy Symphony Orchestra AssociationRedmon and Lee Youth & Adult Community CenterRotary Club of Quincy (for Adams School)School District No 172 (Ellington School)United Way of Adams County Inc.University of Illinois FoundationWarsaw Community Unit School District #316 FFA ChapterWarsaw Elementary SchoolWest Central Illinois Educational Telecommunications CorporationYMCA of Quincy

The grants were given through ADM Cares and Stratas Serves. ADM Cares is a social investment program that directs funds to initiatives and organizations that drive meaningful social, economic and environmental progress worldwide. The program comprises three distinct focus areas: supporting the responsible development of agriculture, improving the quality of life in ADM communities and fostering employee giving and volunteer activities. Stratas Serves is a community support program that focuses on eliminating hunger, building healthy and safe communities and promoting education to school age children.

About ADM in Quincy

In the Quincy area, ADM has six locations and employs more than 500 people. ADM Alliance Nutrition, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM and a leading producer of livestock feeds and supplements, is based in Quincy. In Quincy, ADM processes a variety of oils at its refinery located on the Mississippi River and various commodities at its Quincy extraction plant. ADM also transports commodities by truck, rail and barge out of its Quincy locations. Stratas Foods LLC, the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America, has a production facility in Quincy.

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