Herbalife Associates Contribute to Charity Dinner Organized by Herbalife Family Foundation
Bangalore, May 18, 2016 — Herbalife associates, employees from across India, and the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) hosted a charity dinner to raise funds that will help provide access to good nutrition for over 3,000 children of SOS Children’s Village and Smile Foundation – a Casa Herbalife program partner.
The highlight of the evening was the presence of two athletes sponsored by Herbalife India, including Girisha Hosanagara, a paralympian qualified for the Rio Paralympics, and cricket superstar Virat Kohli.
“I have an excellent partnership with Herbalife and the Herbalife Family Foundation and I am delighted to be here to help underprivileged children understand the importance of making exercise and proper nutrition an integral part of their daily habits as they start out in life,” said Virat Kohli.
Wishing the very best for Girisha Hosanagara in the Rio Paralympics, Virat added, “I’m in the company of a great man who’s made India proud in the past, and we wish him all the best for the Rio games.”
Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF), through its Casa Herbalife program has provided nutrition support for children in SOS Children’s Village across Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad; and with Smile Foundation across Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi/NCR and Kolkata.
Mr. Ajay Khanna, vice president and country head, Herbalife International India added, “At Herbalife, we believe good nutrition is the key to a healthy and better life. There are millions of marginalized children in the country who don’t have access to good nutrition. It’s important that every child in this country has access to good nutrition and a healthy life. Herbalife and our associates are committed to making this happen.”
About Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF)
Herbalife Family Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving children’s lives by helping organizations provide healthy nutrition to vulnerable children.
In 2005, HFF introduced Casa Herbalife, a program to help provide healthy and nutritious meals by partnering with existing charities serving children. This program for vulnerable children is named after an orphanage HFF built in Brazil in 1998 and continues to support even to this day. HFF supports 130 Casa Herbalife programs globally and serves the daily nutritional needs of more than 100,000 children around the world through annual grants to NGOs and charities that cater to vulnerable children. Additionally, HFF often supports relief efforts in response to natural disasters. In India, HFF supports SOS CHILDREN’s VILLAGE and SMILE FOUNDATION under the HFF Casa Herbalife Program.