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		<p>In the wake of Hurricane Harvey&rsquo;s deluge on Houston in late August, local meat processor Martin Preferred Foods would come to discover that almost a quarter of its employees suffered some type of major property damage.</p>
<p>Jeff Tapick, the company&rsquo;s president and chief operating officer, told <strong>Meatingplace</strong> in an <a href="http://hurricaneharvey.meatingplace.com" target="_blank">interview</a> after the storm that it became clear that the company&rsquo;s usual means of helping employees, perhaps with a little extra cash here and there, wasn&rsquo;t going to suffice.</p>
<p>So Martin quickly set up a private foundation, inviting tax-deductible donations from anyone in and outside of the company to build a kitty that employees can use to help them recover from the loss of homes, cars and other belongings. As of mid-November, nearly $13,000 had been raised through a You Caring page, and Martin will match that dollar for dollar.</p>
<p>The company also tapped its supply chain to collect a battery of cleaning supplies that employees could use, free of charge, to address the storm&rsquo;s mess.</p>
<p>Martin&rsquo;s story is one of several examples of the meat industry&rsquo;s response to the catastrophe that was Hurricane Harvey.</p>
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