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Oscar Mayer Invites You to Give Back Just by Firing Up Your Grill
Safely reconnect with neighbors on Saturday, May 2 for a Front Yard Cookout and help donate a meal to Feeding America PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nSafely reconnect with neighbors on Saturday, May 2 for a Front Yard Cookout and help donate a meal to Feeding America\n\n PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe weather is warming up and grilling season is right around the corner. In times where everyone is practicing social distancing, neighbors are looking for ways to safely reconnect with each other and enjoy some of those summertime activities that bring us together, like cookouts and BBQs.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200429005161/en/On Saturday, May 2, Oscar Mayer invites you to bring the backyard cookout to the front yard. Join us in the first-ever Front Yard Cookout, where our communities can be together, even when we’re apart. (Photo: Business Wire)\n\nThere’s a way we can do both. On Saturday, May 2, Oscar Mayer invites you to bring the backyard cookout to the front yard. Join us in the first-ever Front Yard Cookout, where our communities can be together, even when we’re apart.\n\n\nAs part of this, Oscar Mayer is donating 1 million meals to Feeding America. And you can join us in donating even more.\n\n\nHere’s how you can get involved: Snap a photo of your socially distant cookout and share with us on Twitter. Each social share using the hashtag #FrontYardCookout donates one additional meal to Feeding America on top of Oscar Mayer’s 1 million meal commitment*. Hashtag submissions are open now through May 31, 2020.\n\n\n“Oscar Mayer has always been guided by a sense of optimism, and by bringing smiles to people at all times — especially in hard times,” said Jess Vultaggio, head of marketing, Oscar Mayer. “We’re proud to partner with Feeding America to give back to the community, and excited to give people the chance to help us in this effort.”\n\n\nThe brand has put together a few grilling guidelines to consider during your cookout:\n\n\n\nPractice social distancing by always standing at least 12 hot dogs apart, the equivalent of 6 feet per CDC guidelines\n\n\nWash your hands with soap, and top your hot dogs with mustard — never the other way around\n\n\nThank the grill master with a thumbs-up instead of a high five\n\n\n\nTo help spread the word, Oscar Mayer created a 30-second ad that began airing last week as part of a national TV buy. You can also learn more about the Front Ya...