On behalf of all Carlisle FoodService Products employees in Oklahoma, I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers following this past week's tornados that devasted Moore and other central Oklahoma cities.

All of our employees in the OKC area have been accounted for and none of our employees who were impacted by the tornados were seriously injured. However, a few of our employees did sustain some damage to their homes.

Carlisle has made a $10,000 donation to the Central Oklahoma Red Cross. We will also collect contributions from employees who wish to make a donation to the Red Cross and will present the total amount collected at one time on behalf of Carlisle Employees. For those employees wishing to participate, please make your checks payable to the American Red Cross and give it to your local Human Resources representative by next Friday, May 31.

Carlisle Food Service will also be making product donations of items the Red Cross has specifically requested to assist with the clean-up process.

Many of our suppliers and customers across the country have also asked how they can help. We are thankful for their kindness and encourage them to support the recovery efforts by making financial contributions directly to the Central Oklahoma Red Cross. They can donate online at http://www.redcross.org/ok/oklahoma-city/about/chapters/heart-of-oklahoma. Right under the American Red Cross logo at the top of their webpage is a "donate funds" link.

For those who wish to make "in kind" donations but don’t know where to drop them off, you can go to the following link for guidance by clicking on http://kfor.com/2013/05/21/tornado-relief-drop-off-locations-around-metro-okc/.

We greatly appreciate the outpouring of support and encouraging words we have received this week from our colleagues and friends from all over the world. Thank you again for your continued support of the central Oklahoma recovery efforts.