Cargill is celebrating is 150th anniversary throughout 2015 and to mark this milestone the company has launched the Together We Thrive contest to give back to the communities where employees live and work.

“Canada’s rural communities are a big part of Cargill’s heritage,” said Jeff Vassart, president and business unit leader, Cargill Limited. “There are countless organizations that make our communities wonderful places to live and work, and we want to support them.”

The Together We Thrive contest will award grants of $25,000 to six community organizations in Ontario, Manitoba, North Saskatchewan, South Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Peace Region that share one of Cargill’s ....