XanGo distributors feed the hungry with 2 millionth meal donation — XanGo, LLC has reached a historic milestone with the donation of its 2 millionth meal, through the XanGo Meal Pack program, to those suffering from malnutrition and related illness. Driven by XanGo’s global distributor network, the Meal Pack program has thrived since its inception nearly three years ago.

Managed through a partnership between XanGo and global health and disaster relief organization AmeriCares, the XanGo Meal Pack program provides meal replacement packages to malnourished and undernourished children and adults from impoverished areas across the globe.

The 2 millionth meal donation from XanGo coincides with recent shipments of XanGo Meal Packs to Malawi and to Cambodia, one of the most impoverished nations in the world with almost 40 percent of children considered chronically malnourished. Additionally, 80,000 pounds of XanGo Meal Packs were delivered to the rural areas of El Salvador last month. Purchased by individual XanGo distributors around the globe, the Meal Packs are shipped to AmeriCares’s global partners with distribution costs donated through XanGo. The Meal Packs are then used in hospitals, clinics and refugee centers. The XanGo Meal Packs provide nourishment through a high-density oat flour base containing essential fats, minerals and vitamins. Since the program launched in October 2007, meals have also been served in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Myanmar and Haiti.

For more information about the XanGo Meal Pack program, visit www.xango.com/misc/one-million-mealpacks.

Business

Board changes at Nature’s Sunshine — Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements and complementary products, has announced the resignation of Candace K. Weir from its board of directors. The company also announced the appointment of Robert Mercer, an executive with 33 years of experience in law and business, as a member of the board of directors, to serve as a Class II director and as a member of the Audit Committee.

Weir was originally appointed to the board in 2009 as a Class II director. She was later elected by the company’s shareholders to this position during the 2009 annual meeting.

Prior to his retirement in February 2009, Mercer served as vice president of dealer operations for Mazda North America. Mercer previously served as vice president, general counsel and secretary for Mazda North America, a position he also held with Volvo North America for approximately 20 years. While at Mazda, Mercer was a member of its executive and audit committees and was also responsible for internal audits. He has been elected to several corporate and charitable boards and currently serves as a member of the board of visitors of Duke Medicine and as president and a board of director member of the Orange County, California Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Mercer received his B.A. from Duke University and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law.