ROME — Sovena USA of Rome, one of the largest olive oil companies in the world, recently donated nearly 100 bottles of olive oil, and $10,000 total to local charities over the holidays.

Since Thanksgiving, Sovena has donated their GEM Organic Canola Olive Oil to Feed Our Vets, Utica Rescue Mission and Rome Salvation Army. They also donated $2,500 each to Feed Our Vets, Rome Rescue Mission, Utica Rescue Mission and The House of the Good Shepherd. All of the donations were made on behalf of Sovena’s employees.

“Giving back to the community that we live and work in is always at the forefront of what we do,” Sovena director of human resources David Winberg said. “Each year around the holiday season, we connect with local organizations who make incredible impacts on our community to do our part in supporting them.”

The Utica and Rome Rescue Missions offer services for their communities’ needs, including emergency shelter, meals, supportive permanent housing, employment resources and spiritual care.

Feed Our Vets provides free food assistance to more than 20,000 veterans and their family members.

The House of the Good Shepherd provides treatment, education and support services to the community’s children and families in need.

The Salvation Army is present in 133 countries, running charity shops, operating shelters for the homeless and disaster relief, and humanitarian aid to developing countries.