Nearly 42,000 people, 23% of the population, in northeast North Carolina do not have regular access to enough food for a healthy, active lifestyle, including one in four children, according to the food bank.
The donation included $14,503 in contributions from IPPE, Hawkins Inc. and WATT Global Media, with an additional $3,422 provided through a contribution from Expo Auctions and $12,075 by numerous individual donations.
Brand's donation to Nebraska FFA Association supports future agricultural leaders and its contribution to Food Bank for the Heartland comes at a crucial time, as food insecurity soars.
The gift from the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the company’s charitable giving arm, is part of Perdue’s Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors outreach focused on improving quality of life and building strong communities.
Perdue Farms has delivered a $30,000 grant and nearly 10,000 pounds of nutritious no-antibiotics-ever chicken products to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, based in Nashville.
As part of the effort to fight hunger, the 2022 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) raised $34,932 for the Atlanta Community Food Bank through its ‘Giving Back to Atlanta’ campaign.