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2023 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva Generates 380,000 Meals for Hunger Relief

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Salisbury, MD, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of Perdue Farms ’ “ Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors® ” initiative focused on improving the quality of life in our communities through hunger relief, the company teamed with the Delmarva Shorebirds Class A minor league baseball team and three Delmarva Peninsula food banks to generate 380,000 meals during the season-long 2023 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva.

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  • Salisbury, MD, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of Perdue Farms ’ “ Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors® ” initiative focused on improving the quality of life in our communities through hunger relief, the company teamed with the Delmarva Shorebirds Class A minor league baseball team and three Delmarva Peninsula food banks to generate 380,000 meals during the season-long 2023 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva.
  • Since 2011, Perdue, the Shorebirds, food banks and the community at-large have embraced the Strike Out Hunger Challenge to generate more than 1.7 million meals for those in need on Delmarva.
  • “The Shorebirds are proud to partner with Perdue on the Strike Out Hunger Challenge year after year.
  • “For 12 years, the Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva has helped raise both critical funds and awareness of food insecurity in our community,” said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky.

Perdue Farms Delivers Funds and Food to Support Maryland Food Bank Hunger-Relief Programming in Rural Eastern Shore

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
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Much of the funding through the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation and chicken will support the food bank’s Mobile Market Program.

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  • Much of the funding through the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation and chicken will support the food bank’s Mobile Market Program.
  • The financial gift will also support MFB’s FoodWorks Culinary Training Program and its School Pantry program serving Wicomico County Public Schools.
  • The Maryland Food Bank – Eastern Shore Branch currently partners with 21 schools in Wicomico County to ensure children get the nutritious food needed to play, grow, and learn throughout the nine-month school year.
  • The Mobile Market, FoodWorks and school pantries are wonderful examples of Maryland Food Bank programming that is making a real difference in our hometown, the Eastern Shore, and across the state of Maryland.”

Perdue Foundation $50,000 Grant Supports Expansion of Yadkin Family YMCA in North Carolina

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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The Yadkin Family YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, is conducting a capital campaign to fund an expansion of its facility.

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  • The Yadkin Family YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, is conducting a capital campaign to fund an expansion of its facility.
  • The additional space will allow the Yadkin Family YMCA to expand youth programming and health interventions for community members with chronic conditions.
  • Kim Nechay, executive director of the Perdue Foundation, commends the expansion of the Yadkin Family YMCA and the hard work and dedication of YMCA of Northwest North Carolina.
  • "Perdue is proud to contribute to the expansion of the Yadkin Family YMCA," she said.

Perdue Farms Delivers Hope to Youth at SAY Detroit Play Center's Innovative After-School Program

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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SALISBURY, Md., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a commitment to improve the quality of life in its communities, Perdue Farms delivered a little hope to youth ages 8-18 served at the non-profit SAY Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park, an innovative after-school program in northeast Detroit. The outreach is part of the company's Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors® initiative focused on improving quality of life and building strong communities where our associates live and work, and beyond.

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  • "We know Perdue Farms strives to strengthen communities by focusing efforts on several areas that align with our goals at SAY Play like improving education and fighting hunger and poverty," said Mitch Albom, SAY Detroitfounder and best-selling author and journalist.
  • Gary Malenke, senior vice president of the Perdue Premium Meats Company pork operations, praised the work of SAY Detroit.
  • As SAY Detroit Executive Director Richard Kelley, explains,"Compared to other communities, our students face obstacles that are mountains to climb.
  • SAY Detroit Play Center's supportive programming seeks to help members become active, productive citizens for the betterment of themselves, their families, and their community.

Perdue Jumpstarts Food Bank of Delaware Building Hope In Milford Capital Campaign with $250,000 Gift

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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"What a wonderful way to head into our groundbreaking festivities with this incredibly generous gift," said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky.

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  • "What a wonderful way to head into our groundbreaking festivities with this incredibly generous gift," said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky.
  • "Perdue has been a long-standing partner of the Food Bank of Delaware, donating more than 17.2 million pounds of protein products and $560,000 since the start of our partnership.
  • Together, with our community partners, we will raise the needed money so we can build hope here in Milford."
  • In addition to immediate food assistance, the Food Bank of Delaware also provides hope for a better tomorrow through workforce and community development programming.

2022 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva Delivers 136,000 Meals for Hunger Relief

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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SALISBURY, Md., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of Perdue Farms' "Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors®" initiative focused on improving the quality of life in our communities through hunger relief, the company teamed with the Delmarva Shorebirds Class A minor league baseball team and three Delmarva Peninsula food banks to deliver 136,000 meals across the region's communities in the season-long 2022 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva.

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  • Since 2011, Perdue, the Shorebirds, food banks and the community at-large have embraced the Strike Out Hunger Challenge to generate more than 1.3 million meals for those in need on Delmarva.
  • "That is an outstanding number of meals produced through the Strike Out Hunger Campaign.," said Jimmy Sweet, assistant general manager of the Delmarva Shorebirds.
  • "We are so grateful for Perdue's support through the Strike Out Hunger Challenge," said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky.
  • Caption: The 2022 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva delivered more than 136,000 meals across the region.

Perdue Farms Delivers $30,000 Grant and 10,000 Pounds of Chicken Products to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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SALISBURY, Md., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a commitment to alleviate food insecurity, 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 (SHFB), based in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • SALISBURY, Md., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --As part of a commitment to alleviate food insecurity, 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 (SHFB), based in Nashville, Tenn.
  • "Thanks to Perdue Farms' generosity and continued support, Second Harvest is able to provide critical food resources to our neighbors in need."
  • For more than 40 years, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee has followed its mission to provide food to people facing hunger and work to advance hunger solutions.
  • For more information about Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, its mission, and programs, please visit secondharvestmidtn.org .

Perdue Farms Delivers $25,000 to Foodbank of Southeastern Va. and the Eastern Shore Backpack Program and 10,000 Pounds of Nutritious Protein

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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"For 40 years, the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore has pursued a mission of leading the effort to eliminate hunger in our community," said Christopher Tan, president and CEO of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.

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  • "For 40 years, the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore has pursued a mission of leading the effort to eliminate hunger in our community," said Christopher Tan, president and CEO of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
  • "We're grateful to partners like Perdue Farms who provide the necessary nutrition and financial support to help us feed those in need in our community."
  • The Foodbank backpack program serves roughly 3,600 children across 65 schools, seven of which are on the Eastern Shore.
  • Kim Nechay, executive director of the Perdue Foundation, praised the work of Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.

Perdue Farms Supports Edesia Nutrition's Global Mission to Feed Millions of Malnourished Children

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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From its Rhode Island production facility, the Edesia Nutrition team manufactures nutrient-dense, ready-to-eat foods that are serving more than 2.5 million children worldwide annually.

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  • From its Rhode Island production facility, the Edesia Nutrition team manufactures nutrient-dense, ready-to-eat foods that are serving more than 2.5 million children worldwide annually.
  • Perdue Farms supplies Edesia with heart-healthy high-oleic soybean oil for some of its products.
  • "At Perdue Farms, we are keenly aware of the enormous challenges of food insecurity at home and abroad and are honored to support and help raise awareness about Edesia Nutrition's noble mission," said Randy Day, CEO of Perdue Farms.
  • The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation , the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue.

Perdue Farms Donates More Than 5.3 Million Pounds of Protein in 2021 to Combat Food Insecurity

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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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SALISBURY, Md., Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its Delivering Hope To Our Neighbors initiative, Perdue Farms donated more than 5.3 million pounds of protein to combat hunger in 2021 to food banks, pantries, soup kitchens and other non-profit organizations.

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  • SALISBURY, Md., Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its Delivering Hope To Our Neighbors initiative, Perdue Farms donated more than 5.3 million pounds of protein to combat hunger in 2021 to food banks, pantries, soup kitchens and other non-profit organizations.
  • The food donations primarily chicken are the equivalent of more than 21 million servings of protein.
  • Since 2000, Perdue Farms has donated more than 90 million pounds of protein to support efforts to alleviate food insecurity.
  • Last year, protein donations from Perdue helped the Food Bank of the Albemarle feed neighbors in its 15-county service area in underserved northeast North Carolina, where 16 percent of the population lives with food insecurity.