Backpack initiative (Perdue Foundation)
Story Date: 1/31/2017

 

Source: ROANOKE-CHOWAN NEWS HERALD, 1/30/17

The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, on Thursday presented a donation of a $7,500 grant to the Youth Bertie, Inc. Back Pack Initiative aimed at combating after-school hunger in Bertie County.  The local chicken processing unit contributed more than money: at the check presentation, several Perdue workers – from corporate to the assembly line – pitched in and loaded backpacks to be distributed in the coming weekends.

For more of this story, click here
























   Copyright © 2007 North Carolina Agribusiness Council, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
   All use of this Website is subject to our
Terms of Use Agreement and our Privacy Policy.