Salisbury, Md. — Perdue Farms has delivered 35,000 pounds of no-antibiotics-ever chicken to the Food Bank of the Albermarle to support their ongoing relief efforts in coastal North Carolina following Hurricane Dorian.
“Food Bank of the Albemarle would like to thank Perdue Farms for this incredible donation of protein that will nourish our communities who are suffering the devastation from Hurricane Dorian,” said Liz Reasoner, executive director of the Food Bank of the Albemarle. “Nutritious protein is one of the most-requested items at the food bank, and this generous donation will provide approximately 29,000 meals, and a sense of relief, to those families and individuals in need.”
Hurricane Dorian forced the evacuation of thousands of people along North Carolina’s coast and caused widespread power outages, causing families to lose all of their perishable food.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those people affected by Hurricane Dorian, including our neighbors in coastal North Carolina,” said Jeff Stalls, director of Perdue operations in Lewiston, N.C. “We hope our donation of nutritious protein will help families as they continue to recover from the storm’s impact.”
Perdue also delivered a truckload of ice from its Lewiston operation to support relief efforts on Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks with the help of transportation partner Baynor Trucking of Plymouth, N.C.
About The Food Bank of the Albermarle
The Mission of the Food Bank is to fight hunger and poverty in our 15-county service area in northeast North Carolina. We are a regional clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of food and grocery items to 100 hunger-relief partners operating 145 unique programs. Food Bank of the Albemarle serves Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington counties. For more information call (252) 335-4035 or visit www.afoodbank.org.
About Perdue Farms
We’re a fourth-generation, family owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers and farmers through trusted choices in products and services.
The PERDUE® brand is the number-one brand of fresh chicken in the U.S., and the company is the leader in organic chicken in the U.S., and Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company. As we approach our 100th anniversary in 2020, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We never use drugs for growth promotion in raising poultry and livestock, and we are actively advancing our animal welfare programs. Our brands are leaders in no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey and pork, and in USDA-certified organic chicken. Learn more at www.perduefarms.com.
