Perdue Farms, Feeding America donates record amount to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
VERONA, Va. (WFXR)– Perdue Farms and Feeding America partnered together in donating a record amount of chicken to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank on Thursday, March 21.
Protein is one of the most in-demand items for those facing food insecurity. With this, Perdue made Feeding America and Perdue has donated 80,000 pounds of frozen chicken breasts to the Blue Ridge Food Bank and local partner agencies to help fill the Leap Year food gap for residents.
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“Protein is one of the hardest types of food, the most needed food product, and the most scarce,” said Dave Kraft with the Blue Ridge Food Bank. “When we get a truckload of chicken, we have a network of 200 partners that we distribute protein to and get into the hands of people who need it.”
According to the food bank, approximately one in 12 people living in the Blue Ridge Area is experiencing hunger. Especially with Leap Year, Feeding America and Perdue are supporting those who need to fill the extra day food gap.
This is a part of Perdue’s largest-ever national protein donation of 3.3 million pounds of chicken. This will provide 2.75 million meals in high-need communities across the country.
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