Doug Pick, (right) FeedMore CEO and president, talks with Sam Rascona, (left) facility manager for Perdue’s Mid-Atlantic Replenishment Center in Prince George after Perdue’s 10,000 pound donation of fresh chicken.
RICHMOND, Va. — FeedMore celebrated 15 years of donations of poultry products from Perdue Farms when a tractor-trailer load of chicken arrived at its Rhoadmiller Street facility in Richmond on Wednesday morning, Dec. 17.
Perdue Driver John Joe watches as a FeedMore forklift operator unloads the chicken.
Perdue has donated annually an average of 1 million to 1.5 million pounds of fresh chicken to FeedMore (and the Central Virginia Food Bank) during that time. That’s more than 15 million pounds of protein, which translates into 18 million meals for needy children, families and seniors across Central Virginia.
A FeedMore forklift operator unloads the 10,000 pound donation from Perdue.
FeedMore serves 31 counties and 5 cities in central Virginia, spanning nearly one-third of the state. Through partnerships with businesses, faith-based, non-profit, public, and other organizations, FeedMore offers comprehensive hunger solutions that target our region’s most vulnerable neighbors: children, families and seniors.
