Perdue Associates In Maryland Deliver Record $104,210 Donation

Perdue Farms associates in Salisbury, Maryland delivered a record $104,210 to the American Cancer Society (ACS) through fund-raising efforts aligned with Relay for Life and Men Wear Pink campaigns. Perdue associates have raised more than $915,000 for ACS since 1998.

The campaigns are part of the company’s Delivering Hope To Our Neighbors® outreach to improve quality of life and build strong communities where our associates live and work, and beyond.

Bill See, senior manager of community relations for Perdue Farms commented:

“Delivering hope to our neighbors is fundamental to who we are at Perdue Farms. In the U.S., and across every community we conduct business, so many of our neighbors and associates and their families are affected by cancer. We’re proud of the compassion and generosity of our associates to raise awareness about a disease that impacts millions of cancer survivors and helps countless others avoid it.”

Perdue was named the American Cancer Society’s Northeast Region Team of the Year by generating $81,210.82 in donations through a variety of Relay for Life fund-raising activities, including a golf tournament and raffles.

Perdue’s Men Wear Pink campaign delivered $23,000 through associate fund-raising. It was supported by a $10,000 grant funded through the Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving partner of Perdue Farms.

Perdue associates’ contributions will support the American Cancer Society’s priorities of funding cancer research, providing education on cancer prevention, screening and treatment, and patient and family services for those undergoing cancer treatment.

“Perdue Farms and its associates have a long history of supporting the American Cancer Society,” said Debbie White, senior development manager for the Northeast Region. “Their generosity and ongoing support have a direct impact in the fight against cancer while honoring survivors and remembering loved ones lost to the disease, which impacts almost everyone in some way.”