Special to the Journal
Associates from Perdue Farms™ Perry processing and cook
complexes pledged a combined $80,216 in a recent campaign for the United Way of
Central Georgia. The pledge includes a $7,048 grant provided by the Arthur W.
Perdue Foundation.
The United Way of Central Georgia is a non-profit
organization that supports 39 middle Georgia partner agencies dedicated to
helping children and youth succeed, empowering individuals and families towards
self-sufficiency, meeting basic needs and promoting health, wellness and
safety.
The campaign allowed Perdue associates to use a simple
payroll deduction process to individually support United Way partner agencies
located in middle Georgia’™s 13 counties centered throughout Macon, Perry, Fort
Valley and Warner Robins. Associate pledges will help fund 80 outreach programs
and activities supported and financed by the local United Way partner agencies.
The funds raised positively impact the local community by improving lives and
supporting helping agencies to create sustained changes in community
conditions, such as improved childcare services, tackling school dropout rates,
reducing the number of teenage pregnancies, strengthening families, or
providing living assistance to the elderly.
The contributions from Perdue associates and the Foundation
in Perry represent a significant impact to the Houston-Peach counties areas,
according to Tim C. Luther, Resource Development Director, United Way of
Central Georgia.
“The United Way greatly appreciates the support and giving
of Perdue Farms for their 2012 United Way campaign,” said Luther. “It was a
great success and they exceeded their 2011 campaign total. Perdue Farms is a
generous company that always gives back to the community. They are to be
congratulated and recognized for their successful 2012 United Way campaign.”
Wally Hunter, Perry processing plant director of operations,
said, “In this sixth campaign, Perdue Farms associates in Perry gave what they
could to support the United Way of Central Georgia, giving back to their local
community in very tough economic times. Not only am I proud of our team for
making it a great 2012 campaign, but I am also very thankful to our key
departmental workers for getting the United Way message out to associates and
enabling them to help other people in their time of need.”
“We are happy to help the United Way of Central Georgia,”
said Larry Wade, director of operations at the Perry cook plant. “At Perdue,
where teamwork is important to success, we recognized again as a team the
importance of neighbors helping neighbors. Despite continued tough economic
times, Perdue associates still managed to dig deep into their pockets to
support their local community. Their compassion for helping others is inspiring
and I am very proud of our team.”
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