Mary Farrelly, left, Senior Financial Analyst at Perdue and Horizons Salisbury board member, presents a $7,500 grant from The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation to Yvonne Terry, executive director of Horizons Salisbury.
Perdue Foundation Supports Horizons Salisbury Summer Learning Program
September 14, 2017
SALISBURY, MD. (Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017) — The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation recently awarded a $7,500 grant to help support the Horizons Salisbury Summer Learning and Academic Connections programs. The Foundation is the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms.
The Horizons Summer Learning Program is an annual six-week academic instructions, enrichment and cultural activities program for 132 low-income Wicomico County public school students who receive free and reduced meals entering first through ninth grades.
“We are extremely blessed to receive this donation from the Perdue Foundation,” said Yvonne Terry, executive director of Salisbury Horizons. “Their continued partnership and generosity helps us transform the lives of students caught in the achievement gap. Our research shows that the lack of learning in the summer puts low-income students as much as three years behind their peers by the fifth grade.”
“We at Perdue are honored to be a long-standing partner with the Horizons program and are pleased to provide our continued support,” said Kim Nechay, executive director of The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation. “They do amazing things for at-risk youth in our area and have made such a difference in the lives of so many children.”
About Horizons Salisbury
Since 2003, Horizons Salisbury has been committed to providing low-income students in Wicomico County Public Schools with intensive academic summer learning and high school programs to transform the lives of students from kindergarten through 12th grades caught in the achievement gap. To learn more, visit www.horizonssalisbury.org.
About the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation
The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue. As part of our belief in supporting the communities where and with whom we do business, the Foundation provides grants on behalf of Perdue Farms in communities where large numbers of our associates live and work. At Perdue Farms, we believe in responsible food and agriculture®.
About Perdue Farms
We’re a third-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.
We focus on continuously improving everything we do, constantly learning, and sharing those insights across different production methods. That innovative approach is driving change throughout the company and onto farms. This continuous advancement is leading us toward our vision of becoming the most trusted name in food and agricultural products.
The PERDUE® brand is the number-one brand of fresh 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. We’ve increased our support for the family farm by creating new markets, including specialty crops. Through agricultural services, we give farmers more options for the acre, including conversion to organic production and products and services that increase the sustainability of conventional agriculture. Learn more at www.perduefarms.com.
