Associates from Perdue Farms' Alexander & Hornung specialty meats brand operation has provided 125 students with backpacks filled with school supplies at the non-profit SAY Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park, an after-school program in northeast Detroit. Alexander & Hornung is based in nearby St. Clair Shores.
Additionally, the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, provided a $10,000 gift to support the after-school programming, and the company delivered 4,000 pounds of nutritious chicken for its meal program.