The 2025-2026 Commonwealth Clash kicks off with a football game on Nov. 29, 2025, in Charlottesville, Va., and spans 22 sports throughout the academic year.
Smithfield Foods, alongside the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, donates 62,000 pounds of protein to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Feeding Southwest Virginia.
More than 20 Smithfield employees volunteer at the 29th Annual Mayflower Marathon Holiday Food and Fund Drive, unloading and organizing donated food items.
Donated food items include ham, bacon and pork chops, which will provide more than 137,000 servings to support Paul’s Pantry in Green Bay and St. Joesph Food Program in Menasha, both in Wisconsin.
Volunteers from Perdue Farms, the Food Bank of Delaware and the Harry K Foundation support local families with shelf-stable items and Perdue chicken roasters.
The dual initiative combines the newly launched Walk4Patriots campaign supporting military veterans with the continuation of FPSA's successful Defeat Hunger food drive, demonstrating the association's commitment to addressing critical community needs.
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, torrential rainfall and a rapid rise in water levels led to catastrophic flooding, particularly along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.