Overview
- The multi-year partnership was announced on Monday and kicked off with Perdue donating nearly 43,000 pounds of chicken to the Maryland Food Bank and volunteering to pack meals.
- Under the season-long 'Rushing to Fight Hunger' pledge Perdue will provide 1,300 meals to the Maryland Food Bank for every 100 rushing yards the Ravens accumulate.
- Perdue becomes the Official Chicken of the Ravens and will appear on practice-jersey patches while its products will be served at M&T Bank Stadium and used at the Under Armour Performance Center.
- Maryland Food Bank leaders say demand for assistance remains high with roughly one in three Marylanders affected, and they describe the program as a durable supplement to ongoing relief efforts.
- Perdue has worked with the Maryland Food Bank for about 20 years and the Ravens' recent rushing totals give the program the potential to generate substantial meals for local families if on-field production remains strong.