WARSAW, N.C., March 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smithfield Foods, Inc.announced a $42,172 contribution to 34 primary and secondary schools in 21 counties across Eastern North Carolina, Eastern South Carolina, and Southern Virginia in partnership with AmeriGas, the nation’s largest propane company. These donations, earned through the AmeriGas School Days program, will be used to provide school supplies, invest in new project initiatives, and fund teacher training and development.
“We are proud to provide much needed financial support for programs at schools throughout the communities where many of our employees live and work,” said Joe Szaloky, vice president of business development and procurement for Smithfield Foods. “Education is a key focus of Smithfield’s charitable giving program, and this partnership enables us to leverage our relationship with AmeriGas to make an impact in our area schools.”
Through this unique program, $0.02 per gallon of AmeriGas propane purchased is placed in a fund to be dispersed to partnering schools. Smithfield Foods’ donation totals from 2016 and 2017 were combined and divided among 34 schools enrolled in the program.
“We appreciate Smithfield’s business and we are grateful that they have taken full advantage of our School Days program,” said Brian Grimm, director of national accounts for AmeriGas. “It is such a pleasure to partner with an organization that firmly believes in the power of education to strengthen and transform communities.”
Partner Schools are listed below.
| County | School |
| Sussex | Tidewater Academy Lower School |
| Sussex | Tidewater Academy Upper School |
| Southampton | Southampton High School |
| Hertford | Hertford High School |
| Prince George | Prince George High School |
| Prince George | N.B. Clements |
| Gates | Gates County High School |
| Edgecombe | Southwest Edgecombe |
| Northampton | Gaston Middle School |
| Northampton | Conway Middle School |
| Sampson | Hobbton High School |
| Sampson | Lakewood High School |
| Sampson | Midway High School |
| Sampson | Union High School |
| Sampson | Clinton High School |
| Bladen | East Bladen High School |
| Bladen | West Bladen High School |
| Columbus | East Columbus |
| Columbus | West Columbus |
| Cumberland | Cape Fear High School |
| Brunswick | Towncreek Elementary |
| Dillon | Dillon High School |
| Hoke | Hoke High School |
| Marlboro | McColl Elementary School |
| Richmond | Richmond Senior High School |
| Robeson | Purnell Swett High School |
| Scotland | Scotland High School |
| Duplin | North Duplin High School |
| Duplin | East Duplin High School |
| Duplin | James Kenan High School |
| Duplin | Wallace-Rose Hill High School |
| Lenoir | North Lenoir High School |
| Lenoir | South Lenoir High School |
| Craven | West Craven High School |
For more information about Smithfield’s focus on education and commitment to its local communities, please visit smithfieldfoods.com/helpingcommunities.
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