Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Perdue Farms supports volunteer fire company with $42,500 grant

PT Editor — David Strickland

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BLOXOM, Va. — The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the philanthropic partner of Perdue Farms, has awarded a $42,500 grant to aid the Bloxom Volunteer Fire Co. in the purchase of state-of-the-art emergency response equipment to serve Accomack County, Va.

“We’re grateful to Perdue for this generous gift to replace equipment that was purchased in 1994 and currently doesn’t meet today’s standards,” said Bloxom Volunteer Fire Department Chief James Bagwell. “The new equipment — the jaws of life, stabilizing struts and lifting airbags — will be faster, lighter, and safer for our. . .

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