MILLSBORO, Del. — After a successful packing party for the Thanksgiving for Thousands program last month, Mountaire Farms is getting ready to do it all over again, but this time for Christmas.
On Dec. 18, dozens of volunteers will be working to fill 2,500 boxes with a full meal for Christmas, including a plump Mountaire Farms roaster chicken, stuffing, yams, cranberry sauce, corn, green beans and a dessert.
Mountaire partners with area food pantries and churches who help identify families in need. Volunteers from those organizations and others in the community will gather at 8:30 a.m. at the company’s warehouse on Hosier Street to pack the boxes.
They will be distributed that day as well to the various groups who have pre-registered. The boxes packed at the event will provide a nutritious Christmas meal to more than 11,250 members of our local community.
“This is another great example of the community coming together to help those in need,” said Phil Plylar, President of Mountaire Farms, who was on hand to help pack boxes at Thanksgiving. “We work with these food pantries every month and deliver chicken to help feed those in need, and this is just another way that Mountaire gives back during the holiday season.”
The company is looking for additional volunteers on Dec. 18, so for more information, contact Roger Marino at Mountaire Farms by calling 302-934-3123 or email rmarino@mountaire.com.
About Mountaire Farms
Mountaire Farms is an agricultural food processing company providing work for over 8,500 people at facilities in Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. Mountaire Farms is a privately owned, Jesus-centered company with a commitment to the communities in which our employees work and live.