Wallace Elementary Winter Wonderland
Christmas always brings out the best in our House of Raeford Farms FLOCK teams across the southeast. Giving to others always blesses us as much as the recipients.
Duplin County, North Carolina is the home of House of Raeford, and it is always exciting to sow into this community. We celebrated the kids and staff at Wallace Elementary school by turning their outdoor courtyard into a winter wonderland. Lights, trees, decorations, and even snowflakes have made this a nice escape from the classroom. In addition, our local FLOCK members blessed students at the school with Christmas gifts to add some extra joy to their lives, and hosted a Christmas party for all of those teachers and support staff who needed a break from the daily routine and allowed others to serve them.
Our Rose Hill operation made a visit to the Gardens of Rose Hill nursing home once again this year. Besides presenting gift baskets to all the residents, they also donated a television and stand for the facility.
Yanica Hall, Quality Assurance, Rose Hill Processing
Edwin Smith, Night Shift Manager, Rose Hill Processing, Distributes Gift Baskets to Gardens of Rose Hill Residents
The Greenville, South Carolina operation adopted children through the Greenville YMCA and granted their Christmas gift wishes. Managers, supervisors, and clerical staff as well as other individual employees joined in teams to support each child. Greenville also donated chicken products to several organizations, assisting with holiday outreach and food distributions in the community. In addition, a monetary donation went to the “Night of Hope”, an event in Lavonia, Georgia where community members come together to provide Christmas gifts, a dinner, and entertainment for children of incarcerated parents.
Greenville YMCA Wishes Fulfilled by FLOCK Team L-R: Lee Walker, Plant Manager; Hannah Cagle, Human Resources Manager; Kevin Livingston, Yard Manager; Toby Bent, Purchasing Manager
House of Raeford’s Filet of Chicken division in Forest Park, Georgia donated turkeys to several area churches and food pantries as they do each year. They also participated in a toy drive in Clayton County helping children in foster care experience the fun of Christmas.
We are always appreciative of our Arcadia, Louisiana FLOCK team and the enthusiasm they exhibit in their outreach activities. This year they fulfilled Christmas wish lists of children served by the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Association. They packed the gifts into individual backpacks so each child had somewhere personal to store their presents. FLOCK – Arcadia also purchased, wrapped, and delivered gifts to each resident of Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Arcadia. Finally, FLOCK gave gifts to Leslie Lakes Retirement Center for their Christmas bingo game and collected pajamas for the residents.
CASA Toy Delivery L-R: Sara Byrd, Hatchery Manager; Jason Mayo, Live Production Manager; Josh Cannon, Breeder Manager
Sara Byrd & Josh Cannon at Willow Ridge
FLOCK Team Member Jason Mayo visits Leslie Lakes Retirement Center
Thank you to all our FLOCK team members for reaching out in their communities and offering some Christmas cheer to both young and old. We appreciate their efforts to live out the mission of FLOCK.