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Military Family Relief Fund
For more information about this event, including participating stores, please visit the reallysmokin.com website.
How To Participate
Between May 12th and July 4th:
1. Purchase any Polk's, Magnolia, or Red Rose Brand meats
2. Clip the UPC
3. Place it in a collection box at any of over 200 participating retailers
4. A portion of sales will be donated to the Mississippi Military Relief Fund
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Polk’s Meat Products’ Effort to Aid Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund
MAGEE, Miss. -- With thousands of Mississippi military reservists serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations overseas, many family members are left behind to carry on, often experiencing a financial hardship as a result. Leadership at Polk’s Meat Products of Magee is aiming to help some of the neediest of these families through an effort the company will launch in May.
Between May 12 and July 4, Polk’s will donate a portion of its sales to the Mississippi Military Relief Fund. The fund, established by the Mississippi Legislature in June 2005, assists Mississippi families that experience a financial hardship as a result of a family member who is a member of the Mississippi National Guard or the U.S. Armed Forces Reserves being called to active duty as a result of acts of terrorism.
To participate, customers who purchase any Polk’s Meat product can return the UPC code from the label to a collection box at one of nearly 200 participating supermarkets across the state and Polk’s will contribute a portion of the sales to the fund.
“These individuals who are serving our country are giving up their lives, families and businesses to protect us while we go about our everyday lives,” said company chairman John Polk. “It is up to us to help take care of our fellow Mississippians, to step up to the plate and do what we can to support these families.”
Since the program’s inception, more than 125 families have received assistance from the relief fund for needs including house payments, utilities, school supplies, insurance and food, among others.
The emergency needs of eligible families are considered on a case-by-case basis says Sgt. Maj. (Ret) Ron Graves, fund coordinator. “The minute someone deploys away from home, the car breaks down or some other emergency happens,” said Graves. “We’re able to look at these situations and help in times of emergency.” The fund is supported completely by donations.
“We want to do everything we can to spread the word about this special fund and to encourage the people of Mississippi to join with us in this effort,” said Polk. “Even if they don’t support the fund through our efforts they can still support the fund with a direct donation.”
For more information, or to make a donation to the fund, visit https://www.ms.gov/msng/faq.jsp. Individuals may also contribute to the fund by making checks payable to the State Treasurer/Military Relief Fund, and mailing to the State Treasurer’s Office, P.O. Box 138, Jackson, MS 39205-0138.
Shoppers can find a list of retailers across Mississippi who sell Polk’s meat products by visiting www.reallysmokin.com.
About Polk’s Meat Products
Polk’s Meat Products Inc., the largest family-owned meat processing company in Mississippi, manufactures and distributes products for retail and food service outlets in markets from Atlanta to Dallas and New Orleans to Chicago. With 116 employees in its manufacturing facility in Magee, Miss., the company’s core brands include Polk’s, Magnolia, and Red Rose. For more information regarding Polk’s Meat Company and products, visit www.polksmeat.com.
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