Armour® Celebrates Richmond Salvation Army “Gre

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Armour ^® , the makers of convenient meal solutions and ingredients including frozen meatballs, pepperoni, and portable meal kits, honored an unsung hero today. The brand hosted an event at the Downtown Richmond Salvation Army Central Virginia Area Command to recognize Iris Washington as part of its campaign to recognize “Great Moms” across the country.

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Washington serves as the housing monitor at the Salvation Army’s homeless shelter in Richmond. Recently, she made local headlines for delivering the child of a resident in the building’s lobby. Her service and dutifulness to her work and her family truly make Washington a “Great Mom” in the eyes of Armour, her coworkers, friends, and her three children.

Armour and Publix hosted an event at the Richmond Salvation Army to celebrate Washington with her family, friends, and fellow coworkers. To recognize her for being a “Great Mom” and community hero, Armour surprised her with a $2,500 gift card to Publix.

“Ms. Washington exemplifies the spirit of an Armour ‘Great Mom’,” said Mike Paribello, Smithfield Foods senior director of marketing. “She is a wonderful mother to her children and has shown tremendous support to her community. We are honored to celebrate and reward Ms. Washington with $2,500 in free groceries to Publix.”

“It means so much to have this recognition,” said Washington. “As moms, we doubt ourselves sometimes, so to be honored as a ‘Great Mom’ is really special.”

Armour has been making meals easier for everyday families with convenient ingredients and meal solutions for 150 years. The Armour “Great Moms” campaign is a national program designed to highlight and reward everyday great moms across the country for their extraordinary efforts in their communities and at home.

Armour is a brand of Smithfield Foods.

About Armour With frozen meatballs, LunchMakers portable meal kits, and pepperoni products, Armour is proud to be a trusted brand that provides convenient, delicious and affordable meal options for smart, sensible families since 1867.

About Smithfield Foods Smithfield Foods is a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield ^Ⓡ , Eckrich ^Ⓡ , Nathan's Famous ^Ⓡ , Farmland ^Ⓡ , Armour ^Ⓡ , John Morrell ^Ⓡ , Cook's ^Ⓡ , Kretschmar ^Ⓡ , Gwaltney ^Ⓡ , Curly's ^Ⓡ , Margherita ^Ⓡ , Carando ^Ⓡ , Healthy Ones ^Ⓡ , Krakus ^Ⓡ , Morliny ^Ⓡ  and Berlinki ^Ⓡ . Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com .

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