Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, donated 2,500 pounds of food to Catholic Charities of New York on Wednesday, August 7 in celebration of the National Dominican Day Parade of New York. Twenty volunteers helped unload and pack 5,000 pounds of the total amount of 10,000 pounds of Goya products from a Goya truck at 1257 Ogden Avenue. The donation will provide 16,667 meals for families in need in the Bronx.
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Wilton Cedeno (front, 3rd from l) and Eddie Silvero (front, r), Catholic Charities/Alianza Division with staff, volunteers and investors.
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Residents awaited their turn to receive food.
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(l-r) Dr. Regus, Christina Contreras, Wilton Cedeno, Estela Vazquez, Mariah Khury, Maria Lizardo and retired NBA player Felipe Lopez.
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