The Hunts Point Produce Market’s annual Thanksgiving-time food donation event will return, and it will hit all five boroughs.
In November 2020, Hunts Point Produce Market expanded the reach of its previous one-day event, when market merchants donated fresh produce and volunteers created family meal bags with turkeys for people in the Bronx to pick up. Last year, the event coordinated with city officials to host giving events in all five boroughs throughout a week.
“In November this year, our Week of Giving will repeat the multi-borough approach,” said Phillip Grant, market CEO and general manager.
The market’s executive committee teamed up with elected city and state officials, resident associations and nonprofit organizations to give more than 3,000 bags containing more than 25,000 pounds of fresh produce.
That’s on top of the more than 6 million pounds of fresh produce that market merchants already donate to food banks and charities throughout the year, said Beny Poy, market chief of staff.
