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Goya donates 40K pounds of food to Rhode Island Community Food Bank

GOYA FOODS has donated 40,032 pounds of food to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank as part of its corporate
GOYA FOODS has donated 40,032 pounds of food to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank as part of its corporate "Can Do" campaign. From left, Hector Vasquez from Goya Foods; Lisa Roth Blackman, chief philanthropy officer with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank; Luke DiMeo from Shaw’s Cranston at Chapel View; and Jose Henriquez and Pedro Moya from Goya Foods. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

PROVIDENCE – As part of its corporate “Can Do” campaign, Goya Foods Inc., based in Webster, Mass., donated 40,032 pounds of food to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank on March 28.

Per the Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s count, the donated food is valued at more than $30,000 and represents more than 33,000 meals for those in need.

The late March donation was made in the name of Shaw’s Supermarkets for its support of Goya’s campaign.

Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.

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