Salinas Lettuce Donations Raise Over $14,000 For Ag Against Hunger

Salinas, CA – Ag Against Hunger annually coordinates a fundraiser called the “New York Express” every October. This year, a truckload of donated lettuce from Salinas was sold at Hunt’s Point in New York City, raising $14,500 for the Salinas based non-profit. Dole Fresh Vegetables, Ocean Mist, River Ranch, Taylor Farms, Growers Express, Tanimura and Antle, and The Nunes Company donated pallets of iceberg lettuce for this fundraiser, which benefits Ag Against Hunger’s fall and winter programs.

Fresh Express/Chiquita donated the freight cost and D’Arrigo Brothers of New York sold the product which was coordinated through Mark Sargent of S&S Marketing free of charge to benefit Ag Against Hunger, a non-profit organization that collects surplus produce and distributes it to local food banks.

Matt Seeley, member of the Board of Directors for Ag Against Hunger and Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development for the Nunes Company says, “the New York Express is an outstanding opportunity for Salinas Valley shippers to help raise money for Ag Against Hunger by selling one of the most bountiful crops we grow to East Coast buyers,” and he says “have the sales of iceberg lettuce come back to California and serve those who need it most. The Nunes Company is extremely proud to be a part of this annual event and lend a helping hand in feeding families throughout the state.”

Since 1990, Ag Against Hunger has collected over 178 million pounds of fresh, nutritious surplus produce from over 50 tri-county grower-shippers and distributed it to food banks throughout the West Coast. The produce is distributed in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties first, where it feeds over 75,000 low-income people each month through local food banks working with over 240 agencies before being distributed to millions more in need. To learn more, visit www.agagainsthunger.org. Become a fan on Facebook.

Source: Ag Against Hunger