Liana Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico of Greater Hartford, passes out stickers to pre-school children before the start of the Goya foods distribution at the Institute for the Hispanic Family in Hartford on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Goya donated 7,000 pounds of food to the food pantry to kick off the celebration leading up to the Puerto Rican Day parade and festival this Sunday(Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)