Goya Donates 7,000 Pounds of Food to CT Food Pantry

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)

Liana Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico of Greater Hartford, passes out Goya foods to local residents 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)

Local residents wait in line for the Goya food 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)

Volunteer Angel Velazquez, passes out Goya foods to preschool children 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)

Rafael Toro, National Director of Publication Relations for Goya Foods, says a few remarks before the food 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)

Volunteer Sonia Morales and Liana Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico of Greater Hartford, pass out Goya foods to local residents 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)

Liana Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico of Greater Hartford, passes out Goya foods to local residents 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)

Volunteer Angel Velazquez, passes out Goya foods to local residents 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)

Volunteer Ruth Guzman unboxes more food to be passed out to local residents 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)

Local residents wait in line for the Goya food 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)