{"id":43862,"date":"2015-12-09T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/goya-foods-dona-50000-libras-de-alimentos-a-caridades-catolicas-en-washington-d-c\/"},"modified":"2015-12-09T11:54:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T15:54:04","slug":"goya-foods-dona-50000-libras-de-alimentos-a-caridades-catolicas-en-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/goya-foods-dona-50000-libras-de-alimentos-a-caridades-catolicas-en-washington-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Goya Foods Donates 50,000 Pounds Of Food To Catholic Charities In Washington, D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">JERSEY CITY, New Jersey<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 9, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, donated 50,000 pounds of food to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span> to support their food pantries and emergency food programs throughout the archdiocese.\u00a0 The donation is part of a 150,000-pound donation equally distributed to food pantries and emergency food programs through Catholic Charities in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Philadelphia<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> in honor of His Holiness Pope Francis&#8217; visit to <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20151208\/294471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20151208\/294471<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Supporting our communities and those who need help the most has always been a part of who we are and what we do at Goya Foods,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Rafael Toro<\/span>, Director of Public Relations.\u00a0 &#8220;We believe in the work of Catholic Charities and know that our food donations go a long way in providing a warm meal to those who are hungry during the holiday season and throughout the year.\u00a0 For us, it&#8217;s not just about giving a donation, but it&#8217;s about making a difference and inspiring others to do the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Catholic Charities served more than 123,000 men, women and children last year right here in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span> region,&#8221; said Msgr. <span class=\"xn-person\">John Enzler<\/span>, President and CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>. &#8220;While we help people with many different needs in their lives, it almost always involves helping families put food on the table. I am so thankful to Goya for choosing to Walk with Francis and partner with Catholic Charities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The donation will help stock the shelves in several locations run by Catholic Charities, including the food pantry at the McCarrick Family Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Montgomery County<\/span>, the Southern Maryland Food Bank in <span class=\"xn-location\">Waldorf, MD<\/span>, and several food pantries run in partnership with local parishes.<\/p>\n<p>The donation is part of the <i>Goya Gives<\/i> campaign, a series of annual donations that serves to encourage others to participate in the message and act of helping those in need.\u00a0 In 2015, Goya will have donated over three million pounds of food to organizations worldwide.\u00a0 The public can also share the #<i>GoyaGives <\/i>message with friends and family through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For more information about Goya Foods, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goya.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.goya.com<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information about Catholic Charities, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholiccharitiesdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.CatholicCharitiesDC.org<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><b><i>About GOYA:<\/i><\/b><i> Founded in 1936, Goya Foods, Inc. is America&#8217;s largest Hispanic-owned food company, and has established itself as the leader in Latin American food and condiments. Goya manufactures, packages, and distributes over 2,200 high-quality food products from the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, Central and <span class=\"xn-location\">South America<\/span>. Goya products have their roots in the culinary traditions of Hispanic communities around the world; their combination of authentic ingredients, robust seasonings and convenient preparation make them ideal for every taste and every table. For more information on Goya Foods, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goya.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>www.goya.com<\/b><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>About Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>:<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<i>Catholic Charities meets the most pressing human needs, serving tens of thousands of people annually through 65 programs in 47 locations throughout the <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Montgomery<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Prince George&#8217;s<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Charles<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Calvert<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">St. Mary&#8217;s<\/span> Counties in <span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland<\/span>. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholiccharitiesdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.CatholicCharitiesDC.org<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Press Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">Natalie Maniscalco<\/span> \/ <a href=\"mailto:natalie@retromedianyc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">natalie@retromedianyc.com<\/a>\/ 845.659.6506<\/b><\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p\/>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">JERSEY CITY, New Jersey<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 9, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, donated 50,000 pounds of food to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span> to support their food pantries and emergency food programs throughout the archdiocese.\u00a0 The donation is part of a 150,000-pound donation equally distributed to food pantries and emergency food programs&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}