NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The Amazin' Mets Foundation announced Tuesday that it will distribute 5,500 Thanksgiving turkeys to those in need on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Met, outfielder Mark Canha and members of the Mets organization will be onsite helping distribute turkeys across all five boroughs.
The foundation will host in-person distributions at The River Fund of New York in Queens, New York Common Pantry in Manhattan, Part of the Solution in the Bronx, Project Hospitality in Staten Island and Maimonides Park in Brooklyn.
LOCATIONS AND TIMES:
Staten Island – Project Hospitality (100 Park Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302)
Event Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Brooklyn – Maimonides Park (1904 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224)
Event Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Manhattan – New York Common Pantry (8 E 109th St. 10029)
Event Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Canha will be onsite)
Queens – The River Fund (8911 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11418)
Event Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Bronx – Part of the Solution (2759 Webster Ave. 10458)
Event Time: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday's event comes as Mr. Met pitched in on Tuesday to load bags of goods into the truck donated by loyal Mets fans like Blanca and Ray Payone of Flushing, who received a voucher for two tickets for the 2023 season.
They're some of the several fans who donated 10 items of food and, in exchange, received voucher tickets for MetsGiving.
"We're huge Met fans for years and giving, that's what it's all about," Blanca said.
The food drive has been an eight-year partnership between New York Common Pantry and the Mets and part of the team's giving initiative, according to Juliana Sabro, co-head of community engagement and foundation at the team.
"We have a food drive, a coat drive," Sabro said. "We really just want to make sure that those in need during the difficult winter months have everything they need."
Common Pantry's Executive Director Steven Grimaldi said last year that they collected 9,000 pounds of food.
"An unbelievable donation and put it right back into the pantry packages, so within three or four days we are able to distribute it," he said.
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