FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Nov. 17, 2023 – Treasure Coast Food Bank, the St. Lucie Mets, and the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the New York Mets, will distribute holiday meals to people in St. Lucie County at Clover Park on Monday, November 20, 2023, from 8-11 a.m. or until the food runs out. About 750 households are expected to pick up holiday meal boxes and turkeys during the distribution. It takes place at Clover Park, 31 Piazza Drive, Port St. Lucie. The distribution is being held with generous support from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, which gave Treasure Coast Food Bank a $15,000 grant to help provide the holiday meals. Members of the Mets organization will join Treasure Coast Food Bank volunteers and staff to distribute the meal boxes. Each contains fixings such as canned vegetables, canned fruits, mashed potato flakes, rice, stuffing, and other items for people to make a traditional Thanksgiving holiday meal. ### For media information only: Set up begins at 6:30 a.m. at Clover Park, and representatives from the Mets and Treasure Coast Food Bank will be available for interviews.
ABOUT TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK
Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast, providing the community each year with millions of meals valued at more than $50 million through robust programs and in partnership with 300 charitable organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. In addition to emergency food distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank operates a full roster of direct service programs that not only solve the immediate problem of hunger, but help individuals and families gain long-term food security, better health outcomes, and self-sufficiency. Treasure Coast Food Bank is a Partner Food Bank of Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. For more information on Treasure Coast Food Bank, stophunger.org or follow us @TCFoodbank on Facebook or Twitter.
ABOUT THE AMAZIN’ METS FOUNDATION
The Amazin’ Mets Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the New York Mets. The Foundation is committed to providing needed services and opportunities to children, families, and underserved groups. Since its inception in 2021, the Amazin’ Mets Foundation has funded over $6.9 million in grants to over 100 organizations in its community, including the communities surrounding affiliate teams. Learn more at amazinmetsfoundation.org.
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