Fresh produce suppliers from the across the US and around the world donated an estimated 231,165lbs (104,854kg) of fresh fruit and vegetables to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County at the end of October, at the end of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) 2012 Fresh Summit.
The donation was made by companies exhibiting at the convention and exposition event, which was held at the Anaheim Exhibition Centre on 26-28 October.
'Fresh Summit exhibitors' giving spirit is especially heightened in an economy when so many Americans don’t have access to fresh fruits and vegetables,' said Bryan Silbermann, PMA's president and CEO. 'The opportunity to feed local residents with fresh, nutritious product makesthem and us even more proud of what we do.'
According to the organisers, the donation was so large that the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County is sharing product with other Feeding America members nearby in southern California.
'The demand for food has increased by 46 per cent since the recession andthis generous gift couldn’t come at a better time,' said Nicole Suydam,CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. 'We are very gratefulto the Fresh Summit exhibitors and PMA for this fresh produce which will be a very welcome addition to the dinner tables of the needy in southern California.'
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