Caribbean Product Exchange and 107,000 productive books from Puerto Rico, Houston and Islas Vírgenes

Caribbean Produce Exchange, Inc. (CPE), the local distribution of alimentary frescoes and consumer products, donates four contours with 107,000 library products to help and a community of Texas afectadas for las recientes tormentas invernales, as como a cientos de familias en las Islas Vírgenes desadíunosfrenses food and economics due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

The donation forms part of the CPE platform of social responsibility and solidarity compromise, which was proposed by the Empress since 1960 and is based on nutrition. The foods include lactose products from Indulac and other local businesses, as well as rice and chicken proteins for tasters and citizens of the third eda and families of economical resource groups working through an alliance with the organization finis de lucro charities.

“A year after the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the winter tornadoes that hit the state of Texas, we were able to show solidarity with Houston, citing a poor Puerto Rican and Hispanic community, with some products that here. In the same way, we receive information from families enforcing nutritional insecurity between our Caribbean homes in the American Virgin Islands and our immediate intermediaries to establish an alliance with Catholic charities, in order to meet with a jury. Containers are in their destinations and they start feeding food ”, manifesto Ángel Santiago, President of the Distributor Company.

In April of 2020, CPE sent to the Bronx Condo, about 16,000 fresh produce products from the country to alleviate the food crisis and weekly plans to fix the massive quarantines caused by the pandemic. Santiago indicates that the company has always been very active in providing its support and solidarity to families and communities in need of emergencies in Puerto Rico and other regions where food aid can be provided.

As part of the Federal Department of Agriculture’s food bins project (USDA for its sails in English), the company distributes around tens of millions of food bins during the past year and has supported families affected by the southern and southern parts of the country. Puerto Rico has nutritionists, food manas, mental and emotional health resources, as well as other food resources during its emergence. In 2017, CPE collaborated with the American Red Cross on FEMA on the distribution of millions of food books to thousands of families affected by Hurricane Irma and Maria.

“We are grateful for the support of the Caribbean Produce Exchange, which generously donates food containers to help Catholic Charities satisfy the growing demand for food,” said Hna. Donna Markham, president of the Catholic charity USA. “Thanks to organizations like CPE, he has distributed more than 20 million food books throughout the nation. Our local agencies continue to provide food to the most needy in a range of localities selected to achieve massive distribution, as well as prepared foods, and emerging foods to help alleviate the disease and insecurity.

The National Shipping of America maritime cargo company also participates as an ally of CPE in supporting voluntary work and the agreement of the containers in Houston in solidarity with this initiative. “We are recognizing and appreciating the CPE’s management to send and provide food to families in Texas impacted by the climatic emergence that caused appalling situations,” said Torey Presti, president of the National Shipping of America (NSA). Presti added, “The NSA is honored to have been selected to participate in the transportation and accrual phase of this effort on the merits of Texas residents.”

“We hope that these donations can be a great source of income for families and communities in these affected areas, and we appreciate the local businesses that are always collaborating with Caribbean Produce for progress, nutrition and hope in times of crisis,” said Santiago.