30K pounds of food donated ahead of Puerto Rican festival [Video]

Volunteers are hard at work packing 3,000 bags of food for those in need outside the Boys and Girls Club in Dorchester.”It’s very helpful to see the young kids get involved and operate this; it’s like a factory,” said Marilyn Rivera, president of the Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts.The donation comes from Goya Foods, the festival’s decades-long partner, in honor of the festival’s 57th year. Goya will donate a total of 30,000 pounds of food this year, double what they provided last year.”Today, we’re donating various canned products. We really wanted to give the community products that they’re going to use,” Natalia Rosario of Goya Foods said.The Boston Police Department is helping distribute the bags of food across Greater Boston.”So our role is to identify the families that need a little extra support,” said Nicole Grant, deputy superintendent of the Bureau of Community Engagement. “All 11 police districts will get …