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David Wright supports No Kids Hungry
BY JACOB KAYE
EDITORIAL@QNS.COM
It may not have been
from a crowd of 42,000 at
Citi Field, but David Wright
got a hero’s welcome from
about 100 excited kids on
Tuesday, July 23, as he
helped promote No Kid
Hungry’s summer meals
program at a middle school
in Flushing.
“It’s just a program that
I’ve always heard about,”
said Wright, who retired
from baseball in 2018. “But
until you get involved and
learn exactly what goes on
behind the scenes – it’s quite
impressive.”
The No Kid Hungry
summer meals program was
created to combat childhood
hunger during the summer
months, when children don’t
have the same access to the
free meals they receive
during the school year.
J.H.S. 189, where the
David Wright tosses a ball to a trivia winner at No Kid Hungry’s summer meals event in Flushing on
July 23, 2019. Photo: Jacob Kaye/QNS
event was hosted, is an
open meal site, where kids from
around the city can come to get a
free meal.
In addition to providing meal
sites and summer meals, No Kid
Hungry, a national organization that
advocates to end childhood hunger in
America, has a texting service that
allows parents or caregivers to find
the three closest meal sites to feed
their children.
By texting either ‘FOOD’ or
‘COMIDA’ to 877-877, families
can get connected with
a meal.
“No matter where you are, you
can get the information,” said
Rachel Sabella, director of
No Kid Hungry New York.
Wright, who retired from
baseball in 2018, played
several games of corn hole, led
the group in a game of trivia
and signed lots of hats, shirts
and baseballs.
“Fortunately for me, I’ve
never had to think about
where I’m going to get my
meals during the summer,”
Wright said. “This program,
to come and help the kids,
not only in this area,
but nationwide, is very,
very impressive.”
As for his own meals
during the summer months
of baseball and beyond,
Wright had a go-to option.
“I was always a big
peanut butter and jelly
guy,” Wright said. “I think
maybe I got some hits one
day after having a peanut
butter and jelly and then
it was in my head that I
had to have it every day
after that.”
For several years
running, the Mets have
teamed up with Citi to
donate $2,000 to No Kid
Hungry for every home run
at Citi Field, the Mets home
turf.
Despite being
disappointed in the Mets’
season so far, the former
Mets captain said the
donation pledge remains
something to root for.
“It would do everyone
some good if those guys could
hit some more homers,”
Wright said.
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