“Volunteer Activity in Honor of His Majesty the King’s Birthday Anniversary: Food Donation Project Supporting City Harvest to Aid the Needy in New York City”

"Volunteer Activity in Honor of His Majesty the King's Birthday Anniversary: Food Donation Project Supporting City Harvest to Aid the Needy in New York City"

"Volunteer Activity in Honor of His Majesty the King's Birthday Anniversary: Food Donation Project Supporting City Harvest to Aid the Needy in New York City"

On July 27, 2026, the Royal Thai Consulate-General in New York organized a volunteer activity on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King's Birthday Anniversary, July 28, 2026. On this special occasion, Ms. Somjai Taphaopong, Consul General in New York, officials and staff of the Royal Thai Consulate General in New York and Team Thailand in New York jointly contributed a dried, ready-to-eat, and canned food amount to 350 pounds (159 kgs) to the City Harvest.

City Harvest is a non-profit organization that has been in operation for over 40 years of dedicated to ending hunger in New York City, since 1982. Its mission is to end hunger and manage surplus food that is still safe to eat in communities through sustainable food distribution. City Harvest raises funds, accepts food donations, collects surplus food from restaurants, bakeries, markets, and producers and distributes to partner organizations such as community food drives, food pantries, and Mobile Markets. City Harvest currently distributes more than 200,000 pounds of food daily. Using a network of approximately 23 trucks to pick up food from approximately 1,700 donor locations and deliver it to over 400 partner organizations throughout the five boroughs of New York City.

This event not only tributes to His Majesty the King of Thailand, but also recognizes the significance of food security for humanity, a priority of food management and sustainability. It is also an opportunity to raise awareness about Thailand and to create interactions between the Royal Thai Consulate General in New York and Team Thailand agencies with City Harvest, an organization focused on eliminating hunger and food security in sustainable way, which helps promote the constructive role of the Royal Thai Consulate General in New York and Team Thailand Agencies in engaging with society and supporting local communities for the benefits of the public.