The Mets are a proud partner of Hain Celestial, selling products from Terra® Chips, Garden of Eatin’®, Plainville Farms®, and others at Citi Field, and are teaming up again to host their annual Food Drive this year benefiting The River Fund New York, a hunger-relief organization based in Richmond Hill, Queens on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1 from 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Citi Field prior to the games that night vs. the Washington Nationals. Fans donating 10 items or more of nonperishable nutritious food will receive a voucher for one pair of tickets to a select Mets home game in 2015.    

Among the items most needed are: canned fruit, vegetables and proteins, plastic jars of peanut butter, packages of hot or cold cereal, and packages of macaroni and cheese. Items that will not be accepted are: unlabeled, expired, or dented cans; any open packaging; products that need to be refrigerated; or homemade products. The River Fund NY is a hunger-relief organization based in Richmond Hill, Queens. Fans donating 10 items or more of nonperishable nutritious food will receive a voucher for one pair of Mets tickets to a select home game in 2015.

 Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1
5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

 Mets personnel and wives of Mets players will be collecting food outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, Left Field Gate and Bullpen Plaza from 5:00 p.m. through the first inning.