PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market hosted 250 members of the produce industry as they attended the Eastern Produce Council’s Cinco de Mayo dinner meeting.
New Eastern Produce Council (EPC) President Vic Savanello addressed all those in attendance after Philadelphia symbol the Ferko String Band opened up the festivities, according to a press release.
Activities for the evening included a cocktail reception and dinner, a silent auction sponsored by the council’s Women’s Leadership Committee and a donation of $2,500 from the EPC to Philadelphia’s largest hunger relief organization- Philabundance.
Sponsors that helped make the evening possible included:
- Avocados from Mexico
- Dole
- John Vena, Inc.
- West Pak Avocado, Inc.
- USA Pears
- United Savings Bank of Philadelphia
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