The U.S. Ambassador gave recognition to the Hungarian Food Bank Association

Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis U.S. Ambassador awarded the Hungarian Food Bank Association with Active Citizenship diploma in Budapest on Thursday, recognizing the organization's food donations collection and distribution and the support for those in need – the Embassy has informed MTI.

The non-profit Food Bank Association, seeks and collects unnecessary food products facing with destruction in hypermarkets, factories and processing plants, which can not be commercialized, but their quality can be enjoyed. The Hungarian Food Bank Association transports these food products further to charitable organizations and local government institutions, which distribute these products to the needy free of charge. (MTI)