New York City food festival fights to end hunger
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Culinary greats and amateur foodies gathered in NYC recently to eat, drink and end hunger.
It's all for the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Coca-Cola.
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The charity event partners with Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign and the Food Bank for New York City.
$9.5 million was raised this year through over 90 events across NYC.
100 percent of the money raised will go to those organizations to help end the fight against hungry.
The No Kid Hungry campaign aims to eliminate child hunger in America, while challenging the public to make it a national priority.
The crowds were huge for NYCWFF, check it out:
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It provides nutritious food and teaches families how to cook healthy and affordable meals.
The Food Bank for NYC has been the city's major hunger relief organization for over 30 years.
It provides meals to the neediest communities while raising awareness.
To learn more about these organizations head to nycwff.org/charity-partners/.
Click through the gallery to see more from the 2016 NYCWFF:
