The New York Daily News recently ran a story about Teamsters who drive the iconic Central Park carriages raising funds and food for the city’s hungry.

“When the City Council approved a fare and salary increase for the New York Horse and Carriage Association, employee Eva Hughes knew it was time to give back,” the story starts.

While Eve Hughes isn’t a Teamster, her husband, Tommy Hughes, is a Teamster carriage driver.

“Stephen and Eva are very active in their roles for the New York City Carriage Industry, its Teamster members, and a great help to the Teamster with the advice they give us on industry issues,” said Demos Demopoulos, Secretary-Treasurer of New York’s Local 553, which represents the workers.

Hughes, the association’s secretary, organized a food drive to feed the hungry of New York City.

“For the first time in a long time, our business is particularly viable,” Hughes said to the newspaper. “This is just the first step we wanted to take in giving back to our community.”

According to the story, the New York Horse and Carriage Association brought 500 pounds worth of boxes of pasta, along with cases of canned vegetables, tuna, chicken broth and other foodstuffs, plus monetary assistance to City Harvest, in a horse-drawn carriage led by Olympia, a 13-year-old Belgian draft horse.

“We were blessed earlier this year,” said Stephen Malone, the association president and a Teamster carriage driver. “It was our way of giving back to the communities in need—especially during the holidays.”