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Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen Donate 750,000 Meals To Tampa Bay Food Bank

BOSTON (CBS) -- Tom Brady hopes to feed Tampa Bay receivers plenty of touchdown passes this fall. But until then, he's doing his part to help his new community during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Brady bunch has already moved down to Florida, and Brady and wife Gisele Bundchen have already ingratiated themselves with the region by donating 750,000 meals to Feeding Tampa Bay, the food bank announced on its Facebook page Wednesday afternoon.

The meals will support children, families and seniors in the 10-county region that the food bank serves.

At Feeding Tampa Bay we welcome Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen and their family to our community and thank them as they...

Posted by Feeding Tampa Bay on Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Earlier this week, Brady announced on his Twitter feed that he was partnering with the private airline Wheels Up to supply 10 million meals to Feeding America.

Last week the Greater Boston Food Bank confirmed that Tom and Gisele contributed enough money for 750,000 meals. Brady has a long-standing relationship with the Food Bank, even featuring them on his cleats during the NFL's "My Cleats, My Cause" initiative in 2017.

Thank you, Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen for supporting our mission to end hunger here, especially in this time of...

Posted by The Greater Boston Food Bank on Thursday, April 2, 2020

After spending 20 seasons in New England and winning six Super Bowls with the Patriots, Brady signed a two-year deal with the Buccaneers this offseason.

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