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For volunteers, to give is to get
Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more
Food pantries offer hope across Nassau County
Imagine being a recent immigrant without access to much, a senior citizen on a fixed income forced to count every penny or anyone who has recently endured a major trauma. These are the people who rely on others for help at food pantries across Nassau County. Nassau is the 13th wealthiest... more
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The shelves at the Holy Name of Mary food pantry are full thanks to holiday donations from parishioners and residents. The pantry will be in need of items for the next two months, when the stock of Christmas donations runs low.
Holy Name of Mary food pantry shelves swell for holidays, face sparse stock after
Local charities and service organizations are in the midst of the biggest giving season of the year — and are bracing for the lull that sometimes follows. The Holy Name of Mary Parish Social … more
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Sacred Heart Academy National Honor Society collected food for Island Harvest at King Kullen supermarket in Rockville Centre last Saturday. Ali Moreno (Baldwin), Sam Licurse (LB), Megan Blumlein (Oceanside), Peggy Shaw (NHS Moderator), Meaghan Farnham (Baldwin), Caroline Ramirez (Seaford) and Casey Roach (Merrick)
Where and how to lend a helping hand
Imagine being a recent immigrant without access to much, a senior citizen on a fixed income forced to count every penny, a homeless person struggling to survive on the street or anyone who has … more
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Wantagh High School student Brendan Halleran made a donation to the food drive last Friday morning.
Wantagh schools host food drives
“It’s very, very nice to help people in need,” said Carlo Tobia, a Wantagh Middle School eighth-grader and Student Council president. “I love helping people out.” more
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Ele Ruth Melendez helped sort the donations at the St. Frances de Chantal food pantry last week.
Your neighbors are hungry
Local congregations in Wantagh and Seaford are doing their part to combat hunger. “The need is great and getting greater,” said Ele Ruth Melendez, the director of social ministry at St. Frances de Chantal Church. more
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The JCC of the Greater Five Towns helps operate the largest kosher food pantry on Long Island. JCC Executive Director Joel Block and Director of Development Stacey Feldman packed a food basket.
Food pantry feeds a community need
In May, needing help to supplement her earnings as a part-time school bus matron for a Nassau County transportation company, Joan R. of Rosedale, Queens, walked into the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry on Central Avenue in Woodmere, which is sponsored by the JCC of the Greater Five Towns. more
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Cucumbers are among the vegetables on sale this summer.
St. Mark’s offers garden-fresh produce
Bellmorites interested in cooking with fresh, organic produce this summer and fall needn’t search farther than their own community. For the fourth season, the Garden at St. Mark’s is … more
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This month, thank a volunteer — and become one
No community would be what it is without volunteers. April is National Volunteer Month . . . more
Hunger is all around us, yet it doesn't have to be
The recent vote by Congress to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the food stamp program known as SNAP — over the next 10 years is alarming. more
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