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Woodland Middle School seventh-graders participated in the Walk for Water on Nov. 2, collecting food and water for Island Harvest.
Woodland M.S. helps feed L.I.’s hungry with Island Harvest
The last time Randi Shubin Dresner, 55, stood on the stage at Woodland Middle School, she was a student, receiving an award from social studies teacher Gerald Schehr for her community service … more
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More than 120 boxes filled with thanksgiving items were delivered last Saturday.
Local group helps needy on holidays
For most people, Thanksgiving is a time for families to reconnect and bond over heaping plates of turkey and sides. For over a quarter-million Long Islanders, however, Thanksgiving is just another … more
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On May 9, Island Harvest is teaming up with U.S. Postal Letter Carriers to help feed the hungry.
Island Harvest to help Stamp Out Hunger on May 9
Long Islanders who want to participate will set out non-perishable food by their mailboxes on May 9, which will then be picked up by their letter carriers while delivering the day’s mail. more
Pastor Cristi Preda, far right, of Christ Alive Church, was grateful for the students’ donation.
Taking action to fight hunger
It was four days before Thanksgiving when Joanne Kassebaum, director of the food pantry at Christ Alive Church on East Meadow Avenue, got a call that warmed her heart. more
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Emma Padula, Lillian Stone, Connor Desmond and Andrew Heffez, from left, contributed to the collection for the Interfaith Nutrition Network.
Shore Road students live up to the challenge
Teachers at Bellmore’s Shore Road School challenged sixth-graders with an important task before they moved on to Grand Avenue Middle School: help those in need across Long Island. more
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Ed Grosskreuz took on the role of Caesar Flickerman from “The Hunger Games” while interviewing junior Laiba Qurashi during the contest.
Mepham hosts ‘Hunger Games’ poetry contest
Fifteen Mepham High School students hoped that the odds would be “ever in their favor” on April 24 at the first-ever Poetry Games. In honor of National Poetry Month, the school hosted a … more
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Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library is where the League of Women Voters of SW Nassau will host a talk about hunger on Long Island.
League of Women Voters hosts talk on hunger
The League of Women Voters of SW Nassau will host a discussion, “Hidden Hunger on Long Island,” on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library at 1125 Broadway in Hewlett. 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
Student representatives from Lynbrook North and South middle schools helped Dresner, left, and Arlene Putterman, far right, of Stop & Shop, kick off a food drive challenge.
Answering the call to end hunger on L.I.
Answering a call to help end childhood hunger on Long Island, Lynbrook North and South middle schools teamed up with Stop & Shop supermarket to participate in a food drive challenge to benefit … more
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Randi Shubin-Dresner, CEO of Island Harvest, spoke on Jan. 9 at Molloy College to representatives from food-distribution organizations across Long Island about Hurricane Sandy relief.
Island Harvest looks to expand in 2013
Representatives of Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization, held a meeting at Molly College in Rockville Centre on Jan. 9 to discuss the state of its organization following … more
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