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‘Hunger in America is the ultimate obscenity’
My parents were worried the moment I laid eyes on the apartment for the very first time. It was the entire top floor of a car dealership just off what would eventually become Interstate 86, at the edge of the Finger Lakes region upstate. This would be my first apartment — my first home outside the family home where I grew up in Pennsylvania. more
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Easy summer living? Not for some children.
Summer leaves some school-aged kids scrambling to find a healthy meal, since they can’t depend on the federally subsidized breakfast and lunch programs at their school. more
Honor Harry Chapin’s legacy with action to end hunger
If you compiled the names of the most impactful Long Islanders in our history, you’d surely start off with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman and Marie Colvin — and in my estimation, Harry Chapin . . . more
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The flier for Hungerthon, Ohav Sholom’s first-ever concert and community food drive.
Ohav Sholom to host Hungerthon on Nov. 9
Congregation Ohav Sholom, in Merrick, will host its first-ever Hungerthon in partnership with Long Island Cares, home of The Harry Chapin Food Bank, on Nov. 9. The fundraiser is a concert/food drive hybrid aimed at helping the hungry on Long Island. more
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Town Councilman Dennis Dunne Sr. led a ceremony at the grave of Commodore George Coleman de Kay at his place of his burial in the cemetery at the St. George’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead.
Nassau County Hibernians pay tribute to Irish hero
Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Nassau County paid tribute to Commodore George Coleman de Kay on June 15 at his place of his burial in the cemetery at the St. George’s Episcopal … more
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Community Cupboard organizers Karin McMahon, in scarf; Darlene Boden, in red T-shirt; and Catrina Christensen, behind her, with student volunteers, recently collected donations for the Cupboard’s expansion effort.
Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard opens its doors wider to those in need
Since 2016, a service for many in the Bellmore-Merrick community has operated from a book room in the Brookside school building on Meadowbrook Road. more
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The United States Postal Service delivered more than 100,000 brown paper bags across Long Island this week to accommodate donations to the collection, which benefits Island Harvest Food Bank.
Stamp out hunger on Saturday
Community members are invited to stamp out hunger this Saturday by participating in the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The collection benefits Island Harvest Food Bank — a … 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
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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