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Emilian Emeagwali, founder of Giving Back to Community Corporation, an Elmont-based nonprofit, traveled to her hometown Onitsha, Nigeria, last month to help feed more than 2,000 people. She visited two orphanages in Onitsha, and gave bags of rice and salt to the children.
This is what 'Giving Back' looks like in Elmont
Giving Back to Community Corporation, an Elmont-based nonprofit, raised more than $33,000 in 2023, with residents’ help, to aid the hungry on both a local and international scale. The organization held raffles and hosted a gala and a 5K run, and all of its work was made possible by community support. more
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Carder Williams, 8, and his family from Queens grabbed a meal for the holiday from UBS Arena and the Islanders Children’s Foundation on Nov. 20. He posed with Sparky as the family waited to grab their Thanksgiving dinner.
UBS passes out Thanksgiving meals to families in need
UBS Arena and the Islanders Children’s Foundation helped pass out 200 meals to families in need in the Elmont community and surrounding communities on Nov. 20. more
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Cassandra Wright of Valley Stream volunteered at the drive to help pass out turkeys to those in need during Giving Back to Community Corporations Thanksgiving food drive last weekend.
Food drive helps feed hungry families
Giving Back to Community Corporation hosted its second annual Thanksgiving food drive at 31 E. Merrick Road in Valley Stream on Nov. 18. more
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Tom Jordan, Jenny DeFreitas, Luci Baijnath and Rafael Corro helped collect food with Arrow Exterminating, to be distributed by Elmont nonprofit Giving Back to Community Corporation during the holidays last year.
Holiday dinners, food drives in full swing
In the spirit of giving and sharing thanks with loved ones, nonprofit groups in Elmont hope to lend a helping hand this holiday season by eliminating the stress of families hoping to buy a meal. more
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High School faculty pushed shopping carts full of food to the donation drop-off site.
At Sewanhaka, teaming up for Thanksgiving food drive
Sewanhaka High School students learned a valuable lesson of gratitude by giving back to those in need before the Thanksgiving holiday. Since Oct. 31, members of the high school’s Students and … more
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The Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen in Hempstead will hold a contactless Thanksgiving food drive this Saturday.
Mary Brennan INN to hold Thanksgiving food drive Nov. 14
The Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network soup kitchen in Hempstead will hold a no-contact Thanksgiving food drive this Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. The INN is at 100 Madison Ave. … more
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 an island of plenty, hunger abounds
When people in other parts of the country think of Long Island, they may imagine lavish Hamptons soirees attended by A-list Hollywood glitterati. They see Gold Coast palaces. But this American paradise has a desperate side that is too often hidden by the glare of its wealth. more
Xavier, an Elmont 3rd grader, left, Tia, 3, and Andrew, an Elmont sixth-grader, volunteered at the Elmont Dads’ Club/Student Council food drive on Nov. 18, along with Elmont Union Free School District superintendent Al Harper.
Elmont dads take lead on feeding those in need
The Elmont Dads’ Club/Student Council Food Drive ended on Nov. 18, and on Nov. 19, Gotham Avenue students helped box up food in the Gotham Avenue gym, along with Dads’ Club and Student Council members. More than 100 boxes of food were collected and distributed to families in need in Elmont. more
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