Valley Stream-based State Farm agent Nicole Eliopoulos will donate $10 to Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It Up! for every quote she gives through April.
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By Aidan Warshavsky
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2/20/20
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No matter a person’s background or their socioeconomic status, the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom is willing to lend a helping hand.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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1/23/20
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For Cedarhurst residents Syd and Diane Mandelbaum, Thanksgiving starts at 7:30 a.m., with seven cars parked in their driveway, and ends with a lobster dinner.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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11/20/19
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With the holiday season fast approaching, both of the public-school districts in the Five Towns are revving up their food donation efforts into full gear.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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11/14/19
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“Our gathering is just one small spark in the flame of pride that runs across the nation everyday,” Village of Cedarhurst trustee Ari Brown said.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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11/11/19
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler took part in several events in the South Bronx that focused on food waste, a major project of Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It Up! founded by Syd Mandelbaum.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/3/19
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Lawrence resident Annie Reyes raised eight children and possibly many more through her professional work at the Five Towns Community Center and community involvement with Rock and Wrap It Up!
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/19/19
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At the Five Towns Community Center dinner on June 22, marking its 112th anniversary, another longtime organization was also recognized.
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Compiled by Frank Gargano
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7/3/19
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To honor the former longtime mayor of Cedarhurst Andrew Parise, a lifelong Five Towns resident, Rock and Wrap it Up! named its Veterans Toolkit app for the World War II veteran, who was part of the U.S. forces that liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/28/19
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More than 2,000 uniforms were donated to Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap it Up! from the New York Giants. The NFL football team has partnered with RWU for 15 years donating food from games and clothing. RWU is a nonprofit food-recovery organization and poverty think tank.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/7/19
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