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Volunteers formed an assembly line at the Long Island Council of Churches' food pantry in Freeport last year. Rob and Mary Hallam hope to deliver donations to the LICC on April 25.

Malverne churchgoers' moving truck full of provisions gets delayed

For the past nine years, Rob and Mary Hallam, members of the Community Presbyterian Church in Malverne, have held a food drive at their Lynbrook home for people in need. It usually takes place in … more

By Nakeem Grant and Ronny Reyes | 3/24/20

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

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

Members of the Maurice W. Downing Student Council collected cans alongside the school’s social worker Jamie Carter-Jorif, who helped coordinate the drive.

Donating food for Thanksgiving

For the Thanksgiving season, members of the Maurice W. Downing Primary School Student Council sponsored a food drive to benefit local families for the holiday. Students and teachers were asked to … more

12/3/13

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered canned goods to the Kennedy Memorial Park Community Room in Hempstead on Nov. 27.

Gov. Cuomo donates food in Hempstead

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the Kennedy Memorial Park Community Room in Hempstead on Nov. 27 to donate boxes of canned goods in time for Thanksgiving. “Thanksgiving is about … more

12/3/13

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

9/20/12

With the help of Student Council advisor Marguerite Robles and Principal Margaret McDaid, students at the Maurice W. Downing Primary School in Malverne organized a holiday food drive.

Downing kids collect cans

Student Council members at the Maurice W. Downing Primary School in Malverne organized a holiday food drive, collecting hundreds of cans of food as part of a year-long community service project … more

1/4/12

Volunteer Gabriela Torres offered Wynton Mays-Fletcher a bottle of juice after he donated blood at the Malverne High School blood drive.

It's the giving season for Malverne kids

Malverne High School blood drive There were so many students and staff members lining up to donate at Malverne High School’s annual blood drive last month that the school had to extend its … more

1/5/11

From left, Malverne schools Superintendent Dr. James Hunderfund, County Executive Ed Mangano; HTH teacher and student council advisor Jill Prescott, Long Island Cares rep Paule Prachter, HTH Principal Steven Gilhuley and Assistant Principal Steven Benfante.

Malverne middle school kids collect 2,500 cans of food

With the help of school staff and fellow students, the student council at the Howard T. Herber Middle School in Malverne held a two-week holiday food drive that resulted in the collected of more than … more

12/21/10

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