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Thomas DiMilia, Ryan Woods and Marston Sharad of Cub Scout Pack 163 in Rockville Centre donated several bags of food for Sharon’s Pantry.

Rockville Centre Police Benevolent Association helps donate food to Sharon’s Pantry

The Rockville Centre PBA organized a drive-up food drive on Nov. 18 to help collect donations for families facing food insecurities. more

By Daniel Offner | 12/1/23

The Rockville Centre Lions Club is hosting a food drive on Nov. 13. Above, from left, Anthony Paradiso, Paul Sewell, Robin. Webb, Ron Webb, Kathleen Collins and Kevin O’Brian at last year’s event.

Rockville Centre Lions Club hosting Thanksgiving food drive

The Rockville Centre Lions Club is sponsoring its 15th annual food drive on Nov. 13, using the motto, “we serve.” more

11/11/21

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

11/12/20

Lions Club members will be collecting canned foods and gift cards to provide food for families in need this Thanksgiving. Drop off food items at the John A. Anderson Recreation Center on Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lions Club Food Drive: Nov. 14 at Rec Center

The Rockville Centre Lions Club will hold its 14th Annual Food Drive to help provide Thanksgiving dinner to local families in need. more

11/4/20

The Anticipation Duo, Leah Kalin and Tony Teri, who have been performing together for more than a decade, sang a variety of songs from the 1960s to now during the event.

Pharmacists give back amid coronavirus crisis

When local pharmacy owner Howard Jacobson heard the news in April that his longtime friend and colleague Bill Mantell, an 18-year resident of Rockville Centre, had died of Covid-19 complications, Jacobson vowed to find a way to honor the dedicated pharmacist. more

By Jill Nossa | 9/24/20

Volunteers keep the food assembly line humming.

'Fill-the-Bag' effort in RVC feeds families

Hundreds of vehicles lined up on Lakeview Avenue and around the block onto Langdon Street to pick up food donations at the annual Fill-the-Bag event in Rockville Centre from Monday, Nov. 19 to Wednesday, Nov. 21. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 11/29/18

Ashley Favata, 9, from Rockville Centre Troop 828, added canned corn to one of the many bags that she and her fellow Girl Scouts packed while they volunteered at Mid Island Collision’s Fill-the-Bag event on Monday, which collected Thanksgiving meals for those in need.

Food drive collects Thanksgiving meals

Volunteers gathered at one of the largest food charity events in the tri-state area on Nov. 20 and 21 to fill more than 15,000 bags of non-perishable food items to create Thanksgiving meals for those in need. more

11/24/17

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

Tom Bucaria, right, the Little League President, welcomed everyone to the food drive at the Recreation Center. He was joined by Mayor Francis X. Murray.

Little League starts 66th season

Mother Nature would not give up her icy grip on the streets and fields of Rockville Centre on April 9. In the interest of the safety the players and their families, the Rockville Centre Little League … more

By Paul Sewell | 4/13/16

Avian flu has severely decreased the turkey population this year.

Fewer turkeys for Thanksgiving

Area food pantries in Rockville Centre and elsewhere say they are facing a shortage of turkeys this year, attributed to avian flu that has decimated the American poultry industry since January. … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry and Rebecca Melnitsky | 11/11/15

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