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First ROSE Fest raises $2,500 for local food pantry

It was a day of sunshine, live music and community fundraising at Glenwood Landing American Legion Post 336 in Glen Head last Saturday, during the first ROSE Fest, sponsored by the Sea Cliff home … more

By Annemarie Durkin | 8/5/21

George Conaty and his sons, Lucas, a fourth-grade Seaford Harbor student, and Jonathan, a third-grader, helped drop off boxes of cereal at For the Love of Pete’s Pantry.

Seaford plays dominoes with cereal boxes

The Seaford Harbor Parent Teacher Association has a whole new twist on donating food: playing dominoes with boxes of cereal. One hundred boxes led right to the Seaford-based For the Love of Pete’s Pantry. more

By Jennifer Corr | 6/3/21

South Side Middle School students James Loud, Michael Riomao and Declan Sheehan, flanked by Rockville Centre American Legion Post 303 Commander Frank Colon, left, and James’s father, Ed Loud.

South Side Middle Schoolers donate to veterans

Three boys from South Side Middle School knew exactly what they wanted to do to give back to their community as part of a collaborative class project. James Loud, Michael Riomao and Declan … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/20/21

Volunteers, from left, Sandra Graves, Karen Mobley and Sabrina Burroughs-Scott at Sharon’s Food Pantry.

Sharon’s Food Pantry, Anti-Racism Project meeting needs a year on

More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, food insecurity and financial worries have made Sharon’s Food Pantry, at the Rockville Centre Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, an … more

By Tom Carrozza | 4/22/21

Delivering Easter baskets to 75 children with For the Love of Pete’s Pantry were, clockwise from top left, Beth Escobar; Claudia, Daniel and Samantha Brunie; and Nicolas Escobar.

Helping their neighbors, for Pete’s sake

Growing up, sisters Jeanne Rodrigues and Beth Escobar remember their father, Pete Haller, praying for the homeless before family dinners in their New Hyde Park home. more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/14/21

Gammy’s Pantry founder Sasha Young, kneeling with Five Towns Community Center Executive Director K. Brent Hill and Byron Alvarado Valiente, and volunteers last August.

Gammy’s Pantry remains vital as pandemic drags on

A little over a year since the coronavirus pandemic began, Gammy’s Pantry, in the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, has continued to help those in need of food. Pantry founder Sasha Young said that the need remains constant. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 3/31/21

Volunteers carried boxes of food into the soup kitchen on Monday.

Soup to Nuts Soup Kitchen adjusts to pandemic

“What does a soup kitchen do in the middle of a pandemic when gathering for a meal is not safe or permitted?” asked Steve Greenfield, vice president of the Baldwin Civic Association. He … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/11/21

The Mimi Mernin Food Pantry collects and distributes food to families in need across the North Shore.

Mimi Mernin Food Pantry, in Bayville, serves the North Shore

The Mimi Mernis Food Pantry, at the Village Church of Bayville, has served the North Shore community for nearly 20 years, and has been especially active during the coronavirus pandemic. Its essential service has recently been recognized by Rising Tide Natural Market in Glen Cove, which named the pantry its February 2021 Charity of the Month. more

By Mary Sotiryadis | 3/5/21

Lynbrook resident Kaden Rogers collected and donated cleaning supplies and household items to the Hatzilu Rescue organization as part of his mitzvah project.

Lynbrook 12-year-old donates to Baldwin kosher pantry

When 12-year-old Kaden Rogers saw that the Covid-19 pandemic left some local families hungry and in need of household supplies, he collected donations to benefit them as part of his mitzvah project, … more

By Bridget Downes | 1/28/21

Phil Paoli, Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus St. Agnes Council No. 2548; Julie Longwood, outreach director for The Experience Vineyard Church; and Joe Daleo, Deputy Grand Knight of the St. Agnes Knights of Columbus.

St. Agnes Knights of Columbus expands outreach

Even in normal times, the Knights of Columbus St. Agnes Council No. 2548 strives to support the community through numerous programs and fundraisers to help contribute financially to local organizations like the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN), youth basketball, St. Vincent DePaul’s, Camp Anchor, and many more. But these are not normal times. When members of the men’s Catholic fraternity saw long lines leading up to The Experience Vineyard Church on Merrick Road, they saw another challenge to take on: local families struggling to put food on the table. more

By Thomas Carrozza | 1/20/21

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