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When Randi Shubin Dresner was 8, she raised her hand during a school assembly — and that one action shaped the course of her life. The assembly, at McVey Elementary School in East Meadow, was … more
This Thanksgiving is shaping up to be one of the most difficult in a long time for many Long Island families who were adversely affected by the economic calamity brought on by the pandemic. more
Island Harvest Food Bank, the largest hunger-relief organization on Long Island, purchased an industrial property in Melville in March for $8.1 million. The 43,560-square-foot building, on three acres of property, is twice the size of its former headquarters in Hauppauge. more
"At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room . . . more
Island Harvest Food Bank, in conjunction with Stop & Shop, cut the ribbon on Monday at the Healthy Harvest Pantry in Bethpage, a new facility that will offer healthy food choices to victims of domestic abuse. more
Migdalia Otero, vice president of operations at the Island Harvest Food Bank, and Rebecca Dresner, an East Meadow volunteer, flew to Bayamón, Puerto Rico, on Monday to help set up two food warehouses, two weeks after Hurricane Maria tore across the island, leaving thousands without food, shelter, drinking water or electricity. more
East Meadow resident Randi Shubin Dresner, the president and chief executive officer of Island Harvest Food Bank for over 15 years, was recently appointed to the New York State Council on Hunger and Food Policy. more
Residents of communities from across the region descended on Eisenhower Park last Saturday to support Long Island’s leading hunger-relief charity: Island Harvest Food Bank. Sponsored by the … more
Charity Navigator — a national, independent evaluator of philanthropic organizations — has designated Island Harvest Food Bank a four-star charity for the third year in a row. Leaders of the hunger-relief group received the news just before a major fundraising event this Saturday: the 15th annual Ellen Gordon CPA 4(a): Cause 5K Run/ Walk to End Hunger at Eisenhower Park. more
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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