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‘Hunger in America is the ultimate obscenity’
My parents were worried the moment I laid eyes on the apartment for the very first time. It was the entire top floor of a car dealership just off what would eventually become Interstate 86, at the edge of the Finger Lakes region upstate. This would be my first apartment — my first home outside the family home where I grew up in Pennsylvania. more
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Easy summer living? Not for some children.
Summer leaves some school-aged kids scrambling to find a healthy meal, since they can’t depend on the federally subsidized breakfast and lunch programs at their school. more
Honor Harry Chapin’s legacy with action to end hunger
If you compiled the names of the most impactful Long Islanders in our history, you’d surely start off with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman and Marie Colvin — and in my estimation, Harry Chapin . . . more
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He's committed to feeding the hungry
The Rev. Ron Garner is on a mission to end hunger and, at age 70, he has no plans to slow down. more
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Sister and brother Tamega and Kerwin Vilbon donated a filled shopping cart at the Wantagh Kiwanis Food Drive on July 30th.
Wantagh residents help fight hunger
Humanitarianism is alive and well at the local level in Wantagh. more
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Leaders of the pack: Members of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in East Meadow in Eisenhower Park last Saturday to raise money for hunger issues at home and overseas.
Hunger walk maintains past years’ spirit
The corps that gathered at Eisenhower Park last Saturday for the 11th annual CROP Hunger Walk was smaller than in years past, but no less committed to raising funds for the local and international relief efforts that are its hallmark. more
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Town Councilman Dennis Dunne Sr. led a ceremony at the grave of Commodore George Coleman de Kay at his place of his burial in the cemetery at the St. George’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead.
Nassau County Hibernians pay tribute to Irish hero
Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Nassau County paid tribute to Commodore George Coleman de Kay on June 15 at his place of his burial in the cemetery at the St. George’s Episcopal … more
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Bishop Lawrence Provenzano, center, locally elected officials and leaders from the Church of St. Jude officially opened the Wantagh house of worship’s mission center at St. Michael and All Angels in Seaford on Feb. 26.
Wantagh Episcopal church founds outreach center in Seaford
Barbara Rice Thompson, a 56-year-old North Wantagh resident, was the editor of Penthouse magazine for more than 25 years before she was laid off in January. But months earlier, she had spoken with … more
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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
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On May 9, Island Harvest is teaming up with U.S. Postal Letter Carriers to help feed the hungry.
Island Harvest to help Stamp Out Hunger on May 9
Long Islanders who want to participate will set out non-perishable food by their mailboxes on May 9, which will then be picked up by their letter carriers while delivering the day’s mail. more
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