Two South Side Middle School students spearheaded a food drive contest sponsored by 92.3 FM radio. The school that collected the most amount of canned foods would win a school concert by the young heartthrob, Justin Bieber. more

Troop 109 Boy Scouts collected 96 bags of groceries and about $900 outside King Kullen for its Easter food drive. The donations were split between the Holy Name of Mary parish outreach center and Grace United Methodist Church. more

The children at Hewitt School were honored with a visit by Mayor Mary Bossart on the morning of Nov.19 In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, members of Hewitt’s Student Council responded to the mayor’s request for food donations to help support families in need in the community. more

Valley Stream employees hit the streets last Saturday morning, collecting food for a pair of local outreach centers. Residents were asked to leave donations of non-perishable items in front of their home to help their neighbors in need. more

Volunteer at soup kitchen The Long Beach Soup Kitchen seeks highly-skilled, fast paced, energetic volunteers that are pleasant, caring, and courteous to do food prep, cook, serve and clean up crews. … more

Rockville Centre Cadette Girl Scout Troop 860 ran a Food Drive for Island Harvest on Sept. 20 at King Kullen on Sunrise Highway. The girls collected over 400 pounds of food for an Island Harvest Member Agency, St. Paul AME Church in Rockville Centre, which is starting a food pantry for distribution to Rockville Centre residents. more

Long Island Rail Road commuters from Rockville Centre are invited to participate this September in a major food drive to help our many neighbors struggling through this deep recession. September is Hunger Action Month and Island Harvest is teaming up with the Long Island Rail Road and Long Island Cares in an effort to work together to end hunger. They’re asking residents to bring non-perishable food, personal care items, and/or school supplies to the Rockville Centre LIRR station each Wednesday in September. A food bins will be conveniently located and staffed by friendly volunteers. more