Gr ass roots News from Cares – The Harry Chapin Food Bank Summer 2013 ’s Ride To Fight Hunger On Long Island Set For Sunday, September 8, 2013 To Support Long Island Cares ong Island's Dee Snider, singer /songwriter for , landers devastated by Hurricane Sandy, I wanted to help and am Lactor, author, radio show host, and tele - proud to partner with them." vision personality has announced that his Dee Snider's Ride is the most popular eleventh annual motorcycle run on Sunday, motorcycle event on Long Island, attract - September 8, 2013 will benefit Long Island ing thousands of riders, passengers and Cares, Inc.-The Harry Chapin Food Bank. spectators to the Town of Hempstead's After ten years of sponsoring his popu - Lido Beach Park. Numerous vendors, ex - lar motorcycle ride for the March of Dimes, hibitors and local musicians come to - Snider has turned his attention to the fight gether to create a festival atmosphere and against hunger on Long Island, especially in to help a great cause. the wake of Hurricane Sandy. "We're very excited to be working "The March of Dimes remains a won - with Dee Snider and his great committee derful organization and I will continue to members to plan this year's event," said support their work to help infants and chil - Paule Pachter, Executive Director of Long dren with special needs," said Snider. "But, Island Cares, Inc. "Dee understands the im - having seen what Long Island Cares does to pact of hunger on Long Island and he re - help people in need locally, and how they lates to our mission and the work that a made a difference in the lives of Long Is - (continued on page 2)

INS ID E I SS U ES Chapin’s mission and to assist us in keeping music as part of our message. The creativity and energy of people within the MUSIC IS STILL IN OUR MESSAGE music industry is closely aligned with the creative environment that permeates through Long Island Cares. We all understand ost everyone that’s familiar with Long Is - that music is able to carry a message to the masses and that peo - Mland Cares, Inc. knows that our founder, ple like to know that the artists they support through concert Harry Chapin was a talented singer, Grammy ticket and record sales give back to help others in need. Award winning songwriter, and musician. Al - Currently, there are numerous artists and music industry though his career was brief, it was extremely leaders that support Long Island Cares. Two industry leaders Paule T. Pachter, successful and Harry became one of the most whose brands are internationally recognized are represented on Executive Director respected voices within the music industry our Board of Directors. D’Addario and Company manufactures Long Island Cares, Inc. throughout the 1970s, due in part to his pas - guitar strings and drum heads, and KORG USA manufactures sion for social causes and his outspoken call to end hunger. Harry keyboards and amplifiers. Both of these Long Island based com - was able to harness his celebrity status to call attention to the issue panies are leaders in the music industry and support thousands of hunger and in the process he encouraged others within the of musicians across the globe. Three local radio stations con - music industry to join the cause. Now, thirty-two years after his un - sistently support our organizations’ work: WALK Radio hosts its timely passing many of his friends and admirers within the music annual “Thanks for Giving Food Drive” each November to ben - industry continue to support the Long Island organization that efit Long Island Cares. JVC Broadcasting, Inc., parent to My bears his name. Country 96.1 and WRCN hosts several “Stuff-A-Truck Food In the past five years, Long Island Cares has reached out to Drives” and their COO and popular DJ Vic Latino is also a Board many within the music industry to remind them of Harry (continued on page 5) Something is cooking in the new Long Island Cares, Inc. DDBR Kitchen Studio ong Island Cares’ latest program ven - monthly weekend educa - Lture looks as if it belongs on the set of tional series, Kids United the Food Network. The regional food Against Hunger, and Long bank, which has been increasing its focus Island Cares’ new Just Say on healthy eating and nutrition planning Yes to Fruits and Vegetables has just developed its new ( JSY) Pro- DDBR Kitchen Studio, a fully- gram. functional training kitchen The new culinary studio Health HPNAP Program. Most of the small that will be used to offer was funded by a generous appliances and cookware was donated by cooking demonstrations for grant from the Dunkin' Lifetime Brands, Inc. in Garden City to fully the food bank's 580 member Donuts/Baskin-Robbins outfit the kitchen. agencies, as well as for chil - Foundation and the New “The kitchen studio was a natural pro - dren participating in their York State Department of gression within our expanding nutrition education program,” explained Kristine Lehn, Director of Agency Relations who (continued from page 1) Dee Snider’s Ride oversees the new program. “We often re - fellow musician like Harry Chapin put into Island including Full Throttle Magazine, ceive inquiries from our member agencies developing the regional food bank. He's WBAB, Garden City Pizza, Town of Hemp - and even from our own staff about recipes visited Long Island Cares numerous times stead and more. Sponsorship opportunities that can be created on a limited budget to meet with our staff, Board members and are available at various levels as well as Reg - using foods frequently found in local to witness their work first hand." istration materials for riders and passen - pantries, such as peanut butter, pasta and Several local businesses and corpora - gers, and can be obtained by calling Robin cereal. The kitchen studio now allows us tions have already signed on to sponsor Goldberg, Special Events Manager for Long to get creative with demonstrating healthy Dee Snider's Ride to Fight Hunger on Long Island Cares at: (631) 582-3663 x 104. recipes for these ingredients and more.”

Long Island Cares Board of Directors Sandy Chapin Diana T. Cecchini, C.P.A. Larry Dunn Jaime Chapin Miller The Harry Chapin Foundation Korg, USA. Inc. Newsday Susan L. Miller Chairperson Vice Treasurer Susan Francis Susan L. Miller Art Associates Brian L. Seidman Joseph Brown A 1 East Coast Realty Thomas J. Murray U.S. Trust, Bank of America King Kullen Grocery, Inc. Alan Fromm Private Wealth Management Secretary Albrecht, Viggiano, Amneal Pharmaceuticals President ______Zureck & Co. P.C. Jennifer Gunn Jim Lennon Lynn Needelman Azad K. Anand, M.D. Teachers Federal Credit Union Founder Jim Lennon Photographer, Inc. David E. Paseltiner L.I. Diagnostic Imaging Deborah K. Herman Harry Chapin Vice President Jaspan Schlesinger LLP Victor Canales Building Long Island David Schneidman Past President Executive Director JVC Broadcasting Vice President David E. Herold Howard Weiner Paule T. Pachter, LMSW Janet D’Addario Cory Pettway Certilman Balin Adler & D’Addario Guitar String Co. Hyman, LLP Jeff Yablon NY Inkjet Hauppauge School District Vice President Michael J. Deering Scott Martella ______(631) 582-FOOD (3663) Long Island Power Authority Office of Governor William Hartnagel Ellen B. Deutsch Andrew M. Cuomo Grassroots Design Fax: (631) 273-2184 Stop & Shop & Production: Treasurer The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Carolyn Mazzenga WEB site: www.licares.org Marcum LLP Cochran Designs Studio Rosemarie Mignogna Editor: Ridgewood Savings Bank Robin S. Amato, CFRE

~2~ Long Island Cares Announces Second Annual Childre n’ s Concert for Hunger Awareness featuring Tom Chapin & Friends

ong Island Cares, Inc. and NBTY Help- pounds of food to support The Harry Ling Hands are teaming up again to Chapin Food Bank. present the Second Annual Concert for As a result of the continued generos - Children's Hunger Awareness featuring ity of our partners at NBTY Helping Tom Chapin & Friends at the NYCB The - Hands, this year's concert will be just as atre at Westbury on Thursday, October 3, exciting as our first one. Long Island 2013. Cares, Inc. and our sponsors will provide This free event is open to all Long Is - stipends for transportation, t-shirts, lyrics land school children in grades 1-4. Last and other support for the children and year, 21 local school districts joined us at teachers to attend. Once again, we expect the NYCB Theatre at Westbury with 2,800 to sell out very quickly and encourage all children in the audience. All of the chil - schools interested in attending to reserve dren and their teachers received a special their tickets early by emailing Claire lesson plan prepared by Tom Chapin ad - Fratello at [email protected] dressing the issue of childhood hunger For additional sponsorship opportu - and good nutrition. The children also re - nities, please contact our Development ceived free wristbands, posters and t- Department at (631) 582-3663 x 103. shirts, and they donated more than 4,300

Long Island Cares, Inc. opened our new South Shore Service Center at 163-1 N. Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst Friday, March 1st at 8:00 AM. Staff was very busy moving in the food, cleaning supplies, small appliances, comforters, baby food, pet food, and other items that are available for those communities still in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Thank you to so many of our new neighbors who stopped by to welcome us to Lindenhurst. For more information about our newest program, please call: (631) 991-8106 (L-R) Village of Lindenhurst Mayor Thomas Brennan, Long Island Cares' Executive Director Paule Pachter, Hank (Mr. Sign), Shawn Cullinane, Village Clerk/Treasurer, and Suffolk County Legislator Wayne Horsely get ready to lift the sign on Long Island Cares' South Shore Service Center at 163-1 N. Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst

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WE'LL DRINK TO THAT! Several local breweries including Blue Valley National Bank, the wholly-owned sub - Point and Clare Rose presented a check for $29,000 to Long sidiary of Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY), Island Cares, Inc. to support our Emergency Response and collected 442 pounds of food for a Hurricane Recovery Services Program in response to Hurricane Sandy. The Sandy food drive sponsored by Long Island donation represents half of the proceeds from the sale of Surge Cares, Inc. (Left to right) Myriam Gonzalez, Jeri - Protector beer, a brew that was developed shortly after the cho Branch Service Manager, Lee Stevenson, Jeri - storm as a fundraising effort to support the Barrier Brewery in cho Branch Sales Manager, Simone Hill, Jericho Oceanside that was severely impacted by Sandy and Long Head Teller and Natalia Germino, Jericho Teller. Island Cares-The Harry Chapin Food Bank. Long Island Cares' Executive Director Paule Pachter and Robin Amato, Director of Development and Communications accepted the generous donation on behalf of LIC. All 2,500 bottles of Surge Protector beer were sold out in a matter of days.

The TJX Foundation made a $5,000 donation to Long Island Cares, Inc. The Harry Chapin Food Bank to support their First Stop Food Pantries. Since 2010, the TJX Foundation has donated $14,000 to Long Island Cares and raised almost 8,000 pounds of food through their Marshalls stores in the Eastern Long Island District. Shown in photo above (L-R): Karin Roberts, Store Manager, Patchogue; Micki Barone, Store Manager, Melville; Ken Latham, District Manager; Delmy Fuentes, Store Manager Massapequa; Robin Amato, Long Is - Thank you to everyone associated with the Marcum Workplace land Cares; and Yvonne Levine, Store Manager, Challenge that attracted 8,300 runners and walkers July 30th Miller Place. at Jones Beach State Park. Long Island Cares, Inc. is very proud to be one of the three charities that are beneficiaries of this spectacular event. Thank you to everyone that stopped by our tent to donate food to help us feed the hungry on Long Island and to learn more about our many programs and services.

~4~ $125,000 Grant From Our Family Foundation Stop And Shop Metro Supports Kids Cafe Program he Our Family Foundation by Stop and Shop has can switch from serving snacks to serving meals. It Tawarded Long Island Cares, Inc.-The Harry has made a tremendous change." Chapin Food Bank a $125,000 grant to support their Ahold USA supports four regional divisions: Stop Kids Cafe After School Food and Mentoring Program. & Shop New England; Stop & Shop New York Metro; The grant is part of a three-year initiative to fight Giant Landover and Giant Carlisle that operate nearly child hunger across Ahold USA's market areas. 775 supermarkets with approximately 120,000 asso - Established in 2002, Long Island Cares' Kids Cafe Program ciates in 14 states and the District of Columbia, along with Peapod, provides nutritious meals and snacks to children who have no the nation's leading online grocery shopping/delivery service. safe after-school environment and who have limited access to With nearly $26 billion in sales, Ahold USA is in the top ten largest food and little if any appropriate space to do homework or play. food retailers in the United States. The goal of the "Feed More Chil - At a Kids Cafe, under the supervision of trustworthy staff, a child dren" initiative is to get healthy meals to more hungry children. can do homework and get involved with other educational, recre - "This is a very significant grant to address a very significant ational and social activities and enjoy a healthy meal. Long Island issue on Long Island," said Paule Pachter, Long Island Cares' Ex - Cares oversees eleven Kids Cafe's and two After-School Snack ecutive Director. "There are more than 110,000 children on Programs across Long Island. The After-School Snack Programs Long Island that are food insecure and our Kids Cafe programs are slated to become Kids Cafes within six-months. "This very which are part of a nationwide program supported by Feeding generous grant has given our Kids Cafe Program a real boost," America is one solution for these children in need. We work said Kristine Lehn, Director of Agency Relations at Long Island closely with several community-based Boys and Girls Clubs to Cares. "We have expanded the number of sites and we have been provide Kids Cafe sites and because of this grant from Ahold USA able to supply much needed kitchen equipment so the programs we can do so much more in the next three years." Long Island Cares -The Harry Chapin Food Bank Awarded Highest Rating By Charity Navigator ong Island Cares, Inc. - The Harry Chapin when our organization is expanding our community LFood Bank has been awarded a 4-star rating services programs to provide additional direct serv - for the third consecutive time by Charity Navi- ices to people in need, including the expansion of gator, America's premier charity evaluator. Long our Emergency Response and Recovery Services Island Cares has received this rating for sound program in Lindenhurst," said Robin Amato, Direc - fiscal management and its ability to "efficiently tor of Development and Communications for Long manage and grow its finances, execute its mission in a fiscally re - Island Cares, Inc. "I think people recognize the investment we're sponsible way outperforming most other charities in America." making in redefining the role of the food bank and are responding According to Charity Navigator, "only 10% of the charities they very favorably," Amato said. "Of course none of this would be pos - rate have received three consecutive four-star evaluations, indi - sible without the direction and leadership of our Controller Bruce cating that Long Island Cares outperforms most other charities Gaugler and his talented accounting team, and of course our Ex - in America." This exceptional designation "differentiates Long Is - ecutive Director Paule Pachter and our Board of Directors." land Cares from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is wor - Charity Navigator, America's premier charity evaluator, high - thy of their trust." lights the work of efficient charities and provides donors with es - "This latest rating from Charity Navigator comes at a time sential information needed to make an informed decision.

Inside Issues (continued from page 1) selves available to appear on our behalf. In just five short years we have been so fortunate to work with a wonderful list of peo - member. WBAB/WBLI often promotes the work of our organi - ple including , Pat Benatar, Judy Collins, Peter zation through their major community events and will on hand Yarrow, Kenny Rogers, Dee Snider, Graham Nash, L.L. Cool J, for Dee Snider’s Ride to Fight Hunger on September 8. Felix Cavaliere, Taking Back Sunday and of course Tom Chapin Then there are our colleagues within the concert promotion and Jen Chapin. business. Wonderful people like James Faith Entertainment, Live Through several initiatives such as our Music Industry Coun- Nation at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, and The Paramount cil, Music 2 Meals, Beat an End to Hunger, and our Concert for who support our efforts by providing tickets and backstage ac - Children’s Hunger Awareness we’ve been able to keep music in cess for special music auctions that we’ve sponsored. our message. We are very proud and very grateful to everyone Lastly, there are the musicians themselves. Some of them involved. We look forward to continuing this practice (no pun were Harry’s friends but all of them admirers, who respond in intended) and invite all of you to join us at any of our events so many ways to support our work by donating or making them - that appeal to your musical side!

~5~ Thank You to All of Our Food Drive and Product Donors!

I Above & Beyond Deer Park Library Freeport Library St. Thomas School & Church Gergory Tannenbaum Fayette Elementary School Garden City Middle School Sterling & Sterling Great Neck Performing Arts HIA-LI Summer Food Drive Huntington Public Library Gemini Food Services Suffolk Community College-Grant Center The 10th annual HIA-LI Summer Islip Public Library Great Neck Adult Learning Center Campus "Help the Babies affected by Food Drive to Benefit Long Lancer Insurance Greg Gutes Suffolk Rugby Inc. Hurricane Sandy" Facebook Island Cares unites more than Sunquam Elementary School Honda City 200 small businesses on Long LIAAC Grundy Elmentary School Lindenhurst Public Library Half Hollow Hills East Synergy Theatre Huntington Arts Council Island to host the largest food Huntington Learning Center drive, of its kind, in the nation. Long Island Junior Soccer League Hauppauge Public Library Tamarack Elementary School The goal is to collect 100,000 Manhasset High School Huntington Toyota Teachers Federal Credit Union IBEW Local Union 1049 pounds of donations between Nassau County Pediatrics Society Jericho High School Shredding Day J.D. Thomas Salon May and September. Plaques are No Pet Goes Unfed,Inc. JFK Middle School Telcar Corporate Interiors Junior Bohemia Civic awarded to the winners of three North Country Road Middle Jim Dandy Cleaners Telecom Pioneers Laundry Experience categories for largest donations. School John F. Kennedy Intermediate Temple Beth Chai Legislator Robert Calarco Enter today! Old Navy School The Merrick Library Legislator Sarah Anker JVC Broadcasting Year Round Polk Street School John Street School Trinity Lutheran School Legislator Wayne R. Horsley Giving Ron Savastano Juan C. Vega U.S. District Court Lexus of Smithtown JVC Broadcasting, parent Senator Phil Boyle Karen Nigro U.U. Fellowship of Huntington Malverne High School organization for Party 105, La Smithtown Robotics Team 810 Kiddie Junction Preschool United Way of Long Island Mandalay Elementary School Fiesta, MyCountry, WRCN, and Stonybrook University Athletics Kramer Lane Elementary School Vern Critz Elementary School Mannino's Bagel Bakery The Pennysaver Amphitheatre, Sunrise Drive Elementary School Law office of Solowon & Welden Village of Great Neck Plaza Manor Plains High School recognizes the need for Temple B'Nai Torah Legislator Dave Denenberg VM New York, Ltd and The Three Marjam continuous giving. The annual The Parish of the Holy Cross Legislator Richard Nicolello Amigos Plus One Marsha Nelson radio station “Food Fight” Wantagh Public Library encourages listeners to drop off The Smithtown Library LePlay Café Massapequa Library donations during a 24 hour Turkish Cultural Society of Long LI Junior Soccer League “stuff a truck” food drive. The Island Locust Valley Public Library November 2012 “Food Fight” Wantagh High School Long Island Center for Medical Thank You to all the individuals, totaled 17,000 pounds of food, Washington Street School Weight Loss organizations and businesses for the personal care supplies, pet food, Wing Elementary School Long Island Ducks Game generosity we received and are still receiving school supplies, and new toys. I 100+ lbs. Long Island Merriot Donations for LI Cares are Loretta Park Elementary School during our Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts accepted at every Pennysaver Abbey Lane Elementary School Amphitheatre event and our MacArthur Airport Control Tower Adecco Macy's information table is displayed West Hempstead Public Library AllState Insurance Matlin Middle School Medford Multi Care inside the venue for additional West Hollow Middle School Merlilne Campbell support. Alternatives Counseling Center Mattituck High School American Cancer Society Western Suffolk Boces High Modular Devices Medford High School Robotics School I 5000+ lbs. Assemblyman Michael A. Merrick Avenue Middle School MTV Networks Montesano Westwood Village Home Property Muller Martini Corp. Burlington Coat Factory Merrick Vet Group Windcrest East Complex-Social Petco Bellport Middle School Student Merrimac Elementary School My Pet Vets Council Club My Sonics Inc. I 2000+ lbs. Biodex MedicalSystems Metro Parrot Head Club Woodcrest Estates Moose Lodge National Grid Employee Outreach Blue Point Brewery Annual Cask Wyandanch Memorial HS Council California Pizza Kitchen Motorola Solutions Ale Festival Niren Derg Haiman & Associates Hall- Lane Moving and Storage Mt. Pleasant Elementary School I Additional Food Bobby Coletti North Shore Surgicenter LANCO Nassau Hiking Outdoor Club Drive Donors North Ridge Primary School Bocu Salon NYS Department of Labor Bonnie Helfner DDS PC NCCFT Nassau Community AARP Quality Shredding College PM Construction Trader Joe's Buckley County Day School Academy Street School Port Jefferson Chiropractic Burns Avenue Elementary School Neils Wheels Organziation Afri-Can New York State Insurance Fund Port Washington Community I 1000+ lbs. BWD Group Alpha Programmer Chest Next Wave Solutions Bethpage Volunteer Center Candlewood Middle School- American Heart Association Red Vision Oceanside Library Birch Lane Elementary School National Jr. Honor Society Amneal Pharmaceuticals Robert Seaman Elementary Office of the State Comptroller Copiague Library Cehillat Choveri Tzion Synagogue Bluepoint Elementary School School Party Hardy Direct Freeport Donations Chance & Bells Pampered Paws BZ Media Robyn Murray Pediatric Family Medicine Galaxie Coffee Chocolate World Expo Central Semiconductor Corp Roller Rebels Pet Supplies Plus Hall- Lane Moving and Storage Collard and Roe Chatterton Middle School Seaford Public Library Peternana Terrace Senior Hillside Grade School Commack High School CK Post ATC Simpson United Methodist Commack Public Library Housing Church LANCO Physical Therapy Beyond Colonial Woods Condominiums Leviton Manufacturing Commissionor of Highways Computershare Fund Services Smithtown Animal Hospital Comsewogue Public Library Pines Elementary School Smithtown Senior Living Marshalls Ridgewood Savings Bank Courthouse Corporate Center Mills Pond Elementary School Copperline "James Taylor Tribute DDI Snack Time Services Band" Rothco St James Fire Department New Hyde Park School Roux Associates Department of Motor Vehicles North Ridge Primary School Cornwell Avenue School Dime Savings Bank St. James Fire Department Curves of Bellmore Royal Health Care Temple Beth David Isaiah 58 Northrop Grumman Corp Sachem Public Library Dimension Data Quality Shredding Dan Jagoda Associates Dinkelmeyer Elementary School The "Q" Angels Data Device Corporation Samuel & Dinah Gonzalez The Blue Thongs Relay for Life Senator Fuschillo Disc Graphics Simply Dynamic Creative Services Direct Buy Dix Hills Basketball Association The Dooley Family Dr. Kleinberg's Office Sequoya Middle School The Nurse Practitioner St. Josephs Church Serra BJJ DMV Trader Joe's East Islip Public Library East Islip High School Association East Port South Manor Jr. Sr. Shanti Yoga Studio Thomas & Daniel Davics, DPM Shore Road School East Islip Middle School I 500+ lbs. High School East Street School Tower Insurance Group Amy Hraniotis Enterprise Shuvah Yisrael Messianic Jewish Waterworks Synagogue Energy Fitness Arame Salon & Spa Fleet Appliance West Sayville Pediatrics Silas Wood Sixth Grade Center Esurance BAE Systems Floral Park Library Westfield Malls - South Shore South Huntington School Evening Star Quilters & St. BASF Corporation Floyd Harbor Animal Hospital John's Quilters Westfield Malls-Sunrise Mall Forest Brook Elementary South Side High School - Military WIC Stony Brook - Dept. of Bellport High School History Club Family Medical Care Cablevision Forest Lake Elementary School Farmers Insurance Family Medicine Fort Salanga Book Club St. Andrew's Orthodox Church Woodland Elementary School Camp Ave. Elementary School St. Catherine Church of Sienna First National Bank of NY Canaan Elementrary School Franklin Square Public Library GE Aviation Yoga Studio

~6~ Over 100,000 Pounds Of Locally Grown Produce Distributed At Farmer's Market To Feed The Hungry n Monday, June 3, 62 community-based Ohunger relief organizations including pantries, soup kitchens, day care centers and others converged in Hauppauge to pick from over 100,000 pounds of Long Island grown fresh produce to feed the more than 320,000 people who are hungry and/or food insecure in our region. Long Island Cares, Inc.-The Harry Chapin Food Bank offered member agen - cies the opportunity to select from more than 2,000 cases of Long Island grown fruits and vegetables including cabbage, carrots, kale, leeks, beets, tomatoes, mesclun mix and onions. In the process of providing fresh produce to feed the will do whatever we can to provide families impacted by hunger hungry, the regional food bank also pumped almost $80,000 into with nutritious food.” the local farm community. This was the second installment of Peter Braglia, Director of Facilities and Procurement for Long Is - more than a quarter-million dollars to be spent within seven land Cares met with the Long Island Farm Bureau to develop the months on Long Island by Long Island Cares. menu for distribution. He subsequently visited several local farmers According to Paule Pachter, Executive Director of Long Is - on Long Island that took part in the Farmer's Market event. "We an - land Cares, "This is an opportunity for our organization to provide ticipate that many of the members of the Long Island Farm Bureau high quality, nutritious food to our member agencies and to stim - will be joining us at all of the future Farmers Markets along with ulate our local farm economy at the same time." "We were so many volunteers to help our member agencies to pick up what they happy to be able to offer this beautiful Long Island produce. We need to support their local feeding programs," explained Braglia. Our Response and Recovery Program After Super Storm Sandy

Long Beach Distribution with NYS Senator Mastic Beach Distribution with Senator Charles Fuschillo Dean Skelos’ Senator Lee Zeldin at Seaford Distribution

Paule Pachter with Governor Cuomo in Town of Hempstead Distribution with Kate Murray Farmingdale

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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Calendar of Events * DON ATE September 8 ...... Dee Snider Ride to Fight Hunger, Lido Beach Park, Town of Hempstead. Registration 9:00 am — Kick Stands Up at 11:00. Car s, Trucks, RV’s Register at www.DeeSniderRide.com (Running or Not) September 8 ...... Hunger Awareness Day with the Long Island Ducks “Help Feed sponsored by NBTY; Bethpage Ballpark, Central Islip. Bring Non- Perishable food donations. First 1,500 fans to enter the ballpark Long Island’s will receive a free commemorative "Hunger Awareness Day" tee- Hungry” shirt. Game Time: 1:05 pm. October 11 ...... 7h Annual Agency Conference Day. Member Agencies • Fast, Free Towing Interested in attending call Kristine Lehn at 631-582-3663 Ext 115 • IRS Recognized Org. October 25 – ...... CANstruction at RXR Plaza, Uniondale. Open to the public • Maximum Allowable November 6 8 am- 6 pm. Free, but a non-perishable food item is suggested. Deduction November 5 ...... Annual Harry Chapin Humanitarian Awards Dinner Honoring George Klett, Signature Bank and NBTY. For Ticket Serving L.I. for over 30 years information and sponsorships contact Robin Goldberg, Special LONG ISL AND CARES Events Manager at 631-582-3663 Ext 104. www.licares.org 1-877-872-2127 (toll-free) Visit for information about Food Drive Events and ongoing food drives across Long Island!

TE TUE HE DA SDAY M SAVE T 18th Annual AY13 Long Island Cares’ Golf Classic At the Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, NY Honoring Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers For more information call 631-582-3663 Ext 104