Gr ass roots News from Cares – The Harry Chapin Food Bank Winter 2014

Governor Cuomo Pays Long Island Cares a Visit ednesday, November 27 brought with the increased demand as a result Wa surprise visit from Governor of the food stamp cuts. Also on hand and his daughter Cara were Suffolk County Executive to Long Island Cares and they brought Steve Bellone, Babylon Supervisor along 100 boxes of Thanksgiving meals Rick Schaffer and state Senator that corporations had donated to the John Flanagan . The 100 Thanksgiv - state. During his visit the Governor ing Boxes were immediately distrib - urged those who can to give more to uted by Pronto of Long Island in Bay local food banks to help offset federal Shore and the Gerald Ryan Outreach food stamp cuts. A 2009 expansion of Center in Wyandanch. Executive Di - the federal food stamp program expired rector Paule Pachter was grateful to the on November 1. Earlier in the week the Paule Pachter with Governor Cuomo. The Gover - Governor for his encouragement and Governor announced that the state nor’s daughter Cara is in the background. bringing the Thanksgiving meals: “It would give an additional $4.5 million in grants to emergency food was a wonderful day to have the Governor visit. We’ll be able to providers including $245,392 to Long Island Cares to help deal feed more people. It was very gratifying.”

INS ID E I SS U ES Chapin Food Bank to deliver one hundred Thanksgiving meals to help us feed more families in need during the holidays. When the ooking back on 2013, I would have to say Governor of the State of meets with you twice in six- Lthat, it was truly a year to remember. Be - weeks it certainly adds to the recognition of our work and the cause of the generous support of our donors, contributions of our Board, staff, volunteers and donors. Long Island Cares, Inc. was able to accomplish The number of people that support Long Island Cares, Inc. many wonderful things, making our ability to has increased dramatically since last September with the un - support Long Islanders in need all that more veiling of our brand new website. There is so much important meaningful. Whether you donated five dol - information on licares.org . Thousands of visitors have logged Paule T. Pachter, Executive Director lars, five hundred, or five thousand, every sin - on each month to learn about hunger on Long Island and to find Long Island Cares, Inc. gle donation becomes part of our broader out more about our direct service programs. Needless to say, we vision to provide food and support services for the people that also made it easy for our donors to make a secure donation to rely upon our organization and our network of community-based support our work! I’m always amazed at how many personal member agencies. thank you letters I sign each week to acknowledge the contin - There were several highlights last year that helped us expand ued support of people like you. our services and increase awareness about the work we do. This past year, with your help, we were able to develop a Within a six-week period, I had the pleasure of spending time brand new training kitchen at our Hauppauge facility. We fol - with Governor Andrew Cuomo . I first met the Governor in lowed that up by expanding our staff at our Lindenhurst loca - October, when he presented us with a Proclamation during the tion to assist the many families still trying to recover from Billy Joel concert to benefit Long Island Cares. Who would have Superstorm Sandy. We were able to develop a new mobile out - thought that six-weeks later, the Governor would visit The Harry reach unit dedicated to providing services for veterans, military (continued on page 5) Sixth Annual Legislative Breakfast a Big Success

n December 6th, 2013, Long Island Cares hosted our 6th Oannual Government Affairs Breakfast from the ware - house of Long Island Cares. Almost 100 people were in atten - dance to hear about this year’s theme: “The Impact of Long Island Cares in The Community: The Local Government Perspective.” This event was co-hosted by State Senator Lee Zeldin and State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages . They each provided stir - ring opening remarks that touched upon the hunger they con - tinue to witness in their districts and the various ways they respond. Their efforts include hosting food drives for Long Island Cares, connecting us to the people in need in their con stituency, (L-R) New York State Senator Phil Boyle; Michael Haynes, Long and continually advocating for more State funding to address the Island Cares; Sharon Smith, FBANYS; Assemblywoman Michaelle needs of the food insecure. Solages; Brian Seidman, LIC Past President; New York State Sena - Keynote speakers were Freeport Mayor, Robert Kennedy tor Lee Zeldin; Brian Nugent, Chief Deputy Commissioner Nassau County Parks Departmen tand Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick. and Babylon Town Supervisor, Rich Schaffer. As elected offi - cials from two South Shore communities, their powerful remarks fo - County Executives Steve Bellone and Ed Mangano, Congress - cused upon the havoc Hurricane Sandy wrought in their respective woman Carolyn McCarthy, Congressman Steve Israel, and districts. They talked about public policy measures that were taken New York State Senate Majority Leader . Sharon to help people and businesses get back on their feet, and also about Smith, new Executive Director of the Food Bank Association for the importance of Long Island Cares’ Emergency Response and Re - New York State also came down from Syracuse to be with us. covery Programs’ presence in their communities in the aftermath Michael Haynes, Coordinator for the Long Island Cares’ of the storm. Said Supervisor Schaffer, “Long Island Cares was in Chapin Center for Public Policy who coordinated the event was every hard hit community bringing vital food, household supplies, grateful to all in attendance: “The relationship we have with our and personal care items directly into the hands of the people who legislators makes what we do possible. We appreciate greatly that were suffering; we called out for help, they were right there.” our elected officials and their staff advocate alongside Long Island Others in attendance were State Senator Phil Boyle, State As - Cares in support of local, state, and federal nutrition programs, let semblymen Mike Fitzpatrick and Tom McKevitt as well as rep - us know who in their district needs help and partner with us to resentatives from the offices of Governor Andrew Cuomo, bring emergency food and supplies to our Long Island neighbors.”

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

~2~ Harry Chapin Humanitarian Awards Celebrated Tuesday, November 5 he beautiful Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury was with Long Island Cares to support services for the homeless, ex - Tthe scene for Long Island Cares’ Annual Harry Chapin Hu - pand children's nutrition services, provide thousands of back - manitarian Awards Dinner on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Nearly packs filled with new school supplies, and has sponsored the 500 people shared an evening that was exciting, filled with won - annual Concert for Children's Hunger Awareness. In 2013 NBTY derful honorees and talented guests. partnered with Long Island Cares and the Long Island Ducks to George M. Klett, Executive Vice President and Chairman of sponsor the very first Hunger Awareness Day at Bethpage Ball - the Commercial Real Estate Committee at Signature Bank accepted park to celebrate national Hunger Action Month. the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for individual leadership Special musical guest, Jen Chapin and her Band per - and philanthropy. Mr. Klett has been a recognized leader in the formed songs from her latest album Reckoning and she did a spe - Real Estate industry since 1975 having served in various executive cial rendition of “Cats in the Cradle” as a special tribute to her roles at Fourth Federal Savings Bank, M&T Bank, and now at Sig - father, Harry Chapin. Jen serves on the Board of Directors of nature Bank. He and his wife Joyce are involved in numerous char - Long Island Cares ally organization WHY Hunger and is active in itable causes. Because of The Klett's generous support, Long Island the local sustainable food movement around her home in Brook - Cares has expanded mobile outreach services to veterans and mil - lyn. Jen has also been involved with Long Island Cares by serv - itary families with a new state of the art mobile outreach unit. ing as the keynote speaker at the annual Government Affairs NBTY, Inc. received the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award Breakfast and recently headlined a benefit concert to support for corporate leadership. NBTY has shared its success by gen - LIC’s new South Shore Service Center in Lindenhurst. erously supporting the local community through contributions Popular co-anchor of Fox 5's Good Day Wake Up . Ben to many causes all over Long Island. NBTY has worked closely Simmoneau was the special guest M.C. NBTY and the Ducks Team up for Hunger Awareness Day

n Sunday, September 8th the Long Island on hand both on the plaza and on the con - ODucks took to the field at Bethpage Ballpark course, collecting donations of non-perishable ready to fight hunger on Long Island. With the sup - food and providing information about our port of NBTY Helping Hands and working in part - wide array of programs and community serv - nership with Long Island Cares, Inc.-The Harry ices. The first 1,500 fans to enter the ballpark Chapin Food Bank, the Ducks and NBTY Helping received commemorative "Hunger Awareness Hands sponsored "Hunger Awareness Day" to call Day" tee-shirts. The Ducks wore specially de - attention to and raise awareness about hunger on signed orange jerseys to promote hunger Long Island and the work of Long Island Cares, Inc. awareness. Our thanks to the sponsors and Long Island Cares' staff and volunteers were participants for a great day!

Target Donates $4,000 To Long Island Cares, I nc . To Support Weekend Food Program For Children In Need

or the third year in a row, the Target Corporation donated "This grant will give our Pack It Up for Kids program a real F$4,000 to Long Island Cares, Inc. to support our Pack It Up boost," said Robin Amato, Long Island Cares' Director of Devel - for Kids weekend food program, bringing their total support of opment. "We are currently working with five school districts, this program to $13,000. which is an additional two over last year. With - Established in 2008, Long Island Cares' out corporate grants such as this one from Tar - Pack It Up for Kids program provides meals get, this program would cease to exist. We are and snacks to children who have limited ac - very grateful to the Target Corporation for mak - cess to food on the weekends and holidays when school is not ing this commitment to Long Island children who otherwise in session. The children who participate in Pack It Up for Kids are would face long weekends without sufficient nutritious food. Tar - identified by their school district and also participate in the free get is a consistent corporate partner who also participates in a and reduced school breakfast and lunch program. store pick-up program to support The Harry Chapin Food Bank."

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Long Isl and Cares wa of t M s one of thre he arcum Wor e beneficiar kplace Cha ies thanks to ev llenge! eryone who p Our articipated!

utreach new Veterans O g Island Cares rolled out its Lon (L-R) Tom Row- Mobile Unit in October 2013. Shown rans Service Agency; irector, Suffolk County Vete nayne, D sman Tim r John Kennedy; Congres Suffolk Legislato la- Island Cares; Suffolk Legis Bishop; Mike Haynes, Long chter. tor Rob Trotta and Paule Pa O ur thanks to Western Long Island Market Bank of America Volunteers for spending t heir afternoon sorting holiday toys! Shown (L- R ) Susan Croucher, Michael Barch, Jaime Sta- ja nowski, Lauren Armata and Rich Wojtlowski.

Thanks to the Grainger Foundat ion who made a $30,000 donation to fu nd turkeys and trimmings for the holiday season. Grai nger Associates and their fam- ilies joined us on Novem ber 9 to present a check and do some holiday food sorting! auppauge do- The Gourmet Factory located in H the company’s Capatriti nated over 400 bottles of bin Amato, Paule Pachter Olive Oil. Shown (L-R) Ro er Themis Kangadis. and Gourmet Factory Own

~4~ Practice-a-thon Gets New Name, Expands Statewide To Support Regional State Food Banks

hat began as an innovative program of the newly named Harry Chapin Practice- Wwithin the North Merrick School Dis - A-Thon is to strengthen students' practice trict to raise awareness and money to help the habits while supporting New York State's re - hungry on Long Island is now expanding to a gional food banks. statewide effort. Schools on Long Island that participated in During the month of March, music students the Practice-A-Thon have raised tens-of-thou - across New York State are invited to take part sands of dollars to support Long Island Cares, in a Practice-a-Thon with all proceeds going to Inc. - The Harry Chapin Food Bank. Now, The support the work of local food banks. The goal Harry Chapin Practice-A-Thon is expanding to include all of the regional food banks in New York State through a partnership with the Food Bank Association of New York Visit Our New Website at State, and through a generous corporate sponsorship from www.licares.org! D'Addario and Company. Students who participate in the Practice-A-Thon document their daily practice on a calendar. Sponsors pledge a donation amount of their choice for each minute the student practices dur - ing the month of March. Pledges can range anywhere from $.01 per minute and higher. Each student collects the pledged dona - tions from their sponsors at the end of March and submits the pledge money to their music teacher at their local school which gets sent to their regional food bank. Private music teachers and their students are also welcome to participate. "We're very grateful to all of the schools on Long Island that have taken part in the Practice-A-Thon, which began in 2009 and we're especially proud of all of the students that have been part of the program," said Paule Pachter, Executive Director of Long Is - land Cares, Inc. "There's something special about children getting involved in helping to feed the hungry, and for us it's even more meaningful when they use their musical talents to support our mission. By expanding the program to a statewide level and re - naming it in honor of Harry Chapin also provides an opportunity for students to learn more about who Harry Chapin was and the significance of his role in working to end hunger in America."

(continued from page 1) Inside Issues vide over 113,000 additional meals to our Long Island neighbors. personnel and their families. We also continued to benefit from Just as important as it is being recognized by Governor Cuomo increased support from government, business and industry, and and Billy Joel, it is the recognition we receive from you each and some wonderful friends from within the music industry. every day that inspires us and encourages us to strive to do our As many of you know, Long Island Cares was the sole benefi - best work to help those in need in our local communities. Know - ciary of the net proceeds from the Billy Joel concert at the Para - ing that there are so many donors and supporters standing behind mount in Huntington on October 13, 2013. Can you imagine that our organization to help us succeed is gratifying. It is that support after an eleven year absence from performing in concert, the which makes our broader vision of A Hunger Free Long Island , “Piano Man” and Kennedy Center Honoree sold out 1,500 tickets possible. I hope that when you read through the pages of this in less than ten minutes, and then, to our surprise, chose to partner issue of Grassroots that you will realize how critical your contin - with Long Island Cares! That is recognition that doesn’t come ued support is and that you will share in our accomplishments of often to a local charity. In the end, Billy’s generosity helped us pro - 2013; they would not have been possible without you.

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

I Above & Beyond Half Hollow Hills High School East Brennan High School- Western Farmingdale State College Ice Kiddie Academy Huntington Public Library Suffolk BOCES Hockey Kiddie Junction Preschool Alan and Deanna Ozur Hurricane Grill & Wings Brian M. Gill Agency - State Farm Farrel Fritz Kiddie Kampus, Inc. HIA Annual Summer Food Drive Hyatt Insurance Fed Ex Ground Kids of Mount Sinai Hicks Nurseries James E. Allen Junior-Senior High Brickhouse Cardio Club Festo Corporation Kids of Port Jeff Move for Hunger School Bridgehampton Bank First Empire Securities Kings Park High School Football I More Than 10,000 lbs. Jericho Middle School Broadridge Financial FNES Dietetics Club Korg USA John F Kennedy Middle School Broadway Knolls Fougera Pharmaceutical Inc. L3 Narda East Hall-Lane Moving and Storage Legislator John M. Kennedy Brookhaven National Lab - Frank Lowe Rubber Gasket Lady Reelers Fishing Club JVC Broadcasting Two Day Stuff a Long Island Marriot Department of Energy Frankel, Lambert, Weiss, Weissman Laffey Fine Homes Truck Long Island Pet Professionals Brookview Commons & Gordon Lagniappe Pharmacy Services Petco Long Island School for the Gifted The Brothers Gym Free the Children Lake Success Ismaili Center WALK Radio "Thanks for Giving" Long Island Weight Loss Centers Brown and Brown Freeport Public Library with King Kullen Lanrence Ripak Co., Inc. Marchon Busse Hospital Disposable Friends Academy Legislator Dave Denenberg I 5,000 to 9,999 lbs. Marshalls Calvary Lutheran Church Friends of Frankie O Lessings, Inc. Camp Avenue Elementary School All The Right Moves, Ltd. Moving Motorola Solutions, Inc. Garden City Public Library Leteri Waste Management and Storage Mount Sinai School District Campolo Middleton McCormick Garden of Eve Leviton Burlington Coat Factory Coat Drive The Nesconset Chamber of Capital Contractors Garfunkel Wild Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP Cablevision Commerce Cathy's Hair Corner Genser, Dubow, Genser, & Cona LIDDSO Copiague Memorial Public Library New Haven Place CBC America Corp. George Jackson Elementary School Lifetime Brands Stop and Shop Annual Stuff a Truck North Shore LIJ Health Systems Central Semi Conductor Gersh Academy Lindenhurst Middle School Temple Beth El Pet Supplies Plus Certa Pro Painters GKN Aerospace Locust Valley Library Temple Sinai Plainedge Middle School Certilman, Balin, Adler, & Hyman Glen Dance Studio Long Island Drum Center Tom Chapin and Friends Concert for Reilly Windows & Doors CFA - Preschool Glen Head Rotary Club Long Island Business News Children Sachem Thunder Baseball Club Chance & Bells Pampered Paws VTS Medical Systems Schwartz Family Chiropractic Chapters Community Support Seaford Halloween House Services Thank You to all the individuals, I 1,000 to 4,999 lbs. Senator Boyle Stuff a Truck Chase B&F Johnstone Supply Servpro of Long Beach/Oceanside Children’s Choice Child Care organizations and businesses for the Bobby Colletti the Food Drive Santa Smithtown Library Christopher Street Salon generosity we received and are still receiving Center for Alignment of the Mind, Suffolk County Water Authority Chromate Products Corp Body & Spirit Suffolk Federal Credit Union CHS Home Support Services during our Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts ClearVision Optical Sunrise Medical Labs Cinema Arts Centre Community Synagogue Temple B'nai Torah Circor Aerospace Globe Comm Long Island Family Readiness Craig Electric and Trinity Power Western Suffolk BOCES Clare Rose Distribution GMG Group Farmingdale Soccer Club I 1 to 499 lbs. Clear Brook Graphic Paper Long Island Horticultural Society Hamlet Windwatch Development Clintrak Clinical Labeling Services Grassi Long Island Housing Partnership Hauppauge Soccer Club 1st MSG US Army Reserves LLC Great Neck Adult Learning Center Long Island Superintendents Home Properties AARP Volunteer Services Coast Realty The Grommery Association Lancer Insurance Access Staffing Coca Cola Guide Dog Foundation Long Island Weight Loss Center Long Island Ducks Acme Bus Cold Noses H.B. Thompson Middle School Love of Learning Montessori School Long Island Junior Soccer League Adecco Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories H20 Plus Snack Time Services Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Marcum Challenge Adelphi University Coldwell Banker Hampton Nursery & Landscapes Luther Sales Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Adesa Long Island College Hunks Moving Inc. M.A.D. Breitstone ADP Commack Jewish Center Harley Davidson Magii, Inc. North Country Road. Middle School The Admiralty Community Commack Public Library Harris Originals Margolin Winer and Evans Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Advanced Acoustic Concepts The Community Synagogue Hauppauge Public Library Marotta Dental Church Advanced Restoration Corp. Competition Toyota Henry Waldinger Memorial Library MARS Samonas Prime Moving Albany Avenue Elementary School Comprehensive Financial Hessler Worldwide Massapequa Networking Group Sawmill Intermediate School Lindenhurst Computershare Fund Service Hillside School District Massapequa Pet Vet Shelter Link Alcott HR Comtech PST Hines Matrix Corporate Parks Signature Premier Properties All Island Media Conifer Community Hofstra Law School Mattlin Middle School Smithtown High School East All State Insurance Conservation Services Home Depot Medford Multicare Smithtown High School West Allied Bolt Contract Pharmacal Group Hudson City Savings Bank Medical Action Industries St. Joseph Church Allied Building Products Converged Technology Group Huntington High School Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Suffolk County Girl Scouts Alpha Programmer Cook Maran & Associates Hyatt Place Long Island East End Center Suffolk County National Bank American Cancer Society Country Life Vitamins Icon Central Laboratories Meopta Town of Oyster Bay Annual Holiday American Community Bank CrossFit Stony Brook IKEA Merrick Halloween House Spectacular American Diagnostics Corporation Crossroads Farm Impact Environment Merrick Library I 500 to 999 lbs. American Physical Society Curran and Connors Independent Business Women's Merrick Vet Group American Portfolio Financial Data Device Corporation Circle Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Aeroflex Services, Inc. Direct Buy Indian Hollow Primary School Metlife - North Shore Financial American Avionic Technologies Corp Ameriprise Financial Doherty-Petri School of Irish Dance Innovative Mailing & Shipping Group Amica Mutual Insurance Amsterdam Consulting Group, Inc. Dr. Alan M. Gibbs Integrated Control Corp Metro Door Babylon Remote Control Flyers Arbor Commercial Mortgage Dr. Alan Mazer Iris Hill Metro Therapy, Inc. Bank of America ARINC Dr. Constance Bernstein IRS Military Car Sales Black and Red Motorcycle Club Arrowhead Elementary School Dr. Eric Fisher Islip Public Library Miteq Burr Intermediate School Artists in Partnership Dr. Koeppel Israeloff Trattner & Co Moon River Bakery Capital One Bank Financial Advisors Asamai Temple Dr. Palma and Salierno IVCI, Inc. MTV Networks Center for Medical Weight Loss Astoria Federal Savings Bank Dr. Proto The Ivy League School My Pets Vet Centereach High School ATK Gasl DRI Relays Inc. J. DeSena & Associates N.Y. Sports Club Clever Devices Audiovox Corp Duralee Fabrics Jack Abrams Stem Magnet School Nassau County Girl Scouts Coleman Country Day Camp Austin and Williams East Coast Collective Jack Nadel International Nassau County Pediatrics Society Comsewogue Public Library Auto-Chlor East Islip Public Library Jackson Lewis LLP National Consumer Panel Continental Home Loan, Inc. B. Thayer Associates Eastport Elementary School Jackson Main School National EAP Curtiss Wright Flow Control Balanced Live Chiropractic and Emmanuel Episcopal Church James H. Boyd School National Grid Call Center D'Addario & Company, Inc. Wellness Center ENZO Billing Department JFK IAT National Insurance Brokerage of NY Deer Park Public Library Barrons Education Estee Lauder JGA Creations National Weather Service ExcelAire LLC Belco Distributors Estelle’s Dressy Dresses Jim Dandy Cleaners The Natural Fairfield Elementary Bette Knitting Circle Evo Payment International LLC John T Mather Memorial Hospital Natures Value Floral Park Library Big Al's Family Fitness Eye King Jzanus Home Care NCC Nursing Department Furey, Furey, Leverage, Manzione, BJ's Wholesale of Islandia Fabco Industries Karate Academy of Bethpage Neopost Williams & Darlington, PC Block Chiropractic Falconstore Software Kellis Bar and Wing House New Hyde Park School District GE Aviation Brand New Farmers Insurance Kida of Miller Place (continued on next page) ~6~ Long Island Cares Awarded $734,930 Social Services Block Grant ew York State has awarded Long Island Cares, Inc. - The Harry disaster recovery efforts by revisiting the more than 14,000 peo - NChapin Food Bank with a $734,930 grant as part of a $200 mil - ple that were assisted during the first year following Sandy. The ad - lion Superstorm Sandy Social Services Block Grant program ditional funds provided through the social services block grant aimed at supporting human service organizations, including food will insure that these services continue at least through the end banks that are actively involved in disaster relief and recovery efforts. of 2015. Long Island Cares' Executive Director Paule Pachter met The grant to Long Island Cares, Inc. will enable the organization with Governor Andrew Cuomo on October 16 to thank him for to expand freezer capacity in our warehouse by 9,000 additional the additional support from New York State and described some cubic feet allowing the regional food bank to store more frozen prod - of accomplishments that the organization has made in assisting ucts including meats, poultry, and fish. In addition, the food bank will local families and communities in need. "We're extremely grateful construct a larger cooler in order to refrigerate additional fresh pro - to Governor Cuomo and the state legislature and the Department duce, milk, dairy products and other perishables. The grant will also of Health and the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery for this support Long Island Cares' two community-based assistance centers additional support towards the work of the regional food bank," in Freeport and Lindenhurst, which continue to serve thousands of said Pachter. "There are many wonderful organizations on Long families still recovering from Superstorm Sandy along Long Island's Island that are also being supported through this state grant and south shore communities. we look forward to collaborating with them to help people put Long Island Cares, Inc. recently implemented Phase Two of its their lives back together in a meaningful way." Long Island Cares Inducted into Advocacy Hall of Fame his past August, Long Island Cares was in - our colleagues at Harvester's Food Bank in Kansas Tducted into Feeding America’s new Advo - City. cacy Hall of Fame . Entry was determined by a This great honor would not have been possible year long contest challenging the Feeding America without the support of those who advocate on be - network members to complete a set of rigorous ad - half of Long Island Cares. Our member agencies, vol - vocacy tasks before year end. The challenges focused upon mo - unteers, and supporters who call, write, and petition their elected bilizing grassroots supporters and the local business community, officials are the ones who must share the credit. It’s inspiring that leveraging the media, and communicating with our elected offi - you are all there advocating right along with us! cials. We were able to complete all the requirements and apply Members of Feeding America's Advocacy Hall of Fame will have for induction on May 30th. their food bank's name prominently displayed on a plaque in Feed - Long Island Cares is one of only two network members to be ing America's District of Columbia office and we look forward to inducted into the inaugural class and we share this distinction with seeing this next time we are in Washington.

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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Calendar of Events * DON ATE March 1-31 ...... The Harry Chapin Practice-a-Thon, During the month of Car s, Trucks, RV’s March, music students across Long Island are invited to take part in (Running or Not) a Practice-a-Thon with all proceeds going to Long Island Cares Inc., The Harry Chapin Food Bank. The mission of this event is to “Help Feed strengthen students’ practice habits while supporting a very Long Island’s worthwhile organization. For educator/student packets visit Hungry” www.licares.org/events. March & April ...... The Feinstein Challenge, a portion of every donation made • Fast, Free Towing during March and April that mentions the Feinstein Challenge will • IRS Recognized Org. be matched by the Allan Shawn Feinstein Foundation! • Maximum Allowable May 13 ...... 18th Annual Long Island Cares Golf Classic at the Meadow Deduction Brook Club. For more information visit www.licares.org or call Robin Goldberg at 631-582-3663 ext 104 Serving L.I. for over 30 years LONG ISL AND CARES 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