Community Corner
5th Annual Charity Event to Benefit Island HArvest
Melville, NY-October 10, 2013-In an effort to help end childhood hunger, the Casagrande family will hold its 5th annual Charity Event to benefit Island Harvest Food Bank, Long Island's largest hunger relief organization. The event will take place at the Casagrande residence, 19 Legends Circle, Melville, on Sunday, October 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission to the event is free and will feature a variety of family fun activities, including blow-up rides, hair braiding, tattoos, magicians, pumpkin picking and more. Financial contributions of any kind are encouraged and will help support the 110,000 children on Long Island are at risk of hunger every day; a $50 donation can feed a child for about five weeks.
About Hunger on Long Island
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Hunger is a state in which people do not get enough food to provide the nutrients for active and healthy lives. It can result from
the recurrent and involuntary lack of access to food. Nearly 300,000 Long
Islanders — including over 110,000 children — face the risk of hunger everyday according to Island Harvest and Feeding America, a national hunger relief organization. Approximately 70,000 individuals seek food assistance in Nassau and Suffolk Counties each week through soup kitchens, food pantries and other feeding programs.
About Island Harvest
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Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization, Island Harvest Food Bank provides food and non-food items for people who are hungry and in need, giving them a voice to help them transition from uncertainty to stability. Island Harvest’s mission is to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island through efficient food and product collection and distribution systems; enhanced hunger awareness and nutrition education programs, job training, targeted services for specific populations, and outreach and advocacy activities and initiatives. Island Harvest is the region’s lead agency in emergency response readiness for food and product distribution and support and is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. For more information visit www.islandharvest.org.
