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I have received many questions in regards to my no1hungry fundraiser and whether I will be conducting another one any time soon. The answer is yes. I will be conducting another fundraiser this spring, again for the Shelter Rock Church Food Pantry. My goal for this time around is to not only focus on raisingContinue reading “no1hungry fundraiser”

Many people may be concerned with coming to the food pantries due to the status of the many Covid cases looming about, but this should not be a concern. At both Community Solidarity and the Shelter Rock Church Food Pantry, every volunteer is required to wear a mask. In addition, every person who comes toContinue reading “How Do The Pantries Continue Their Work Even With Covid Looming?”

After a few difficulties in starting the no1hungry fundraiser for the Shelter Rock Church Food Pantry, I was finally able to get it going. With help from Ms. Darlene Benz and Ms. Gina Kim at the Shelter Rock Church Food Pantry, I was able to promote and spread a link to donating to the pantry.Continue reading “How Did The Fundraiser Go?”

My friend and fellow volunteer P.J. Flood is an avid pantry goer, like myself, at the Shelter Rock Church Food Pantry. Not only do both of us do it to help others, we also do it simply for the joy that we receive at each event. After each time that we go, we are amazedContinue reading “Accounts From Fellow Volunteers”

I think that it would rather surprise most of you with just how many people suffer from food insecurity in Nassau County, and the world. Ever since Covid-19 was brought to our country, food insecurity skyrocketed. Record numbers of unemployment claims, combined with higher rates of attendance at food banks across the nation, proved thatContinue reading “Exactly How Many People Are We Talking About Here?”

After working at Community Solidarity this past Thanksgiving weekend, I noticed just how many people seem to be doing fine in their lives, yet they still struggle from food insecurity each and every day. In the car lines, where we carry boxes of food into each person’s car, there are plenty of people who youContinue reading “Different People Who Come”

At another wonderful food pantry that I typically attend on Tuesdays, we essentially do the same thing as we do at Community Solidarity: pack and organize boxes of food to distribute to those in need. The only difference between the two pantries is the quality and abundance of food. At this pantry that I amContinue reading “Pantry Differences”

At the pantries, I have seen that often there are more volunteers during the holiday seasons. Whether this is simply a coincidence, or because during these times more people want to give something back, I do not know. However, there are also more people coming to the pantries to get food at these times. AtContinue reading “During Holidays”

Nassau County is a reasonably large county with many different types of communities. What I mean by different types of communities is that the difference in living standards is very large. For instance, the median income of a Hempstead resident is around $27,000 whereas in Manhasset the median income of a resident is around $60,000.Continue reading “Different Environments”

The last time that I attended Community Solidarity, we actually had much more volunteers than usual. This helped us give much more food to those in need in a much more efficient way. We each have different stations at the pantry. I typically work at the station where we give boxes of food to theContinue reading “Another Experience”