Category Archives: Events

Rotary Club of Verrazano Saves Christmas Event For The Children

  This year The Rotary Club of Verrazano sponsored  the Operation Christmas Smiles event. Bill Sobolow, the president of The Rotary Club Presented a check for the cost of $7,000.00 to run this event for over 800 children. the expense to conduct such an event is very costly and our organization was going to cancel…
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Advent Gravesend Church provides a $5,000.00 Blessing

Advent Gravesend Church located at 1209 Avenue P in Brooklyn provides a $5,000.00 Blessing for our Food pantry program to help neighbors in need. A member of the church delivers a food drive along with a $5,000 check to help our organization. Situations like this bring such great encouragement to us knowing that we are…
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Operation Christmas Smiles Event Dec. 14th & 21 2019

Operation Christmas Smiles is an event we created for children from low-income families registered with our Food Pantry Program. This year, for our 14th annual Operation Christmas Smiles event, we will provide a special Christmas party for over 800 of those children. The two Event Dates are: Saturday Dec. 14th & Saturday Dec. 21st These…
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Group from Ohio through SYOP Came to help our organization

A wonderful group form Ohio came on June 3, 2019 to lend a helping hand at our food program. They spend a coupe of hours arranging food item that we needed help with. It is so wonderful to see other students from other States come to help neighbors in need. Thank you Ohio team for keeping…
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Day of Service with teachers from Coney Island Prep School

It was a wonderful experience having school teachers other than having students come and lend a helping hand at our food pantry program. It was called "Day of Service" from the Coney Island Prep School. Below were the teachers that came and helped out on May 31st. Thanks teachers for educating our kids and for helping…
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Queen Ann Ravioli

George owner of Queen Ann Ravioli donated cases of pasta to help our food pantry program. Just in time since we had no stock of pasta at this time. Thank you George for helping us to feed our neighbors in need.
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Blanket of Hope

The PS 69 Vincent D. Grippo School had provided blankets to help those who are homeless.  Students collected new blankets and delivered them to our organization on April 29th.  The program is called "The Blankets of Hope" is a great program specially for those living in the streets. It is wonderful to see children that…
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Marshalls Grand Opening Presents 10,000 to Help Neighbors in Need.

We are grateful to Marshalls that just opened a new store on East 14th Street between Avenue P & Kings Highway in Brooklyn. A result of opening a new store, they have provided a gift to the community by providing a $10,000 donation to our food program to help neighbors in need. Thank you Marshalls…
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