Long Island Cares, Inc. - The Harry Chapin Food Bank, will host their first "Unsung Hero Awards Luncheon" on Thursday November 12, 2009 at the Cresthollow Country Club in Woodbury.   Harry's daughter, singer/songwriter Jen Chapin with serve as Mistress of Ceremonies and renowned singer/songwriter Judy Collins will present the Keynote Address.  Ms. Collins will speak about: The Artist as Activist.
 
The Unsung Hero Award will be given to eight very deserving companies and individuals who have aided Long Island Cares in their mission to end hunger on Long Island through their generous donation of time, talent and resources. The Honorees are Castle Landscaping (Huntington Station); Dircks Associates (St. James); Jim & Mona Lennon (Flanders);  Dan Lunde, and Pine Barrens Printing (West Hampton Beach).  Nine year old TimmyHees (Babylon) will receive the "Hunger Hero" Award.
 
The Luncheon will serve as a major fundraiser in which all proceeds help Long Island Cares provide the food and services necessary to fight hunger on Long Island.
 
Last year, Long Island Cares distributed over 5.5 million pounds of emergency food to over 540 agencies throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties, including soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, senior nutrition sites and day care centers throughout Long Island.

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 For more information or to purchase tickets, please call RobinGoldberg at (631) 582-3663 x104 or e-mail her at rgoldberg@licares.org