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We were also very
proud when our own Sonia Perez won one of the first
Long Island Latino Awards!
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Winning the
2010 Long Island Press BOLI
Award for Best Local Charity on Long Island was a very proud occasion
for us.
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How was our 2009?
Pretty
good. Let's see. Long Island Cares is selected
Agency of the Month by New York Nonprofit Press, Bruce Springsteen raises a
bunch of money for us, Long Island Magazine (published monthly by the
Long Island Association) selects us as its
Non-Profit MVP Award winner, Pat Benatar agrees to serve as
honorary chairwoman of our Endowment Campaign, Judy Collins appears at
our
Unsung Hero Award Luncheon and, last but not least, Executive Director
Paule Pachter receives a
"50 Around 50" Award from Long Island Business News. How
about that?
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These
photos are from the fashion show by Sweaters by Lee that took place on
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Hauppauge, NY. We
are sure that a couple of rather glum faces were only that way temporarily!
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This two-week
collection of
Stone Soup
Comic Strips tells a story that holds a lesson for us all.
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We held an auction
for tickets to a Bruce Springsteen concert in May 2009. It was an
exciting event (and the concert was pretty darned good, too!).
Please listen to the
kind
words that Bruce had to say about Long Island Cares.
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In down times,
this is what a Food Bank is faced
with, and what it needs.
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Click
here for a collection of some of the artwork used for Harry Chapin's
albums over the years. |
| July 16, 2008 marked the 27th anniversary of the
passing of our founder Harry Chapin. Several local radio stations were
kind enough to mention this and have our Executive Director Paule Pachter
appear for an interview. Below are the sound files (MP3) from these
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| Lynn Needelman retired
in April 2008 after having served 21 years with
Long Island Cares, the last 18 years as Executive Director. Please read
Lynn's Farewell Letter.
Fortunately she accepted an invitation to join our Board of Directors, so we
really have not lost her altogether!
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Some time ago, we
posted a news article from Newsday that described how the homeless lived in Long
Island: in train stations, in abandoned buildings, in makeshift camps in the
woods. Two photographs from that story are so jarring that the webmaster
wishes he had saved them in a larger size. Regardless, he did save them
and here they are for your edification:
Homeless Camp and
Shanty Town.
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In 2007, Long Island
Cares mourned the loss of Rudy Becht and Elena Perez, both long
time board members. Their help and dedication to LIC will not be forgotten.
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Our Executive Director
and the Chairperson of our Board of Directors were featured on the cover of
Networking Magazine in November 2006.
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Kids, particularly boy
and girl scouts, often hold food drives for us and their efforts are always
greatly appreciated. Something about this particular girl's Bat Mitzvah
project, perhaps her artwork, compels the editor to preserve
Michelle's Food Drive here on the Potpourri page.
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Read
The Hunger Poems, composed by 4th grade students of Camp Avenue
Elementary School, North Merrick School District, in 2006.
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All About Apples is
designed to provide education about apples, promote segments of the Apple
economy including the many fine orchards and growers, and develop an online
community of people passionate about apples. Just how passionate are you
about apples?
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The time had come to
remove Horace
Hagedorn's obituary from our news articles page. However, we wanted to
help preserve the memory of this most generous man in some small way.
Including his story on a page entitled "Potpourri" would seem to trivialize his
legacy but our intention is quite the opposite. As long as this webmaster
is in charge of this web site, our visitors will be able to read about a
philanthropist who did so much to support our efforts and those of other Long
Island charitable organizations.
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The George Mateljan
Foundation is a non-profit organization with no commercial interests. Its
purpose is to show you a healthier way of eating that's enjoyable, affordable,
quick, and easy to fit your personal needs and lifestyle. You may find
their web site The World's
Healthiest Foods to be a "a wonderful source of information and delicious
recipes" as one reader exclaimed.
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Al Cullinane, one
of our favorite associates in the food banking business was named "Person of the
Year" by his hometown newspaper.
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The
Food Timeline is a
veritable history of food, spanning thousands of years ago to the present day.
The amount of information on this web site about food in all its myriad forms is
truly amazing.
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John van Hengel was
known as "The
Father of Food Banking." His life story includes the founding of the
very first food bank and of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank
Network.
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The
National Pasta
Association will tell you all you need to know, and a lot more, about pasta.
They even explain why
pasta shapes
are very important to get right for the recipe and occasion!
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Long Island Cares was
extremely proud to be selected as a
Newsday
Community Champion in the Sunday, July 10, 2005 edition of Newsday.
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One wouldn't think
that a food pyramid could be controversial, but the New Food Pyramid has
received a considerable amount of criticism. Read the
news story, follow the link
to the official USDA food
pyramid web site, view the
old food pyramid, and you decide which one is best. Or, if you rather
just have a good laugh, try
Rubik's Food Pyramid!
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If you are like us,
while you are chewing you often ask yourself, "What is The Meaning of Food?" No?
We bet you will now! Don't let it bother you a moment longer. The
Meaning of Food
web site is an exploration of culture through food. What we consume, how
we acquire it, who prepares it, who’s at the table, and who eats first is a form
of communication that is rich with meaning.
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This is the third item
that we have "lifted" from For
Better or For Worse. Before we get into trouble with rightful owner
Lynn Johnston Productions, Inc. and distributor Universal Press Syndicate, may
Webmaster point out that this is a purely non-profit use of their wonderful
comic strip?
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No, they're not
nutritious and our government food sponsors definitely view them with disfavor,
but this is POTPOURRI, folks! Light-hearted, food-related fun! So, if you want
to know more, a lot more, about Hershey's Kisses and the rest of the World of
Chocolate, go to
Hershey's web site. Trivia, recipes, games - all there. Don't miss the
Hershey's Syrup Blot Personality Quiz to finally "discover your true self."
Webmaster received this evaluation: "You're the shy one of the group, aren't
you? Hanging out in your room or playing video games is what you love to do
most. Your close circle of friends know you best and admire your intelligence."
Remarkably accurate.
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In 2004, our Executive
Director was selected by Long Island Business News as one of their
Long Island's
Top 50 Women.
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Don't know how to
select and cut a pineapple? Never even heard of the Pineapple Garden Maze
or the Pineapple Express? Then you should visit the
Dole Plantation and
find out!
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We know how it is:
Money is tight, and a lot of charities out there are asking for your
support. Here's a wry look at this dilemma from
For Better or For Worse, with
a request that you do not forget your local Food Bank (see panel 9).
Thank you so much.
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Speaking of
For Better or For
Worse, did you see this one? We have no further comment.
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Look, like everybody
else, we name-drop occasionally such as mentioning the time that
Shania Twain
helped raise funds for us at a local concert. Deal with it.
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This humorous
Wizard of Id comic strip was
really not so funny, if you think about it.
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You don't know beans
about berries until you've visited the Cranberry Institute web
site at
http://www.cranberryinstitute.org.
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We did promise (below)
that there would never be another Long Island Cares Crossword Puzzle. We
never said, however, that there would not be a
Long Island Cares
Word Search Puzzle.
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OK, OK, we had to stop
saying that Sarah
Hughes stopped by "recently" at Long Island Cares! It's no longer "recently"
but her visit was quite memorable and is perfect for preservation on this page.
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Ever heard of
Canstruction?
It's "a visual feast for the eyes" and all for a very good cause.
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Having trouble visualizing the problem of hunger on Long
Island? Read Hunger
Myths vs. Reality.
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Shoprite recently held
a competition for kids to design greeting cards with a hunger theme - you might
want to see the
winning entries. Which reminded us of the
cards and letters that we received from kids after September 11 - why not
dig them out of the archive for this page? They were really something.
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We were wondering the other day who
Ceres was? Our new food
banking computer system was named for her, but why? Well, it turns out there is a
connection . . .
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Try the ridiculously long
Long Island Cares
Crossword Puzzle. You need to print it out; sorry, we don't do Java!
This will be the one and only Long Island Cares Crossword Puzzle,
believe us.
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