Food delivery was done this past week by our very own George Dougherty and his daughter Katie!
The delivery was to the CYO center in Port Richmond……during COVID, the gym (not being used for basketball) is now a storage place for food. Once a week people can get food there, but the rest of the week – they had a large van (see picture), that they deliver to different places on Staten Island, essentially setting up temporary “pop up” food pantries. The entire process was quite impressive.
We donated cases of food – they then create individual bags, pack the truck and deliver to where they feel the greatest needs are. They said it has really helped to take some of the stress off the permanent food banks in each area- as many of them can’t handle the demand…..so the “pop up” fills that void.
Thanks again to our All-star George!
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