Jewish community organizations and agencies join with local elected officials, including Councilman, James Gennaro and Tony Avella,  State Senator Frank Padavan and Assembly Member  Rory Lancman, to kick off the Fifth Annual Harmony initiative "Pre-Passover Food Drive," Sunday, March 9, 2008, at 12:30 at the Samuel Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, announced Chairman Corey Bearak and President Jeff Gurdus of the Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council (NEQJCC), which organized the program. also sponsor the month long drive which runs through April 11. �We encourage donations of unopened non-perishable foods such as baby food, beans, pasta, rice, canned food at collection points through out northeast Queens,� stated Gail Eisenberg, the NEQJCC's Executive Director.

Congressmen Gary Ackerman, Gregory Meeks and Anthony Weiner, State Senators Frank Padavan and Toby Stavisky, Assembly Members Barbara Clark, Mark Weprin, Rory Lancman, Ann Carrozza, Council Members David Weprin, James Gennaro, Leroy Comrie, Tony Avella and John Liu, join the NEQJCC, the largest regional Jewish community council in the Greater New York area, to sponsor this program with the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (�Met Council�), Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation (also a collection point), and  Stop n Shop 537, The Samuel Field/Bay Terrace Y, and many local synagogues and schools. "We want to fight hidden hunger in the community," stated Mr. Bearak.

Additional collection sites will be announced at the kick-off and posted on the Council's website, www.northeastqueensjewish.org.  For Information call NEQJCC Executive Director Gail Eisenberg at (718) 225-6750 x247. [Editor's note: "A Pirate Purim Carnival follows at 1:00 p.m.]

WHO:  N.E. Queens Jewish Community Council, Metropolitan Council on Jewish
           Poverty, local officials including Councilmen James Gennaro, State Senator
           Frank Padavan,  Assembly Member Rory Lancman and Councilman Tony 
           Avella
            
WHAT: Announce Fifth Annual Harmony initiative Pre-Passover Food Drive

WHEN: Sunday, March 9, 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck 

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