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SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010	Corey Bearak
	(718) 343-6779

JEWISH COMMUNITY KICKS OFF FOOD DRIVE

Jewish community organizations and agencies joined with State Senator Frank Padavan, Assembly Member David Weprin and Council Member Dan Halloran to kick off the Seventh Annual "Harmony initiative (Hi) Pre-Passover Food Drive," today (Sunday, March 7, 2010) at the Samuel Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, announced Chairman Corey Bearak and President Jack Friedman of the Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council (NEQJCC), which organized the the month long drive that runs through March 26. �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 who coordinates participation.

Samuel Field Y Associate Executive Director Jeri Mendelson, Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council Chairman Corey Bearak, State Senator Frank Padavan, Y youth volunteers, Assembly Member David Weprin and Council Member Dan Halloran kick off the Harmony initiative Pre-Passover Food Drive. (Photo courtesy NEQJCC)

Borough President Helen Marshall, Members of Congress Gary Ackerman, Gregory Meeks and Anthony Weiner, State Senators Frank Padavan and Toby Stavisky, Assembly Members Barbara Clark, Ann Carrozza, Rory Lancman and David Weprin, Councilmen Leroy Comrie, James Gennaro, Dan Halloran, Peter Koo and Mark Weprin join NEQJCC, the largest regional Jewish community council in the Greater New York area, to sponsor this program with UJA-Federation of New York, Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, NEQJCC, Samuel Field Y, and many local synagogues and schools. "We want to fight hidden hunger in the community," stated Mr. Bearak.

Food donations collected Sunday at "Planet Purim" Carnival at the Samuel Field Y in just under an hour. (Photo courtesy NEQJCC)

For Information call NEQJCC Executive Director Gail Eisenberg at (718) 225-6750 x247 or visit www.northeastqueensjewish.org.

Visitors to the NEQJCC table staffed by NEQJCC First Vice President Helene Zaro and Executive Director Gail Eisenberg at Planet Purim following the food drive kickoff. (Photo courtesy NEQJCC)