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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® HIT HOME RUN WITH REALTORS AGAINST HUNGER
Largest Food Collection at Citibank Park takes
place during kick-off of Realtors® Against Hunger Campaign
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Pictured from (left to right)
Carol GalloTurschmann,Chairperson
of LIBOR’s PR Committee. Georgia Wescott, Vice Chairperson
of LIBOR’s PR Committee, Gary Carter, LI Ducks Manager, State
Assemblyman Phil Ramos, Paul Pachter, Long Island Cares,
Buddy Hoosein, LIBOR President. |
August, 2009 – West Babylon, NY -
The Long Island Board of Realtors® (LIBOR) kicked off its Realtors® Against
Hunger campaign with a record collection of food donations at Citibank
Park in an effort to support several Long Island hunger relief organizations
during a recent LI Ducks ball game. Realtors® Against Hunger
(RAH) will be collecting donations of non perishable food items from
September 1st – September 30th, at various real estate offices
throughout Nassau, Suffolk and Queens to support Long Island Cares, The
Harry Chapin Food Bank, Island Harvest, the Long Island Council of Churches
and the Queens Federation of Churches, and other community pantries in
their efforts to provide food to hundreds of local food pantries, soup
kitchens, shelters and other programs that feed the hungry. “With
more than 300,000 children and adults facing hunger or potential malnutrition
in the tri county region, LIBOR is responding to the needs of our communities,” said
Buddy Hoosein, LIBOR President who threw a ceremonial first pitch during
the opening of the Long Island Duck’s game. Over the course
of the evening, LIBOR collected over 400 lbs of food donations which
marks the start of their fight against hunger on Long Island.
Realtors Against Hunger is a part of the Long Island Board of Realtors® “We’re
More Than Realtors®” initiative that supports numerous programs
and charitable community organizations. Long Island Cares, The Harry Chapin
Food Bank accepted donations of non-perishable food at the game. “The
results were spectacular,” said Paule Pachter, Executive Director,
Long Island Cares. “We’re very grateful to the Long
Island Board of Realtors® and their Realtors® Against Hunger campaign
that will support the work of our network of more than 540 member agencies that feed the hungry
on Long Island.” explained Pachter.
For a list of drop-off locations, go to www.lirealtorsagainsthunger.com. Food
donations can also be brought to Realtor® Service Centers in Jackson
Heights, West Babylon, Riverhead and Woodbury.
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Press Release Contact:
Christina DeFalco
Public Relations and Communications Specialist
631-661-4800 Ext. 358
LIBOR is the largest local Realtor® Board in the Country with ten
Chapters covering the North and South Shores of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens
Counties. |
