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Donated Food Was Pushed Through the Streets of Sayville

The Greater Sayville Food Pantry and Our Lady of the Snow Parish Outreach and Food Pantry receives a donation from Curves.

Earlier this week 410 pounds of food went down Main Street in Sayville in six shopping carts to The Greater Sayville Food Pantry. 

The food was part of the annual food drive. For the past three years the ladies of Curves make the trek from their gym to the Sayville Food Panty to get exercise while helping others. 

During the month of April new members of Curves had their registration fees waived if they donated a bag of groceries and current members also gave to the food drive.   

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Pushing one of the shopping carts was Curves member Sue Carlson. She was one of the top donators, giving 34 pounds of groceries. “I want to help all my local neighbors in difficult times. I donated a lot of shampoo, soap, laundry detergent and cat food for pets.”

, which is Curves next door neighbor, supports the food drive every year by donating food and lending out their shopping carts to make delivery easier.  

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Helene Pirozzi from Stop & Shop was outside as the ladies began their journey and said, “We always donate to the Curves food drive.  It is so nice of them to take the time to do it.”

Carol Koehler also from Stop & Shop said, “I enjoy working with all these ladies and helping them out. It’s for a good cause.”

Sharon Boyle owner of Curves explained the annual food drive. “It is something that all the Curves do in April. It builds our membership as well as supports our community.” Boyle then led the way as the ladies pushed the over flowing shopping carts into the The Greater Sayville Food Pantry. 

Executive Director Chestene Coverdale said she was overjoyed as the ladies pushed the food in shopping carts into the food pantry. “I am delighted. They are the only ones that deliver food and get exercise too.” 

According to Coverdale, the food panty gives to anyone in the local area in need.  She said, “The economy is so bad that our numbers have increased. A lot of working people are coming in now because they cannot make ends meet. We are always in need. There just is not enough to go around.”

Next the ladies piled into Boyle’s mini-van with the other half of the food collected by Curves to deliver it to Our Lady of the Snow Parish Outreach and Food Pantry in Blue Point. Food pantry volunteer Joanne Noonan was glad to see the Curves donation come through the door. “There has been absolutely a greater need in the last few years because so many people are struggling. It goes as fast as it comes in.”

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