Davidovich Bakery Helps Feed the Hungry
By
Katherine Sabal
As a food
manufacturer in the great City of New York,
Davidovich Bakery does what it can
to give back to the community. As many
know, hunger is a huge problem in New York City where approximately 2.9 million
people have difficulty affording food for themselves and their family.
Davidovich Bakery realizes this city-wide
issue and tries to help by donating the excess bagels that they produce to various
food pantries and feed the hungry programs throughout the city.
This March
alone,
Davidovich Bakery donated 1,725 pounds of bagels to
City Harvest, a well-established 30 year
old organization dedicated to “Rescuing Food for New York’s Hungry.”
CityHarvest expects to collect more than 40 million pounds of food this year
alone. The food they collect is
delivered free of charge to nearly 600 community food programs throughout New
York City.
Just a few
months ago, New York City was faced with another hardship in the aftermath of
Hurricane Sandy. Many lost homes and
were, and some still are, without adequate food and shelter.
Davidovich Bakery lent a hand by donating
bagels to the
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Foundation.
But
Davidovich Bakery also contributes on a smaller scale, counting
Bnos Menachem,
a Jewish school for girls in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, as one of their recipients
of donated bagels.
And in its
mission to help tackle the issue of hunger in the city,
Davidovich Bakery does
not forget the community to which it belongs.
Donations are made on a weekly basis to the very successful food pantry
at nearby church
Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians Church, a.k.a “St.
Mary’s ”. Sister Mary Conroy’s Food Pantry
is open every Thursday to hand out donated foods in an effort to alleviate
hunger in Woodside, Queens and surrounding neighborhoods.
Hunger is a
big problem in New York City. But the
city is fortunate enough to have so many organizations, big and small, working
to help fight the fight on hunger. If
you or your organization would like to help by contributing to any of these
organizations or if you would just like to learn more, you can get more
information at the links and contact information listed below.
Also, let us
know what you do to give back to the community. Please share your experiences
of giving back or being the recipient of generosity from community groups in
our comments section. We would like to hear from you!
St. Mary’s Church : 718-672-4848 – Lourdes LaPolla (Coordinator of
Sister Mary Conroy’s Food Pantry)
