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GIRL SCOUTS COLLECT FOOD FOR THE LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY
Garden City, NY November 7, 2007 – In honor of ‘Make A Difference Day’ on Saturday, October 27, the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and Island Harvest coordinated a series of Kids-4-Kids food collections at the Girl Scout Service Center in Garden City from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. As a result, the Girl Scouts raised 9221 lbs. of food, supporting more than 7,000 meals for the Long Island community!
“Make A Difference Day was very special and the Girl Scouts of Nassau County were honored to be a part of it,” said Donna Ceravolo, Executive Director, Girl Scouts of Nassau County. “The compassion and hard work each girl demonstrated with her efforts truly captured the mission of building strong girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.”
Girl Scouts of Nassau County in collaboration with Island Harvest and their other partners, Residential Life Social Service Committee and Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority of Hofstra University, and the Nesconset Christian Church collected food to feed the hungry. All of the food collected by Girl Scouts was sorted, packed, and donated to Island Harvest, Long Island’s Source Authority on Food Service.
Girl Scouts of Nassau County builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. With 22,000 girl and 7,000 adult members, Girl Scouts of Nassau County is the preeminent organization and leading authority for girls. The organization, now in its 94th year, continues to strive to serve Every Girl, Everywhere. For more information on how to join, volunteer or donate to Girl Scouts of Nassau County call 516-741-2250 or visit www.gsnc.org.
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