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Volunteering at local soup kitchens and food pantries
Quick ReadIf you have a passion for food - and compassion for fellow Long Islanders, here are soup kitchens and food pantries constantly in need of volunteers.
Photo credit: Yana Paskova | Pauline DiBari volunteers at the soup kitchen of the Helping Hand Mission in Huntington Station to serve a hot, sit-down meal in Huntington. (Dec. 02, 2009)
If you have a passion for food - and compassion for fellow Long Islanders - volunteering at a soup kitchen or a food pantry can be a soul-satisfying experience.
Every day, thousands of grassroots volunteers prepare and serve meals to soup kitchen guests ranging from small children to senior citizens. Food pantries, which collect and redistribute canned goods and other food items, also need...
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