Yorkville Common Pantry Host 2010 Spring Benefit
to Fight NYC HungerLiz Neumark/Great Performances, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Wendy Stein of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and
YCP Board Member were Honored
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Back row, left to right: Antonia Abraham (Board Member),
Rosanna Scotto (Anchor, Fox 5 News),
Sherrell Andrews (Board Chairwoman), Halana Richardson (Client Spotlight),
Stephen Grimaldi (Executive Director)
Front row: Wendy Stein (YCP Board Member - Honoree),
Reverend Dr. Fred R. Anderson (Pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church – Honoree), Liz Neumark (CEO of Great Performances – Honoree) |
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New York--- Yorkville Common Pantry (YCP), the city’s largest single-site community food provider held its annual Spring Benefit on Wednesday, March 10 at the Bohemian National Hall, a Yorkville landmark. The benefit raised money to feed individuals and families in need, and to support nutrition programs for children and families.
YCP anticipates a 20% increase this year in the number of families in need of food assistance and must plan to serve more than 2.2 million meals in 2010.
According to one of the night’s honorees, Liz Neumark of Great Performances, a catering company also committed to feeding the city’s hungry, “It is our belief that all our neighbors deserve to go to sleep on a full stomach.” For over two decades, Great Performances has run food rescue programs and since 2006, the company has earmarked 5% of its annual harvest from its own farm, Katchkie Farm in Columbia County, to anti-hunger projects.
WHO: Special guests and honorees included:
· Rosanna Scotto, co-host of “Good Day New York” on Fox 5
(Master of Ceremonies).
· Liz Neumark/Great Performances, a NYC catering company working on anti-hunger projects.
· Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (MAPC), one of the original sponsoring organizations of YCP, which continues to support the Pantry through annual grants and in-kind contributions. Accepting the honor for MAPC will be Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson.
· Wendy Stein, a member of the curatorial department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she is one of the organizers of the current exhibition "The Art of Illumination”, and longstanding YCP Board member and weekly volunteer. (Helene Abraham Award Recipient).
The evening featured a special art exhibit by Holley Flagg, an internationally recognized artist who was commissioned by the American Museum of Natural History for its 2010 calendar. She has been providing art for YCP for more than eight years.
About Yorkville Common Pantry
Since 1981, Yorkville common Pantry (YCP) has been dedicated to reducing hunger while promoting dignity and self-sufficiency. YCP champions the cause of the hungry through food pantry and meal distribution programs, nutrition education, basic hygiene services, homeless support, and related services. YCP’s community-based programs focus on East Harlem and other underserved communities throughout New York City. www.ycp.org
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