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From November 3 to December 1, 2014, the Porteck
Revenue Cycle Management Corporation conducted their first Annual Thanksgiving Holiday
Food Drive. During this period Porteck employees and their families donated hundreds
of non-perishable food items, which will help support the Island Harvest Food Bank.
Aer Lingus , partnered with Porteck and also contributed to this worthy cause.
On December 3, representatives from Island Harvest
were on hand to not only pick up the overflowing boxes of food items, but to thank
Porteck for their dedication to the community and the Island Harvest Food Bank.
Porteck’s first food drive resulted in 500 pounds of food collected!
“Island Harvest is exceptionally grateful for
Porteck’s generous donation,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO, Island
Harvest Food Bank. “Their efforts will help us provide food to those in need on
Long Island.”
ABOUT ISLAND HARVEST
Island Harvest was created in 1992 by one woman
with a cooler, a station wagon, and a strong desire to help people in need. Linda
Breitstone, their founder, was infuriated that food from a local convenience store
was being thrown away at the end of the day – with a safe house for women and children
down the street. In response, she established Island Harvest and their mission,
“to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island.”
Since those early days, Island Harvest has become
Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization. Their volunteers and staff now
deliver millions of pounds of good, surplus food – much of which might otherwise
go to waste – to a network of 570 Long Island-based food pantries, soup kitchens
and other nonprofit organization that offer feeding services for those in need.
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By doing this, they provide a vital supply of food to counter the sharply rising
problem of hunger here.
By aggressively recruiting more businesses and
members of the public to donate food and pioneering innovative distribution methods,
they have increased the volume of food we pick up and deliver by 2.5 times since
2002. Since their inception, they have delivered 71 million pounds of food, supplementing
close to 66 million meals. Hunger awareness and education have long been a part
of their programs, as they develop and strengthen key allies in their community.
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In recent years, they have begun to attack hunger
in targeted and strategic ways. The most visible example of this is their Weekend
Backpack Feeding Program.
Piloted in 2006, this initiative provides 35,000+
packs of nutritious food to schoolchildren who rely on school lunches and breakfasts
and may not receive solid meals on weekends. To learn more visit
www.islandharvest.org.
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