food drive for senior citizens

The Long Island Fencers’ Club challenges our students to become "Beacons of Light" to improve the world. Our fencing club will schedule volunteer activities in the Long Island area; students and families need not participate as part of their membership. Our volunteer initiative will be known as “Let the Sunshine, " including our Food Drives, Beach, Park, and street cleanups.

The Long Island Fencers’ Club is in the process of expanding our food drive each year, with contributions dropped off at your child’s fencing class. Acceptable donations include canned goods, nonperishable food items, and/or bathroom toiletries, including hotel-sizes.

The Long Island Fencers’ Club challenges our membership to collect food donations from friends, family, neighbors, and patrons of local food markets to “Let the Sunshine” on senior citizens. Each item donated provides a ray of hope, knowing someone cares! Please take a moment to consider those who could use a helping hand.

What do you say to people who freely give to those who could use a helping hand? We are genuinely impressed with our students for the donations they have made thus far.

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LONG ISLAND CARES - sos

The Long Island Fencers' Club has selected Long Island Cares Inc., Supporting our Seniors, as our primary donation site for our Senior Citizens Food Drive.

Long Island Cares Mission: To bring together all available resources for the benefit of the hungry and food insecure on Long Island and, to the best of our ability, provide for the humanitarian needs of our community. Our goals are to improve food security for families, sponsor programs that help families achieve self-sufficiency, and educate the public about the root causes and consequences of hunger on Long Island.

Long Island Cares Supporting Our Seniors S.O.S. operates a Mobile Pantry. A cornerstone of our efforts is our Supporting Our Seniors S.O.S. Mobile Pantry. We provide monthly distribution of emergency food to senior community centers across Long Island. These packages are designed to supplement their home pantries and monthly shopping lists, offering essential sustenance when they need it the most.

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let the sunshine - food drive AMBASSADORs

Long Island Fencers' Club, Let eh Sunshine Food Drive Ambassador Dylan Wong, USA Fencing

The Long Island Fencers’ Club is pleased to announce the selection of Dylan Wong as a “Let the Sunshine Food Drive Ambassador” of our Food Drive Challenge Initiative. Ambassador Wong is responsible for developing a strategic plan to help feed Long Island families in western Suffolk County, New York, recruiting and directing volunteers, and coordinating food drives with local businesses and educational institutions.

Acceptable donations include canned goods, nonperishable food items, and/or bathroom toiletries, including hotel sizes.

Dylan’s other accomplishments include:

Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students, SUNY Old Westbury, 9th grade.

Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students, SUNY Old Westbury Research & Technology Program 10th grade.

Huntington Blue Devil Chamber Orchestra and Competitive Marching Band.

Huntington High School Science and English Honor Society.

Huntington High School Robotics Team, Key Club, and Stage Crew.

Dylan volunteers with the Friends of the Oyster Bay beach cleanup events and prepping the water testing bottles. Dylan also enjoys playing tennis and chess.

Long Island Fencers' Club, Let eh Sunshine Food Drive Ambassador Isabella Calderon, USA Fencing

The Long Island Fencers’ Club is pleased to announce the selection of Isabella Calderon as a “Let the Sunshine - Food Drive Ambassador” of our Food Drive Challenge Initiative. Ambassador Calderon is responsible for developing a strategic plan to help feed Long Island families in northeastern Suffolk County, New York, recruiting and directing volunteers, and coordinating food drives with local businesses and educational institutions.

Acceptable donations include canned goods, nonperishable food items, and/or bathroom toiletries, including hotel sizes.

Isabella is a bilingual (Fluent in Spanish), motivated, and responsible high school student with a track record of academic excellence. Isabella's Academic Achievements and Honors included the following: Newfield High School Music Varsity Award 1st Level NYSPHSAA Scholar, Athlete Award, Varsity Athlete Award for Fencing, Girls Varsity Fencing Team, member of Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Thespian Honor Society, and Class Secretary (2021-current)

Isabella Calderon is a Girl Scout Volunteer (2016 - present) having participated in over 100+ community service events. Isabella Calderon additional served as a Religion Teacher

Assistant with the Church of the Resurrection in Farmingdale, New York (2022 - 2023).

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