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Neither
wind nor rain will stop the Hibernians & Girl
Scouts Food Drive
Braving the wind and rain of a Nor’easter on
Saturday November 15, 2008 the Huntington Ancient
Order of Hibernians, Div 4, Suffolk County,
teamed with local girl scout troop, #1788 and
Waldbaum’s Supermarket in Huntington Village,
NY to collect over $4,000 in food products for
local parish pantries. Despite the weather,
residents generously donated over 30 carts of
non perishable food to feed the hungry at Thanksgiving.
President
Jack Ryan stated that each year Division 4 is
a leading contributor to the areas's eight local
parish food pantries and when the call came
in asking for Thanksgiving help, the Division
as usual responded. "The Division has long history
of helping our local parish food pantries, back
in the 90's, most of the work was done by our
late brother, Jim Regan", said Ryan. "When Jim
passed away a few years ago, the Division decided
to memorialize his work by formerly creating
the Jim Regan Memorial Food Drive not only continuing
his work but greatly expanding it."
True to the mission of Friendship, Unity and
Christian Charity, the Jim Regan Food Bank members
enjoy working together reaching out to their
neighbors to help the less fortunate.
Left
to Right: Jim Mathews, Jim Clifford, Jack Ryan,
Paul Dougherty, Paul Costello, Dominick Feeney,
Sr., Bob Finn, John Ginna and Jack Dougherty.
Also contributing but not pictured: MaryAnne
Hicks, Ryan Finn, Ralph Shelley, Rich McGrath,
and Greg Wagner
About
the Jim Regan Memorial Food Drive and to Donate:
In February, 2006 the members of the Huntington
Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 4, unanimously
voted Jim Regan our Hibernian of the Year.
Jim’s
dedication to his loving family, the community,
his Hibernian Brothers and his Catholic faith
has truly been unwavering and his sincere caring
for others was limitless. His hard work and
commitment raising money and collecting food
for the many parish food pantries and outreach
programs located here in Huntington was an act
of love and inspirational to us all.
In
memory of Jim Regan’s passing and for
the many years he devoted himself to the needs
of others supplying food to many parish pantries
here in Huntington, the Hibernians have created
the Jim Regan Memorial Food Drive. This allows
the Hibernians to continue to meet the needs
of the local food pantries and help continue
to feed the upwards of 2,000 families who use
the pantries to feed their families on a monthly
basis
If
you would like to help out with a monetary donation
please click on the button below (please
be sure to specify you would like to donate
to the Jim Regan Memorial Food Drive), or
send a check to the Hibernian Charities of Huntington:
Food Drive - P.O. Box 480 Centerport, New York
11721 to continue Jim's legacy.
Sincerely,
Jim Clifford
Chairman
Jim Regan Memorial Food Drive
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