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DECEMBER 2 - 8, 2020
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Vol. 116, No. 9
December 2 - 8, 2020
YOUR LOCAL NEWS
Local officials celebrate the young volunteers. (Photo courtesy of Delia DeRiggi-Whitton’s office)
Youth Volunteers Grow Veggies For The Needy
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ince 2010, Marvin Makofsky and his Plant-a-Row for the Hungry initiative have been encouraging gardening to help solve the Port Washington community’s local hunger issues. Large colorfully painted plant pots filled with vegetable seedlings are “adopted” each year and placed throughout the community during the growing season. Volunteers harvest the vegetables and bring them to Bayles Garden Center for delivery to Our Lady of Fatima and St. Peter’s Outreach Centers for distribution to needy families. Over the years, additional gardens began sprouting up (pun intended) in backyards, Helen Keller National Center, the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Dodge House, Port Washington Adult Activities Center, Growing Love Community Garden as well as other locations in Port Washington. This has resulted in a dramatic increase in the amount of organic produce grown and donated to needy families through Fatima’s and St. Peter’s outreach efforts. See rest of the story on page 8 Port Washington News (USPS 438-940) Postmaster: Send address changes to Long Island Community Newspapers, P.O. Box 1578, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. Entered as periodicals postage paid at the Post Office at Mineola, N.Y. and additional mailing offices under the Act of Congress. Published 51 weeks with a double issue the last week of the year by Long Island Community Newspapers, 132 East Second St., Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (P.O. Box 1578). Phone: 516-747-8282. Price per copy is $1.25. Annual subscription rate is $26 in Nassau County.
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Keeping Kids Safe
Port School District, officials hold community forum on COVID-19 protocols (See page 3)
Port residents write children’s book
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