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Tie-dying T-shirts to fight hunger limited-edition tie-dyed shirts sporting the Helping Hand Rescue Mission’s slogan, “Love, To Tie-Dye for Clothing, a Serve, Give.” Schwaner became a tie-dye Lynbrook-based small business, partnered with the Help- entrepreneur four years ago, after leaving New York City ing Hand Rescue Mission of Huntington Station this Octo- and setting aside her career in public relations to ber to raise money return to Lynbrook, for food-insecure her hometown, durhouseholds in recoging the coronavirus nition this month’s pandemic. designation as Tack“At first I started ling Hunger Month. doing orders for As the holiday seafriends and family, son approaches, food and then it grew into insecurity af fects THE REV. doing wholesale over 97,000 people in KimBERly orders for local bouN a s s a u C o u n t y, tiques,” she recalled. according to a 2022 GAmBiNo Local schools, busis t u dy by Fe e d i n g President, Helping nesses and aspiring America, a nonprofit Hands Rescue artists became her n e t w o rk o f f o o d Mission clients as well. banks across the “I was also teachcountry. That was ing classes at differwhat motivated Lynb r o o k r e s i d e n t M a r i o n ent libraries,” Schwaner said. Schwaner, the founder of To “I was getting school superinTie-Dye For Clothing, to take a tendents’ per mission to use their mascot lo go on face stand. TTDFC specializes in creat- masks — it was four schools: ing colorful clothing and mer- M a s s a p e q u a , L y n b r o o k , chandise for children, adults Oceanside and Malverne.” The popularity of and pets. Until the end of the month, the business is selling ContinUed on page 8
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
jdalessandro@liherald.com
F
ood is the greatest need.
Photos courtesy Kimberly Gambino
Food Rescue US volunteer Kimberle Lau, left, and Helping Hands Rescue Mission volunteer Caroline Fortemeyer recovered food that would have gone to waste and helped deliver it to people in need.
the Helping Hand Rescue Mission Food pantry collects non-perishable food donations for needy families.