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The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre participated in their third Martin Luther King Jr. day of service at Elmont Memorial High School, on Jan. 19. The day of service was in partnership with HewlettEast Rockaway Jewish Centre, Church of the Harvest in Elmont, UJA Federation and PJ Library. There were 175 total volunteers from all the groups
including eight teen dialogue groups and six adult dialogue groups. They organized donations of warm clothing, school supplies, toiletries and nonperishable food. In total, 200 cheese sandwiches, 200 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and 100 snack bags were donated to the Mary Brennan Inn in Hempstead. Rock and Wrap it Up! and
the Methodist Church received clothing, 200 snack bags and 100 school bags. The S.H.O.P. in Cedarhurst was given 50 toiletry bags and the Kedner Steven Foundation got boxes of
non-perishable food and school bags. Along with the Meera Empowerment/Nassau County Courts receiving non-perishable food and winter clothing. — Melissa Berman