 Borough President Vito Fossella was joined by the Notre Dame Club, District Attorney Michael McMahon, and students from across Staten Island to announce the 33rd annual Notre Dame Bread of Life Food Drive during a press conference in Borough Hall yesterday.
For the third year, theme is “Fight Hunger, Not Each Other.” “We come from all different walks of life -- different faiths, different languages, different ethnicities,” said Borough President Fossella. “Whatever it may be, when it’s all said and done, we’re just all God’s children and we have to look out for each other. And one common factor and common denominator that we’ve been able to deal with for the last 32 years is to understand that we shouldn’t let anybody go to bed hungry.” Joe Delaney, executive director of the Notre Dame Club of Staten Island BOLD Bread of Life Drive, thanked the students who participate in BOLD each year while addressing food insecurity, not just on Staten Island, but across the country. “Many of the people that come to our pantry have more than one job, but they still need to make ends meet,” he said. Since its inception in 1992 by the Notre Dame Alumni Club, the Bread of Life Food Drive has collected and distributed more than two million items of food. This year, students at participating schools will collect food donations until Friday, March 22. Donations will be distributed to various nonprofits in Staten Island and Brooklyn on Saturday, March 23. Comments are closed.
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