Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly 4,000 Thanksgiving Dinners And Turkeys Will be Delivered Today to New Yorkers Impacted by Hurricane Sandy

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Governor Cuomo will help distribute dinners at Five Towns Community Center, Nassau County at 11AM and Rockaway Point Fire Department, Breezy Point at 12PM

Albany, NY (November 21, 2012)

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 3,085 boxes of traditional Thanksgiving dinners and 900 turkeys will be delivered to communities hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. The Governor coordinated thousands of food items donated by Costco, Delta, ShopRite and Walmart to be packed and delivered by the National Guard to impacted New Yorkers in New York City, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley today.

This morning, Governor Cuomo will visit the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, Nassau County at 11:00 AM and the Rockaway Point Fire Department in Breezy Point, Queens at 12:00 PM to help distribute dinners. In Breezy Point, the Governor will be greeting first responders with actor Steve Buscemi at a lunch hosted by the Friends of Firefighters non-profit organization. The Friends of Firefighters lunch was nearly cancelled but the Governor's Office arranged for the National Guard to help deliver supplies and prepare meals for the first responders.

“This Thanksgiving, we wanted to ensure that New Yorkers impacted by the storm can still celebrate the holiday with their loved ones,” Governor Cuomo said. “The generous contributions from Costco, Delta, ShopRite and Walmart made that possible for families in the hardest hit communities in the state. I thank our corporate partners for their continuing assistance which will provide the invaluable comfort of a Thanksgiving dinner to thousands of New Yorkers.”

The following donations were provided for the meals:

Delta: 1,000 turkeys and 1,000 pies
ShopRite: 3,000 cans of turkey gravy and 3,000 cans of vegetables
Walmart: 2,600 turkeys, 3,000 boxes of stuffing, 3,000 cans of cranberry sauce and 3,000 boxes and tape
Costco: 3,000 loaves of bread and 3,000 cans of vegetables

These donations were packed into boxes for distribution, which include a turkey, two cans of vegetables, one can of cranberry, one can of gravy, one box of stuffing, and a loaf of bread.

The following locations will receive dinner boxes and turkeys:

LOCATION	ITEMS
Church of the Nazarene, Far Rockaway	150 Boxes
Project Hospitality, Staten Island	200 Boxes
Island Harvest, Suffolk County	500 Boxes 300 Turkeys
Five Towns Community Center, Nassau County	500 Boxes
Freeport Recreation Center, Nassau County	300 Boxes
City Harvest, Manhattan	200 Boxes 300 Turkeys
Pal Miccio Center, Red Hook, Brooklyn	300 Boxes
St. Johns Bread & Life, Brooklyn	250 Turkeys
Coalition of Staten Island Non-Profits	50 Turkeys
Ariana’s Catering Hall, Staten Island	300 Boxes
Rockaway Point Fire Department, Breezy Point, Queens	200 Boxes
People to People, Rockland County	250 Boxes
Nepperhan Community Center, Yonkers, Westchester County	100 Boxes
Slater Center, White Plains, Westchester County	50 Boxes
New Beginnings, Mount Vernon, Westchester County	35 Boxes