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North Shore Soup Kitchen serves again “They get to know each other,” she said, “and they know nobody’s judging them.” This week, the North Shore The soup kitchen feeds the Soup Kitchen eturned to its homeless, as well as anyone lookmain purpose: serving hot meals ing for a hot meal. Moore to those in need. Closed for more stressed that they know most than a year and a half, volun- people who come by name — but teers and recipients strictly first name reunited on Tuesday only. at the First Baptist “ We really C h u rch o f G l e n respect their digniCove, where meals ty,” Moore said. “We will be handed out don’t ask questions.” for take-out twice a Board member week. Bernie Rosenblum, “The people who of Great Neck, has really missed us volunteered at the were at our door,” soup kitchen for 12 BERNIE Estelle Moore, direcyears, and agreed tor of the North ROSENBLUM that was an imporShore Soup Kitchen, Volunteer, North tant factor. said, noting that “A n y b o dy c a n Shore Soup Kitchen come about 40 meals were get a meal or given out. turkey,” Rosenblum The soup kitchen has operat- said. “We have no restrictions.” ed in the basement of the church However, Moore said, if peoon Continental Avenue for the ple ask for help in other areas, past 32 years. Before the pandem- such as obtaining a Metro card, ic, recipients were served buffet- scheduling a doctor’s appointstyle and could sit at the tables to ment or traveling to the social eat. For now, recipients must services department, soup kitchtake their meals to go. Moore en volunteers can assist with said the benefit to the dining making the arrangements. room — aside from providing a “They come to us and then we sheltered space to eat — is that it can help them, but we don’t go in allows people to mingle and network. CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
BY JILL NOSSA
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Courtesy Shelly Newman
A parade of readers The Glenwood Landing kindergarteners have been busy falling in love with reading throughout their Emergent Storybook unit, taking part in a Reading Parade Nov. 12. Led by their teachers, students in each of the kindergartener classes marched through the hallways with signs and books in their hands to the applause and cheers of their older peers.
Businesses across North Shore join forces to survive Covid-19 BY ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com
Sea Cliff ’s small business owners are excited for the second installment of the Covid-19 recovery campaign, launched on Nov. 14 with new participants, including Sarah Regan Interiors and Warehouse 44. Spearheaded by Suzette Lavalle, founder of lifestyle bou-
tique Hummingbird, on Sea Cliff Avenue, the neighborhood campaign was originally developed to reinvigorate Sea Cliff ’s small businesses, providing them with the opportunity not only to survive the continued challenges posed by Covid-19, but also to thrive. “While the major devastations of Covid-19 appear to be behind us, what’s ahead is the
climb towards establishing a ‘new normal,’” Lavalle said. “Since Sea Cliff is a village made entirely of small businesses, it seemed that by joining forces, we would have a much greater chance of survival.” Of the businesses in the United States, 99.7 percent are small, and employing nearly half of the nation’s workforce, according to CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
his aspect has withstood the test of time.