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Soup Kitchen will serve up holiday meals of nonperishable sides and a pre-selected juice. The sides include Thanksgiving staples In addition to more than 40 such as cranberry sauce, gravy g u e s t s t h at i t e x p e c t s o n and stuffing mix, canned vegeThanksgiving for a hot meal tables and sweet potatoes. Like any other day, the soup and a bagged lunch, the Long Beach Soup Kitchen will also kitchen’s preparations for the m e a l — s e r ve d donate 75 full turfrom 11:15 a.m. to key meal boxes, with the help of 12:45 p.m. — will be FeedingNY. handled by a team The donations of five volunteers. a re i n t e n d e d t o The team tasked support senior citiwith preparing the zens on fixed meals and bagging incomes — to them for distribue n s u re t h at t h e tion to the Thanksfood goes directly giving guests is a to those who need diverse group of it most, and to help all ages and backthem prepare a holg rounds. Jack iday meal without B y r n e s, a L o n g incurring additionBeach resident and al costs. a senior at Friends FeedingNY is a RoB BlAu Academy, in Locust nonprofit dedicat- President, Long Beach Valley, is one of ed to combating Soup Kitchen them. Byrnes will h u n g e r t h ro u g h prepare baked fundraising, volungoods for the teerism and community part- attendees and help with the nerships. The program empow- bagging as well. He will also be ers students and community “working the stand,” as he members to make a difference, described it, stationed at the one meal and one act of service door, handing out meals. at a time. Byrnes, who plans to attend Each meal box will include a SUNY Cortland next fall, said 10- to 12-pound turkey, a variety Continued on page 7
By Aidan Warshavsky
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Marines set sail for finals For the first time since 1986, the Long Beach High School football team will play for a Nassau County championship, after a 27-13 win over Mepham in last Sunday’s Conference II semifinal at Hofstra University. Story, more photos, Page 6.
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