ICYMI: Siblings Collect Thousands Of Pounds Of Food For Community

In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in the Babylon Patch:

BABYLON, NY — Three Babylon siblings have been doing their part for the community by raising thousands of pounds of food for those in need. Since March, 12-year-old Kate Garvey, 10-year-old Eloise Garvey and 10-year-old Samuel Garvey have been collecting food at their home to donate to two local churches, who then distribute the food to people in need.

The children's mother, Bethney Ruggiero, said the trio got the idea for the food drive earlier on in the pandemic, after the lockdown began and the stay-at-home order started. They became concerned after hearing on the news that people were losing their jobs and food wasn't on the shelves.

"They were very, very upset by the news and they felt like they wanted to try to do something to help the community," Ruggiero told Patch. "The kids were thinking of how they could help, and they decided they wanted to try to do a food drive."

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