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ICYMI: Motorcades Held To Support Huntington Front-Liners

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The Long Island Centre of Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care USA has been organizing motorcades and donations to support front-line workers in the Huntington area during the coronavirus outbreak.
The Long Island Centre of Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care USA has been organizing motorcades and donations to support front-line workers in the Huntington area during the coronavirus outbreak. (Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care)

HUNTINGTON, NY — The Long Island Centre of Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care USA, a global non-profit organization, has been organizing motorcades to show appreciation for the Huntington area's front-line workers at hospitals, nursing homes, and local police and fire departments for their constant work during the coronavirus outbreak, the organization announced in a news release.

A recent motorcade was held May 9. Greenlawn fire fighters and the staff of Carillon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home in Huntington, were celebrated. Andrew Raia, Huntington town clerk, and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson of the Huntington Town Board, joined the motorcade.

"We recognize the sacrifices being made by the front-line workers and working with
organizations like this, we are proud to show our support of these extraordinary efforts," Cuthbertson stated via the release.

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The Long Island Chapter of SRLC also distributed meals and snacks to front-line responders in addition to the donation of over 2,000 KN95 and N95 masks to those in need. The masks are sourced by the organization, Mitesh P. Lakhani, SRLC trustee, said.

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