Palm Beach food drive collects hundreds of items, $7,275 to help county residents in need

The 11th Annual Empty Your Pantry Food Drive received hundreds of food items and $7,275 in cash to benefit Palm Beach County children and adults at risk of going hungry, according to the Town of Palm Beach United Way, which organized the event.

"We are amazed and extremely grateful for all the donations to the food drive this year," campaign chairman Richard Rothschild said in a prepared statement. "The food and cash donations we collected will help our food-focused nonprofit partners fill their pantries over the summer when they need help the most."

The food was donated to two Town of Palm Beach United Way nonprofit partners, Alpert Jewish Family Service and the Farmworker Coordinating Council.

The cash will be split evenly to benefit food pantries at United Way partner agencies Alpert Jewish Family Service, Boca Helping Hands, CROS Ministries, El Sol and The Glades Initiative.

Alpert Jewish Family Service provides kosher food to Jewish individuals, including families and seniors, who are facing food insecurity. The agency has kosher food pantries in West Palm Beach and Boynton Beach.

“Food insecurity is a large problem in our area and we are grateful for all the donations that came in to the United Way to help our pantries and feed our clients in the surrounding communities,” Cara Gottlieb, director of food pantry operations at Alpert Jewish Family Center, said in a statement.

The Farmworker Coordinating Council distributes food and food vouchers from offices in Lake Worth Beach and Belle Glade to meet the needs of local farmworkers and their families.

"The food donated will help these families avoid suffering from hunger, providing them with essential nourishment to meet their basic needs," Denise Negron, executive director of Farmworker Coordinating Council, said in a statement.

The drive was held April 1-15 in partnership with Field of Greens, Palm Beach Fire Rescue and the Palm Beach Daily News.

Here is the list of all donors:

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James Borynack and Adolfo ZaraleguiNancy BrinkerEileen BurnsAnn Marie ChambersDona and Howard CohenMark CookCarla CoveMargaret DeanKathy DelaneyMickey and Charlie FeldbergField of GreensFindlay GalleriesFirst HorizonDouglas E.J. FredricksKim and Robert FrisbieMargaret and Robert GallettaKim GanhoSandy and George GarfunkelEdith GelfandMarsha and Richard GoldbergLee, Susan and Sam GordonSheila and Bob JosephbergIrene and Jim Karp

Paulette KochThe Larmoyeux FamilyStephanie LetesStephen and Emily MagowanJean MeisenzahlHess MusalletDaphne Nikolopoulos

Baroness Jeane Von Oppenheim

Palm Beach IllustratedSandra PalmerDeborah and Edward PollackJoAnne and Bruce PolozkerDeborah and Michael PucilloRichard PurcellJoyce ReingoldThe Rothschild FamilyThe Frances G. Scaife Private FoundationJ. David and Anita Seay

Linda Sosnowitz and Alex GelinasBen Starling, IIISusan O. Taylor

Norma and Bill TiefelFrancesca TropeanoDeb VasilopoulosMrs. Howard A. WeissNancy F. WheelerSari WilkeyDavid and Kayla WillsonLisa and Chad Wilkinson

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