(HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) and Legislator Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) attended the 16th annual Scott Martella Government Affairs breakfast, hosted by Long Island Cares – the Harry Chapin Food Bank – on Friday, Dec. 13. The morning’s panel of experts discussed the evolution of food banking in a post-COVID world.
The event is named for the late Scott Martella, a former Smithtown School Board Trustee and top aide to former Governor Andrew Cuomo and former Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. Martella was tragically killed in an August 2016 car crash on the Long Island Expressway, and since his untimely death, numerous charitable drives and events such as the Long Island Cares government affairs breakfast have been named in his honor to recognize his commitment to improving the lives of others.
“It is always enlightening and inspiring to hear firsthand from leaders in the movement to end food insecurity, and I am committed to doing all I can to achieve Harry Chapin’s vision for a hunger-free world,” Deputy Minority Leader Drucker said. “Thank you to Long Island Cares CEO Paule Pachter and Michael Haynes, Vice President of Government Relations, Advocacy and Social Policy, for their steadfast and compassionate approach to combating food insecurity across our region.”
“Since Harry Chapin launched Long Island Cares in 1980, this visionary organization has been on the front lines of the fight to end hunger, and they have done their work with an emphasis on embracing the dignity of every individual and every family that is facing a period of hardship,” Legislator Mulé said. “The observations shared by these experts during this legislative breakfast gave all of us valuable insights that we can use on the local grassroots level, and I am grateful to have been a part of this vital event.”
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