FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 | ROCK HILL, NY — Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. (ISA) holds annual food drive and fundraiser to purchase turkeys to donate to local soup kitchen.

From left: Quinton Tyler, Kathy Kreiter, Angel Rodriguez, Esther Tyler (no relation), John Picarello, Chis Espada, and Ellen Newman (SCFH) at the Federation for the Homeless in Monticello, NY. Turkey delivery from local business, Nat Kagan Meats.

ISA held their annual Thanksgiving raffle, raising enough money to purchase a dozen turkeys to be donated to the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless (SCFH). The turkeys, along with several boxes of canned goods and other non-perishables donated by the ISA employees, will be used for SCFH’s annual Thanksgiving dinner and distributed to less fortunate families and individuals in the area. This year, the turkeys were purchased from a local business, Nat Kagan Meats located in Woodridge, NY.

While many of us are thinking about holiday gift shopping and meals with friends and family, others are wondering where they will get their next meal. SCFH is a great help to many of these families, but they operate the only soup kitchen in Sullivan County, which has the fourth highest rate of child poverty in New York State. To address this issue, SCFH goes beyond giving free meals by attempting to break the cycle of poverty that cause homelessness and hunger by developing individualized and community wide plans for disadvantaged people. SCFH serves breakfast and lunch five days a week, and provides pantry bags filled with nutritional food which are given out bi-weekly. In 2013 over 80,000 meals were provided to local disadvantaged people, but Kathy Kreiter, Director of SCFH, advised that these numbers are rising quickly. “Our pantries are being hit harder than ever before,” says Ms. Kreiter. While November is Homelessness Awareness month, this is a problem that requires constant attention.

“Unfortunately, there is an ever-growing need within our community. We all have a responsibility to contribute to this cause, whether it’s through donations, volunteer work, or helping to raise awareness. Our Thanksgiving food drive has become a tradition here at ISA that we are proud to continue.”

Howard Siegel, CEO, Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc.

To learn how you can volunteer or donate, visit www.scfederation.org.


ABOUT IRWIN SIEGEL AGENCY
Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. has been Supporting Those Who Support Others™ for decades by providing insurance and risk management solutions to social and human service providers. ISA offers tailored insurance products to developmental disability, addiction treatment, behavioral healthcare, mental healthcare, home healthcare, and youth development providers through independent agents and brokers. Learn more about the company, products and services at https://www.siegelagency.com.