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Armonk Families Part of UJA Families Feeding Families Program

SCARSDALE, N.Y. – UJA-Federation of New York’s Westchester Families Feeding Families initiative brought together more than 300 people on Veterans Day to decorate packages and fill them with food to be given to the hungry through local food pantries.

Rebecca Sklar, 13, of Scarsdale serves as a teen volunteer helping the younger kids fill bags.

Rebecca Sklar, 13, of Scarsdale serves as a teen volunteer helping the younger kids fill bags.

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Cate Ansel, 8, of Harrison helps carry packed bags outside for delivery.

Cate Ansel, 8, of Harrison helps carry packed bags outside for delivery.

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Juliet Galeon, 3, of Scarsdale takes the art of decorating bags seriously.

Juliet Galeon, 3, of Scarsdale takes the art of decorating bags seriously.

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Sydney Anmuth, 10, and Chloe Anmuth, 8, of Rye Brook fill bags with paper towels and tissues.

Sydney Anmuth, 10, and Chloe Anmuth, 8, of Rye Brook fill bags with paper towels and tissues.

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Dani Friedberg of Armonk shows off her bag.

Dani Friedberg of Armonk shows off her bag.

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Chloe Zacks and her mom, Felicia, of Armonk, pack a bag with cans of tuna and tomato sauce.

Chloe Zacks and her mom, Felicia, of Armonk, pack a bag with cans of tuna and tomato sauce.

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Packing took place at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale and the Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester in Pleasantville.

“It’s hard to imagine someone not having enough to eat, but that, sadly, is sometimes the case,” said Vivian Sklar of Scarsdale to the children at the JCC of Mid-Westchester. “Sometimes it’s very hard for older or ill people to shop, especially during the winter months, and they need donated food to be delivered to their homes. You are doing a very good deed by making life a little easier for them and showing them you care.”

During the event, volunteers decorated bags and created holiday cards to deliver wishes to the recipients. The bags were filled with a variety of canned and prepackaged food, as well as items such as paper towels and tissues that cannot be purchased via the government food stamp program. 

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