Ramona Chandler is one of dozens of volunteers who show up once a month and fill up shopping carts with $125 worth of groceries for local military families.
“It’s not really known that a lot of the enlisted people don’t get paid what they should be paid and they can’t say anything so we seek them out through school guidance counselors and social workers and offer them groceries for a week it helps,” said Chandler.
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Volunteer Tiffany Mosher’s family donated $5,000 dollars to the Aid Now charity that hosts this monthly event.
“My grandfather served in WW2 and so and growing up we were always we had such strong support of military,” said Mosher.
Food Lion also contributed $25 to each order.
“It’s important to us to let them know we are here for them. We know there are tough decisions being made right now, people having to choose between rent, groceries and gas,” said Maria Bowman, manager of the Great Neck Food Lion. “So we’re hoping that by being out here today we’re able to support the efforts in their hunger relief.”