Reaching-Out Community Services to hold fundraiser
Dinner at Gargiulo’s to raise money for food pantry, other programs
A Bensonhurst-based food pantry that has fed thousands of Brooklyn residents over the years is holding a fundraiser later this month so that it can continue to feed the hungry.
Reaching-Out Community Services Inc., which operates a food pantry out of a storefront at 7708 New Utrecht Ave., will hold its Sixth Annual Benefit Dinner on Friday, May 30, at Gargiulo’s Restaurant at 291 West 15th Street in Coney Island, at 7 p.m.
The dinner will feature music, an auction of gifts and raffles. The honorees are: Connors and Sullivan Attorneys at Law; Elaine Delaney, parent coordinator at PS 186; Maria Hunter, a volunteer at Reaching-Out; the US Marine Toys for Tots program; and Ilene Sacco, president of the 68th Precinct Community Council.
Established several years ago by Thomas Neve, a retired city sanitation worker, Reaching-Out Community Services offers a variety of services. In addition to the food pantry, the non-profit organization provides social service referrals, nutrition and health care education, free tax assistance, and summer tutoring.