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Community comes together to end hunger

| 28 Jan 2013 | 03:25
    The community came together to end hunger.
    The community came together to end hunger.
    Volunteer Liam Higgins and co-president John Navilio serve up some lasagna.
    Volunteer Liam Higgins and co-president John Navilio serve up some lasagna.
    Mrs. Sue-Anne Dropkin thanks members of Girl Scout Troop 598 for providing centerpieces.
    Mrs. Sue-Anne Dropkin thanks members of Girl Scout Troop 598 for providing centerpieces.
    High-school musicians Bailey Goumas and Robert Scheurering entertain the audience. Other musicians present, but not pictured: Paul Boese and Nik Vanderhoof.
    High-school musicians Bailey Goumas and Robert Scheurering entertain the audience. Other musicians present, but not pictured: Paul Boese and Nik Vanderhoof.
    Fourth-grader Catherine Moody, who has been a member of the Youth Ending Hunger Club since first grade, is proud of what her club has done.
    Fourth-grader Catherine Moody, who has been a member of the Youth Ending Hunger Club since first grade, is proud of what her club has done.
    Long-time member Jessica McDowell and co-president Shawn Gill serve up the soda.
    Long-time member Jessica McDowell and co-president Shawn Gill serve up the soda.

GOSHEN — The Goshen School District's Youth Ending Hunger Club held its first lasagna night on Jan. 11, when the whole community came together to help end hunger.

Many businesses and individuals donated trays of lasagna, salad, bread, water bottles, paper products, and centerpieces, as well as cookies and brownies for dessert. Parents and other adult club members, along with high-school and middle-school student members, helped with the preparation, serving, and clean-up.

Community members, families and neighbors, came out to enjoy a lasagna dinner, served with community spirit, philanthropy, and old-fashioned fun. Due to the generosity of the donors, the club was able to generate a substantial amount, to be used to purchase supermarket gift certificates for the families it serves. A number of trays of lasagna were left over. These were frozen and then distributed to local families in need, as well as to the Guild of St. Margaret's Soup Kitchen in Middletown.

The community advisor, Sue-Anne Dropkin, organized the event with the help of co-presidents John Navilio and Shawn Gill, vice president Andrew Lupinski, member Jessica McDowell, along with several other volunteers from the high school and middle school. Girl Scout Brownie Troop 598 provided and arranged the floral centerpieces, as part of their Philanthropy Badge. High-school students provided musical entertainment, and all those present had a good time for a good cause.

Club founder Regina Botens thanked everyone for their participation and told the attendees: “On a cold, foggy, rainy night, you parents and students came out to make a stand on ending hunger in the world. The advisors — Ms. Scoville, Mrs. Dropkin, Mrs. Matalucci and I — feel that at this time of recession, foreclosures, and poverty, you families are shining stars in a dark night. You represent hope for a better world.”