Goodwill Gesture Aimed at Families Impacted by
Hurricane Sandy
Lowe’s will be distributing more than 22,000
traditional, family-style Thanksgiving meals from Boston Market to families in
the hardest hit communities of Hurricane Sandy.
These heat-and-serve dinners will be distributed
on a first come, first served basis on Wednesday, November 21 beginning at
11:00 a.m.
The dinners will be distributed at 35 Lowe’s stores located closest to the most
impacted communities in New York and New Jersey. Thirteen of these stores are
in New York. Each store location will have approximately 500 meals to
distribute.
Each meal serves about six people and includes fresh roasted turkey or ham,
mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet corn and rolls. Table Talk Pies of Worcester,
Mass. donated more than 43,000 pies to be included in the meals. In total,
these dinners will feed more than 136,000 people in the affected communities.
“This year, many families in New York will not be able to have their usual
Thanksgiving dinners at home because of the devastating impact of Hurricane
Sandy,” Governor Cuomo said.
“In response, Lowe’s is distributing these
traditional, ready-to-serve dinners to help families in the hardest hit areas
celebrate the holiday together. I thank Lowe’s for its continuing commitment to
help New Yorkers while we work to recover and rebuild our homes and
communities.”
“I recently had the opportunity to tour the area and see firsthand the
tremendous loss suffered by so many families, including many of our own
employees,” stated Robert A. Niblock, Lowe’s chairman, president and CEO.
“We’re doing everything we can to help these communities
get back on their feet, and food is still a critical need for so many people.
We hope these meals can bring a moment of comfort for families who are enduring
so many difficulties this holiday season.”
Lowe’s has committed to helping their customers, employees and neighbors
recover from the disaster and has already donated $1 million to relief efforts
in the communities impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
The following stores will be distributing meals on Wednesday:
Medford, NY
2796 Route 112
Medford, NY 11763
Phone: (631) 207-4541
Garden City, NY
700 Dibblee Drive
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 794-6531
Bay Shore, NY
800 Sunrise Highway
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Phone: (631) 954-9001
Farmingdale, NY
90 Price Parkway
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone: (631) 927-3470
Stony Brook, NY
2150 Nesconset Highway
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 406-2015
Hicksville, NY
920 South Broadway
Hicksville, NY 11801
Phone: (516) 733-7840
Rosedale, NY
253-01 Rockaway Boulevard
Rosedale, NY 11422
Phone: (516) 837-4057
Patchogue, NY
825 Montauk Highway
East Patchogue, NY 11772
Phone: (631) 687-6220
Riverhead - South, NY
1461 Old Country Road
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: (631) 208-2190
N.W. Staten Island, NY
2171 Forest Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10303
Phone: (718) 682-9027
S. Staten Island, NY
2790 Arthur Kill Road
Staten Island, NY 10309
Phone: (718) 477-7300
Brooklyn, NY
118 2nd Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (718) 249-1151
Brooklyn - Kings Plaza, NY
5602 Avenue U
Brooklyn, NY 11234
Phone: (718) 758-2910
