LOCAL RESIDENTS TURN OUT FOR EASTER FOOD DRIVE  COCKTAIL PARTY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THOSE IN NEED

More than 130 guests filled the American Legion Hall in Glen Head this past Saturday evening for an Easter Food Drive Cocktail Party.  The event is a "pot luck" affair with each party goer offering a dish for all to share, and monetary and food donations for those in need.  The South Street Band from Oyster Bay performed some great rock n' roll that filled up the dance floor, and Bill Manfredonia once again won the Chili contest.  

Glen Head resident Ken Kraft  started the Easter Food Drive and a Thanksgiving/Christmas Food Drive Cocktail Party in 2004 and has been organizing the events ever since.   For the fall fundraiser, local merchants provide food and offer donations.  "Although many communities have struggled with the tough economic times over recent years," he said, " I am both amazed and extremely pleased to see so many merchants come to our aid in this meaningful endeavor."