2018 LESGC TURKEY DRIVE
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On November 20, 2018, we have chosen to support the Lower East Side Girls Club again, who’s mission is to break the cycle of local poverty by training the next generation of ethical, entrepreneurial and environmental leaders. Society of Soles, along with Grace Foods, Honor Humanity, The Rho Epsilon Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc, Mikey Likes It Ice Cream and The Butterfly Tribe are honored to support them and the families they serve by providing this community service.
“The Lower East Side remains one of the most ethnically and economically diverse neighborhoods in New York, with a substantial foreign-born and working poor population. Poverty rates in the LES remain some of the highest in the city despite an influx in affluent residents. In fact, the Lower East Side has the third highest number of young people living in poverty in Manhattan, with 39.6% of young people living in poverty. Moreover, 47.3% of LES residents are on some form income support (5,793 on TANF, 13,654 on SSI, and 57,760 on Medicaid). Around 30% of LES residents live in households whose incomes fall below $19,000. The census tracts along the East River, directly across from the Girls Club, indicate that in 2010 over half of families with children had incomes which fell below the poverty line.”- US census
Our goal is to smash last year’s numbers and donate 500 turkeys to the families of the Lower East Side Girls Club and the surrounding community. The average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for a family can run up to $85, an exorbitant amount for those getting by on limited income. If we can help absorb some of that cost by providing them with a turkey and fixins from our partner Grace Foods, we can relieve one less stress from their daily lives, and give us all one more thing to be thankful for.
Please join us in supporting this worthy cause with any dollar amount. Thank you in advance for your support!
“The Lower East Side remains one of the most ethnically and economically diverse neighborhoods in New York, with a substantial foreign-born and working poor population. Poverty rates in the LES remain some of the highest in the city despite an influx in affluent residents. In fact, the Lower East Side has the third highest number of young people living in poverty in Manhattan, with 39.6% of young people living in poverty. Moreover, 47.3% of LES residents are on some form income support (5,793 on TANF, 13,654 on SSI, and 57,760 on Medicaid). Around 30% of LES residents live in households whose incomes fall below $19,000. The census tracts along the East River, directly across from the Girls Club, indicate that in 2010 over half of families with children had incomes which fell below the poverty line.”- US census
Our goal is to smash last year’s numbers and donate 500 turkeys to the families of the Lower East Side Girls Club and the surrounding community. The average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for a family can run up to $85, an exorbitant amount for those getting by on limited income. If we can help absorb some of that cost by providing them with a turkey and fixins from our partner Grace Foods, we can relieve one less stress from their daily lives, and give us all one more thing to be thankful for.
Please join us in supporting this worthy cause with any dollar amount. Thank you in advance for your support!
Organizer
Jay Corbin
Organizer
Stamford, CT
