The Poly community stepped up for their Brooklyn neighbors on 服务 Saturday at One Love 社区 Fridge, the Fort Greene-based food rescue organization. Everyone in the Poly community is invited to join them there on November 20 and again on January 8, 2月5日, 3月5日, 4月9日, 5月14日.

“We contributed to two fridges, a large one outside of a supermarket on Myrtle Avenue, and a mini one in front of an eco-friendly knickknack shop a few blocks away,” 凯尔·威廉姆斯23岁 博彩网站排名努力. “For the large fridge, we spent most of the time bagging heads of broccoli and bundles of spaghetti. 迷你冰箱, I took care of unpacking rice ramen and placing it on top of the fridge while everyone else reorganized the inside and stocked it with fruit and yogurt.” After the fridges were stocked, the students joined with the Poly teachers and Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, the founder of One Love 社区 Fridge, for an informal lesson on food insecurity and the advantages of working 社区 Fridges to respond to that kind of need.

The Poly community is invited to join in for 服务星期六 at One Love 社区 Fridge on November 20 and again on January 8, 2月5日, 3月5日, 4月9日, 5月14日.

以利亚Sivin, Poly’s Director of 服务 Learning, thanked those who participated in this year’s first 服务 Saturday on October 30. “It was great to be out there with 杰登·福赛，25年, 尼古拉斯·奥利文' 22, 朱利安·施瓦茨24岁, Elizabeth Torigian-Gini ’23, 凯尔·威廉姆斯23岁, 本尼西奥问. ’27, 塔玛拉·沃伦，27岁，女士. 莎拉·伊利 from the 较低的学校,” he said.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to build the Poly community while we serve the larger Brooklyn community.”

“Our partnership with One Love 社区 Fridge opened up the opportunity for Poly students to interact with the community with an organization with simple logistics and limited bureaucracy,西文说. “It’s a great opportunity for us to build the Poly community while we serve the larger Brooklyn community. 也, as a regularly scheduled service event with a real educational component, it’s an example of the kind of programming that we want to bring to Poly’s 服务 Learning program.”

保利父 塔玛拉·沃伦，27岁 有 connected Sivin with One Love 社区 Fridge. “我的朋友 Asmeret Berhe-Lumax founded One Love 社区 Fridge,沃伦说. “She began to develop a network of local businesses and restaurants to help restock community fridges in Brooklyn. The volunteer organization addresses both hunger and environmental concerns around food waste by accepting food donations of fresh healthy fruits and vegetables that would often go to waste. I reached out to 莎拉·伊利 and 以利亚Sivin to introduce them to Asmeret. Sarah and Elijah invited Asmeret to speak to students on a Zoom session. A conversation around food insecurity turned into action by Poly’s 服务 Learning Team and students who take time out to volunteer. It’s so great to see the Poly community helping in such a meaningful way.”

Berhe-Lumax说, ”It was great to see how engaged all the students were and also hear why they were interested in participating.”

Asked why he 有 decided to take part in the One Love 社区 Fridge Project, 威廉姆斯说, “I previously worked with the project during my time on Mr. Sivin’s 夏天 服务 Learning Team, and enjoyed the work and appreciated their mission. I plan to take part again.” 看短片 video about the 夏天 服务 Learning Team 2021 program.

Williams encourages other Poly students to join him. “It’s only an hour, it’s not very far away if you live in Brooklyn. You’ll be helping dozens of people along with their families.”

“Helping feed people by stocking fridges with fresh, nutritious food is such a positive way to start a weekend day,沃伦说. “It feels good to see the energy around the fridges, which bring out the community members. 这是一个小举动, but one that collectively goes a long way to impact local neighborhoods and bring people together.”

在日历上做记号! We’d love to see you at future 服务星期六 with One Love 社区 Fridge! Meet us at 10:00 AM outside 默特尔大道357号 on:  November 20, January 8, 2月5日, 3月5日, 4月9日, 5月14日.

To learn more about One Love 社区 Fridge, watch 这个视频 来自新闻 12.