Recently, The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) honored Michael Ambrosino of Ambrosino Consultant Corporation during The INN’s annual luncheon. What was remarkable was how this event wound up raising a record-breaking total of $180,000 on behalf of guests of The INN. For those of you not familiar with The INN, this Hempstead-based private social service agency is a working model of how to unite the community to overcome the challenge of hunger and hopelessness. With The INN’s singular principle being that anyone who comes seeking help at the organization’s soup kitchens will be treated with dignity and respect in addition to not only receiving a hot, nutritious meal, a warm welcome and access to whatever additional support services are available, these volunteers are truly doing God’s work. This is particularly heartening given the fact that homelessness and hunger continue to be an ongoing problem in our country. Thankfully, the INN winds up being a working model of how to unite the community to overcome the challenge of hunger and homelessness here on Long Island. For more information about The INN, please visit www.the-inn.org.
—Dave Gil de Rubio
