(MUTTONTOWN, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) joined leaders and supporters of Jericho Cares at the Muttontown Club at the not-for-profit organization’s inaugural cocktail party fundraiser on Wednesday, April 30.
Deputy Minority Leader Drucker congratulated event honoree Hank Grishman – who will retire from his role as the longtime Jericho School District superintendent at the end of the 2024-25 school year – for supporting Jericho Cares since its inception and partnering with the organization to connect local families in need with vital resources. He also joined Jericho Cares founder Fran O’Connor to celebrate their designation as the Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber of Commerce charity partner for 2024-25.
Jericho Cares was launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and since that time, the 501c (3) organization has formed a network of volunteers to aid families in need by providing clothing, food and other basic supplies. They also help families celebrate birthdays and holidays and have grown to serve families within a 20-mile radius of Jericho.
“Emerging from an unprecedented global crisis, Jericho Cares has grown during the last five years to become an enduring partner in our regional efforts to combat food insecurity and deliver comfort and resources to families in their hour or need,” Deputy Minority Leader Drucker said. “I am proud to support their wonderful philanthropic efforts and grateful that their inaugural cocktail party celebrating my good friend Hank Grishman – a man who embodies the ethos of Jericho Cares in all he does – was such a tremendous success.”
PHOTO CREDITS – Office of Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker