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Colette Corbett has set up a Sharing Table outside of her East Northport home. (Colette Corbett)
EAST NORTHPORT, NY An East Northport woman has joined fellow Long Islanders in giving back to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Colette Corbett says she recently set up a Sharing Table in front of her home. The table has food, toiletries, cleaning supplies, toys and books for anyone in the community to take what they need.Donations are provided by the community.
Corbett opened her table on Monday morning after she became aware of Sharing Tables of NY, an idea with the motto Take what you need, and leave what you can, if you can, founded by Mary Kate Tischler.
Sharing Table fights food insecurity on Long Island
Sharing table of Long Island and Queens
Food insecurity is a problem for so many New Yorkers during the holiday season, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. FOX 5 NY speaks to a Long Island woman who is inviting everyone to stop by her table, so they can keep food on theirs.
NEW YORK - Take what you need and leave what you can, if you can - that’s the motto behind The Sharing Tables of Long Island & Queens founded by Mary Kate Tischler. The mom was inspired after reading about a woman in Michigan who collects and gives away nonperishables. Mary Kate created a similar platform.