World War II vet from Jamaica glad they delivered
91-year-old man sings praises of charity that’s brought him food and companionship
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Serving and delivering
prepared nutritious meals
for more than 32 years,
God’s Love We Deliver has
provided exceptional service
to its clients living with severe
illnesses in the New York City
Tri-State Metropolitan area.
For one Queens client,
in particular, God’s Love
has been tremendous on his
path to recovery at the age
of 91 after being diagnosed
three years ago with stage 4
prostate cancer.
A resident of Jamaica,
Richard, a World War II/
Korean War veteran and
former school teacher/
principal has been receiving
tailored nutritious meals for
the past year after consulting
with a registered dietician
nutritionist from God’s Love,
a non-sectarian organization,
located at 166 Sixth Ave. in
Manhattan. (Richard’s last
name has been withheld for
privacy reasons.)
“God’s Love We Deliver has
been outstanding providing
nutritious food. It’s clean,
very tasty, and it’s appropriate
for my particular illness,”
said Richard. “When my wife
was living, we both shared
in particular meals and
she has since passed away,
and it’s a situation which
has left me here at home. I
utilize a wheelchair and a
cane, and I don’t get around
very much because of other
particular illness.”
Richard served in the naval
aviation, where he tested
naval aircrafts at the naval air
center in Maryland. When he
was in the reserves and called
to service, he served 14 months
aboard a ship and wind up
traveling to numerous bases,
he said.
Additionally, he served
14 years as a teacher and
nine years as an assistant
principal, where he was a title
one coordinator facilitating
state and federal programs for
children they served, he said.
“I then served four years
as principal before I retired,”
God’s Love We Deliver provides meals for people living with more
than 200 individual diagnoses, free of charge.
said Richard. “I served a total
of 31 years with the Board of
Education. I worked in the East
New York area in Brooklyn.”
Thankful for life and God’s
blessings, Richard said he
wouldn’t have been able to
function without God’s Love
improving his health and
strength.
Begun as an HIV/AIDS
service organization, today
God’s Love provides meals for
people living with more than
200 individual diagnoses. The
organization cooks and home
delivers the specific, nutritious
meals — free of charge — for
their client who suffer from
severe illnesses.
With the help of
volunteers — more than 14,400
strong every year — God’s
Love has been able to cook and
deliver over 7,000 meals each
weekday to neighbors in need.
Volunteers work in the kitchen,
deliver meals, package meals,
work in the office, and help
with special events, according
to its website.
When a member of God’s
Love informed Richard of
their program, he soon began
receiving assistance with
fresh, frozen, prepared meals
for the week, he said.
After being diagnosed
with cancer in the 1980s and
prostate cancer three years
ago that left him in a weakened
condition, Richard is now
recovering after enduring
radiation treatments and
biopsies.
“Sometimes I feel like a pin
cushion with so many needles
in me but the food has been
essential to my recovery,”
said Richard.
Hollis Hills Bayside
Jewish Center
Early Childhood Education And Family Center
210-10 Union Turnpike �� Hollis Hills �� NY 11364
(718) 776-3500 | www.hollishillsbaysidejc.org
The Hollis Hills Bayside Jewish Center Early Childhood Education
center provides a cheerful, warm, safe and caring environment
where young children up to age 5 years old are encouraged
to grow emotionally, socially and academically.
We integrate language arts, math, science, music and art
with the Jewish calendar.
Flexible schedules to accommodate working families
with extended AM and PM hours
All of our teachers are certifi ed and we are licensed by the
New York State Department of Health.
�� Exciting Programs
for Ages 2 to 5 Years
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Teachers
�� Interactive Weekly
Shabbat Program
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�� Indoor Gym and
Outdoor Playground
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Program
A kosher hot lunch is served daily.
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