Schneps Media teams up with Citymeals on Wheels
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, A 18 UGUST 9-15, 2019 BTR
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BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
On Friday, August 2, Schneps
Media collaborated with
non-profi t organization Citymeals
on Wheels to assemble
emergency food packages
for homebound seniors at Citymeals’
new facility, the Joan
& Bob Tisch Emergency Meal
Distribution Center.
Assembly lines consisted of
about 15 to 20 Schneps Media
employees each, who loaded
cardboard cartons with
meals, sealed the boxes, applied
destination stickers, and
stacked the boxes on a wooden
pallet, ready to be loaded onto
a truck.
The 210 boxes were placed
on seven pallets of 30 cartons,
plastic wrapped to the rack in
preparation for the upcoming
deliveries to elderly individuals
who are confi ned to their
home and can’t buy or cook
meals independently.
Each six-pound box consisted
of four shelf-stable
meals, including tuna, organic
brown rice, applesauce
and oatmeal. Boxes also included
special treats such as
hot chocolate and low-sugar
cookies.
“Schneps Media’s goal is
to be as grass roots an organization
as possible - and we
started with this corporate
volunteering initiative to fulfi
ll that goal,” said Josh Schneps,
CEO of Schneps Media.
“We are fortunate to do that
every day through our editorial
coverage as well as helping
businesses grow through
our marketing channels.”
“We were really happy to
support Citymeals who has a
great mission and allowed our
entire team to pitch in and see
fi rsthand the impact they will
have on thousands of people,”
Schneps added.
In total, volunteers from
Schneps Media packed over
3,000 emergency food packages.
The emergency food packages
will be delivered to Citymeals
recipients between
September and October. The
meal packages are delivered
each fall, ensuring recipients
will have food in case the winter
weather delays regular
meal deliveries.
“The people we serve can
no longer shop and cook for
themselves,” said Beth Shapiro,
executive director of Citymeals
on Wheels. “Citymeals
ensures they have a nourishing
meal and a friendly checkin
each day of the year.”
Shapiro stated that last
year, 25,000 volunteers gave
over 80,000 hours of service to
Citymeals’ mission.
“We couldn’t have achieved
all that we do without their
dedication and compassion,”
she added.
The Joan & Bob Tisch
Emergency Meal Distribution
Center, located at 309 Drake
Street in Hunts Point, opened
in late October and replaced
the organization’s previous
facility located in Williamsburg,
Brooklyn.
The distribution center,
which has enabled Citymeals
to increase its efforts
to deliver emergency meals
on weekends and holidays to
more than 18,000 frail New
York seniors, also can accommodate
up to 250 volunteers at
one time to pack emergency
food boxes.
The new facility even allows
Citymeals to store up
to 55,000 emergency meals
which are ready to be packed
and distributed at a moment’s
notice.
Last year, Citymeals delivered
nearly 300,000 meals to
over 2,500 meal recipients, according
to Citymeals, which
has also delivered 60 million
meals since the organization
was founded in 1981.
Schneps Media, a familyowned
business, publishes community
newspapers, including
the Bronx Times Reporter, specialty
publications, magazines,
digital, social media, festivals,
conferences, and broadcasting,
throughout the fi ve boroughs,
Long Island and lower
Westchester.
Schneps Media works in groups to assemble emergency food packages. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co