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AUGUST 18, 2019, BROOKLYN WEEKLY
Schneps Media partners with Citymeals
(From l. to r.) Citymeals on Wheels Volunteer Program Director Vivienne O’Neill with Schneps Media’s Josh Schneps and Vicki Schneps, Citymeals on Wheels Executive Director Beth Shapiro, Warehouse
Director Magda Melendez, Operations Manager Liz Cantillo, and Corporate Group Assistant Julissa Taveras. Photos by Silvio Pacifi co
BY MAX PARROT
Employees from Schneps Media’s
Bayside, Brooklyn, Bronx and
Westchester offices joined forces on
Friday, Aug. 2, to pack meals for the
Citymeals on Wheels program at the
Joan & Bob Tisch Emergency Meal
Distribution Center in the Bronx.
During one morning of work, the
staff worked together to pack 2,200
boxes for the food delivery service
nonprofit that will provide more
than 9,000 meals to New York City
homebound elderly residents for the
winter.
“Schneps Media’s goal is to be as
grassroots an organization as possible
— and we started with this
corporate volunteering initiative to
fulfill 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.”
The teams lined up in assembly
line fashion to pack Emergency
Food Packages, 6-pound, four-meal
boxes of shelf-stable food delivered
directly to clients. These packages
are used in times of emergency
when the program is unable to get
meals to clients.
All of Citymeal’s homebound
meal recipients receive a box.
“We were really happy to support
Citymeals, who has a great mission
and allowed our entire team to pitch
in and see firsthand the impact they
will have on thousands of people,”
Schneps said.
Citymeals opened the Hunts Point
distribution center in October in order
to expand its operations providing
weekend, and emergency meals
throughout the five boroughs. The
warehouse can accommodate up to
250 volunteers at once.
Schneps Media employees joined together on Aug. 2 to pack meals for the Citymeals on Wheels program.