32 APRIL 9, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
ACTS OF KINDNESS
Fundraiser supports local
pizzerias by donating to
coronavirus care workers
BY GRANT LANCASTER
EDITORIAL@QNS.COM
@QNS
A campaign created to support
local pizzerias and feed aid
workers during the COVID-19
viral outbreak has delivered about
3,500 pizzas in just over a week, raising
more than $196,000 for the cause.
The Pizza vs Pandemic campaign
is a fundraiser that works with
owners of local pizzerias who may
be struggling financially during the
outbreak to deliver pizzas to doctors,
nurses and other care workers
across 22 states so far.
The project is the result of a partnership
between Slice, a NY-based
company that helps local pizzerias
across the country develop online
ordering platforms to modernize
their delivery business, Slice Out
Hunger, which raises money for
hunger relief efforts by partnering
with the pizza industry, and Pizza to
the Polls, a nonprofit that uses donations
to buy pizza for people in long
lines at the polls.
Ilir Sela, founder and CEO of Slice,
is thrilled that what started as an
idea less than two weeks ago has
already had such an impact on the
community, he said. Although the
fundraiser serves nationwide, many
of the donations have been in New
York and the surrounding states
because of the greater impact of the
virus in this region, Sela said.
The organizers at Pizza vs Pandemic
ask their donors for recommendations
of hospitals, shelters and
other care centers that have been
greatly affected by the virus, then
match them with a nearby pizzeria
that can fill the order and could use
the support because of the elimination
of dine-in services.
People can donate or send suggestions
for care workers in need
of a meal on the group’s website, or
contact @SliceOutHunger.
Warmest wishes to
all who celebrate
Passover and Easter.
Stay healthy and safe.
Congresswoman
Grace Meng
Paid for and authorized by Grace for New York
Please stay healthy and safe. Please listen to stay at home and social distancing orders.
We are here and will help to the best of our ability.
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