Northfield Bank Foundation donates $15,000 to help hungry Bay Ridge residents
The Bay Ridge Center (BRC) is a shining example of an organization doing its part to help the community. Now, thanks to a generous $15,000 donation from the Northfield Bank Foundation, the center is going to be able to do even more to help those in need.
Among the center’s many programs that provide food for the community is the Brown Bag Lunch program, which serves 100-125 people a day with a bagged lunch that includes two sandwiches, milk and fruit.
“A lot of times people will come here, have a hot meal — we have hot lunches every day — and they’ll get the Brown Bag to bring home, and that’s their supper,” said Todd W. Fliedner, head of Outreach and Development at the BRC. “This donation from Northfield Bank will allow us to expand that program.”