"A retired nurse and new soccer fan helped spark a community-wide food drive that is now bringing together Brooklyn Football Club supporters, neighborhood bars, and a local nonprofit to help feed families across the borough. Jeannie May, a Bay Ridge resident, said her new enthusiasm for the borough's professional women's soccer team inspired her to find a way to channel fan energy into something meaningful."
"After noticing the passion surrounding the team, May suggested a partnership between Brooklyn Football Club and Grandma's Love Inc., a nonprofit focused on fighting childhood hunger. The collaboration now includes nine Brooklyn FC partner bars collecting shelf-stable food and winter coats to benefit 10 local schools. May said the cause is personal. "I grew up in a home, we needed food assistance. And so it's always pretty close to my heart," she said."
Jeannie May, a Bay Ridge resident and retired nurse, helped launch a community-wide food drive by proposing a partnership between Brooklyn Football Club and Grandma's Love Inc. Nine Brooklyn FC partner bars are collecting shelf-stable food and winter coats to benefit ten local schools. Grandma's Love founder Theresa Monforte-Caraballo collects donations and assembles food bags with rice, beans, pasta, and sauce to provide long-lasting meals for families. May said her childhood experience with food assistance motivates her involvement. Brooklyn FC's community director Remy Lupica highlighted soccer's power to unite thousands of fans for collective impact. The drive has engaged longtime patrons and new supporters at neighborhood bars.
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