Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for April 21, 2020
MAMARONECK, New York, April 21, 2020 — We offer the following announcements for today, Tuesday, April 21:
Community Effort to Feed the Hungry by Mayor Tom Murphy
Today I was proud to participate in a community effort to relieve some of the growing, gnawing hunger that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in our Village This was truly a community effort. It was organized by the Larchmont/Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force and other community not for profits. The logistics, tables and barricades supplied by the Village of Mamaroneck. The tents by the Village of Larchmont. This all happened on the Mamaroneck Avenue School parking lot agreed to by the MUFSD School Board.
There where dozens of volunteers who supplied the muscle and the love to give out 600 heavy bags of groceries. This was all down safely and orderly while practicing social distancing and all the precautions urged by the CDC.
I wish I could tell you that the problem has been solved and the task of helping those who need a hand is complete. But the truth is that the road before us is long and hard and the need will grow much greater before it subsides.
That is why it is so vitally important that those of us who have the means to help make an effort in this dark hour. Please, if you can, join me in contributing to help hungry folks who are our neighbors and friends. Give what you can to:
www.lmfoodpantry.org/contribute
Let’s make sure that no kid in this community goes to bed hungry during this emergency. There is no need for that. We are all too blessed to allow that to happen.
Courage,
Tom Murphy
Mayor, Village of Mamaroneck
This Thursday, 4/23: Community Conversations: Larchmont Mamaroneck Update with Local Officials
Residents will once again have the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered by our elected officials this Thursday, April 23 @ 7:30pm.
Join LMCTV's Facebook Live video this evening and ask questions.
Ways to Watch:
www.LMCTV.org
LMCTV's YouTube Channel
Optimum Ch. 75 / Verizon Fios 36
Census Response Rate Breaks 55%!
We're tracking the Village's 2020 Census Response Rate and YOU CAN TOO! As of yesterday, April 20, the Village's Census Response Rate was 55.5%.
Let's keep the momentum going and thank you to everyone who has completed their Census Questionnaires!
The higher the response rate, the fewer households that census takers will need to contact.
If you haven't completed your Census Questionnaire, please complete it at My2020Census.gov
Have you Signed-Up for RoboCalls ("Swift 911 Notifications") from the Village of Mamaroneck?
We want to encourage all Village of Mamaroneck residents to take this opportunity now to sign-up for our RoboCall ("Swift911 Notification System"), in the event the Village needs to communicate special announcements quickly and directly to residents. Click this link - www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us/swift911 - or text SWIFT911 to 99538 to stay informed during emergency situations, important events and more. Alternatively, you can call Robert Ingenito, the Village's Public Information Officer, at (914) 825-8113. Leave a message on Robert's voicemail with your name and phone number and say that you want to be added to the Village’s robocall system. (When leaving your message, please be sure to spell your first name and last name.)
About the Village of Mamaroneck's Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Webpage & E-Newsletter
The Village of Mamaroneck has put together a Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage and e-newsletter with information for residents that brings together resources from our partners in the community (Mamaroneck School District and Rye Neck School District) as well as from the Town, County, State, and Federal levels of government. For more information, please visit: www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us/covid-19. To sign-up for the Village's e-newsletter, please visit www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us/subscribe, type (and confirm by re-typing) your email address at the top of the page, and select "Village News" at the top of the list. Alternatively, residents can email Robert Ingenito, the Village's Public Information Officer, at ringenito@vomny.org or call at (914) 825-8113. Whether sending an email or leaving a voice message, be sure to include your name and email address and say that you want to be added to the Village’s email list. (When leaving your message by phone, please be sure to spell your first name, your last name and your email address.)
For consideration in the "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update" (which are typically sent M-F, between 4pm and 5pm), submissions are due by 12:00pm. Send submissions to ringenito@vomny.org. All submissions are edited for tone and content.
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