For the second year in a row, members of Congregation Beth El

Congregation Beth El Walk Against Hunger: (kneeling, l to r) Marvin Israel, Cheryl Podob, Jane Israel; (standing, from l to r) Kelley Wright, Fran Glucroft, Betty Feldman, Amy Gershberg, Mitch Podob, Caroline Podob and Emily Podob.

in Fairfield did their part to help feed the hungry by joining one of several Walks Against Hunger organized this month in Bridgeport, New Haven and Norwich by the Connecticut Food Bank. The May 19 walk took participants around Bridgeport’s scenic Seaside Park. Betty Feldman, chairman of the synagogue’s Social Action Committee and leader of the synagogue’s delegation, noted that every dollar raised by the Connecticut Food Bank provides three meals to someone in need and a mere $7 contribution feeds a person for a week.

Congregation Beth El Walk Against Hunger:  (kneeling, l to r) Marvin Israel, Cheryl Podob, Jane Israel; (standing, from l to r) Kelley Wright, Fran Glucroft, Betty Feldman, Amy Gershberg, Mitch Podob, Caroline Podob and Emily Podob.