D'Arrigo Brothers To Be Featured In ABC Television Special About People Who Make A Difference
June 16, 2016 | 2 min to read
D’Arrigo Brothers will be featured in a half hour special Above and Beyond: Inspiring People in Our Community, which will air on WABC–TV in New York on Saturday evening June 25th from 7-7:30PM. The segment will focus on D’Arrigo’s longtime support of Sister Elisabeth Anne, a 77 year old Catholic Nun, with the Little Sisters of the Poor.
As they have done each week since Sister Elisabeth Anne’s first visit in the 1970s workers at D’Arrigo Brothers loaded her van with hundreds of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables for Sister Elisabeth Anne to bring back to the 80 impoverished residents in her care at the Queen of Peace Residence in Middle Village Queens. Sister Elisabeth Anne says the residents range in age from 68 to 103, and nine of the residents are over 100 years old.
“She thanks us each week for helping to care for those in need, but it is we who are thankful that we are blessed to be able take part in her incredible acts of giving and loving kindness,” said Michael D’Arrigo, Vice President of D’Arrigo Brothers New York. “It is inspiring to witness Sister Elisabeth Anne do so much for so many for so long and to realize that her actions are aiding those most fragile in our society.”
According to Sister Elisabeth Anne, “The kindness of the D’Arrigo family throughout my four decade relationship with them has allowed me to provide nutritious meals to the needy. The D’Arrigo family and their caring workers have become like family to me and make sure that any request I make on behalf of the needy is met.”
Sister Elisabeth Anne says at 77 years of age, the task of providing for the impoverished is very challenging, but the warm embracing welcome that she receives from the D’Arrigo family and their workers provides her the strength to go back week after week. Their kindness she says keeps her going, and more importantly allows her to provide a safety net for her very vulnerable residents.
Source: D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of New York