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COVID Westchester: Gullotta House delivers 100,000th meal during coronavirus pandemic [Video]

OSSINING, Westchester Co. (WABC) — A charitable organization in Westchester County delivered its 100,000th meal donation to those in need dealing with food insecurities due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Gullotta House marked the milestone by handing out 1,500 meals in Ossining Friday.

Cars lined up around the Stop and Shop parking lot as people waited for a hot meal for their family.

“Our community, right here specifically, got hit pretty hard in Ossining,” Gullotta House founder and President, Matthew Gullotta, said.

He started Gullotta House after he fell on hard times several years ago and had trouble feeding his own family.

“There has to be a way that if someone needs some help, just for a short term or a couple of days, that it shouldn’t matter what you made a year ago, or four weeks ago, it should matter what happens now, today,” Gullotta said.

The organization started serving and delivering food in March …

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