After losing her home, she went right back to feeding the hungry | Staten Island Advance Woman of Achievement Gwen Robinson
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — “She’s Mama Bear for a lot of people.”
That’s how State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton describes Gwen Robinson, who has spent nearly five years laboring to establish and stock the Forest Avenue ComeUnity Fridge in Mariners Harbor.
“She treats everybody, especially on the North Shore, like they’re her son, her daughter‚" said Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat representing the North and East Shores of Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn. ”She’s always on the scene, helping people. She’s always connecting people with the people they need to be in touch with.”
The community efforts to support her cause have been an answer to her prayers, Gwen said, pointing to the efforts of Rose, Scarcella-Spanton and state Assemblymember Sam Pirozzolo.
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