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Community Mourns Beloved Teaneck Food Pantry Founder Killed By Coronavirus Community Mourns Beloved Teaneck Food Pantry Founder Killed By Coronavirus
Community Mourns Beloved Teaneck Food Pantry Founder Killed By Coronavirus As coronavirus-related deaths and cases continued to mount, one of the communities hit hardest reeled at the news that COVID-19 had claimed one of its most beloved humanitarians. Janice Preschel, who directed the Helping Hands Food Pantry in Teaneck, died Monday. She was 60. Family members early Tuesday asked that people "take social distancing seriously" and honor her memory. Preschel, a past president of the Teaneck Rotary, “was one of the kindest and most giving individuals I have ever met,” Deputy Mayor Elie Katz said. The 1977 Teaneck High School graduate co-founded the pantry with …

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by Jerry DeMarco