PRESS RELEASE: Boxing trainer and ESPN/2 Friday Night Fights commentator Teddy Atlas continues to fight to assist the needy. The official opening of the Dr. Theodore Atlas Food Pantry will take place on Saturday,  December 3, at 12:00 Noon at the Food Pantry located at the Parish of St. Clement and Saint Michael Church on 206 Harbor Road on Staten Island. The pantry will be open to the public for distribution of food every Wednesday and Friday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. All people in need of food are welcomed.The food pantry will stock the following items, among others, for distribution: Baby Food, Beans (canned, various), Breakfast Cereals, Diapers (disposable), Flour, Fruit (canned, various) Macaroni & Cheese, Milk (powdered), Noodles (Chinese Dry), Oil (vegetable, safflower, corn), Pancake Mix, Pancake Syrup, Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Rice (white / Spanish), Salmon (canned), Salt, Soup (canned, various), Sugar, Tomatoes (canned) and Tuna, Vegetables (canned, various).
The Food Pantry has been dedicated to the memory of Eddie Argenio, a long time member of the NY Mercantile Exchange, and great supporter of the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation. The Foundation also expresses its appreciation to Frank D'Amato of the NY Mercantile Exchange for coordinating the donation for the food pantry and ensuring a lasting memorial to Eddie Argenio.

To make a monetary donation to the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation Inc. Food Pantry you may send a check payable to:
Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation Inc.
PO Box 140998
Staten Island, NY 10314 - 0998
Donations of non-perishable food items can be made directly to the food pantry every Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.