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"Like many museums around the globe, with doors locked, we are trying hard to keep interest in our organization alive by sharing our very rich and vast content in the history of Southampton," Tom Edmonds explained.

"We feel it's so important at this time to stay connected with our community and continue working to help in any way we can. Education is a huge part of our mission and it's our hope that this new initiative will be helpful in these times," said Chris Pickerell, CCE Marine Program Director.

"Our lives are upside down and we're all in this together trying to do the best we can," Chief Development Officer Steve Bernstein told Hamptons.com.

I am pledging here and now to climb all those tiny stairs to the top of the Montauk Lighthouse and stick my face in the strong ocean breeze up there to celebrate the return of my freedom.

"Those who live paycheck to paycheck and are now out of work may be only weeks away from not being able to feed their families," Jeffrey Sussman noted. "It is essential that we take to heart the meaning of being 'one's brother's keeper' and turn those words into action."

"As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, we know the importance of providing our residents with the latest and most up to date information on what is happening in their communities," Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone said.

"That ppe that would be otherwise discarded and not available to our healthcare providers, we can receive that material in, decontaminate it, render it safe, and return it to them," Kevin Good noted.

"How can the Children's Museum further its mission and promote learning through play if families can't even eat? This is truly an unprecedented time for the East End and it requires all of us to think outside the box," Steve Long said.

"We are going through between 30 to 70 percent of our food on a daily basis," Michael Daly explained.

"After hearing from countless constituents and advocating for a drive-thru testing facility further east in NY-1, I am happy to report that an East End testing site is now open in Riverhead," Congressman Lee Zeldin stated.