On Saturday, December 19, the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association, in partnership with the Albanian
American Open Hand Association and Pelham Parkway Vision, held their annual Holiday Toy Giveaway
at the offi ce of Pelham Parkway Vision at 735 Lydig Avenue. There was also a special appearance by Councilman
Mark Gjonaj, who gladly distributed winter hats, scarves and gloves to the neighborhood children.
Just to see the smile on the kids faces and the twinkle in their eyes when receiving their holiday gifts from
Santa was satisfying enough and made the event worthwhile for the hosts. All total 325 gifts were given out
to the children of the community. A big thank you and much appreciation goes out to all those organizations
(PPNA, AAOHA, Pelham Parkway Vision, Montefi ore Hospital, Liberty Democratic Club, McManus Family,
Mark Gjonaj) who donated to this event and made it such an overwhelming success.
Photos submitted by Steven Glosser
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