‘SOCK IT TO CANCER’ EVENT RAISES CANCER FUNDS
Morris Park native and entreprenuer Matt Gresia recently visited Albert Einstein College of Medicine for the ’Sock It To
Cancer’ event to give a presentation about his company, Canswer Sock Company, as a part of Breast Cancer Awareness
Month. Started by Gresia, Canswer Sock Company is a fashion brand used to raise funds for cancer awareness and reasearch.
Gresia recently designed a special sock to support the efforts of the Bronx Oncology Living Daily program at Einstein
LINCOLN CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN AND DIWALI
Lincoln Hospital’s pediatric clinic patients with nurses and doctors in Halloween costumes.
Photo courtesy of NYC Health & Hospitals
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and Montefi ore Health System.
Matt Gresia (c) with members of the BOLD program. Photo by Eric Straussman
The ‘Sock it to Cancer’ event displayed new BOLD socks.
Photo by Eric Straussman
Lincoln Hospital held recently celebrations for Diwali and Halloween. The Halloween celebration took place, fi ttingly, on
Thursday October 31 and was attended by Lincoln patients, nurses and doctors, who all dressed in their Halloween costumes.
The Diwali celebration, also known as the south Asian Festival of Lights, was held the following day on Friday,
November 1.
(l-r) Ravi Batra, Esq., chair of the National Advisory Council for South Asian Affairs, Meenakshi Venkat, RN and Diwali Mistress
of Ceremony, Ranju Batra, chair of the Diwali Foundation and creator of the US Postal Service’s Diwali stamp, Ruth
Hassell-Thomspon, former NYS senator, Milton Nunez, CEO of Lincoln Hospital and Bala Kanna, MD and COO and chief safety
offi cer at Lincoln Hospital. Photo courtesy of NYC Health & Hospitals
MELROSE SENIOR CENTER
HOSTS HALLOWEEN PARTY
The Melrose Senior Center, located at 372 E. 152nd Street,
held their annual Halloween Party for its residents and staff
on Thursday, October 31.
Milda Zolarez, Melrose Senior Center member in her Halloween
costume. Photo by Edwin Soto
Melrose Senior Center members Angela Ruffat and Federico
Diaz in their Halloween costumes. Photo by Edwin Soto