Toy giveaway and
community health fair
BY JASON COHEN
Over the weekend
more than 1,500 Melrose
residents were recipients
of toys for the holidays
and fl u shots.
On Dec. 18, Medly
Pharmacy, a full-service,
digital pharmacy that offers
free same-day prescription
delivery, held a
joint toy giveaway and fl u
clinic in partnership with
EmblemHealth, one of the
nation’s largest nonprofi t
health insurers, the NYC
Housing Authority and
NYPD Police Service
Area 7.
The event, “Cops Who
Saved Christmas,” took
place at 737 Melrose Avenue
and featured police
offi cers handing out toys
dressed in holiday costumes.
This is not the fi rst
time Medly and EmblemHealth
have taken a
stand in their local communities
to address disadvantaged
residents. The
partners put on three fl u
vaccination events targeting
underserved populations
during this fl u season.
The last event was
done in partnership with
The Campaign Against
Hunger where they gave
away 1,000 turkeys and
holiday foods ahead of
Thanksgiving.
“Every hardship that
America faces right
now is magnifi ed in The
Bronx” said Dr. Marg Patel,
CEO and co-founder
of Medly. “We understand
that preventative
health measures may not
be top of mind this year
for families struggling
to pay their rent and put
food on the table, but it’s
imperative to get the fl u
shot this year with the
dual threat of infl uenza
and COVID-19. Additionally,
Medly, alongside
EmblemHealth, NYCHA,
and NYPD PSA 7 hope
that this event can put
smiles on children’s faces
through the toy giveaway
as we grapple with one of
the toughest years on record.”
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