Queens car dealerships collect thousands
of coats for New York Cares Coat Drive
TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | JAN. 3-JAN. 9, 2020 21
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
New York’s new car dealer
franchises are teaming up to
make sure that no one has to
be cold this winter.
Several car dealerships,
including 25 from Queens,
that make up the Greater New
York Automobile Dealers
Association (GNYADA) are
participating in the 2019-20
New York Cares Coat Drive.
The dealerships account for
over 10 percent of the total
amount of coats collected so
far, with the reach extending
beyond New York City
to Long Island, Westchester
and Rockland counties.
“Our member dealers continue
to outdo themselves
in terms of enthusiasm and
generosity, extending the
reach and volume of the coat
drive to help even more New
Yorkers in need each year,”
said Mark Schienberg, president
of GNYADA.“This impressive
effort is an example
of the enormous charitable
impact that GNYADA members
have in their communities,
serving as leaders in
philanthropy and community
service in towns and
neighborhoods throughout
the downstate New York region.
Once again, this year,
we will do everything possible
to keep New York families
warm as the winter cold
moves in.”
With homelessness and
the number of school-aged
children experiencing homelessness
in New York City
on the rise, the 2019-20 New
York Cares Coat Drive aims
to surpass its goal of 105,000
new or gently used coats this
winter. The car dealerships
have already collected over
10,000 coats this winter, and
surpassed 50,000 coats total
since they began to participate
in the annual coat drive
in 2012.
Out of 194 collection sites
this year, GNYADA member
dealers make up 129 sites outside
New York City. For a list
of participating dealerships,
visit www.gnyada.com/community/
coat-drive.
Reach reporter Emily Davenport
by e-mail at edavenport@
qns.com or by phone at
(718) 260-2567.
Photo by Adriana Lopetrone Photography
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