42 THE QUEENS COURIER • KIDS & EDUCATION • DECEMBER 28, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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NE Queens groups deliver hundreds
of gifts to local vets and kids
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck,
Flushing and Whitestone residents helped
make some of the borough’s veterans and
children in need smile this holiday season.
In an eff ort led by Assemblyman
Edward Braunstein’s offi ce, 20 schools
and various civic and senior organizations
from northeast Queens collected
hundreds of supplies — including new
clothing, candy, playing cards and puzzles
— for veterans at the St. Albans VA
Community Living Center and the New
York State Veterans Home.
Th ousands of toys were also collected
for local kids in need from groups
including the St. Mary’s Hospital for
Children, Transition Domestic Violence
Shelter, United States Army and Ronald
McDonald House.
Donations were dropped off at the
local offi ces of Community Board 11,
Dr. William M. Duke and Assemblyman
Braunstein and then distributed. On Dec.
21, all donations to veterans were hand
delivered by Braunstein and students
from Benjamin Cardozo High School.
Th e schools and groups that contributed
to the drives included the Beech
Hills Shareholders, Cardozo High School,
Deepdale Cares, Divine Wisdom Catholic
Academy of Douglaston, Friends of Fort
Totten Parks, Girl Scout Brownie Troop
#4720, Greater Whitestone Taxpayers
Civic Association, Greater Whitestone
Taxpayers Senior Center, Holy Cross
High School, I.S. 25, Jeff erson Democratic
Club, M.S. 67 and 158, P.S. 31, 32, 98,
107, 159, 169, 184, 203, 209 and 811,
Saint Mel’s Italian American Association,
Senior Club at St. Kevin’s Parish, SNAP of
Eastern Queens Innovative Senior Center,
State Farm’s Jonathan W. Schenck, Th e
Lowell School, Townsend Harris High
School and the William Spyropoulos
Greek-American Day School.
Photos courtesy of Assemblyman Braunstein’s offi ce
“I was overwhelmed by the incredible
generosity of my constituents who helped
bring holiday cheer to those in need,”
Braunstein said. “I want to express my
sincere gratitude and appreciation to our
community and our schools for continuing
to make these gift drives such a success.
Since we received so many donations,
we were able to bring smiles to the
faces of thousands of needy children, as
well as hundreds of hospitalized veterans
this holiday season.”
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