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QUEENS WEEKLY, FEB. 24, 2019
Braunstein applauds constituents
for Valentines for Vets donations
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BY JENNA BAGCAL
Northeast Queens residents
spread some love to
hospitalized war veterans
this Valentine’s Day.
On Feb. 14, Bayside Assemblyman
Ed Braunstein,
along with the Law Offices
of Ann-Margaret Carrozza
and Community Board
11, announced a recordbreaking
number of contributions
to the 23rd annual
Valentines for Vets Gift Donation.
Hospitalized men and
woman at the St. Albans
VA Community Living Center
and the New York State
Veterans’ Home at St. Albans
received thousands of
heartfelt gift donations in
honor of the sacrifices they
have made for the country.
“I would like to sincerely
thank everyone who participated,
especially our local
schools, for once again
supporting our community’s
Valentines for Vets
gift drive. These donations
helped to brighten the day
of hundreds of veterans by
showing that we care about
them and appreciate their
sacrifices,” said Braunstein.
“Additionally, I want
to thank Community Board
11 for its participation in
the gift drive.”
Twenty-five schools in
northeast Queens, along
with churches, civic organizations,
Boy and Girl
Scout troops and residents,
donated handwritten
cards, candy, new clothing
items, playing cards,
puzzles and toiletries. Donations
were delivered on
Valentine’s Day by Braunstein
and his staff in cooperation
with students and
faculty from Benjamin N.
Cardozo High School.
“For the 23rd year,
we asked the residents of
northeast Queens to consider
making a hospitalized
veteran their Valentine,
and they answered
that appeal once again
by generously donating
thousands of items to
our hospitalized heroes,”
said Carrozza.
The lawyer and former
assemblywoman started
Vets for Veterans when she
was in college and expanded
the donation event when
she was in office.
“I had service veterans
in my family growing up,
and in college, I became
aware that not enough
attention was being paid
to our veterans and it
means so much to them
when people are grateful
and appreciative of their
sacrifice,” Carrozza said
back in 2011.
Here is a list of community
organizations who
contributed to the veterans
donation this year:
-Bayside Community
Library
- Bayside Kiwanis
- Beech Hills
Shareholders
- Benjamin N. Cardozo
High School
- Bridge View
Nursing Home
- Cambria Heights
Academy for New Literacies
- Conron Girl Scout Troop of
Whitestone
- Daughters of the
American Revolution
- Deepdale CARES NORC
- Divine Wisdom Catholic
Academy
- Girl Scout Troop 4279
- Greater Whitestone
Taxpayers Civic Association
- Holy Cross Troop 4175
- Holy Trinity
Catholic Academy
- IS 25
- Jefferson Democratic Club
- MS 158
- Our Lady of the Snows
Catholic Academy
- PS 9
- PS 21
- PS 32
- PS 41
- PS 130
- PS 159
- PS 184
- PS 193
- PS 811
- PS/MS 219
- Q285-WJPS
- Queensboro Hill
Community Church
- Sacred Heart
Catholic Academy
- School District 25
Pre-K Centers
- School District 30
Pre-K Center
- St. Kevin
Catholic Academy
- St. Kevin Church
- Boy Scout Troop 75
- St. Luke School
- St. Nicholas Greek
Orthodox Church Seniors
- The Lowell School
- William Spyropoulos
Greek-American Day School
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at
(718) 224-5863 ext. 214.
Assemblyman Edward Braunstein is pictured on Valentine’s Day at the St. Albans VA Community Living Center with veterans,
as well as his staff, and students and faculty from Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. Courtesy of Braunstein’s office
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