WWW.QNS.COM RIDGEWOOD TIMES JANUARY 5, 2017 3 Middle Village student’s coat drive delivers 200+ jackets to needy Candlelight Tours at the Onderdonk House Saturday, January 7, 2017 From 5 to 8 PM Let the holiday spirit continue, Join us for a special evening of candlelight with Music by the Nick Russo Trio Light Refreshments, Mulled Cider Donation, $5.00 The Vander Ende - Onderdonk House 1820 FLUSHING AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD CORNER OF FLUSHING AND ONDERDONK 718-456-1776 www.onderdonkhouse.org Supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Antonio Reynoso and Elizabeth Crowley, Council Members and Queens Delegation Directions 1820 Flushing Avenue, Ridgewood, Corner of Flushing and Onderdonk Avenues Subway : L to Jefferson Street, then walk five blocks north along Flushing Avenue. Bus: Q54 to Flushing and Metropolitan Avenues. B57 to Flushing and Onderdonk Avenues. BY ANTHONY GIUDICE AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM @A_GIUDICEREPORT The Middle Village student who helped set up a coat drive which collected over 200 coats for New York Cares got a special treat last week, as the nonprofi t organization invited him to tour their facility. Back in December, Gabriel Gonzalez, a third-grader at P.S./I.S. 87, asked his mother if they could buy an extra coat for him to donate to someone in need. This spark of generosity ignited a fi re in Gonzalez as he got both his school and taekwondo studio to participate and host coat drives. In all, 223 coats were collected and donated to NY Cares. “I’m happy to know that I was able to save 223 people from the cold,” Gonzalez said. “I only thought we would get fi ve coats and we got 223. I’m so glad.” As a way to show the youngster where all the coats he helped collect were going, NY Cares gave Gonzalez a tour of their warehouse in Manhattan where they sort and keep all the coats. “The tour was cool. I got to see where the coats go and I helped volunteers sort and pack coats,” Gonzalez said. “I had to pack fi ve infant coats in a bag and then take them to where all the baby coats were and there were just so many coats everywhere. We had baby coats too so we got to help babies stay warm in the cold.” “On behalf of New York Cares and the hundreds of New Yorkers in need who will be warmer this winter, I would like to thank Gabriel for his incredible compassion and generosity,” said Danielle Gilbert, service events offi cer at New York Cares. “It’s inspiring to see a young person put others fi rst like Gabriel has. The need in NYC is enormous, and we all need to follow Gabriel’s example to make the city a better place for all of our neighbors.” Gonzalez even helped sort out some of the coats he helped collect. “What he has done is phenomenal,” Gilbert added. “He’s only 8 years old and he has met a need ,and it started with him shopping with his mom. I think if we had a city full of Gabes, everyone who is in need of a coat would have one.” DENTAL CARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Santa LoCascio, D.D.S.,P.C. PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL & PERSONALIZED CARE $99 Our Complete Dental Cleaning (Includes X-ray, Exam & Cleaning) $99 FREE GROCERY PACKAGE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER MON 9:00AM– 4:00PM TUE– SAT 7:00AM– 2:00PM COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM TEL: BK (718) 498-9208- QNS (718) 523-2220 840 Alabama Ave Brooklyn, NY 11207 / 91-29 143rd Street Jamaica, NY 11435 Like Us On Facebook Any Filling, Extraction or Emergency Visit WE ALSO ACCEPT MOST INSURANCES! 70-16 FRESH POND RD., RIDGEWOOD, NEW YORK 718-628-6588 Photo courtesy of Mati Gonzalez Gabriel Gonzalez helped collect 223 coats to donate to the needy through NY Cares.
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