16 DECEMBER 17, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Herbert Nowak (l.) with Marine Corps League North Shore Queens Detachment #240, picks up toys collected for the “Toys for Tots” drive.
Photos by Gabriele Holtermann
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
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Cross County Savings Bank in
Middle Village collected more
than 20 boxes full of toys to
donate this holiday season.
Al Gentile, former president of
the Kiwanis Club, said the bank has
partnered with the Marine Corps for
nearly 20 years to help host collection
boxes in their branches across
the city, including in Manhattan and
Brooklyn.
“This has been a very, very difficult
year for a lot of people. But what’s
unbelievable, to me, is the show of
generosity that people have rallied,”
said Gentile. “I’ve been doing this for
more than 30 years, there’s nothing
more gratifying than hosting this
and getting the response we do.”
On Friday, Dec. 11, Herb Nowak
and Tom Maher, who represent the
Marines, collected the toys at the
Cross County Savings Bank located
at 80-10 Eliot Ave.
They will be distributing the
toys to other organizations at Floyd
Bennett Field..
HOLIDAYS
Middle Village’s Cross County Savings Bank
collects more than 20 boxes of holiday gifts
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