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Flushing BID delivers ‘Thank You Meals’ to support
local small businesses and fi rst responders
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
Th is year, the downtown Flushing
Business Improvement District has
changed its annual gala to a fundraiser
to support struggling small businesses
by purchasing and delivering “Th ank You
Meals” to fi rst responders on the frontlines
of the coronavirus crisis.
Flushing BID members on May 28 were
joined by Community Board 7 Chair
Eugene Kelty and District Manager
Marilyn McAndrews, as well as a representative
from Congresswoman Grace
Meng’s offi ce to deliver 130 meals to
Union Plaza Care Center, located at 33-23
Union St. Deborah Luongo, director of
Union Plaza Care Center, said she appreciates
the community’s outreach as the
center continues to navigate through the
coronavirus crisis.
“We were hit hard with the pandemic,
but residents in the house are recovering,”
Luongo said. “In the past four weeks, we
were able to set up family visits through
the glass door in between for the non-ill
residents to see their loved ones face to
face. Union Plaza Care Center has been
the foundation of downtown Flushing
serving the community in diff erent capacities.
Th roughout this pandemic, the center
and its crews did an excellent job taking
care of the seniors and serving the
community.”
Th e meals are purchased from local
Flushing restaurants that are delivered to
hospitals, police departments, sanitation
departments, fi re departments and nursing
homes.
Th e BID delivered meals to NewYork-
Presbyterian Queens Hospital on May 18
and the NYPD 109th Precinct on May
22. Th e Th ank You Meal delivery to fi rst
responders will continue in the next few
weeks.
During a month-long fundraising, the
Flushing BID has received donations
of $18,000 from 10 sponsors including
Hanover Bank, Th e Shops at Skyview,
World Journal, Betsy Mak Appraisal
Group, Flushing Bank, NY Tung Ren
Tang, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens,
United Health Care, Wei Wei & Co. and
USTA.
Flushing BID will also use the funds
raised to purchase PPE for local small
businesses to help them prepare for
reopening.
“On behalf of the Flushing community
with the support of generous gala fundraising
sponsors, we thank them for the
courageous commitment to their job and
selfl ess dedication to others,” said Dian
Song Yu, executive director of Flushing
BID.
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