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Delivering Acts of Kindness to local kids
Dr. George Onuorah, Patricia Mekarkwe, LeFrak City Library Leader and
Long Island.
The Roslyn fire truck rolled
into the Mercedes dealership
bringing Santa Claus (Victor
Cosmos, an employee and volunteer
firefighter) to the gleeful
children. With smiles as bright
as the sun, they wrapped their
arms around him to the music of
the DJ, who had created a party
atmosphere with music as the
kids delightfully danced.
Paulie, a 38-year employee of
Rallye, worked since Labor Day
coordinating with the Roslyn
schools to find the toys that the
children had wished for (they
were all identified by the school
as being in the poverty level).
The dealership was overflowing
with bikes, huge dolls, trucks
and more, all tagged with each
child’s name! The entire Rallye
staff had shown their kindness by
donating their time and money
to make so many children happy.
Yes, “Acts of Kindness” are all
around us, and I’m of the belief
that by giving, I’m getting back
so much more — and most of all
it feels so good!
Share your Act of Kindness with
me by emailing vschneps@gmail.
com. It’s never better than now!
I want to share this last thought
with you: Health is the greatest
gift, contentment is the greatest
wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
— Buddha
Happy holidays!
Helping Juliana Terian (l.) share the joy of the toy giveaway were Laura Gillen,
Hempstead Town Supervisor, Lura Curran, Nassau County Executive, and David
Black, JCC East Hills CEO.
no one reports it.
That evening, I emailed all my
editors in Long Island, Brooklyn,
Queens, Manhattan and the
Bronx and told them that I wanted
to publish regularly our readers’
many “Acts of Kindness.”
This week, I’m sharing the
story of LeFrak City resident
George Onuorah, who is a former
“King of Queens,” and we’ve
honored him for his work with
nonprofit group, When in Need
(WIN) Foundation, along with
the foundation’s
leader,
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Chetachi
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many groups.
He called
me two weeks ago and d i informed
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me that the children attending
his Corona church each
year received toys from a nearby
business — but that business
wouldn’t be able to donate them
this year. Could I help?
So to the rescue came my
newly expanded staff from
Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx,
Manhattan, Westchester and
Long Island.
We put out the call and, within
days, new toys came piling
in; even Assemblyman Ed
Braunstein brought toys that he
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had collected.
I called George
back and reported
we had collected
enough
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bel
toys for the 70 children in his
congregation.
His “Act of Kindness”
engulfed us all and activated the
kindness and generosity of my
staff and community members.
George told us that the kids
would be at the LeFrak City
Library on Dec. 14, and I was
so proud that Alan Seltzer, our
majestic 6 foot, 5 inch tall production
t f th 70
manager extraordinaire,
volunteered to dress up as Santa
Claus for the occasion.
Business builder and sales
leader Brian Kelly turned his
SUV into a “toymobile,” and with
Brian Rice, our sales manager,
delivered them to the library.
When the children arrived,
their faces lit up with joy — they
got to talk to Santa and then take
a toy from the overflowing toy
table. There were so many smiles
on the mothers’ faces and ecstasy
on the children’s faces, it warmed
my heart.
It was my second day of joyous
toy giveaways.
The day before, my dear friend
Juliana Terian continued a terrific
tradition begun by her late
husband Peter to give a party
for needy children who live near
their Rallye Motors in Roslyn,
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When former
Congressman Steve
Israel began the
Global Institute at Long Island
University, he brought national
and international speakers to the
campus. One of them was former
President George W. Bush,
and I was privileged to be there
to hear the 43rd President speak
to an audience only weeks before
his father died.
He was asked about the “loss
of civility” at the White House,
and Bush quickly responded that
our country is blessed with great
people who show each other
many acts of kindness, but that
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