Queens Gazette: NY Cares Distributes Coats, Toys At Cruz’ Office | By Unknown
On Saturday, December 19, New York Cares, in partnership with Together We Can, a local non-profit, and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, hosted an outdoor coat and toy distribution for New York Cares’ 32nd annual coat drive where volunteers distributed holiday toys and over 500 coats to community members in need at the office of Assembly Member Catalina Cruz in Corona.
New York Cares, in partnership with Together We Can, a local non-profit, and Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, hosted an outdoor coat and toy distribution for its 32nd annual coat drive where volunteers distributed holiday toys and over 500 coats to community members in need on Saturday, December 19 at the office of Assembly Member Catalina Cruz in Corona. Families, children, and individual adults selected their own warm coats and new toys for the winter holiday season.
Cruz, along with Executive Director of New York Cares Gary Bagley, Together We Can Founders Shannon Getzel and Jessica Chacha, as well as New York Cares volunteers were in attendance.
Now more than ever, New Yorkers are counting on acts of warmth from their neighbors to make it through the holiday season. Not since the Great Depression have so many people experienced hunger, unemployment, and illness, while struggling to fulfill basic needs like food and warm clothing.
This year, New York Cares is aiming to raise funds during its annual coat drive, which will purchase warm coats for New Yorkers experiencing economic insecurity, especially for residents of areas most impacted by COVID-19. Each $20 donation will cover the cost of one brand-new coat for a New Yorker in need. Every dollar goes directly to a coat supplier, ensuring that coats reach people who need them quickly and safely. While virtual fundraisers are encouraged this year due to pandemic health guidelines, a limited number of drop-off locations are available in each borough for New Yorkers who wish to donate a coat.
Since 1989, the New York Cares Coat Drive has collected over two million winter coats for men, women, and children throughout the city. For more information on setting up a virtual coat collection fundraiser and for other ways to help keep New Yorkers warm, visit newyorkcares.org/coat-drive
Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, Co- Founder of Together We Can Shannon Getzel and Executive Director of New York Cares Gary Bagley help to distribute coats and toys to families and children in need in Queens.
