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BP MARKOWITZ SPREADS HOLIDAY CHEER
FOR BROOKLYN CHILDREN
Holiday Extravaganza featured the Grinch and new toys and books for NYCHA and shelter residents. |
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In photo: PSAL Football Champions the Fort Hamilton Tigers, their Athletic Director Anthony Tolento, and Head Coach Vincent Laino joined Borough President Markowitz to distribute toys for needy Brooklyn youth. |
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In photo: Borough President Markowitz makes a big entrance at "Merry, Merry, Mayhem" a holiday spectacular where 3,000 Brooklyn children who live in shelters and public housing received new books and toys. |
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In photo: Borough President Markowitz is joined by ten year-old Miss New York Sweetheart, East Flatbush native D'andre Mckay and a host of happy children at "Merry, Merry, Mayhem," the Best of Brooklyn Holiday Celebration for 3,000 Brooklyn children who live in shelters and public housing. |
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| Photographs by Laura Geiser and Kathryn Kirk |
In photo (from left): Borough President Markowitz joined by some of the generous sponsors of Borough Hall's annual toy drive including representatives from Eamonn's Restaurant, Greenwood Cemetery, Art NY/ South Oxford Space ,Commerce Bank, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn Public Library, HSBC Bank, Massey-Knakal Realty Services, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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On Saturday, December 16, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz helped make the season bright for 3,000 Brooklyn children when he hosted Best of Brooklyn Holiday Celebration 2006, “Merry, Merry, Mayhem” at the Christian Cultural Center in East New York.
The children, all of whom live in shelters or NYCHA housing, were treated to a Dr. Seuss-themed holiday extravaganza that culminated with Borough President Markowitz leaping out of a giant gift box to hand-deliver a Christmas gift to the Grinch. All 3,000 kids also left the event with brand new Christmas gifts of their choosing.
On Tuesday, December 19, Borough President Markowitz continued to spread holiday joy when he enlisted the PSAL high school football champion Fort Hamilton Tigers to help distribute Christmas gifts to local charities, service organizations, and church groups. The toys, generously donated by hundreds of contributors in local toy-drives, will be distributed to children in need.
“It’s a privilege to be able to help make this holiday a special one for Brooklyn’s young people,” said Borough President Markowitz. “Children from lower-income households deserve the thrill of brand new Christmas presents, and thanks to all of our wonderful partners and generous contributors, more Brooklyn kids will have new toys and books and a big smile on Christmas day.” |
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Toy drive sponsors:
BRIC/BCAT, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn Public Library, Bruno Trucking, Citibank, Commerce Bank, Con Edison, Cullen & Dykman, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Eamonn’s Restaurant, Flatbush Federal Savings & Loan, Greenwood Cemetery, HSBC, Interfaith Medical Center, JP Morgan Chase, Lutheran Family Health Center, Maimonides Medical Center, Massey-Knakal, NBC, New York City College of Technology, Pfizer, Ponce De Leon Bank, PS 230, South Oxford Space, Strategic Urban Solutions, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Two Trees Management Company, Verizon Communications
Benefactors
Bay Ridge Automotive Management, Best Buy, Boars Head Provisions, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, Citibank, Commerce Bank, Con Edison, Entenmann’s, Fulton Mall Improvement Association, Health Plus, HIP Health Plan of New York, JP Morgan Chase, Liberty Mutual, MetroPlus Health Plan, Pfizer, Snapple, Stop and Shop, Target, United Federation of Teachers Local 2, Washington Mutual, Western Union
Supporters
American Media Concepts, Care Plus Health Plan, Cookies Department Store, Cumberland Packing Corporation, El Caribe, Flatbush Avenue BID, Key Food Stores, Pay-O-Matic, Petroleum Tank Cleaners
Book contributors
Hyperion Disney, Scholastic Books, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Walker Books for Young Readers in association with the Children’s Book Council, Inc. & First Book
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