IN THIS TOGETHER THE Y HOSTS DONATION DRIVES ACROSS THE CITY
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he Y continues to seek ways to support community members through difficult times. In addition to distributing 200,000 pounds of free food and essential items to neighbors in need through our Y Community Markets at the Coney Island, Flatbush, and North Brooklyn Ys, we have hosted special holiday events and coat drives.
In Brooklyn, the Coney Island Y partnered with Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries, MetLife, and No Kid Hungry to distribute turkeys for Thanksgiving. In the Bronx, the Northeast Bronx Y collaborated with Congress Member Jamaal Bowman, then-Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Jr., State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Council Member Kevin Riley, City Harvest, FreshDirect, and Slick Rick Music Corp to organize a food giveaway and community party.
(above) Northeast Bronx Y Executive Director Meishay Gattis and Congress Member Jamaal Bowman survey food being distributed to community members (below).
The Castle Hill and Northeast Bronx Ys also partnered with local elected officials to collect goods for families affected by a building fire. In Queens, the Jamaica Y organized food and clothing drives in partnership with the Members Church of God International Feeding Program, Colgate-Palmolive, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, and AIDS Center of Queens County, while the Long Island City Y provided toys to local families. In Manhattan, volunteers from Dell Technologies met at the West Side Y to wrap presents for Y Afterschool students from the Bedford-Stuyvesant and McBurney Ys.•
(l to r) YMCA Vice President of Public Affairs Sharon Levy, Coney Island Y Executive Director Sam Moore, Council Member Ari Kagan, Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries, then-Council Member Mark Treyger, YMCA Vice President of Operations Dordy Jourdain, and NYC Ferry Community Relations Associate Sherene Steer-Ojelabi distribute turkeys in Coney Island. 4
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