Editor's Note: This article was written and submitted by Pam Robinson.
Kids and adults gathered Wednesday to launch a coat distribution program in Nassau County.
More than one hundred children attended the ninth annual “Making a Warmth of Difference” Coat and Winter Apparel Drive, organized by Kids Helping Kids. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and scores of other leaders gathered at Oheka Castle in Huntington to celebrate the organization's efforts.
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Founded in 1997 to encourage children under age 18 to get involved in philanthropy, Kids Way, Inc. has collected more than 6,000 brand-new coats and winter apparel to be donated to the Nassau County Department of Social Services, The Mary Brennan INN, the Education & Assistance Corporation, Circulo de la Hispanidad, and The Salvation Army.
Founded in 1997 to encourage children under age 18 to get involved in philanthropy, Kids Way, Inc. has collected more than 6,000 brand-new coats and winter apparel to be donated to the Nassau County Department of Social Services, The Mary Brennan INN, the Education & Assistance Corporation, Circulo de la Hispanidad, and The Salvation Army.
“This coat drive is especially important this year, while so many families are still suffering through the effects of Hurricane Sandy," Mangano said. "I am pleased that Nassau County can join Kids Way in this effort.”
During the 2012 holiday season, Kids Way, Inc. will deliver more than $400,000 in new coats, fleece, sweaters, hats, gloves, pajamas through the “Making a Warmth of Difference” program, and has distributed more than $1.4 million in apparel since its inception.
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Michael Ganci (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 12:37 am
We just posted. I was at the scene. Hope this helps! MG…Read More http://merrick.patch.com/groups/breaking-news/p/woman-struck-by-train-at-merrick-lirr-station
Zach T May 17, 2013 at 07:20 pm
The School board is a bunch of morons if they want to remove this designation! There were 0 problems…Read More like this when Malucci was in office, this new superintendent is a waste of space, money, and cares more about his own paycheck then our kids! Between school security, and now this, I motion that we get rid of that skell!
Dr. Kim Lurie May 16, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Bless you, Anthony. And though I know ultimately the "Judge" will have to be held…Read More accountable by a higher authority...those of us who do this work, have not forgotten nor will we allow the system to forget what her role in this travesity was.
Anthony Merlo May 16, 2013 at 10:24 am
Thank you for this wonderful article on a good man pushed to the brink. I appriciate the fact this…Read More came form the heart and did not hold back. As Sacristan at Cure of Ars, I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Rich (as I called him) for some time. He was a man of faith and a pleasure to see. Always with a smile and kind word, you would never know what was going on the way he acted. This was a wonderful and insightful article. It is heartbreaking to think that where there was once love between 2 people, things got to the point where one persons life was destroyed by those who could and did for no apparent reason other than having the ability to do so. God will have mercy on Dr. Rich and the ex-wife and "Judge" should pray for the same given their actions.