For Immediate Release
December 28, 2010
COATS
FOR KIDS CAMPAIGN KEEPS
1000
ROCKLANDERS WARM THIS WINTER
(New City, NY)
- Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack announced today
that this winter's Coats for Kids Program generated approximately 1000
coats.
"For the 21st year
in a row Rockland
residents again opened their hearts to help those in need," said
Supervisor Gromack.
The Coats for Kids Program started
on November 8 and ran until December 17. Thanks to media sponsors WHUD
100.7 and WRCR 1300AM, for those six weeks all of Rockland County heard the appeal for new and
nearly new coats of all sizes. Thanks to
the Journal News and Patch.com for their articles as well.
"In that time, not only coats
but sweaters and clothes were brought into participating dry-cleaners, who
cleaned the coats for free before being delivered to not-for-profit agencies
around Rockland,"
stated Supervisor Gromack.
Supervisor Gromack
extends his many thanks and appreciation on behalf of over 1000 people who are
warmer this winter because of the generosity of Rocklanders.
"I wish to thank the dry
cleaners, who donated their services by cleaning the coats, and the
distribution centers who saw to it that the coats got to those in need,"
expressed Supervisor Gromack.
This years’ list of participating
dry-cleaners included:
CONGERS:
June
French Cleaners
4 Old Haverstraw Rd.
268-3677
NEW CITY:
Fine
Line Cleaners
37
So. Main Street
634-4950
PEARL RIVER:
Tiffany
Cleaners
100
No. Middletown Road
735-2627
SPRING VALLEY:
Personal
Touch Cleaners
301A
North Main Street
425-3313
CHESTNUT RIDGE:
Tiffany
Cleaners
6B Red Schoolhouse Road
352-9732
The
distribution centers included:
Haverstraw:
Community
Action
Program
37 Clove Avenue: 429-9241
Spring Valley:
Community
Action Program
176 North Main Street: 352-4167
Martin Luther King Center
110
Bethune Boulevard: 425-8910
Nanuet:
People-to-People
of Rockland
121 West Nyack Road: 623-4900
The Supervisor also thanked The Byne Group and New Born Printing for the design of the
promotional material and printing of the posters, free of charge.
Supervisor Gromack extended a special appreciation to
the Florian Association of Rockland County (a group
of active and retired firefighters) and personnel at Tutor Time Child Care
Learning Centers who volunteered their time and effort.
"An extra special thanks goes
to the residents of Rockland County who donated coats, which they no longer
used, and allowed for those in need to benefit from them," concluded
Supervisor Gromack.
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