Port Washington Toy and Food Drive Looks to 'Make A Child Smile'

Port Washington residents and businesses are invited to participate in the community’s seventeenth annual “Make A Child Smile” food drive.

The donations of nonperishable food and new, unwrapped toys will go towards children who live in the Port community.

“The joy you receive from knowing your donation can ‘make a child smile’ will make your own holidays so much more meaningful and memorable,” said Police District Liaison Detective Anthony Guzzello, who created this local tradition.

Guzzello is joined by members of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce in collecting the toys and food for children in Port Washington.

The collection will run from Friday, Nov. 18 to Monday, Dec. 19.

The donated items can be brought to any of these participating Chamber of Commerce members:

• Alper’s Hardware, 81 Main St.
• Angelo’s Hair Salon, 132 Shore Rd.
• Anthony’s World of Floors, 49 Manorhaven Blvd.
• Attelia Baby, 184 Main St.
• Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace, 293 Main St.
• Aythan’s Shish Kebab, 283 Main St.
• Bach to rock, 1015 Port Washington Blvd.
• Bluetique, 25 Main St.
• Carnel’s Printing, 22 Main St.
• Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, 350 Main St.
• Delux Transportation, 62 Main Street - rear entrance
• Dance Arts Centre, 1019 Port Washington Blvd.
• Diane’s Place, 191 Main St.
• Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 475 Port Washington Blvd.
• S.F. Falconer Florist, 8 S. Maryland Ave.
• The Folan Agency, 378 Port Washington Blvd.
• Gold Coast Family Dental, 2 Cow Neck Rd.
• Happy Montessori School, 40 Pleasant Ave.
• Harding Agency, 404 Main St.
• Healthy Kids Pediatrics, 211 Main St.
• Le Bleu Bird Café, 170 Main St.
• Little Smiles of Port Washington, 308 Main St.
• Minuteman Press, 437 Port Washington Blvd.
• Port Washington Chamber of Commerce, 329 Main St.
• Port Washington Family Skating Center, 70 Seaview Blvd.
• Shields Bros., 267 Main St.
• Sylvan Learning Center, 23 Main St.
• Village of Manorhaven, 33 Manorhaven Blvd. (toys only, ends Dec.9)
• Wright Music, 5 Main St.

Monetary donations are also accepted. They money will be used to purchase gift cards at stores in town. The check should be made payable to the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce Toy Fund, brought to any of the above locations or mailed to: Port Washington Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 121, Port Washington, NY 11050.

For more information, call the Chamber of Commerce office at 883-6566 or email office@pwcoc.org.

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