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A “Time for Good”: Central Queens Y Donates 300 Bags of Food, Personal Items to SCO Family of Services
The Grand at Queens Rehabilitation & Nursing Supports Effort with Donations and use of Grand Van for Delivery of Canned Goods.
The Central Queens Y, which serves 15,000 people of all ages through its programs and activities in the Queens area, donated over 300 bags of canned food items as well as personal hygiene and care products to persons in need on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as part of United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation’s “Time for Good,” an initiative for impactful Jewish volunteerism in New York. The donated items were sorted and packed at the Central Queens Y headquarters in Forest Hills and were delivered to three SCO Family of Services sites in Jamaica and Rockaway Park.
The delivery of the donated products was made possible by the generous donation of the use of the Grand Van from The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Queens in Whitestone. The Grand also donated 100 canned food items to support the effort.
“The rental of a van as well as all the associated costs would have reduced the number of people we were able to help,” remarked Lisa Elhyani, Director of Adult and Senior Services of the Central Queens Y. “We thank The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Queens and their team for their generous use of their Grand Van, which enabled the donations to be transported in only one vehicle, saving us time and money.”
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“The staff and the employees of The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Queens care deeply about the residents of our Queens community, especially those in need,” said Dan Muskin, Regional Administrator. “In the same way we ensure the quality and commitment to the dignity, safety, health and well-being of our residents in each of our facilities, we extend this compassion to the greater Queens community. We know that our participation in this effort with the Central Queens Y helped to make it more efficient and effective.”
For more info on the Central Queens Y visit www.cqy.org. For more information about the Grand Health Care System, visit www.thegrandhealthcare.com
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Photo caption: volunteers and staff from the Central Queens Y and Heather Leizerson (standing, far right) from The Grand Healthcare System’s The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Queens in Whitestone load packages of food and personal items from The Central Queens Y into the “Grand Van” for delivery to three SCO Family of Services sites in Jamaica and Rockaway Park. Photo credit: Courtesy The Grand Healthcare System
