Greenburgh Student to Be Honored by Town Board for Volunteer Efforts

GREENBURGH, NY — Greenburgh town officials will honor an Ardsley High School student who they call on unsung hero.

At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, student Liana Patel will be honored.

The Interfaith Caring Community of Greenburgh, which was founded in 1983, has worked with teens who are filled with compassion for others and who focus their lives on doing kindness for those in need, according to information provided by the town.

Patel, a senior at Ardsley High School and president of the Silver Lining Club, a community service club, has been participating in monthly midnight runs-helping the hungry and homeless. She and other volunteers typically get to New York City about 10 p.m. on Saturday nights and leave around 1 a.m.

Patel brings food, clothing and more important respect and friendship to those in need and offers a positive energy that is powerful that it helps break down barriers. She relates well to volunteers of all ages and those on the street.

Patel also organizes volunteers for the annual Halloween party for the Coachman Family Shelter. She has organized for Interfaith a food collection at DeCicco's market in Ardsley to benefit the Hudson Valley Community Services and often cooks at the Ardsley United Community Church for the Yonkers Sharing Community.

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