With the holiday season right around the corner, The Queens Courier is already making plans to help Santa. For the second year in a row, the newspaper is going to be partnering with the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York (formerly Schneider Children’s Hospital) to make the holiday season a little brighter for the kids who have to be in the hospital.
During the next few weeks, we will be collecting unwrapped gifts from you, our readers and our advertisers, at our office located at 38-15 Bell Boulevard in Bayside. The week before Christmas, we will gather all of the gifts and deliver all of them to the patients at Cohen’s Children Medical Center.
“For the past 25 years, The Queens Courier has been a terrific public servant to all of the citizens of our borough and beyond,” said Michelle Pinto, director of media relations at North Shore Long Island Jewish. “Everyone here is thrilled that this award-winning newspaper has once again chosen us to be the recipient of their generosity and the generosity of their readers. This is a wonderful example of how community-based journalism can change the lives of its readership.”
Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center offers the highest quality adolescent, pediatric and children’s health care services to screen, diagnose and treat a wide variety of injuries and illnesses. Its mission is to offer the best pediatric and children’s health care services in a safe, comfortable, and stress free environment for your child.
As in years past, we are soliciting the help of you, our generous readers, to help make some of these children’s wishes come true. While the medical center serves children and adolescents of all ages, gifts for infants and newborns and teenagers are the most-needed this year. Check the more thorough list of gift ideas below.
You can start bringing NEW and UNWRAPPED gifts up to our office on Friday, November 19, and the deadline for bringing in gifts will be on Monday, December 13.
We know that economic times remain difficult for many borough residents, so any gifts you can donate will be greatly appreciated and will truly make a difference in these youngsters’ holiday season.
Those interested in bringing gifts can come to The Queens Courier office, which is located on the second floor at 38-15 Bell Boulevard in Bayside, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please call 718-224-5863, Ext. 221 ¬– ask for Santa Pete.
The Queens Courier helping Santa
By Pete Davis
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