Simcha Waisman has 10,000 more reasons to smile.
The president of the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center was pleased to learn that Walmart has given them $10,000 in funding, through Councilmember Eric Ulrich.
“We’re proud of our track record of philanthropy in the city and are always looking for new opportunities to support programs that are making a difference,” said Steven Restivo, Senior Director of Community Affairs for Walmart, who noted that the company has contributed about $13 million to New York City-based nonprofits since 2007. “The ARISS program at the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center helps area youth become excited about science and engineering and we hope our contribution will help the organization reach its goals.”
Waisman shared that the funds will go toward a summer camp that will be held for two weeks relating to the Center’s science and technology program.
Recently, the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center hosted another videoconference with NASA, during which the educators there showed kids what it is like to live in space.
The children learned what kind of food they eat, what happens when you let an object go in space and also got a glimpse of the solar neighborhood.
Waisman said that getting funds is a jump-start and the beginning of the future because, with more funding and donations from the city and state, they will be able to reopen programs that were forced to close down due to financial difficulties.
Once they receive more funding from the city, Waisman explained, the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center will be able to hold more videoconferences, the next of which will take place next week at P.S. 90.
