Toy Drive Makes Holidays Merrier
Twenty volunteers from NYCHA’s employee associations, the Department of Community Engagement and Partnerships, and the Office of Intergovernmental Relations joined with volunteers from Hillsong Church on December 21 to help Santa distribute gifts to more than 150 children living in NYCHA developments. A toy drive spearheaded by Marcela Medina, in Intergovernmental Relations, and Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Community Engagement and Partnerships, collected than 1,750 presents donated by NYCHA employees, Health First, Caribbean American Center, the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and Hillsong Church.