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Drop Off Toys For Tots At Assemblyman Zebrowski’s Office

New, unwrapped toys can be brought to his New City office

 

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski’s (D-New City) 94th District office will serve as a drop-off location for Toys for Tots this holiday season. New, unwrapped toy donations can be brought to his district office at on the second floor of 67 North Main Street in New City. 

“Any donation to this wonderful program goes a long way. Even one toy can help make a positive impact on a child’s holiday,” Zebrowski said. “The chance for a needy child to unwrap a present this holiday season makes all the difference.”

This marks the sixth year Zebrowski’s office participated in the annual holiday toy drive started by United States Marine Corps Major Bill Hendricks in 1947. The United States Marine Corps Reserve and Marine Toys for Tots charity foundation run the Toys for Tots Program. Over the last 63 years, the program distributed more than 400 million toys to more than 188 million needy children.

Zebrowski said supporting the program was important.

“The impact this program has on kids across the nation is immeasurable,” said Zebrowski. “Last year we received tremendous support from our residents in Rockland and I am confident this year will be no different.”

His office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 pm., Monday through Friday.

To find more drop-off locations, request a toy for your child or for someone else, or to become a Toys for Tots volunteer, please visit www.toysfortots.org. The assemblyman’s office can also be contacted if there are questions at 845-634-9791

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Heywood Jablohme May 21, 2013 at 02:48 pm
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WGMom May 20, 2013 at 09:10 am
It's entirely true that every professional has out-of-pocket expenses. But as someone who worked asRead More a corporate trainer, I can guarantee you I NEVER had to pay out of pocket expenses for supplies to teach classes. Every piece of paper, supply, and even snacks for the participants were fully covered expenses. If I had to spend out of pocket money to procure supplies, I could submit for a reimbursement, and receive it, no questions asked. I am now in school to become a high school teacher and I can see the stark difference in how the education of folks in a corporate environment is incredibly different, and privileged, than the public school environment. I've sat through numerous classes in the Clarkstown and Ramapo districts, doing observations required for my education certification, and while Clarkstown certainly benefits from certain advantages, the shabbiness of being a public school is still there. Furniture, such as teacher desks, that looks like it was purchased in a garage sale 30 years ago... faculty bathrooms that are dark and dingy, nearly crumbling, and sorely in need of updating. Etc. The public expects teachers to have professional training, act professionally, but they lack sometimes basic resources and are expected to function in an environment that feels more like a dungeon than an institution of learning. The citizens of Clarkstown, if they could get a tour of some of the facilities they are expecting children to learn in, and teachers to teach in, would be very surprised. We do supply some great technology, but then we put it in classrooms with windows that won't stay closed when it's windy, as one example. I spent most of my time in South, which is the best of the bunch, facilities-wise. Clarkstown North is a mess, Woodglen's woods are littered with fallen trees no one's cleaned up after Sandy, Laurel Plains had to be shuttered thanks to that whole foul stench... the district is in a situation where there are major capital improvements that are going to be needed. Buildings are aging, and it seems it's only the most basic of upkeep that happens. The district can't even fix the roofs of the buildings without applying for a state grant.
Heywood Jablohme May 18, 2013 at 07:17 am
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Truth4all May 16, 2013 at 11:37 am
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Sunny May 16, 2013 at 03:50 pm
Is there an article on patch about it? I am unable to find except on lohud.com
Green Farmer May 15, 2013 at 08:23 pm
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b May 15, 2013 at 07:31 pm
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