Free Coats Offered to Neighborhood Residents in Need
The Bronx, NYC (Neighborhood of Belmont) – on Saturday - January 12th, the Perez family-owned C-Town Supermarket along with the help of Health Plus, will distribute over 100 coats to Bronx neighborhood residents. Local residents can collect their coats at the C-Town store on East 187th Street & Crescent Avenue, where festivities begin at 10am and included health insurance consultations until noon.
Radame Perez,
who represents the third generation in his family’s grocery business,
expressed the importance of such an event during these tough economic
times. “It’s very important that we as a community look out and care
for each other,” said Mr. Perez. “While unemployment seems to be on the
rise, our winter temperatures are on the decline. That’s why we felt,
as a family-owned business and longtime neighbor, the need to help as
many of our neighbors as possible to keep warm this winter.”
The
Perez’s C-Town supermarket has been an active neighborhood store in the
heart of the Belmont section of the Bronx and has proudly served the
residents of “Little Italy” for over 30 years.
“Partnering
with Health Plus in this public gesture of giving seemed obvious, as
the effects of the bone-chilling cold weather and subsequent health
conditions too often correlate,” said Mr. Perez. “This type of effort
was the least we could do for many of our patrons.”
EVENT INFO:
WHAT: Coat Drive for Bronx Residents
WHO: C-Town Supermarket & Health Plus
WHEN: Saturday, January 12, 2013
TIME: 10am – 2pm
WHERE: C-Town, 668 Crescent Avenue (corner of E. 187th Street,) Bronx, NY
Editor's Note:
This event last year was a huge success. City Comptroller John Liu attended last year, and you can check the archive section Jan. 14, 2012 or click here to get to the story from last year.
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