It was a beautiful, very hot Wednesday afternoon, and the event was billed as the Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and City Council presumed winner of the 13th City Council District Book Bag, Face Mask, Hand Sanitizer, and Information Giveaway at the Pelham Parkway Houses on Astor Avenue. There was also to be a food giveaway, but the delivery was postponed to a later date in the near future.
Three hundred book bags were given out in little over an hour, and boxes of face masks and hand sanitizer also went quickly. With the events going on in the world and state the elected officials were either in Washington as was the case for Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, or in Albany with the new governor as was the case with Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez, and State Senator Biaggi, but representatives of the two state legislators were at the event.
The event was scheduled to run from 11 AM through 4 PM, but by 12:30 all the book bags were given out, and only some face masks and hand sanitizer was left. There were some very happy children, and relieved parents that their child had a new book bag for school. The area where the event was held was spotless, as at the Pelham Parkway houses the staff works very hard to keep it clean.
Adrienne stands ready to hand out a book bag to the next child on line.
Children waited on a line to receive the book bag of their choice. In the hands of some of the children are face masks and hand sanitizer they picked up at the first table.
The children all loved the way Adrienne listened to them.
Keysdna, Lismary, and Lewis try on their book bags that fit great.
Three hundred book bags were given out, and only some face masks and hand sanitizer were left, with plenty of informational flyers, by 12:30 PM. The food that was also to be given out did not arrive, and will be given out at another time in the near future.
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