Assemblyman John Zaccaro Jr. Holds Back to School Event in Loreto Playground

Friday afternoon at 3 PM Assemblyman John Zaccaro held a back to school event in Loreto Playground. Hundreds of book bags with school supplies were given out according to a spokesperson for the assemblyman. The line of parents and children went from one end of the playground to the other and outside the fence. 

Those involved included the Assemblyman's office, The Carpenters Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York, the New York City Parks Department, The Morris Park BID, LINC Literacy inc., a local  pediatrics office, and the office of Councilwoman Velazquez.

Albanian American Open Hands Association President Aleksander Nilaj, Assemblyman John Zaccaro Jr., and Director of Community Relations for the Carpenters Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York Yovan Collado.  

The Morris Park BID staff with Assemblyman Zaccaro Jr.

Assemblyman Zaccaro Jr. and Joe McManus of Congressman Ritchie Torres's office (far right) and representatives of the Parks Department.

Assemblyman Zaccaro Jr. with staffers from Councilwoman Velazquez's office. 

The line of children and their parent stretched from one end of the playground to the other and outside.

The assemblyman would greet many of the parents and children handing out informational card with information where to call or go to solve certain problems.

Since the event was held in Morris Park, the men and women of the Morris Park Patrol were on hand to keep things going smoothly.