NEW YORKERS UNITE IN ASSISTING THE VICTIMS OF THE BRONX FIRE
By: The New York Community Channel
On Thursday, January 13th New York”s diverse leadership came together to donate thousands of blankets and food supplies to needy families today supply drive to the victims of the Bronx fire. The day began with prayers and greetings by Reverend Edward-Richard Hinds, from THE GOD SQUAD, and Councilmember Farah Louis.
The diverse coalition spent the day in the Bronx with all of our Brooklyn”s Diverse leadership Organized by THE BRIDGE MULTICULTURAL PROJECT and its founder Mark Meyer Appel THE 67TH PRECINCT CLERGY COUNCIL “THE GOD SQUAD”, PASWO, HAITIAN NURSES NETWORK, ELITE LEARNERS, SHMIRA SAFETY PATROL, NEW YORK RESCUE RESPONSE TEAM, RAMAZ SCHOOL LED BY RABBI CHAIM STEINMETZ and JCC OF MARINE PARK and ATIA SHAHNAZ, SAMIRA NOOR, CAMARA JACKSON MENDY MIROCZNIK, DAVID HESKIEL, DAVID SPIR, DR MARIE PAUL. A special thanks to COUNCILWOMAN FARAH LOUIS and to the Office of the Mayor and Pastor Gil Monrose Special Assistant to Mayor Adams for all their effort in making this drive possible supplies were delivered to the Islamic Center at 371 East 166TH STREET for further distribution to the families in need…
SHEIK MUSA DRAMMEH of The Islamic Center spoke warmly and with strong emotion thanked the coalition for Its enormous support during a very difficult time New York State Assemblywoman Yudelka Tapia from the Bronx welcomed the coalition and thanked the group wholeheartedly on behalf of the entire community for the support. Mark Meyer Appel organizer of this coalition expressed with deep emotion of New York diverse community committed to all of the victims. Bringing together Muslim, Jewish and other ethnic groups show what we as a community stand for and how we are committed to helping each other in times of need
Dr. Marie Paul founder of the Haitian Nurses Network, Haitian Nurse Martine Viciere Jean Piere, Muslim leaders Atia Shahnaz and Samira Noor, and Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz Spiritual leader of the Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue all stood together with great pride as all the supplies were delivered to the fire-ravaged community.
SHMIRA SAFTEY PATROL Founder Levi Leifer, DR Mathieu Eugene and Community Liason David Heskiel
Reverend Edward-Richard Hinds, Councilwoman Farah Louis, Mark Meyer Appel and ,Atia Shahnaz
