Photo by Andrea Piacquadio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/young-child-in-red-santa-hat-holding-blue-christmas-present-3769721/
The Alliance for Coney Island spread holiday cheer to over 400 children from the local community with the help of local partners and sponsors. The 4th Annual Coney Island Holiday Toy Giveaway took place on December 17th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Coney Island YMCA located at 2980 West 29th Street Brooklyn, NY.
Those who attended the event, which is free and open to all children ages 1-12 years old, received a toy (while supplies lasted), hot chocolate, cookies, a hat with a pair of gloves, a meet-and-greet with Santa Clause, and a take-home photo. The Alliance gave away one toy per child. After the giveaway, the remaining toys will be donated to a local family shelter.
The event, made possible by the generosity of Councilman Ari Kagan, the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, Luna Park in Coney Island, the Brooklyn Cyclones, Thor Equities, the Coney Island YMCA, iStar, Nathan’s Famous and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, is celebrating its 4th year of this tradition of giving back to the local community children.
“Every toy donated during the Holiday Season is a smile on a kid’s face and a symbol of New Yorkers’ generosity. I commend the Alliance for Coney Island for hosting its popular annual Holiday Toy Giveaway and am proud to support this fabulous neighborhood tradition,” said Councilman Ari Kagan (47th District) .
“The Alliance for Coney Island’s Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway is a special holiday tradition of sharing the gift of giving,” said Alex Cohen, President of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation. “We are proud to support the Alliance for Coney Island’s efforts to make the holidays a little bit brighter for the children in our community.”
“It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving,” (Mother Theresa) On behalf of the Coney Island Alliance Board of Directors, we would like to thank all our sponsors for making this year’s Toy Giveaway possible and wish our entire Coney Island community family a happy and safe holiday season. said Samuel Moore, Member of the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Coney Island and Executive Director of the Coney Island YMCA.
“The holiday season presents a wonderful opportunity to spread cheer and come together to support our communities,” said Melissa Gliatta, COO of Thor Equities. “We are incredibly proud to support the Alliance for Coney Island in their mission to bring holiday joy to local children and support their families, a cause close to our hearts. We wish everyone a happy holiday season!”