City & State reports on The Foundling’s service day in Puerto Rico – a volunteer event held in Cataño – near our newest Head Start & Early Head Start center – in conjunction with the annual Somos Conference:
“A tent was set up along the waterfront in the town 10 miles west of San Juan for a food and backpack giveaway hosted by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, in partnership with The New York Foundling. Members of 250 families lined up in the sun for the distribution and information on valuable social services. A discussion followed at Cataño’s town hall with a panel of social services experts calling for collaboration among nonprofits and governmental groups that help the neediest of Puerto Ricans.”
As Patch reports, “On Wednesday, October 22 The New York Foundling celebrated the success of its 10th Annual Fall Fête, raising over $1 million, the second-highest fundraising total in the event’s history.”
Monica Morales, who hosted our recent Fall Fete, gave our event a shoutout on her PIX11 show, Monica Makes it Happen.
Pix11 News reported about the Mets’ ninth annual MetsGiving Turkey Giveaway – which partnered with The Foundling this year to distribute turkeys in Staten Island.