December 1, 2009 09:36 by
Admin
NEW YORK CITY CLOTHING BANK RECEIVES
$1,075 DONATION FROM COMMON CENTS
NEW YORK, June 18, 2009 - As part of its Penny Harvest initiative, Common Cents donated $1,075 - 107,500 pennies to be exact - to New York City Clothing Bank today in support of the Clothing Bank's ongoing efforts to provide new, never-worn apparel to New Yorkers in need.
These funds were donated by Penny Harvest collectors at two schools: PS 6 on Manhattan's Upper East Side contributed $675, and PS 111 in the Baychester community of Bronx contributed $400.
"On behalf of New York City Clothing Bank and its Board of Directors, I'd like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the children of PS 6 and PS 111 who collected these thousands of pennies and then donated 107,500 of them to our organization," said, Luis Jimenez, executive director of NYC Clothing Bank. "This generous donation will assist NYC Clothing Bank in providing a new beginning to homeless and other needy New Yorkers."
The Common Cents Penny Harvest is the largest child philanthropy program in the United States, encouraging children to collect pennies in service to their communities.
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Created in 1986 as a mayoral initiative under Mayor Ed Koch and now managed by Peter Young Housing, Industries & Treatment, New York City Clothing Bank is the only program in New York City to distribute new, never-worn clothing and merchandise to those in need. In addition to annually distributing up to $10 million worth of new apparel, toys and other goods, New York City Clothing Bank is active in New York's emergency response initiatives and will soon be launching its own warehouse training program. For more information on New York City Clothing Bank, visit http://www.newyorkcityclothingbank.org.
CONTACT:
Olivia Melikhov
NYC Clothing Bank
omelikhov@hunterpr.com
(212) 679-6600 ext. 259
