Co-op City Times / February 25, 2017
State of the Borough
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Bronx residents, including many from Co-op City, attended Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s 8th State of the Borough Address which was held on Thursday, Feb. 23 at John F. Kennedy High School campus. Photos by Lauretta Jaysura
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McCall’s Bronxwood Funeral Home Makes Donation To UNCF On Tuesday, February 21, McCall’s Bronxwood Funeral Home proudly presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to the United Negro College Fund. (UNCF). This presentation represented a portion of the monies raised at the McCall’s Bronxwood 50th Anniversary Gala celebration that was held on December 10th, 2016 at Eastwood Manor Catering Hall in the Bronx, NY. The fundraising event was attended by more than 350 neighbors, friends, political luminaries and community leaders, who helped make it a resounding success through their purchase of tickets, contributions and purchasing ads in the souvenir journal to benefit the UNCF. This year’s donation is part of the $60,000 commitment to education that McCall’s has made. At Tuesday’s check presentation, Mr. James H. Alston, owner of McCall’s Bronxwood Funeral Home, Inc., once again thanked the community for their contributions which help to reinforce his staunch support of young people striving to achieve their educational goals, as Mr. Alston, a firm believer that education empowers, also believes in the UNCF credo: “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
(L-R) Sadie Campbell, Jennifer P. Lumley, Florence Payne, Jeffrey Alston, UNCF representative, James Alston, CEO, McCall’s Bronxwood Funeral Home; Patricia Myers, Avril Francis, Joan Battle and Eve-lyn Mallette.