What You Should Know
By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz
32nd Senatorial District
By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz
32nd Senatorial District
You should know that on Saturday,
September 30, 2017, the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization together
with Radio Vision Cristiana International and The Christian Community Benevolent
Association hosted a donation drive to help the victims of Hurricane Maria
in Puerto Rico and earthquake in Mexico City.
Throughout the day, hundreds of
volunteers helped to move and pack hundreds of thousands of pounds of goods
to support relief efforts for Puerto Rico and Mexico, filling six (6) shipping
containers and more than two (2) dozen trucks. So much material was
donated at the event that it took two days to completely pack and move
all supplies, and the National Guard was called in to help move donation
off the street and transported them.
It is important for you to know
that this is not the first time that we have done this kind of humanitarian
relief.
In the past, we have done the same for Venezuela, Ecuador,
Honduras, Haiti, Dominican Republic and for Puerto Rico years ago during
the devastation done by Hurricane Hugo.
This time the Bronx Borough President
Rubén Díaz, Jr., came to the rescue and with his staff, friends and resources
help make this relief effort one of the biggest ever in the City of New
York.
Elected official such as Councilmember
Rafael Salamanca, Assembly Members Marcos Crespo, and Luis Sepúlveda also
joined with their staff and resources.
The response of the community and
volunteers was so immense that an event that was supposed to be from 12:00
-5:00 pm on Saturday became so huge that by 10:00 am Aldus Street was full
of donations and the activity had to be extended until 12:00 noon Sunday.
Besides the Bronx Borough President
Rubén Díaz, Jr., our staff and the elected officials, I have to confess
and admit that the response had a magnitude that it became almost impossible
for us to handle, but thanks to the immense generosity of wonderful people
who came and helped us the job was well done.
The volunteer's hundreds of them
were there all the time helping us pack and load the truck.
After we had packed six (6) containers
(paid in full by the American Rapper Fat Joe), there were still more donations
with no means to be transported. Then came Mr. Frank (Frankie) Hernandez
from La Flor de Mayo Moving Co., he donated not only his staff and five
(5) trucks but also he was personally helping us pack.
The day was saved by Governor Andrew
Cuomo who, after a personal call to him by Bronx Borough President Rubén
Díaz, Jr. and Ms. Rose Rodriguez, sent more than twenty National Guard
trucks and personnel to help us clean Aldus Street.
The coordination of Ms. Marlene
Cintron President of the Bronx Economic Overall Development Corporation
Office, Rose Rodriguez from Gov. Andrew Cuomo office, the 41st Police Precinct,
the Southern Boulevard (BID), Community Planning Board #2 and many others
that were part of this magnificent outpouring of benevolence to help Puerto
Rico and Mexico. All these efforts must be praise and acknowledge during
the Bronx hosted Donation drive for Puerto Rico and Mexico.
This is Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz
and this is what you should know.
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