Deputy Bronx Borough President Aurelia Greene will join officials from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo and children from PS 205 at the Bronx Zoo’s Dancing Crane Café to kick-off Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.’s holiday toy drive.
In honor of the start of the holiday season, school children from PS 205 will be on hand to donate the first toys of the year.
Who: Deputy Bronx Borough President Aurelia Greene
John Calvelli, WCS Executive Vice President of Public Affairs
School children from PS205
What: Kick-off event for the Borough President’s Annual Toy Drive
Where: WCS’s Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd.
Bronx, NY
When: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
10:30 am – 11:30 am
The partnership between the Bronx Zoo and the Borough President on the toy drive has become an annual tradition. The Bronx Zoo will serve as a collection point for new, unwrapped toys donated by members of the community. Toys will be collected through the end of December and will be distributed by the Borough President’s office to underprivileged members of the community.