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Patricia
Perry- Principal of P.S. 12 , Cruz Quilan-City Harvest
driver, Robyn Stein – Director,
Partnerships at
City Harvest,
PS. 12 students, New York Mets players-Jonathon Niese, Mike
Baxter, & Daniel Murphy, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer,
& Mr. Met. Photo by:
Marc S. Levine |
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Mr. Met
& New York Mets players Mike Baxter, Daniel Murphy,
and Jonathon Niese lent their support to City Harvest's
Feed The Kids food drive last week by joining students
from P.S. 12 in Woodside, Queens to help load a truck with
their donations, followed by a game of catch. Three lucky
students were chosen to play catch with the major league
ball players.
During the 2011 Feed the Kids food drive, P.S.12 collected
2,000 pounds of food, more than any other school. The Mets
rewarded P.S. 12 students for their efforts last year with
their visit to a school and a game of catch, and hoped to
inspire other students to participate in this year's Feed
the Kids drive to help feed the 1 in 4 New York City
children who may face hunger. The New York Mets are
supporting City Harvest and Feed the Kids as part of the
team's season-long hunger relief program, Feeding the Big
Apple Presented by Hain Celestial.
The
players also signed autographs and took pictures with their
young fans who had performed a number of songs in honor of
the Mets and City Harvest. |