BP Fossella, ShopRite Partner For Thanksgiving Donations To Local Banks On Staten Island
Borough President’s Office and Shop Rite Distribute Thanksgiving Donations to Local Food Pantries
Staten Island, NY – Mannix Shop Rite Stores and Borough President Vito Fossella partnered once again to bring Thanksgiving meals to needy families via local food pantries. The distribution took place this past Thursday, November 16th at Christian Pentecostal Church on Richmond Road.
For the past 16 years, since the Mannix family became the owners of Staten Island Shop Rite franchises, Mannix Shop Rite stores have made donations to families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday season.
This year, Shop Rite donated $6,000 in gift cards, which equated to 400 gift cards delivered to various community organizations. The participating organizations were selected by the Borough President and Shop Rite and are certified as food banks.
Borough President Fossella was joined by Timothy Mannix, owner of Mannix Shop Rite Stores.
We would like to thank the Mannix family for helping to provide meals to needy families for this Thanksgiving.
All Images: Donation events. Image Credit – BP Fossella
BP Vito Fossella
The Office of the Borough President has a responsibility to advocate for the entire Borough of Staten Island and all its residents, and represents the Borough's interests within City government. The Borough President communicates directly with the Mayor and the City Council to emphasize Staten Island’s budget priorities. In addition, the Borough President is responsible for reviewing major land use decisions and proposing sites for city facilities within the Borough. As the chair of the Borough Board, the Borough President leads Staten Island’s City Council delegation and Community Board chairs in the process of reviewing and approving the transfer of public properties to private use. The Borough President’s Office houses the Borough's Topographical Bureau, which maintains the borough’s official maps and assigns street addresses. The Borough President monitors the delivery of city services on Staten Island, and acts as a liaison between residents and city agencies when problems arise to devise solutions. The Borough President is also responsible for appointing one member to the Panel for Educational Policy and one member to the City Planning Commission, as well as some 150 members to Staten Island’s three community boards.
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