[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 43 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF RIVERDALE TOYS CAMPAIGN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 13, 2008

  Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, for the past 8 years children in Babies and 
Children's Hospital of Columbia Presbyterian, Bronx Lebanon, Jacobi 
Medical Center, North Central Bronx Hospital, Lincoln Medical Center, 
Montefiore Medical Center, St. Barnabas Hospital, and Our Lady of Mercy 
Hospital have had their holidays brightened with gifts from the Chabad 
Lubavitch of Riverdale Toys Campaign.
  Heartfelt gestures such as these have raised some from the despair of 
illness in a hospital during the holiday season to bring them hope and 
laughter. Toys are also given to children of more than 180 families 
living in homeless shelters in the Bronx.
  This mitzvah, this kindness for those who are in need at that most 
special time of the year for joy and happiness, has earned the Chabad 
Lubavitch of Riverdale Toys Campaign the Community Organizational Award 
from the Riverdale Jewish Community Council.

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