Yankees Vs. Mets

The White Rose Good Neighbor program has the honor of sponsoring the effort to support the academic achievements of thousands of NYC students over the past 20 years. The program began as an idea to promote the rewards of achieving academic excellence as well as leadership skills. The program also proposed to reduce the drop out rate of the students in our community. By supporting the mentoring programs, the schools’ staff, the Good Neighbor program and our partner Save Latin America have been able to bring about the yearly “Reaching our Dreams” program, an effort that has gained much recognition in New York City.

The free screenings offered at our Family Health Festivals include tests of cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis, bone density examinations, asthma, vision, dental, depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse, just to name a few. In addition, certificates for breast as well as colorectal examinations to be done subsequently at appropriate facilities are distributed to qualified individuals. Furthermore, information on the availability of mental and physical health and social services will be available.

The Damon Runyon is attended by thousands of cancer research supporters, including survivors and patients, and they all take part in the annual Runyon 5k Run. The participants run the Training Track and up and down the stairs inside Yankee Stadium.  The event reached a capacity of 4000 registrants and raised more than $375,000 for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, the organization that raises funds for the research.

The free screenings offered at our Family Health Festivals include tests of cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis, bone density examinations, asthma, vision, denial, depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse, just to name a few. In addition, certificates for breast as well as colorectal examinations to be done subsequently at appropriate facilities are distributed to qualified individuals. Furthermore, information on the availability of mental and physical health and social services will be available.

The Good Neighbor program has joined forces with the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the New York Yankees to launch Pitching for a Cure. The event  took place in August and is the concept of MetFoods owner, Jason Ferreira, whose son, Jason. Jr., is affected with a degenerative retinal disease. This daylong event features appearance by former Yankee greats and the general manager Brian Cashman of the Yankees as a keynote speaker. It offers vendors, retailers and colleagues a great venue to get recognized for participating in such a worthwhile cause.

Good Neighbor collaborated with renowned basketball coach, Bob Hurley, to create a free inner city basketball camp that not only focuses on the game of basketball, but also the game of life. That camp, now in its fourth year, is the St. Anthony Basketball camp, co-coached by Ben Gamble. Through one-on-one interaction, the camps focus on leadership, team building, family values and the importance of education. Recreational activities are inherently exciting and fun ways for young people to learn many life skills. The camp supervisors are well aware that participation in sports helps keep young people motivated and focused on schoolwork.

The free screenings offered at our Family Health Festivals include tests of cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis, bone density examinations, asthma, vision, denial, depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse, just to name a few. In addition, certificates for breast as well as colorectal examinations to be done subsequently at appropriate facilities are distributed to qualified individuals. Furthermore, information on the availability of mental and physical health and social services will be available.

White Rose and The Good Neighbor program supports the Komen Race for the Cure in New York City. Promoting education for breast cancer and self examination, along with providing financial support and donations to “Survivor Village”, the Good Neighbor program coordinates volunteers to help on race day. White Rose donates the cups and water.

The free screenings offered at our Family Health Festivals include tests of cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis, bone density examinations, asthma, vision, dental, depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, just to name a few. In addition, certificates for breast as well as colorectal examinations to be done subsequently at appropriate facilities are distributed to qualified individuals. Furthermore, information on the availability of mental and physical health and social services are also available.

The Good Neighbor program and Kraft will donate food and meals during this campaign to create awareness for the food needs of our community. The trigger for a substantial portion of the Huddle to Fight Hunger donations is for Americans to “like” the Kraft Fight Hunger page on Facebook. Once you “like” this new Facebook page you will be prompted to enter your zip code, which will generate a one meal donation to your local Feeding America food bank.  Another trigger for this promotion is consumer purchases of Kraft products at Met and Pioneer Supermarkets.

There are 3.3 million New Yorkers who experience difficulty affording food–an astounding number and one that continues to increase. Food prices are at an all-time high and food supply from donations has dropped in recent years. So the role of the Food Bank and Kraft is to address this pressing need. The Food Bank procures and distributes food to a network of some 1000 community-based programs citywide. In doing so, the Food Bank provides much needed free meals to over 400,000 people every day.