YONKERS - Yonkers residents came together Sunday to help victims in #PuertoRico who were affected by Hurricane Maria.
The group has been gathering in #GettySquare every Sunday to collect water bottles, non-perishable food items and toiletries to help the hurricane victims.
Eric Velez, who helped organize the drives, said he hopes that the events send out a message for everyone to unite and help victims in Puerto Rico.
His mother, Myrna Cruz of #PortChester, was stuck in Puerto Rico until the beginning of this month. She was visiting her parents in Las Piedras when Maria made landfall....
....#MyrnaCruz says her family in Puerto Rico now have access to gas and water, but it's still not enough.
"My father is a diabetic so he needs fresh vegetablesm which he can't get his hands on so that's a issue daily," she says.
The donation drive in Yonkers will be held again next Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
http://westchester.news12.com/story/36601980/yonkers-residents-hold-donation-drive-to-help-maria-victims
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