AUGUST 20—TWU Local 100 leadership and others hosted the 20th Anniversary Kick-off Reception for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of The Bronx on Tuesday evening.
The celebration, held at a Cuban restaurant on Grand Concourse, was the first of what will be a series of events sponsored by the American Cancer Society to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer research.
“We get a lot of requests for donations from different organizations, and I have to tell you, I have no problem signing this check for American Cancer Society,” TWU Local 100 President John V. Chiarello said to applause from the crowd. “This is a very worthwhile cause because like I said, everyone knows someone who has had cancer.”
“We also have a survivor sitting here,” Chiarello added, and called on former Recording Secretary LaTonya Crisp to stand and be recognized by the group. “She’s sitting here many, many years later and I wish her many more to come.”
Chiarello also shouted out Secretary-Treasurer Carlos Bernabel, Recording Secretary Shirley Martin and Admin VP Alexander Kemp.
In addition to financial support, TWU Local 100 is a proud partner in the yearly Making Strides of the Bronx walk, which will be held this year on October 26 at Bay Plaza Shopping Center.
