Health Plus Holds Coat Drive
HMO Collects Coats For Needy Throughout City
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Last Sunday, in collaboration with several community based organizations and radio stations, Health Plus was able to collect around 2,000 coats at simultaneous events and will continue collecting coats at its drop off locations.
Every year, beginning in December, hundreds of generous community residents and Health Plus staff members donate used coats that are given to community-based organizations that distribute them to the needy. Over 2,275 coats were collected last year. On January 12, Health Plus will give all the coats that it has collected to seven different faith-based community organizations, one in The Bronx, two in Brooklyn, one in Manhattan two in Queens and one in Staten Island. Each site will distribute around 400.
The event was a success thanks to the support of Spanish language radio stations Latino Mix 105.9 FM and WADO 1280 AM. There was a simultaneous live broadcast of the events by both stations from noon until six in the evening. Adding to the Holiday spirit, Latin artists Johnny Ray, Las Chiviricas, Miosotis and Fulanito were present and provided an afternoon of music.
Health Plus staff collecting coats from the community at its Sunset Park location.
Roland Garcia, Manager of Community Relations at Health Plus, stands with a woman who is generously donating a coat at Joe's Place in the Bronx.
Joseph Bouquet, Queens Marketing Manager for Health Plus, accepts a coat from a generous donor in Queens.
Health Plus staff collecting coats from the community at Assemblyman Espaillat's office in Washington Heights.
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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.
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