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On December 17th, 2021, China General Chamber of Commerce – USA (CGCC) and CGCC Foundation participated in Governor Kathy Hochul’s holiday toy, coat, and school supply drive, spreading holiday cheer and putting smiles on the faces of hundreds of children across New York State.
2021 marks the fifth year in a row that CGCC and CGCC Foundation participated in this heartwarming initiative. This year, CGCC contributed more than 750 new toys to the drive.
“With great challenges we all faced this year, these toys are one of our ways of spreading optimism and giving back to the community. CGCC Foundation is proud to be working with the governor’s office for this charity initiative” said Chen XU, Chairman of CGCC and President & CEO of Bank of China USA.
Together, CGCC team members organized hundreds of toys at CGCC’s office to be sent off to Albany, for distribution to families in underserved communities throughout New York State.
The drive saw a total number of 5,355 donations. In addition to toys, coats and school supplies were also collected to assist community-based organizations during this holiday giving season.
CGCC sincerely thanks Bank of China USA for their generous joint donation and CGCC members for their long-term support of this initiative as well as the Office of the Governor (NY) for inviting CGCC to take part in the drive.
Click here to read the official press release on the Governor's website