{"id":50221,"date":"2017-01-13T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/hitn-y-brooklyn-navy-yard-se-unen-a-la-iniciativa-anual-de-coat-drive\/"},"modified":"2017-01-13T13:22:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T17:22:11","slug":"hitn-y-brooklyn-navy-yard-se-unen-a-la-iniciativa-anual-de-coat-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/hitn-y-brooklyn-navy-yard-se-unen-a-la-iniciativa-anual-de-coat-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"HITN, Brooklyn Navy Yard Host Annual Coat Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BROOKLYN, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 13, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <b>HITN<\/b>,<b>\u00a0<\/b>the Spanish-language media company that delivers educational programming to more than\u00a042\u00a0million homes nationwide has again partnered with New York Cares to host its second annual coat drive. Over the last 25 years, New York Cares has donated approximately 1.6 million coats to New Yorkers in need. And with temperatures already reaching 20 degrees, <b>HITN<\/b> recruited the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY) and local businesses within the navy yard in order to help New York Cares reach its goal of collecting 200,000 coats.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg65f5left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg65f5left\" title=\"HITN Inks a Deal for Lifestyle Content \" border=\"0\" alt=\"HITN Inks a Deal for Lifestyle Content \" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/344200\/hitn_logolarge_for_tv_logo_Logo.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are very happy that we were able to provide coats for many of our fellow New Yorkers who need them.\u00a0 It is extremely comforting to know that we have helped prepare those in need to weather the cold during the upcoming months,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Valerie D. White<\/span>, Vice President External Affairs, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the BNY, two other important contributors to the coat drive were Duggal, a leading supplier of printing and graphic display services and New Lab, a community of hardware-centric designers and engineers working on emerging technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So many of our New Yorkers need help.\u00a0 We often store coats in our closets that we know we won&#8217;t ever use again and what better way than donating it to someone who will appreciate it,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Heather Griffin<\/span>, Director of Marketing for Duggal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;New Lab is proud to be part of this strong Brooklyn Navy Yard community, and by coming together to help the New York Cares Coat Drive initiative for the greater community of which we&#8217;re all a part of is very important to us,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Meetra Javid<\/span>, Member Agent of New Lab.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m thrilled we collected a record-breaking number of coats this holiday season. This can only be attributed to our collaboration with the Brooklyn Navy Yard and our neighbors within the navy yard,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Nieves<\/span>, CEO of <b>HITN<\/b>. &#8220;In this season of giving, we must aim to continue helping our fellow New Yorkers and we look forward to recruiting more partners next year in order to double the number of coats we collect.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>HITN <\/b>is the first non-commercial, Spanish-language media company delivering educational programming to more than\u00a042\u00a0million homes nationwide on satellite and cable focusing on health, financial literacy, and education, with a mission to advance the educational, socioeconomic and cultural aspirations of\u00a0Hispanics who live in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. For more information, log in to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hitn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.hitn.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/344200\/hitn_logolarge_for_tv_logo_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/344200\/hitn_logolarge_for_tv_logo_Logo.jpg<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BROOKLYN, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 13, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <b>HITN<\/b>,<b>\u00a0<\/b>the Spanish-language media company that delivers educational programming to more than\u00a042\u00a0million homes nationwide has again partnered with New York Cares to host its second annual coat drive. Over the last 25 years, New York Cares has donated approximately 1.6 million coats to New Yorkers in need. 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