HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ANNA HOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE!
Cookies with Santa
BCCA is grateful to Lt. Triolo of NYRA Security for reprising his role as Santa and surprising all the children at Anna House at our annual Cookies with Santa! Each year, our children write letters to Santa.
Special thanks to Northwell Health for partnering with BCCA to complete each child's wish list!
The team at Northwell Health shopped, wrapped, and delivered presents for each child.
We are so grateful for this incredible partnership!
This year, Santa stopped to read one of his favorite stories, Cookies with Santa!
Jingle Bells Ring for the Backstretch Families!
BCCA was thrilled to host our Annual Holiday Shopping event this year on Saturday, December 2 at Anna House! Our center was transformed into a Winter Wonderland which included a Sugar Plum Cafe and Holiday Shop. Over 300 children from the backstretch families of Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack lined up to “shop” for their relatives. Numerous volunteers from the local community acted as “elves” taking each child around to pick out the perfect gift.
Thank you to one of our most dedicated Christmas elves, Nick Caras, for driving the families and volunteers to and from Anna House and the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) for donating the NYRA shuttle for the event. A special thank you to Lt. Triolo for reprising his role as Santa!
This cherished event would not be possible without our generous supporters and BCCA would like to extend an extra special thank you to the following organizations who helped us spread the Christmas cheer: NYRA, USMC Toys for Tots, Northwell Health, Jazwares Cares, National Charity League, Inc. (Garden City Chapter), and Floral Park Memorial National Honor Society.
Celebrating our Women's Literacy Program
BCCA is grateful for the women in our community to dedicating themselves to improve their English. To kick-off the holiday season, BCCA celebrated the women in our program with a trip to the ballet to see a very special performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center in New York City. Our mothers were joined by BCCA Executive Director, Joanne K. Adams.
BCCA hosted our mothers for a festive holiday luncheon at Anna House to cap off the season!
Be Transformative!
BCCA is grateful to our donors for their incredible support of our most important programs. The generosity of our donors allows us to fulfill our commitment to the families of the backstretch workers with the knowledge that their children will receive a great start toward a better future. You really can’t put a price on giving a child a great start in life and a gift of any size matters.