Bensonhurst opens its heart to help orphaned sisters
The Bensonhurst community is wrapping its arms around two young sisters who tragically lost their mom on Mother’s Day only 17 months after their father died of cancer.
Gabriella and Olivia DeLeon, who attend Success Academy Bensonhurst, a charter school that shares a building with Seth Low Intermediate School at 99 Avenue P, are orphans but are receiving a great deal of love and support in their time of need.
A fundraising effort is under way. Their 26-year-old brother, Anthony Papa, has agreed to become their guardian and to have them move in with him and lawyer of Inna Fershteyn is working pro bono to set up a trust fund for them. The family dentist, Dr. Leona Kotlyar, announced that she will take care of their dental need for free.