Merriment and munificence at 68th Precinct holiday celebration
It was an evening of giving as the Dyker Heights Civic Association (DHCA) and the 68th Precinct Community Council celebrated the season together at a party whose culmination was the awarding of stacks of gifts to two worthy causes — Reaching-Out Community Services,which runs a food pantry on New Utrecht Avenue and organizes a pair of holiday events for families in need, and children of the troops at Fort Hamilton Army Base.
The two organizations, which had held a communitywide toy drive over the prior several weeks, gathered at Redeemer St. John’s Lutheran Church, 939 83rd St., on Tues., Dec. 11 for a night of merriment that included performances of seasonal songs by the Dyker Singers and the Guild for Exceptional Children chorus.
Besides the toys, Reaching-Out accepted a $250 donation from the precinct community council; the Guild and Dyker Singers received donations from DHCA.