News Article on David Tyree and Children and the City

The April 3 edition of the local Home Reporter and Sunset News had a great article about the recent Children of the City gala with photos of Super Bowl XLII hero David Tyree who received the charity's Children's Champion Award at the benefit. Again the event was to erasie awareness of the educational needs and social challenges of underprivileged children in the Sunset Park community.

One quote from the organization's Co-founder and President Joyce Mattera reminds us, "With a 48 percent dropout rate in the inner city and one out of four living in abject poverty, we have to act now to ensure the viability of our next generation."

Top model, Selita Ebanks presented New York Giants Super Bowl XLII hero, David Tyree, with the Children’s Champion Award at the Children of the City Benefit hosted by Sopranos and Tonight Show celebrity, Steve Schirripa, along with New Jersey Net superstar, Richard Jefferson.

David Tyree was also photographed for the article at the Sunset Park outreach center reading with some of the children. He has done so much
for the organization since he started participating three years ago.

In fact, he was also interviewed last Saturday night on Access Hollywood, and he talked about how glad he was about working with our organization.

The programs have evolved to include advocacy, afterschool, and summer programs, counseling, legal guardianship, parenting support and more. If you want to read more about Children of the City drop by my website at http://www.rocco.basile.org/. Or you could also go to http://www.childrenofthecity.org/ or call 1-718-222-5819.