PEF to Share Holiday Giving for 20 Years

• by New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF)

ALBANY, NY (12/11/2009)(readMedia)-- On Saturday, December 12 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will be reaching out to share the spirit of the holidays by wrapping gifts for needy families and children.

This will be the 20th year union members and their families will wrap gifts and assemble holiday baskets of food at PEF Headquarters, 1168-70 Troy-Schenectady Road in Latham.

Some of the gifts and food baskets will be given to children and families of local parolees who are working but financially restricted, and trying to turn their lives around.

The toys were collected from PEF members attending the PEF Capital Region holiday party and will also be donated to the Toys for Tots program and St. Margaret's Children Center in Albany.

There will be an opportunity for photo's of the gift wrapping and interviews.

PEF is the state's second-largest, state employee union, representing 59,000 professional, scientific and technical employees, including approximately 18,000 in the Capital Region.