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Gershow Recycling Donates $2,500 to American Cancer Society at Sayville Relay for Life

John Mitty Thursday, June 14, 2012

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Gershow Recycling Donates $2,500 to American Cancer Society at Sayville Relay for Life

Gershow Employees Participate in Event to Honor Memory of Loved One Who Passed Away from Cancer

Who: Tanya Pottinger, Human Resources Generalist, Gershow Recycling

Members of “Patsy’s Gang,” comprised of Gershow employees and their family members

Representatives from American Cancer Society

What: Gershow Recycling is donating $2,500 to the American Cancer Society during the Sayville Relay for Life, a two-day event which celebrates the lives of those who have battled cancer, and remembers those loved ones lost to the deadly disease. Gershow employees and members of “Patsy’s Gang” will be on hand to present the check to members of the American Cancer Society.

Tanya Pottinger, Human Resources Generalist, Gershow Recycling, will be one of the speakers at a ceremony preceding the event. She will be joined by members of Patsy’s Gang, which achieved Gold Team status for raising over $5,000.

Patsy’s Gang is comprised of Gershow employee Rich Ruoff, his father-in-law Joe LePage and Mr. LePage’s two daughters, Mary Bertuccio, whose husband Peter manages Gershow’s Bay Shore facility, and Patricia Ruoff, Mr. Ruoff’s wife. The group is named in honor of Mr. LePage’s wife, Patsy, who passed away four and a half years ago from cancer.

When: Saturday, June 16, 2012

2:00 p.m.

Where: Sayville Middle School

291 Johnson Avenue, Sayville, NY

Directions: Sunrise Highway (Route 27) to Exit 50A (toward Bohemia/Sayville/Johnson Ave.). Take Johnson Avenue south. Go 0.3 mile. Sayville Middle School is on the left-hand side.

Photo Ops: Ms. Pottinger addressing the participants before the start of the Relay. Ms. Pottinger and members of Patsy’s Gang presenting the check to American Cancer Society representatives.

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