Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, DECEmbER 16, 2022 Pictured from left to right: Linda DeMaio, Matthew Parlante, Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna, Patti Pote and Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe with the coats that they donated. COATS | FROM Page 1 Local 926 Union President/Capt. Kevin O’Hara (fifth from left) with on-duty Firefighters Patrick Roosa, Matthew Parlante, Justin Lally, Lt. William Brown, Brian Hartman and Joseph Laurano, along with Councillors Gerry Visconti and Marc Silvestri, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Councillors Patrick Keefe and Ira Novoselsky (seated), State Senator Lydia Edwards and State Representative Jessica Giannino. Event co-organizers Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Matthew Parlante. Lending a helping hand were Sharon and Joseph Sicurella alongside co-organizer Matthew Parlante. They feel sorry for the kids and want them to help them out. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Phil Madden and Karen Alba Madden, who is a retired A.C. Whelan teacher, said there are many needy children in the city. Showing support, pictured from left to right: State Senator Lydia Edwards, Police Lt. Robert Impemba, State Representative Jessica Giannino, Police Sgt. Joseph Internicola (in back), Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito, firefighter/event co-host Matthew Parlante, Santa, Ward 4 Councillor/event co-host Patrick Keefe, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna, City Council President/Councillorat-Large Gerry Visconti, School Committee members Aisha MilburyEllis and John Kingston and Ward 1 Councillor Ira Novoselsky (kneeling). Event cohosts Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Firefighter Matthew Parlante said that before the day of the event began they had 300 coats and another 400 coats there that night, amounting to more than 1,000 coats – making this coat drive the best one yet. City Clerk Ashley Melnik, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Nicholas Daher The pile of donations grew as the night went on. Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and his wife, Jennifer, are shown with newly donated coats at Dryft Revere, which is one of the drop-off locations in the city. Holding donated jackets were Vanessa Mariscal and Lorraine Parlante (far left), with event co-organizer Matthew Parlante. Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe, Santa and State Representative Jessica Giannino. Event co-organizer Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe, Dryft Revere owner Michael Aldi and event co-organizer Firefighter Matthew Parlante
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