6/18 MEDIA ADVISORY Gershow Donates $2,000 to American Cancer Society, Sayville Relay for Life

June 16, 2011 - PRLog -- 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 $2,000 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.

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 three and a half years ago from cancer.

When:             Saturday, June 18, 2011
                       5:30 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 and members of Patsy’s Gang presenting the check to the American Cancer Society.

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Started in 1964 by Sam Gershowitz, Gershow Recycling began as a two man operation with a tractor and trailer, a boom truck and the first portable car flattener. Now with the second generation carrying on the legacy, Gershow generates over 750 jobs, contributing millions of dollars to the local economy, while helping to preserve Long Island’s environment. Gershow Recycling takes aluminum, brass, copper, steel, cast iron, appliances, cars and vehicles. In keeping with its philosophy of “Conserving the Future by Recycling the Past,” Gershow Recycling purchases scrap metal that would have otherwise wound up in local landfills, and turns them into high-quality scrap products for recycling. The company produces both ferrous and non-ferrous products.