ASTOR SERVICES TO HOST FUN “READ-IN" FOR CHILDREN WITH SEN.. RUTH HASSELL-THOMPSON AND RAPPER Greg N.I.C.E. ON THURS., OCTOBER 13TH

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new york city, New York, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) October 8, 2011 -- BRONX, NY – OCTOBER 2011 -- New York State Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson (D), who represents the 36th Senatorial District that covers parts of The Bronx and Westchester Counties in New York State, and Greg N.I.C.E., celebrated Hip Hop wordsmith and pioneer rapper, will read books to children at Astor’s Lawrence F. Hickey Center for Child Development, on Thursday, October 13, at 10:00am at 4010 Dyre Avenue, near Eastchester & 233rd Street in The Bronx. For additional information, contact (845) 871-1117.

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ASTOR SERVICES TO HOST FUN “READ-IN" FOR CHILDREN WITH SEN.. RUTH HASSELL-THOMPSON AND RAPPER Greg N.I.C.E. ON THURS., OCTOBER 13TH

The event will also feature a tour of Astor’s facility named in honor of the late Lawrence F. Hickey, who passed away earlier this year at age 90. Mr. Hickey had a particular interest in transformative programs for disabled children, and was a long-time benefactor and board member for Astor.

Since 1953, Astor Services for Children & Families (formerly The Astor Home for Children) has been providing behavioral and educational services in a caring environment where children and their families find strength, healing, hope and trust. Now serving over 6,000 children and families annually, Astor’s current range of services to families in the Mid-Hudson Valley and the Bronx include: Residential Treatment, Therapeutic Foster Family Care, Early Childhood Programs, and Community-Based Behavioral Health and Prevention Services. For additional information about Astor Services for Children & Families, please visit their website at www.astorservices.org

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