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Local Town Councilor Donates 123 Meals to CNY Families in Need Local Town Councilor Donates 123 Meals to CNY Families in Need

Daniel Ciciarelli hopes his kind act of generosity will resonate with locals.

By Cedric Derecho

Daniel Ciciarelli
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Anchor: A local town councilor’s initiative is helping feed families in Syracuse and Nedrow this week.
As N-C-C’s Cedric Derecho reports, a small act of good will can have a lasting impact.

Reporter: Daniel Ciciarelli (SIS-suh-relli), who is the Third Ward Councilor from Salina and 20-24 Republican nominee for New York State Assembly’s 128th District, encourages donors at campaign events to donate surplus meals. Ciciarelli is partnering with the Syracuse chapter of charity organization Black Men United. Together, they are donating one-hundred-23 meals to benefit local families in need.

Daniel Ciciarelli: So, I told them “Hey, I’ll make sure we supply the food. You tell me an area to target. And let’s go out there and help some people.”

Reporter: Ciciarelli is making his own personal contribution to the donation pile — an old family recipe.

Daniel Ciciarelli: It was homemade sauce that I made with my grandma’s recipe. So, I wanted to, you know, give a little bit of that.

Reporter: Ciciarelli is looking to defeat Democratic incumbent Pamela Hunter in the upcoming 128th District Assembly race. He hopes his generosity will resonate with voters and make himself a name to remember. Cedric Derecho, N-C-C News.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — A local town councilor’s initiative following a campaign fundraiser benefited local families yesterday.

 

Daniel Ciciarelli, Third Ward Councilor of the Town of Salina, donated 123 surplus meals to the Black Men United chapter of Syracuse. Ciciarelli encouraged supporters of his campaign to donate meals for a campaign event fundraiser held earlier this week. People unable to attend Ciciarelli’s fundraiser had their meals donated to Black Men United.

 

The organization holds a special place in Ciciarelli’s heart. “They have their pulse in a lot of different areas… the passion and vision they have to help their community… resonates with me and my own personal and family values,” Ciciarelli said.

 

Ciciarelli added his own personal touch to the meals donated. Local families appreciated the gesture. “I {donated} homemade sauce that I made with my grandma’s recipe,” Ciciarelli said. One man even offered up a trade, giving a “jar of homemade jam in exchange for the pasta sauce,” Ciciarelli said.

 

Ciciarelli is running in the upcoming New York State Assembly 128th District election. He is looking to defeat Democratic incumbent Pamela Hunter. The district includes the East and South side of the City of Syracuse, Salina, Dewitt, Nedrow, and the town of Onondaga. He hopes his kind act of good will resonate with local families and make himself a name to remember.

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