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November 30, 2011

Koeppel, Dromm Sponsor Turkey Giveaway

By  Queens Gazette Staff / Queens Gazette


Queens auto-dealer Howard Koeppel donated more than 40 turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday to local community based organizations. The turkeys, distributed through the office of Councilmember Daniel Dromm, was hugely successful. The organizations that received the turkeys included the LGBT Justice Project at Make the Road NY, SAGE Queens, Queens Congregations United for Action, Asian Community United Society and Hour Children.

“I am most grateful to Howard Koeppel for his generosity and for giving something back to the community where the majority of his dealerships are located,” said Dromm. “Howard truly cares about our neighborhood.”

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