School launches GoFundMe for migrant child hit by MTA bus in Queens
amNY Sports email newsletterAn online fundraiser has been launched to raise money to help pay for the medical bills of aEleven-year-old Jorge was returning home from the Growing Up Green charter school on May 17 when a southbound Q69 bus struck the 7th grader on 21st Street and 39th Avenue in Long Island City at around 3:40 p.m. According to police sources, he suffered two broken ankles and head trauma.
According to Myrna Tinoco Rodriguez, whose son attends the school with the 11-year-old, Jorge recently emigrated to the Big Apple with his family from Ecuador amidst the asylum seeker surge. “We conversed in Spanish, and I was so impressed with his poise. He has such a polite and well-spoken manner when speaking to me. I know that he comes from a resilience he developed coming from Ecuador at a young age and figuring out the ins and outs of his new life here,” Rodriguez said.The fundraiser has been organized by Growing Up Green, a charter school in Long Island City.
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