Vetty Award Second Win!! |
Washington, DC - July 3, 2021 My Brother Vinny won National "Vetty Award" in the category of "Homelessness" at the 6th Annual, Academy of United States Veterans, Vetty's Awards being held in Washington, DC, July 3, 2021. |
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News12 Vetty Award Feature |
News 12 Westchester - January 21 2020 Featuring Paula Miritello |
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News12 Veteran #403 Feature |
News 12 Westchester- March 3, 2017 Featuring Veteran #403 |
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Grace Notes featuring Paula Miritello |
Grace Notes: My Brother Vinny, Yorktown Heights Engine Co #1. |
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My Brother Vinny "Day in the Life" |
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My Brother Vinny Veteran #216 Bronx, NY - October 24, 2015 |
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My Brother Vinny |
2021
National Awards
2021 - National Honor - Vetty Award Winner in the Category of Veteran Homelessness from the Academy of United States Veteranin Washington, DC - July 3, 2021.
Vetty Award Nominee, Paula Miritello and My Brother Vinny - Category of Veteran Homelessnessfrom the 6th Academy of United States Veteran in Washington, DC, July 3, 2021
2020
National Awards
2020 - National Honor - Vetty Award Winner in the Category of Veteran Homelessness from the Academy of United States Veteran in Washington, DC - January 18, 2020
Community & NYS Awards
2020 Westchester County Executive, George Latimer, Proclamation for Paula Miritello in honor of servicing 1000 Veterans, Vetty Award, February 16, 2020.
2020 Westchester County Executive, George Latimer, Proclamation for My Brother Vinny in honor of servicing 1000 Veterans, Vetty Award, February 16, 2020.
2020 NYS Senate Proclamation, My Brother Vinny, 1000th Veteran served February 16, 2020.
2020 Town of Yorktown Website Article. January 21, 2020. READ MORE HERE
2020 Town of Yorktown Proclamation, January 21, 2020.
2020 Proclamation from Senator Pete Harckham, NYS 40th District, January 21, 2020.
2020 Westchester Board of County Legislators Proclamation, declaring January 22, 2020 "Paula Miritello Day". Vedat Gashi, District 4, January 21, 2020.
2020 Citation - NYS Assembly, 94th District, Kevin Byrne, January 21, 2020.
2019
Community & NYS Awards
2019 Nominated for an Allstate Renewal Reward, December 8, 2019.
2019 St. Stephen AME Zion Church, Asbury Park, NJ, Appreciation Award for Service to Veterans, November 10, 2019.
2019 Melvin Jones Fellow – Paula Miritello was honred by Lions Club International for dedication and humanitarian services, October 2019.
2019 NYS Self Storage Foundation Honoree, Tarrytown, NY, October 10, 2019.
2019 Proclamation from Senator Peter Harckham, NYS 40th District, Veteran #800 Recognition.
2019 Patterson Rotary Certificate of Appreciation, May 28, 2019.
2019 The Home Depot Foundation Grant NJ/Metro Area.
2018
Community NYS Awards
August 11, 2018
2018 - "Good Neighbor of the Month" at Yankee Stadium
Amazing Day!! My Brother Vinny was recognized as the State Farm "Good Neighbor of the Month" at Yankee Stadium. One of our supporters Lisa Carlucci nominated us.
May 6, 2018
2018 - Paula Miritello, Women of Valor Honoree from Temple of Israel Northern Westchester Brotherhood
February 14, 2018
2018 - My Brother Vinny voted Most Loved Business for 2018!
Hulafrog, a local site that features kid-friendly businesses and events, honored MVB with teh title "Most Loved Charity." Their readers voted for their fave businesses in each category over the month of January. Winners were announced in a newsletter and a Facebook post!
2017
Community & NYS Awards
FiOS1 interview by J'nelle Agee -
November 26, 2017
Thank you J'nelle Agee for visiting with Paula Miritello and Rob Burkart (Vet #433) at MBV storage facility.
By making a finanical donation today you will assisit MBV in its mission.
Click here to watch MVB on FiOS1
November 26, 2017
2017 - FiOS1 interview by J'nelle Agee -
YORKTOWN, NY – Thank you J'nelle Agee for visiting with Paula Miritello and Rob Burkart (Vet #433) at MBV storage facility. ...
October 25, 2017
2017 - Senator Murphy honors My Brother Vinny supporting its 500th veteran
YORKTOWN, NY – We all have had someone in our lives who inspired us to strive for greater heights. For Paula Miritello, that person was her late brother, Vincent. He lived his life with cerebral palsy before passing away in 2000, but refused to be defined by his disability. ...
June 28, 2017
2017 - NYS 40th Senate District Women of Distinction Award Ceremony
MOUNT KISCO, NY – My Brother Vinny founder, Paula Miritello, Senator Terrence Murphy’s Statewide Woman of Distinction honoree for 2017, was guest speaker. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of fifteen women throughout the Hudson Valley. ...
May 9, 2017
2017 - NYS Senate Women of Distinction Day
ALBANY, NY – Thanks to “My Brother Vinny” and its founder, Paula Miritello, there over 450 veterans in the Hudson Valley who sleep more comfortably at night.
For the past four years, “My Brother Vinny,” a charitable organization founded by Ms. Miritello, has been responding to the needs of former enlisted men and women by bringing furniture and housewares to formerly homeless veterans. ...
2017 - NYS Senate Women of Distinction Day
New York State Senator Terrence Murphy
Paula Miritello had a chance meeting with an elderly veteran at an Armed Forces Day event and was inspired to establish “My Brother Vinny,” named in honor of her special needs brother. The charitable organization furnishes apartments for formerly homeless veterans. ...
A Note from Paula Miritello
2017 - NYS Senate Women of Distinction Day May 9, 2017
Amazing Day! It was truly such a wonderful day! We arrived at our NY State Capitol in Albany a few hours before the "Women of Distinction" ceremony to go to the "New York States Chamber" where we observed the Senates reading of the Women of Distinction Resoluton, followed by a tour. We also got to see the photo framed with each honorees accomplishments on display located in the Well of the Legislative Office Building.
It was a beautiful honor, to be chosen amongst these amazing ladies as a "Women of Distinction". We each represented a Senate District in NY, bringing together a diverse group of empowering women. So many generations of ladies bringing passion and purpose with the desire to make the world a better place. No cause was greater, our shared desire to bring change and a betterment to society was evident. It was such a beautiful part of the ceremony hearing the readings, I listened so intently to each story. The world is truly a beautiful place, despite the struggles so many of these women encountered they embraced their heartaches and shared their message to bring beauty and change.
Thank you so very much NY Senator Terrence P. Murphy of the 40th Senate District for the honor of being chosen as your 2017 "Women of Distinction".
Thank you for taking the time to learn about our work with My Brother Vinny, finding our message and desire to help our Veterans worthy of this honor.
Special Thanks to Senator Murphys staff for coordinating today's efforts and supporting our work through this honor.
Thank you so much to my Mother & boyfriend Kenny Beck for sharing this day with me. With Mother's Day this Sunday it made me extra thankful she was here you share this moment.
April 30, 2017
My Brother Vinny Walk Returns to Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. - My Brother Vinny, a Yorktown-based non-profit organization, continued to “help mankind one good deed at a time” Sunday, April 30, with the return of its annual fundraising walk at FDR Park. At the walk, hundreds came out to enjoy music, food, games and good company. ...
March 3, 2017
NEWS12 interview with Blaise Gomez
Thank you Blaise Gomez for the beautiful piece on MBV. It was truly heartwarming and we are grateful that you took the time for us. Please help MBV continue assisting our Vets by making a finanical donation today.
Click here to watch our Paula Miritello's News12 interview with Bliase Gomes
2016
Community & NYS Awards
August 8, 2016
Murphy: My Brother Vinny Helps Give Veterans A Place They Can Call Home
ALBANY, NY – Thanks to “My Brother Vinny” and its founder, Paula Miritello, there over 450 veterans in the Hudson Valley who sleep more comfortably at night.
For the past four years, “My Brother Vinny,” a charitable organization founded by Ms. Miritello, has been responding to the needs of former enlisted men and women by bringing furniture and housewares to formerly homeless veterans. ...
May 18, 2016
Photos from the My Brother Vinny Walk
By DEENA BELL
YORKTOWN, N.Y. - My Brother Vinny continued to “help mankind one good deed at a time” last Sunday with the return of its annual fundraising walk at FDR Park. The Yorktown-based non-profit mostly supports homeless U.S. veterans, as well as animal advocacy. Learn more about the organization at mybrothervinny.org. ...
June 6, 2016
Yorktown's My Brother Vinny Reaches Milestone Donation
By YORKTOWN NEWS
YORKTOWN, N.Y. - My Brother Vinny, a Yorktown-based non-profit, has assisted its 300th veteran. The organization, founded by Paula Miritello, reached the milestone on May 30—Memorial Day. Miritello supported Veteran No. 300, a Navy veteran ('76-'80), by donating a bathroom/kitchen basket and a queen mattress. The basket was contributed by Janet Hecken of Cortlandt Manor and the mattress by Holiday Inn Express of Hauppauge....
June 3, 2016
Meet Our June 2016 Hero: Paula Miritello
After her brother’s death, a Yorktown Heights woman establishes a nonprofit that helps local causes in his honor. Vincent Miritello lived with cerebral palsy (CP), and in 2000, at age 20, he died from it. But Vinny, as he was known, was not defined by CP, his sister Paula Miritello says. Though he couldn’t walk or talk, he was a loving figure at the center of the Yorktown Heights family. “He was special needs, but we didn’t see him that way,” Paula says. “He was just my brother Vinny, the brother we all loved the most.” ...
2015
Community & NYS Awards
- 2015 Proclamation from Senator Terrence Murphy – Regarding 200th Veteran, August 12, 2015
- 2015 Honoree, Caring for the Homeless of Peekskill "CHOP" Jan Peek Shelter.
- 2015 Proclamation from Senator Terrence Murphy - Regarding Paul Harris Fellows
- 2015 Certificate of Excellence - Town of Yorktown
- 2015 Yorktown Leo's Citizen of the Year
- 2015 Proclamation Paula Miritello Day - June 10, 2015, Westchester County, Presented by Legislator Kaplowitcz
- 2015 Volunteer of the Year – Cortlandt Rotary Club
- 2015 Paul Harris Fellow, Inducted by the Yorktown Rotary Club
2014
Community & NYS Awards
- 2014 Certificate of Merit Senator Ball for furnishing home for Purple Heart Homes Veteran in Pawling
- 2014 Robert J. Uplinger Distinguished Service Award - Yorktown Lions Club
- 2014 Brandel Murphy Youth Service Award – Lions Club International
- 2014 Distinguished Citizenship Award by the Yorktown Elks Club for “Outstanding and Meritorious Service to Humanity,”
2013
- NEWS Gregory Wager donates $13,000 to nonprofit 'My Brother Vinny'
- Press Release for Gymboree Event '13
- Yorktown Firehouse Adopting Breezy Point Brethren '13
- MBV Blog Debut '13
- Yorktown Firefighters/MBV 'Adopt' Sandy Victims '13
- Yorktown Community Donates to Children '13
- Fire Dept. and Yorktown Charity Donates to Breezy Point Fire Victims '13
- MBV Blog '13
- You Walk the Athletes Win: Miles for Medals '13
December 25, 2013
Let's Help the Homeless on the Holidays
We provide on Christmas morning holiday gifts to over 25 citizens on the streets of NYC. The gifts contain the following – Dunkin Donut Gift Cards, Gloves, Coats, Hand warmers, Hats, Candy, Lotion, Mylar blankets, Sanitizers and a variety of other essential items.
November, 2013
Holiday Food/Coat Drive Party
An annual party that is held the final day of the food drive at the Elks Club in Yorktown. The day of the party donors can bring in items to donate which are sorted on the spot. The party is given as a way to say thank you to the sponsors and raise additional funds to donation holiday gift giving gifts to the residents of Mohegan park and homeless citizens during the holiday season. The party features vendors, arts, crafts, face painting, cupcake decorating, games and fun for all the family!
June - October, 2013
Ice Cream Donation Days
From June to October we sponsor a monthly ice cream donation day for the residents of Mohegan Park Home for Adults in Mohegan Lake, NY. Mohegan Park is a private run home for the mentally and emotionally disabled. With generous donations we are able to send a special treat of an Ice Cream truck for all the residents to pick whatever they would like.
June - September, 2013
My Brother Vinny Playtime with a Purpose
This is a monthly FREE program for registrants at Gymboree Play & Music. We combine free play, arts, music and dance and also coordinate donation to animal rescues for every event we have. This is our charity purpose. Current registration days March 10, April 7, May 5 and June 9th. Programming will run annually Sept to June. (Jefferson Valley, NY.)
April 28, 2013
Vincent Miritello NY Special Olympics Miles for Medals Walk
The Miles for Medals Walk is an annual walk to benefit the Special Olympics of NY Hudson Valley Region. Handle all aspects of fundraising, outreach, event raffles, team management, public relations, etc. My Brother Vinny assists in raising over $ 25,000 annually through fundraisers which strives to keeps Special Olympics admin costs at a minimum. Available also are fully funded t-shirt that we pay for through donations, food, and team promos. The Special Olympics Miles for Medals walk provides funding for over 3500 Athletes in the Hudson Valley Region that compete free of charge in all Special Olympics Events.
February, 2013
My Brother Vinny Mohegan Park & Yorktown Head Start Valentine PJ Day!
Event Gifts given to all 144 Mohegan Park Adult Home Residents and coordination of donation of PJ’s from Pajama Program for all 50 children enrolled in program for low income families. (Mohegan Lake, NY & Yorktown Event.