Co-op City Times 07/23/11

Co-op City’s official newspaper serving the world’s largest cooperative community. © Copyright 2011 Co-op City Times

Vol. 46 No. 30

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Safety improvements begun on Baychester Avenue footbridge

BY JIM ROBERTS The state Thruway Authority started making safety improvements at the Baychester Avenue footbridge this week following sexual assaults against three young women.

Workers from the agency cut back weeds and overgrown shrubs on the west side of the overpass to make the area less isolated. The west side of the footbridge Workers from the state Thruway Authority cleared the was almost totally covered overgrown weeds and brush from one side of the from view, creating a danger- Baychester Avenue footbridge this week. Riverbay ous situation for those walk- management will pursue having the trees removed from the other side of the bridge.

Photo by Jim Roberts ing over the bridge.

Large trees still block the other side of tively quickly arranged to have the weeds the footpath on the west side of I-95 away and overgrowth along the side of the from Co-op City and the Thruway bridge removed. We’ve requested that they Authority said it will attempt to clear that also cut down those trees along the other side as well. side so that people who walk across the Getting the weeds cut down came as a footbridge can see along either side before result of meetings that Riverbay held with entering it.” the Thruway Authority.

Cooper said that Carle has promised to “Following the press conference held speak with his supervisor to get the last week with Councilman Seabrook, authority to have the trees removed and management reached out to the New York that Riverbay management will follow up State Thruway Authority and we met with to see that all safety improvements needHarry Carle, a Thruway bridge supervi- ed, including repair of the damaged street sor,” said Vernon Cooper, General lights, will happen.

Manager of Riverbay Corporation.

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Local Law 11 repairs and window replacement proceeding as scheduled

BY ROZAAN BOONE After meeting this week with the contractors working on the Local Law 11 repairs to the remaining balconies in Coop City, and the community’s historic window replacement project, Riverbay’s management has reported that work is proceeding as planned.

“We are pleased with the fact that we have been able to accelerate the rate in which we are repairing the balconies and installing the new windows and terrace doors and I thank the Board of Directors for having the foresight to refinance with New York Community Bank (NYCB) now so that these monies could be made available for such capital projects, with the understanding that hopefully HUD will approve our application for their 223F loan program, which will enable us to still obtain a HUD insured loan in the near future,” said Riverbay’s General Manager Vernon Cooper.

Riverbay’s Director of Construction, Anthony Rasulo, reported this week that 14 balcony lines are now ready for inspection by the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB), which is expected to take place on Monday. Once those inspections are conducted, and the DOB rescinds the vacate orders, those 14 lines will then be reopened and residents will be able to use

their balconies once again, hopefully by mid-August.

The 14 balcony lines scheduled to be inspected this coming week are the E lines of Buildings 1A&B, 2A&B, and 3A&B; the A&B lines of Building 5B; the E&H lines of Building 6; the B&L lines of Building 7 and the H&L lines of Building 8, for a total of approximately 300 balconies.

In addition, it is expected that the A line of Buildings 1A&B will be completed by the end of August and, subject to DOB inspection, scheduled for reopening in September.

Following this, the remaining balconies left to be completed, inspected by DOB and then reopened by the ending of this year are the A line of Buildings 2A&B, 3A&B; the C line of Building 5A&C; the D line of Building 5A,B&C; the E line of Building 5B; the L&B lines of Building 6; the E&H lines of Building 7 and the B&E lines of Building 8.

Previously, on June 23rd, the DOB rescinded its vacate orders for 172 balconies in Co-op City. These vacate orders have been in place since May, 2010 after a fatal accident in Manhattan that resulted in the death of a man as a result of an alleged faulty balcony. Up until that time, the bal(Continued on page 5)

Riverbay-32BJ partnership allows employees to strive to greater heights

BY ROZAAN BOONE Twenty-seven of Riverbay Corporation’s 32BJ employees recently graduated from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ’s 2010-2011 Thomas Shortman Training Fund after completing English as a Second Language course.

“I want to congratulate our Local 32BJ employees who successfully completed the English as A Second Language course that was sponsored by the union,” said Vernon Cooper, Riverbay’s General Manager. “During the labor negotiations between Local 32BJ and management last year, it was agreed that we would work together in an effort to have our 32BJ employees take advantage of some of the courses provided by the union and we believe that this course, in particular, is very germane given the fact that a number of our employees are originally from other countries and therefore English is a second language for them. It is very important that our staff members are able to have at least a basic dialogue with the residents whom

Filomena Velasquez of the Commercial Properties Department was chosen as the class speaker. Photo courtesy of 32BJ

we serve.

Cooper added: “Be that as it may, we wanted to make sure that we provided an atmosphere that enabled as many people as possible to attend, based upon their need and our ability to re-structure and/or reschedule work that these individuals would otherwise be responsible for handling, during the hours that the classes are in session. We also arranged for said class(Continued on page 3)

Yellow street lines have been repainted on Asch Loop, Alcott Place, Aldrich Street and Bellamy Loop as part of the New York City’s Department of Transportation’s response to recent meetings with representatives from Riverbay Corporation.

“We thank Commissioner Moran of the city DOT and her staff for their efforts in resolving one of the issues we have raised with the city for some time now,” said Vernon Cooper, General Manager of Riverbay.

Several city and state agencies were given photos of unkempt and dangerous conditions on their properties surrounding Co-op City at a meeting with Riverbay on April 27. Several of the agencies reported progress on fixing the problems at a follow-up meeting in Co-op City on June 13.

Photos by Ashley Gilbert

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Footbridge In addition, Riverbay is pressing the city to put security cameras and an emergency call station on the bridge and is requesting that the 45th and 47th Precincts of the NYPD increase patrols on the footbridge.

Co-op City Public Safety patrols were increased at the Baychester Avenue footbridge this month following sexual assaults against three teenage women that began on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 at approximately 8:45 in the morning when a suspect sexually assaulted a 19-year-old female on the Baychester Avenue footbridge, which is located at Baychester

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Avenue and 222 Street that crosses over the New England Thruway near Truman High School.

Two similar attacks then occurred on the footbridge last month, believed to be carried out by the same man. On Saturday, June 4, at 8:40 a.m., a man attempted to sexually assault another 19-year-old female on the footbridge and then 19 days later, on Thursday, June 23, a little after 4 p.m., another 19-year-old female was sexually assaulted on the footbridge.

Police are seeking a suspect, described as a male black, aged between 22 and 28, about 5’6” tall and weighing approximate-

Congratulations on your graduation, Chantale!

We’d like to congratulate Chantale Angelie Audel on her graduation from Manhattan Center for Science & Math High School.

We are very proud of you and wish you continued success at Herkimer County Community College.

—You r lovin g fa m ily

Shareholders urged to update contact information Riverbay Cooperator Services Office (CSO) reminds shareholders that if there have been any changes in their contact information, they should update their files with Riverbay Corporation as soon as possible so that if there is a need to contact them in an emergency, the information on record with Riverbay will be the most current and accurate.

To update your contact information, two important steps are involved.

First, the shareholder of the unit is required to go in person to the Emergency Maintenance Office (located in the lower level of the Dreiser Mall) with photo identification and update the “Key Card.”

Secondly, shareholders should request an Emergency Contact form from their respective Cooperator Service Office (CSO). This form must be completed by the shareholder and notarized before being returned in person to their respective CSO, along with photo identification. Their new contact information will then be updated in the Maintenance system and forwarded to the shareholder’s file.

Once the information is updated at the Emergency Maintenance Office and Cooperator Service Office, the new information will then be relayed by CSO to Public Safety to be added to that department’s database as well.

Metr oCa r d bu s to visit Co-op City n ext mon th The MetroCard bus will be visiting all three Co-op City shopping malls again next month, enabling people to sign up for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard, purchase or add money to existing MetroCard, and purchase E-Z Pass On the Go tags.

On Thursday, August 4, and again on Thursday, August 18, the MetroCard bus will be at Bartow Mall on Co-op City Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; at Dreiser Loop from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Einstein Loop from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The MTA’s mobile MetroCard sales vehicles are part of the agency’s outreach effort to senior citizens and people with disabilities who might have problems accessing subway station booths.

Senior citizens and persons with disabilities may apply for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard on the bus during regular visits to this community or other locations on scheduled dates throughout the Bronx.

To sign up for the Reduced-Fare MetroCard, seniors must be over 65 years

and bring proof of age with a photo, such as a Medicare card, driver’s license or passport. Persons with disabilities must have a valid U.S. Medicare card (red, white and blue) along with a valid federal/state issued photo identification card in order to be immediately processed.

Disabled persons without Medicare Cards must ensure that their doctors complete the physician’s section of the application.

After a review process, permanent Reduced Fare MetroCards are mailed to qualified applicants.

In addition to being able to sign up for a Reduced-Fare MetroCard or have one refilled, anyone can add value to their MetroCards or purchase pre-encoded MetroCards, including daily, weekly and monthly unlimited-ride passes, and also purchase E-Z Pass On the Go tags. In addition, Transit staff is on hand to answer any MetroCard-related questions.

For more information, call (212) METROCARD.

ly 160 to 180 pounds.

The staircase on the Co-op City side of the bridge and the landing at the top are clear of weeds and trees, but the pathway to the other side of the Thruway was overgrown with weeds and trees and the lights are out, creating a dangerous area where an attacker is shielded from view.

“This is a death trap waiting to happen,” said City Council Member Larry Seabrook at a press conference held on July 14 at the footbridge. “Somebody is going to be seriously hurt here and we’re demanding that these lights must be replaced and that these weeds that are six feet tall be cut down

immediately so we can have a clear view.”

Anyone with information in regards to the sexual attacks on the young women is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

In addition, members of the public can contact Det. Daryl Sims of the Bronx Special Victims Squad directly at (718) 378-8869.

Congratulations, Tyler!

Congratulations to Tyler F. Watson on being selected to participate in the STEP program at Fordham University. STEP, Science and Technology Entry Program, is designed to help junior and high school students for licensed professions. It is an exciting, enriching and rigorous educational program, which is part of a state-wide effort to address minority under-representation in these areas. The Fordam Program is one of 45 that exist on college campuses throughout New York State.

Tyler is the granddaughter of original cooperators Lauretta and Norman Jaysura (deceased).

God bless Tyler and her parents, Terri and Alfred Watson.

—L a u r et t a J a ysu r a Love, Grandma.

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Co-op City Times / July 23, 2011

2nd Combing ty Blood p Cinext Co-oDrive National Night Out/ Movie under Stars On Tuesday, August 2, Riverbay Corporation, in collaboration with the 45th Precinct, will host its National Night Out activities on the Section 5 Greenway starting at 7 p.m., to be followed by Movie Under the Stars featuring Iron Man 2 at 9 p.m., sponsored by Assemblyman Michael Benedetto.

Resources and giveaways will be available.

Free tennis this summer The Co-op City Tennis Club has begun its summer program offering free tennis instruction and play for children ages 6 to 18. The program is offered on the outdoor tennis courts located behind Truman HS, Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. and noon. The program runs through the end of August and serves children of all playing levels and experience.

Registration is offered onsite each day. For more information, please call 718-671-4437.

Harvest Home Farmers’ Market returns to Co-op City The Harvest Home Farmers’ Market has returned to Co-op City. This year, the market is located in the park on Aldrich Street adjacent to the Fire House, between the hours of 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. each consecutive Saturday until November 19.

As in the past, residents will be able to buy the freshest fruits, vegetables, and other products at the Harvest Home Farmers’ Market. Please come out and support the vendors who travel long distances to make their produce available to the community. WIC & Seniors’ Farmer’s Market coupons are accepted.

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es to be held here at Riverbay, for the sake “Riverbay’s partnership with Local 32BJ Finally, in Part III of the course, the stuof expediency. I would like to also com- to provide ESL classes to several of its dent learned how to express complex ideas mend our Human Resources Department 32BJ workers demonstrates our commit- and communicate effectively in the work and the directors who work environment, and understand the with these staff members, meaning and appropriate use of all respectively, for their efforts in verb tenses, as well as prepare to helping to identify those take the Reading and Writing employees best suited for the examination. Through discussion, classes, reaching out to them to reading and writing, the students explain the significance and learned idiomatic expressions and importance of their participahow to exchange complicated tion and developing new work information. schedules to enable them to “By reaching tens of thousands attend. We will continue to of workers and providing them work with the union to hold with the skills they need to get these classes on an ongoing Graduates of the ESL program offered by the 32BJ Thomas ahead in their careers, the basis, provided, of course, that Shortman Training Fund proudly display their certificates.

Shortman Training Center is the the subject matter will enable perfect example of how labor and them to do their jobs more effectively and ment to diversity. Moreover, when you management can work together in partnerthat it will help to improve the level of serv- think about a business, then learning ship,” said Hector Figueroa, SecretaryEnglish becomes one of the primary fac- Treasurer of 32BJ SEIU. “Furthermore, a ice that they provide to the community.”

The collaboration between Riverbay tors for growth. It gives participants the professional and well-trained workforce and 32BJ enabled the employees from sev- ability to access higher levels of employ- helps to improve the bottom line by makeral different departments within the ment.” ing buildings more efficient and tenants During Part I of the course, which is happier with high quality service.”

Riverbay Corporation to attend the classes during their work hours twice a week and designed for beginning English students All of the Riverbay 32BJ union memover a period of 33 weeks. The program who want to learn the language skills need- bers who took the course and graduated consisted of a three part series. The ed to communicate on the job, with schools were invited to a graduation ceremony that employees completed English as a Second and in the community, the employees were took place on Saturday, June 25 at 101 Language I: The Basics of Conversation taught basic conversation skills, pronuncia- Avenue of Americas, NY, NY. Filomena and Grammar; English as a Second tion, and simple sentence structure. They Velasquez, a Co-op City resident and Language II: Conversation and were also taught how to use declarative Riverbay employee of 15 years who works Communication; English as a Second sentences with the simple past, present, in the Commercial Properties Department, Language III: Discussion, Reading and continuous present and future tenses. was chosen as the Riverbay class speaker.

In Part II, they learned how to converse Writing.

Velasquez said: “I was honored to be “Here at Riverbay, we recognize that in work and social situations and to write chosen as the group leader for my peers our employees are the foundation of the short communications. They also dis- during the graduation. I am so proud of corporation and play an integral part in cussed workplace-related topics and myself. I’ve improved in my English and providing stellar customer service to our reviewed readings done both in and out of my coworkers and I are able to communishareholders,” said Colette Ragin, the classroom to become more comfortable Riverbay’s Director of Human Resources. with spoken and written English.

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Co-op City Little League game highlights

BY CLIFFORD WADE The Co-op City Hawks ended their InterLeague tournament in 3rd place after losing to Pelham Parkway, 13-12 in the bottom of the 12th inning—A battle hard fought.

Game #1: On July 14th, the Hawks, sponsored by the Co-op City P.B.A., managed by Eric Bowman; Coaches: Peter Ozuna & Les Tarlton, started the District 22 Tournament playing Throggs Neck combined teams 1-3. The Co-op City Hawks played & defeated Throggs Neck, 7-3.

Hitting Stars were: Manny Calderon with 2 home runs, Malik Dixon with a base hit, Glen Matos with 2 base hits, Jose Martinez with 2 base hits, and Derrick Wade with a home run.

Glenn Matos was the starting & winning pitcher with 7 strikeouts in 5 innings. Jose Martinez closed the game with 3 strike outs.

Gabriel Santiago caught all 7 innings.

In the 2nd inning, Derrick Wade led off with a 350 foot home run. Malik Dixon singled, and Kumar Seedat was hit by a pitch.

Manny Calderon then hit a 3 run home run over the left field fence.

In the 4th inning, Manny Calderon led off hitting another home run over the center field fence. Glenn Matos singled, and Jose Martinez hit a triple scoring Glenn Matos.

In the 6th inning, Jose Martinez was hit by a pitch, Joel Mendez was walked and Devin Sullivan was also hit by a pitch. Derrick Wade then hit a single, scoring Jose Martinez.

Game #2: On July 15, the Co-op City Hawks played & defeated Pelham Parkway, 9-8.

Hitting Stars were: Devin Sullivan, base hit & a home run; Marck Tarlton, 2 base hits; Gabe Santiago, 2 base hits & a walk; Reggie Tankard, base hit & a 2 run home run; and Randy Gaines, base hit & a 2 run home run.

Jose Martinez was the starting & winning pitcher with 10 strike outs in 5 innings.

Devin Sullivan closed, pitching 2 inning with 5 strike outs.

The Co-op City Hawks started in the 2nd inning after Manny Calderon was hit by a pitch. Randy Gaines hit a double scoring Manny. In the 4th inning, Marck Tarlton singled, Gabe Santiago was hit by a pitch. Then Randy Gaines stepped up & hit a 3 run home run. In the 8th inning, Gabe Santiago singled, then Reggie Tankard slapped a 2 run home run over the center field fence.

Game 3: On July 17, the Co-op City Hawks played & defeated Castle Hill.

Offensive Stars were: Jose Martinez, 2 base hits and 1 walk; Devin Sullivan, 1 base hit, hit by a pitch; Derrick Wade, hit by pitch & walked; Marck Tarlton, 2 base hits & walked; Reggie Tankard, 1 home run and walked; Malik Dixon, 1 double & a single; Randy Gaines, a single; and Nathan Bonilla, hit by a pitch and stole 2b.

The winning pitchers were: Nathan Bonilla, who pitched 2 1/3 with 1 strike out.

Derrick Wade pitched 3 2/3 with 4 strike outs and Malik Dixon closed pitching in the 7th inning with 1 strike out.

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Co-op City Times / July 23, 2011

Black Forum Defensive Dr iving r etur ns in September Our defensive driving course has been suspended until September. Please keep checking back as we will keep you informed as to when the course will resume.

Bla ck For um Aer ob ics in session Aerobics classes have begun. Classes are held every Monday and Wednesday, Dreiser, Aud. A, 7:30 p.m. To register, please call us at (718) 320-8035. There is a nominal fee for each of these classes.

Bla ck For um’s Lyons Ma ne Tr a ck Club Try-outs are ongoing. A small fee is required for participation. For further information, please call (718) 320-8035.

Em er gency Food P r ogr am - New Hour s & Da ys We are now open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Room 20 at the Dreiser Community Center. Also, due to budget constraints and shortage of available food, you must live within zip code 10475 to participate in this program. You must also have your card with you and bring two clean plastic shopping bags.

In order to receive food, you must present a current photo ID such as a non or driver’s license or any photo ID card with proof of address. You will then be issued a card in order to pick up food in the future.

New ema il a ddr ess

The Black Forum has a new email address, coopcityblackforum@gmail.com. For membership applications, inquiries or to join the Black Forum, call anytime and leave a message or email us.

We Need You - J oin Us Today Now is the time for us to get involved. Membership is $5 per year/person. Call (718) 320-8035 or write to Black Forum, P.O. Box 563, Bronx, NY 10475; email: coopcityblackforum@gmail.com. Help us keep independent community organizations alive in Co-op City. Everyone is encouraged to join. Call us or visit us in Room 20 in the Dreiser —Tony Illis Community Center.

Retirees of Dreiser Loop Summer is here! It’s time to start new fun things. Do enjoy the light of the day! Come join us, RETIREES and friends.

During the summer months, Clubroom 19 (718-379-0377) will continue to be available for your weekday socializing pleasure. Have fun and laughs, play cards, Board games, or just watch one of your favorite TV programs with friends.

T R AVE L AC TI VI TI ES: Join the fun as we travel to: • Dover, DE and Crab Feast. Stay at the Dover Downs Hotel Casino – August 9-11 (3 day/2 nights). We’ll have 2 buffet breakfasts; 2 amazing dinners including ALL you can eat spiced and steamed Maryland Style Blue Crab Feast at the Old Mill Crab House. Shop at the Rehoboth Outlet Stores as well as enjoy non-stop action at the Dover Downs Slots.

Price: $409 double/ $499 single. A few seats are still available. Final payment was due Thurs., July 7th. Contact

Beverly James/Virginia Stewart at 718-379-0377.

• Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack, PA – Wed., Sept. 14. Price: $65 per person. A 6 hour casino stay, a $10 slot bonus, and All You Can Eat at the TEMPTATION buffet.

A fun-filled exciting and fruitful day awaits you. Come, sign up and join the party! Contact Lorraine Parker, 718-671-6403 or Beverly James, 718-379-0377.

All checks payable to - RETIREES of Dreiser Loop.

T HEAT RE COM MI TT EE : Committee members will see you again in September. Do enjoy your summer.

GOOD AND W EL FAR E: Get well wishes to Beverly James, our former VP, currently in the hospital and recovering well after her recent surgery.

We also send shout-outs and get well wishes to Lennie

Murrell, our former President, who is in Regeis Care Center on Baychester Avenue for rehab following his knee surgery.

We expect these two resilient individuals to be up and about and home real soon. We wish all our members a speedy recovery and a subsequent long and healthy life. “Sending a little sunshine to sprinkle in your day, reminding you that you're thought of in a warm and special way!”

Contact Elinor Gordon at 718-379-0377 regarding illnesses and bereavements.

HE LP WANTE D: Volunteer part-time van drivers needed. Call 718-379-0377 for additional information.

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”

Good health, good fortune and a safe and happy summer —Cla udette Davis to all!

Building 13 Association The Public Safety increased patrol of the Baychester Avenue footbridge reminds us to be extra careful of your surroundings when walking to and from subway/bus stations.

We have every confidence that the sexual assault suspect will be apprehended.

Remain alert and report any crime to the police. The security and safety of our home is our collective responsibility and requires the cooperation of all of us.

Please see the bulletin board in the lobby for some sum-

mer entertainment announcements.

PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS AND THE FLOWER BEDS. Plea se obey the following quality-of-life r egula tions: a) NO DOG is allowed in the apartment; b) NO LOITERING in the lobby and on the stairways. c) NO SELLING in the lobby. Period. d) NO VANDALIZING the stairs and the elevators.

Unannounced police sweeps are conducted day and night

to enforce these rules.

SEAT BELT S SAVE LIVE S - Always buckle up. “It is not an option, it is the law." Please avoid texting and unnecessary distractions while driving.

Report any criminal activities to Riverbay Public Safety at (718) 320-3050, and/or the 45th Precinct at (718) 822-5411.

For all NYC non-emergency inquiries, call 3-1-1. For traffic updates, call 5-1-1. "IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY —Olubiyi Sehindemi (Mr. B) SOMETHING."

Building 19 Association On Saturday, July 16th, the committee members from the Association presented Saja Mobley-Goodwin with a $500 check as the third recipient of the 2011 Francis Williams Scholarship award.

Saja graduated from Grace Dodge Career & Technical H.S. in June, 2010 with a 92% weighted average. She is currently majoring in Business Administration/ International Business, with a 3.1 GPA, at Mercy College. Highlights of some of Saja’s hobbies and extracurricular activities are President of an Entrepreneurial Club, Co-captain of a Step Team and a member of a book club. She also likes event planning, poetry, swimming and graphic design. I am optimistic

that Saja, with her background in event planning and graphic design, will join our hard working committee team in an effort to keep our motto of “Cooperators Doing Something” going strong.

As we officially complete the presentation of this scholarship, and shut down our business activities for the summer recess, we wish Saja all the best in her educational studies —Cha r lott e Codr in gton and career objectives.

At right, (L-R), are: Jennie Colon, Treasurer; Charlotte Codrington, President; Valencia Pinckney, Presidentelect; Saja Mobley-Goodwin (seated), recipient of the Building 19 Association’s 2011 Francis Williams Scholarship Award.

Pentecostal Tabernacle The Pentecostal Tabernacle welcomes everyone to attend worship service at 120 Benchley Place, Building 24 (street level), Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

Sunday School for all age group begins at 10:30 a.m.

Mid-day Service starts at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday night Prayer meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays: Bible study at 7:30 p.m.

FOCUS: Seeking A City—The continuing city of God will be inhabited by those who continue in the grace of Jesus Christ and the practice of Christian principles.

(Hebrews 13:14-15) For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

One songwriter says: This world is not my home, I’m just a passing’ through.

Missing Senior Notification On Thursday, July 21, at 4:05 a.m., the New York City Police Department (NYPD) issued a Missing Senior

My treasures are laid up, somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door. And I can’t feel at home in this world any more’.

We have no continuing city here on earth. We are as Abraham, looking for a city whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrews 11: 9-10) When new believers experience salvation they need to be established in the faith.

Read Romans 8: vs. 8-10 Living for God involves much more than offering lively and enthusiastic worship on Sundays and at midweek service. The new birth experience involves developing and nurturing daily relationship with Christ. By carefully heeding and obeying the principles of the Word of God; we will be fully equipped and able to bear fruit for Jesus Christ.

A sure sign of a maturing saint of God is the ability to praise God in all circumstances. We have many examples

from the Holy Scripture.

If everything temporal and earthly falls around us, we can and will rejoice in the salvation of God, purchased by the precious blood of Christ.

Romans 12, 1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be ye not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Our duty is to serve the Lord with a clean heart looking for His coming.

James stated, Be ye also patient, stablish your hearts for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. (James 5;8) For further information, call (718) 324-0334 or (718) 3204218.

—R ev. R. Sibblies

Notification for Rosita Silva, female, Hispanic, age 74.

She is 4'11", 135 lbs., medium build, with a light complexion. She was last seen July 20, near Bruckner

Boulevard and Rosedale Avenue, wearing a long turquoise blouse or dress with white flowers and black sandals. If seen, please call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Co-op City Times / July 23, 2011

Balconies conies in 28 of Co-op City’s 35 high rise buildings had already been restored as part of the massive capital improvement program that Riverbay embarked on in 2005 to repair and restored its infrastructure. The city’s vacate order affected the remaining 7 buildings—Buildings 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8—and approximately 1,000 balconies.

Once the balconies are restored, Local Law 11 will continue in Co-op City on the building facades.

In addition to the balconies, window replacement work is continuing in Buildings 31A and 32B with scheduled completion slated for mid-August for Building 32B and the end of September for Building 31A. Afterwards, the contractor will proceed to Buildings 1 by mid-August with completion expected by mid-October; followed

by Building 2 in early October and slated for completion in mid-December.

Windows will begin in Building 3 by midOctober for expected completion by mid-

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December and Building 5 will be started the first week in January with completion anticipated the first week of March, 2012.

In a memo to the Riverbay Board this week, management said that they have asked the contractor to “accelerate the work on Building 5 by using both crews or expanded crews.”

“We are now able to accelerate the process of installing these new windows and terrace doors in Section One, which are some of the oldest buildings in the complex,” said Cooper. “This not only addresses the concerns and meets the needs that cooperators have expressed in terms of replacing their drafty, leaky and noisy windows and doors with new water and air tight fixtures that keep out the noise, it also helps to keep down our energy costs as the new fixtures will seal in the cool air in the summer and warm air in the winter, not to mention the aesthetic value of being able to remove side walk bridging by having new fixtures that enhance the skyline of the

32BJ cate better together.

“The program through Local 32BJ’s Thomas Shortman Training Fund is very good and I am happy that they offer it to their members.”

“Filomena Velasquez, an employee of Riverbay Corporation and member of 32BJ, did an excellent job as one of two speakers at the June 25th graduation ceremony,” said Linda Nelson, Director of the 32BJ Thomas Shortman Training Fund. “We are proud of all 27 workers from Co-op City who completed English classes. They have made extraordinary progress. ESL classes in Co-op City are just the beginning. With Riverbay Corporation's support, we hope to offer customer service and green cleaning

buildings in question.”

The window replacement project began in May, 2006 after then-Riverbay Board President Leticia Morales signed the $57.9 million contract with Northern Building Products, Inc. and Tindel Replacement Windows, to manufacture and install, respectively, 130,000 windows in Co-op City, as authorized by the Riverbay Board by a 13-0 vote on March 29, 2006 after several months of investigation to determine if the companies were qualified to handle such a huge project, after submitting the lowest responsible bid. The signing of this contract officially started the historic window replacement project that shareholders had eagerly awaited for several years before the refinancing of Co-op City’s mortgage in the fall of 2004 with New York Community Bank provided the funding to make the project possible.

As window replacement continues, management has asked the contractor to once again offer the window screens to

shareholders who would like to have them installed on their windows.

“As a reminder, cooperators should know that Tindel will install window screens at the cost of $31 per screen,” Cooper said. “Cooperators will be notified 30 days prior to the window and door installation so that they can order the screens in advance and therefore the screens will be installed at the same time that the windows and doors are installed.”

Cooperators should, however, be aware that the contractor will only install screens if they purchase for every window and terrace door throughout their apartment.

Cooper also reported that in the very near future, Tindel will begin sending notices out throughout the development so that those shareholders in buildings where window and terrace door replacements have already taken place will also have the opportunity to purchase the screens and have them installed, as long as they are being purchased for the entire apartment.

opportunity onsite to the members. It helps everyone here in the Riverbay community to have a better life.”

Specifically addressing her future plans, now that she has gained so much more self confidence in her ability to express herself, Velasquez said that she

intends to keep going.

“I am looking to better myself; to become a better worker, and be able to help my family,” stated Filomena Velasquez. “I will be going to Hostos Community College to get my GED for my personal growth and improvement.”

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classes in September.”

In addition to Velasquez, the other Riverbay graduates were Mirsad Juljevic, Deivi Perez, Nusret Rebonja, Juan Reynoso, Jose Alvarez, Rafael Basilis, Pedro Blanco-Melendez, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Erosmos Guerrero, Kamaldeo Mangroo, Natividad Melendez (Arriola), Jose Pena, Alexis Pina (Ocasio), Jose Salazar-Fernandez, Ramon Villalongo, Modesto Diaz, Francisco Perez, Bautista Quinones, Jupiter Cespedes, Maximo Gomez, Ezequiel Coronel, Petar Markolovic, Luis Rodon, Jose Cayetano, Jose Cruz and Ruben Nunez.

Speaking on behalf of all of her coworkers, Velazquez said: “Thanks to Riverbay Corporation for offering the

Teen Trailways Day Camp at Mosholu Community Center enrolling for second session Lenora Sealey, Program Director of the Teen Trailways camp at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, has reported that openings are available for the second session which starts Monday, July 25th.

The teen camp goes on exciting day trips to lakes, beaches, state parks, sporting evenings and amusement parks, such as Dorney Park.

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The highlight of the second session is a special 5 or 6 day away trip using an air conditioned coach buses to Virginia Beach (unit I), Toronto (unit II), or Disney World & Epcot Center (unit III).

For complete information, call the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, (718) 882-4000, Ext. 0, and ask for Lenora Sealey.

Deepest Sympathy Isabelle Kaufman, a former resident of Co-op City from 1970-1985 and a pastDirector of the Riverbay Residential Sales Department until her retirement in 1985, passed away in Florida on July 15 at the age of 86. Please join us in keeping her family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Thank you, Ms. Lynne Levine I cannot possibly express enough gratitude for all of your help. I am so grateful that we are fortunate enough to have you as part of the community. You possess all the wonderful qualities that are so needed. Thank you for being you.

—E st elle a n d J a ck Son sol

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Co-op City Times

Letters to the Editor

Speaking my mind To t h e E d it or : I felt I had to respond to the criticism of such a young Board member, who has not been on the Board 3 months. I am sure in his zest to do the right thing, he meant no harm in his statement in his article requesting a meeting with management. I feel that a seasoned director should have addressed this issue with the new director in private, then he would have corrected his statement to the people. What lack of diplomacy and people skills we show in our actions towards others. To work together, yet not work against each other, is the concept we all should strive to achieve.

Also, another director expressed how the shareholders as an owner, has a voice in the overall control of the community environment. In order for this to happen, each cooperator must take an active ownership role. The director also stated we shareholders and owners must come together to speak with one voice.

Also expressed by the director, for the best solutions to be

applied, the Board and management need to receive input from the community, ideas, and insights from individual cooperators.

Now my question is, how do we do this, when for example, we only had one open Board meeting with the community the year of 2009 and 2010, I stand to be corrected. Also, when the issue to report our credit information to the credit bureaus by management was raised, some Board members requested this issue be brought before the Board, oh, I believe it was denied by the president at the time. The loan refinancing situation was brought to the community after the fact. Now, how do we, as a community, get involved, with ideas and suggestions, when we have been denied the right to do so in an open forum? Just curious as to why these statements were made.

Oh by the way, to the new directors, keep up the good work, ask all the pertinent questions, and follow your mind. If you need to question something, do so, because this is called integrity.

—H . O ver m a n

NYC Department of Transportation Bronx parking changes Starting on Monday, July 25, the New York City Department of Transportation will implement new parking meter rates throughout the Bronx which will affect short and long term parking, with parking meter rates being increased for short term parking to 25 cents for 15 minutes, thereby making the new rate $1 per

hour. Long-term metered spaces will be increased to $8 a day.

In addition, beginning on Monday, September 19, all remaining single-space parking meters will be replaced with muni-meters. A schedule of this work in each area will be released later.

Shareholders should notify Sales Office when receiving furniture delivery Shareholders who are expecting new furniture delivery should notify the Riverbay Residential Sales Office so that arrangements can be made to protect Riverbay’s property, particularly the elevators, from damage.

Once the Sales Office is contacted, and the cooperator confirms the date and/or time of their delivery, a permit will be issued in case they are questioned about the delivery.

The Sales Office can be contacted by calling (718) 320-3373.

Even if the shareholder cannot get to the Sales Office right away to pick up their delivery permit, they should still contact Sales so that the information can be entered into the computer and the Riverbay Buildings & Grounds Department can be notified to pad the elevators and take any other necessary precautionary measures to protect Riverbay’s property from scratches and other damages.

Shareholders should also be aware that furniture deliveries are only allowed on weekdays and Saturdays, but not on Sundays.

Use of terraces for cooking I T I S I L L E G AL W I T H I N T H E C I T Y O F NE W YO R K T O USE G AS O R C H AR C OAL T YP E B-B-Q G R I L L S I N M ULT I P L E DW E L L I NG BUI L DI NG S, SUC H AS C O -O P C I T Y. SUC H B-B-Q ’s C R E AT E O P E N F L AM E S W H I C H M AY C AUSE F I R E .

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Public Safety Report CCPD urges drivers not to TEXT and DRIVE

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO New York State recently passed a new law making it illegal to Text and Drive. Looking at a text, sending a text or otherwise looking at a cellular device are all summonsable offenses.

Texting and driving is a leading cause of fatal automobile collisions. Young people are at an even higher risk due to lack of driving experience. Please make all drivers in your household aware of this new law.

During the summer, it may be likely that drivers might be taking more trips and transporting children or other passengers in their vehicles. It is very important that all drivers are aware of the rules and regulations regarding the appropriate restraint system for passengers of all ages. Using the proper car seat greatly increases children’s safety when they ride in a vehicle. Every person riding in a vehicle should be appropriately buckled up every time you drive your vehicle.

Never put a rear facing infant seat in the front seat of an auto that has a passenger side airbag. The airbag can propel the car seat into the seat back with enough force to seriously injure or kill the child. Never hold a child on your lap while driving or while seated in the front seat. The force of the airbag throwing the child against you could be fatal. You should never take a child out of a car seat if they are fussing.

Car seat in the rear seat is always the way to go—never regard not sitting in a car seat or sitting in the front seat as a reward.

Children need to be buckled up in the rear seat of the vehicle and properly restrained.

Children aged 8 or over, weighing 100 pounds or more or taller than 4’9” may use a seat belt.

Children between 4 and 8, 40 to 100 pounds should use a booster seat. Children 1 to 4 years of age should be in a child safety seat with a five point harness. Children younger than 1 should be placed in a rear facing infant seat in the back seat of the auto. Never use a car seat that has been in an accident, it may have sustained damage that is not visible.

Car seat installation can seem difficult at first. It is very important that you carefully read the owner’s manual for both the car seat and for your auto. The LATCH system is an attempt to simplify car seat installation and make it universal from one car to another. The acronym LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. It includes Lower Anchorage points and top tether straps to fasten car seats. All vehicles manufactured after 2003 must have at least 2 LATCH points in the rear seat. Seat belts can still be used to install car seats. This is an option for a third seat or if installation in the center seat is desired. Information regarding the LATCH system and the installation of car seats may be found at the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration at 1(888) DASH2DOT or on their website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ Certified child passenger safety technicians are available at various locations to check for the proper installation of car seats.

To find out about car seat check locations, call 1(866) SEAT CHECK or at their website at www.seatcheck.org.

Every person riding in an automobile should wear a seatbelt. Seatbelts save lives.

Airbags are not a substitute for seatbelts and are designed to be used in connection with

seatbelts. An airbag comes out of the steering wheel or dashboard at a speed of 250 miles per hour. Without a seatbelt, the force of an airbag can cause serious injuries to the front seat passenger and driver. Wearing a seatbelt in a vehicle equipped with airbags will minimize injuries in otherwise life threatening collision. Seatbelts will prevent the wearer from being thrown from the automobile in the case of a collision. Today’s automobiles are designed to keep the passenger compartment intact in the event of a collision. Without a seatbelt, you will not remain within that safety zone. Unsecured persons in a vehicle continue to travel at the vehicle’s speed until they strike a solid object within or outside the vehicle. Internal organs of the unbelted person then collide with the skeletal system causing serious internal injuries. An unbelted person also serves as a projectile and can cause injuries to other persons in the vehicle. A person properly restrained stays within the vehicle’s safety zone and comes to a slower stop thereby minimizing injuries.

Drivers should consider taking a Defensive Driver Training Course. These courses teach drivers tactics in becoming a safer driver, plus provide an insurance discount and possible point reduction.

Riverbay Corporation is happy to announce a $5 discount on the National Safety Council’s new online 6 hour course. Enter referral code #664 at www.ddcnsc.org/ny to receive your $5 discount off the Online Driving Course. The course is regularly $44.95, comes out to $39.95 with the discount. The course is an interactive, informative course. You have one month to complete

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Users have three attempts to score at least 75 percent on the exam at the end to receive credit. The online course offers the same benefits as the live course. A computer with a flash drive is required; Visit the website for more information.

Camp is open, DRIVE CAREFULLY. Never pass a stopped school bus with a STOP sign displayed and with its red lights flashing.

This means children are loading or unloading.

Be aware of pedestrians and bike riders when operating a motor vehicle. Bike riders must refrain from riding bicycles near buildings and shopping centers. Bicycle riders must give pedestrians the same level of respect that they expect from motor vehicles. Everyone needs to share the road safely.

If consuming alcoholic beverages is a part of your summer festivities, be sure to designate a driver that will not drink. Never operate a motor vehicle if you have consumed alcoholic beverages. Always buckle your seatbelt; it will save your life in a serious collision.

Avoid distractions and excess speed when driving; these are the two leading causes of collisions within New York State.

Always remember, if you see something, say something. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information.

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to thank all persons who have called in suspicious activity or sent information via our website. It is by your actions that the crime rate remains low and a high quality of life is maintained.

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What have we come to?

Co-op City was sponsored by unions and built by union labor. A majority of our shareholders are, I believe, union members benefiting from union-negotiated salaries and pensions. Some people forget the extent to which unionization brought about the better hours, wages and working conditions they enjoy.

A war on workers is in progress, with a race to the bottom for wages and benefits for workers, while CEO's, millionaires and billionaires rack up unprecedented bonuses and profits. The purchasing power of most cooperators has been so reduced by this transfer of wealth that businesses are struggling to move inventories; they hesitate to resume production of goods, and unemployment keeps mounting.

GO F IGURE !

In that context, I was appalled when Riverbay Directors voted to approve four nonunion contracts at the closed board meeting 7/13/11. Among those was a nonunion painting/plastering contract with Atlas Restoration Corp. This contract, as pointed out by Director Bernard Cylich in a previous Viewpoint column, delivers over a million dollars of profit to the vendor, in our estimation. The union wages and pensions that are part of the carrying

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charges we make to Riverbay are, in effect, subsidizing a nonunion contractor to the tune of, I believe, over a million dollars.

The other nonunion contracts approved by the board were for work on roof replacement, transformer and substation testing and maintenance, and high voltage replacement.

In response to a letter from Director Cylich in August, 1993 the interim General Manager Al M. Brenner informed him that management had a policy advising all contractors bidding for work in Co-op City that they were expected to employ union labor on Riverbay property, because this site is a union site, pursuant to Riverbay's contracts with its unions. In one instance management invalidated a low bid from an electrical contractor because he was employing non-union electricians.

Today, management and the Board have scuttled such a policy and have no compulsion awarding work to non-union contractors.

Management argues now that nonunion contracts save us money.

It's an illusion to imagine that Co-op City residents will remain unaffected by the anti-union policy embodied in these contracts. Co-op City should be one of the last places in the nation to participate in the race to the bottom for American workers.

On practical grounds and on principle, Director Cylich and I voted against all four of the nonunion contract resolutions passed by the Board.

COO PE RAT IVE L IFE Millions of Riverbay dollars have been spent on our Greenway restoration. No one would argue that this work should not be done. No one would raise the argument that the Greenway is not incomeproducing.

But, a similar objection is raised when it comes to equally vital social services. We spend a lot of money advertising the child care services that enable families with children to live here and hold a job.

But now a not-for-profit organization like the Teen Center in Section 5, which serves over 500 community youth, tells us it is in danger of collapsing because its sources of funding have dried up. The center says that it can't survive without cutting

valuable services even further. The organization asks us for help in the form of a rental rate of $3 per square foot and we deny it!

While every dime is squeezed out of nonprofit organizations that make a big difference in the lives of working cooperators, we are open handed in subsidizing the bottom line of vendors.

Previous Riverbay Boards showed social responsibility when houses of worship were in financial need. Eviction was not pursued. Why don't we have a similar commitment not to evict the popular day care facility operated by the Gloria Wise Community Center, which provides essential child care services? Through no fault of its own, the center's outside sources of funding have disappeared. Why is Riverbay taking a hard-nosed, marketrate attitude toward the Gloria Wise Center? Why are we driving out a service that ensures the availability of safe, reliable child care to parents while they are earning a living (a significant part of which goes to the payment of monthly carrying charges to Riverbay)?

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We’re all in this together Last week, fellow cooperators, I encouraged you to stand up, shout out and unite. This week, I'm repeating that again because I want everyone to know Co-op City is not a one man or one woman show. Those days are over. No one person, Board Director or otherwise, has total power anymore, and such a situation should never be tolerated under any circumstances. That’s why it’s so good we now have a couple of fresh energetic new Directors who are independent thinkers and won’t be dictated to or follow anyone blindly.

As many cooperators walking around Bartow at the end of last week and the beginning of this week, they may have noticed an inflated rat to display some workers’ displeasure with ongoing negotiations, or a dispute, depending on who you are, between workers and our painting/plastering contractor. I, too, was astonished that I didn't realize what was happening. It turned out on the evening we as a Board voted on the plastering and painting contract, it seems management either by being cryptic or through omission never mentioned that negotiations were taking place between the contractor and the painters/plasters’ union since the contract between them had expired a fair while ago. Still, this has nothing to do with the way I voted. Also, it seems there are differences between men working for the contractor and those who did not agree to continue working, those who agreed to stay on and those who elected to walk off. Bottom line, this has to do

with what's best for Co-op City, and the work in cooperators’ apartments has not been impeded, and that was what was foremost in my mind. This is a conflict between a contractor and a union and I will choose the cooperators every time.

We don't manufacture anything here in Co-op City, and we have to look for the best ways to get things done, and deliver services at the most reasonable cost, and make sure such work meets acceptable, quality standards. I've always complained about how management has nickel and dimed us. And now the economy isn't getting any better so we've got to tighten our belts. We can't afford to spend without wise restraint, and we have to think about what's best for the cooperators and this entire community. Cooperators are facing tough times, the current economy is like a roller coaster, many of us don't know what's going to happen from day to day, and as I've always said, "The cooperators come first."

It may be an unpleasant reality, but it's reality, employers today are getting along with less people in this economic climate. Any company or management may have to internally see where belts can be tightened, including Riverbay Corporation, because we have almost 1,000 employees here. We have to look

The Co-op City Branch of the NAACP has held its final meeting for the summer season. Work continues in many areas.

Branch President Jeannette Graves will be authorizing a new calendar reflecting fall 2011 - winter 2012 events and locations.

Thanks again to everyone who attended and participated in the events of this past winter - spring.

Again, the winners of the At Home Tea Fundraiser drawing were Hattie Lucas, Ida Edwards and Williamsbridge member, Phyllis Booth. The first two won a knife set and the third won a candelabra. Committee chair Eleanor Donnley thanked Lottie Townes for her special contributions and her full committee for their efforts. Thank you again to health professionals Mr. and Mrs. William Floyd for the informative class on cardiac issues and the signs of car-

diac trouble given at our most recent meeting. This was an excellent and pertinent subject for the Health Committee to present.

Don’t forget to get your tickets to the September 24th, Old School Community Dance Party. The featured DJ is DJ Playette.

It will take place in the Einstein Community Center, Rm. 45. Get your tickets by calling: 718-671-3748; 347-3265267 or Joyce at 718-671-0100.

The Co-op City Branch of the NAACP will host the annual Walkathon this autumn, October 1st. The Co-op Branch of the NAACP reminds readers our officers are President: Jeannette Graves; First Vice President: Joyce Wilson; Second Vice President: Brenda Brown; Secretary: Eva Lazaar; and Treasurer: Lisa Solomon. All correspondence should be addressed to President Jeannette Graves, P.O. Box

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from contractors to departments, to everyone under a microscope to see how to save money or get the most for our hard-earned carrying charge dollars.

Cooperators also need to tighten their belts; this is not a one-way street. We have to learn to conserve electricity, because even though we generate our own, it's not free, and we especially have to conserve our water usage. The City of New York, whether it's cold and/or hot water, is charging us astronomical rates for water usage. We've been hit with another $5 million in water bills. That's the equivalent of a 5% carrying charge increase, and that money has to come from somewhere else. Savings begin at home, and we can all do our part. Baby steps in conservation can result in giant steps in savings.

Another issue that is very important to our community is making sure we have pre-k or nursery schools. I believe we should hold the square foot pricing for these to $3 per square foot, and maintain this for the next two or three years.

Parents need a place to send their little ones. In fact, I think we might need a study to learn where our youngsters are and what their true needs are. After I listened to some of the mothers who came to us a couple weeks ago and pleaded their plight, I can assume other nursery schools like the NAACP, the Garvey School and Mosholu Montefiore also definitely need help. The teen center in Section 5 should be helped because Mr. Johnson has proven he's doing a good job

and as long as these kids are doing something constructive, that's the most important thing.

Gloria Wise has been the most talked about nursery school and should be given the opportunity to show that they can continue serving the youngsters of this community as in the past. Yes, they have suffered immensely because of the stigmatism and problems caused by one man who brought the place crashing down. He had a $20 million budget when he ran programs at the Yellow Schoolhouse, whereas the Gloria Wise Community Center has been struggling to keep afloat and has nowhere near the resources the social services mogul did.

That’s why I believe in charging $3 per square foot for pre-k and nursery schools to survive during these difficult times.

Let the Gloria Wise Center present what they are able to do because the future of our kids comes first. We have to look at situations realistically and compromise where necessary for the good of all. And that's another reason I feel that all pre-k, nursery, and youth groups in our community must have a registration of 80% of our youngsters.

During these hot days of summer, keep your eye on your convectors, get an aluminum pan to put under it in case it leaks. Take it easy, enjoy the summer, and remember, even though it's hot, we have sprinklers for the kids.

I'm here for you, please call me at (718) 320-8035, or email me at tonyshome10475@gmail.com.

Co-op City Branch of the NAACP 753111, Einstein Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Presently, the phone number remains 718-671-7856.

To clarify the position of the NAACP on the battle for equal and quality education in New York City, a short quote from our website is shared: “In some schools, hallways serve as a stark dividing line. Classrooms with peeling paint and insufficient resources sit on one side, while new computers, smartboards and up-to-date textbooks live on the other.

One group of students will be taught in hallways and basements while others under the same roof make use of fully functional classrooms.”

Historically, the NAACP has fought for equal educational opportunities for all Americans. Today, the fight continues in the nation's largest school district.

Locally, please keep the Cole family in your thoughts and prayers as former president, Elayne Cole, and her husband recover from illness. We also wish Leonard Murrell a healthy recovery from knee surgery.

In the fall, plans for a talent show, newsletter and other activities and events will be forthcoming and suggestions are welcome.

Visit our website: http://action.naacp.org/ or the New York State Branch website.

NAACP Adults membership is $30 per year with “The Crisis” magazine and student membership is $15. Don’t forget to sign up or renew membership and when you renew, please include your membership number on the form. This press release is submitted with the approval of President Jeannette Graves.

—E va L a za a r

Zodiacs Track Club The blessings continue to fall. On June 30th - July 03, Zodiacs Track Team competed for 4 days in the AAU Area 1B National Qualifier at New Brunswick, N.J. This was one of the most competitive meets we participated in this year. There were the best AAU Track Teams from New York, New Jersey, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties and the Canal Zone. We had 47 athletes compete in the event and 34 athletes qualified for the AAU National Junior Olympics which will be hosted in New Orleans starting July 30th. This is a great achievement, to have 34 athletes from 1 team representing New York at the National Level. The following athletes are: Boys - Julian Coley, Kristian Cadiz, Jordan Samuel, Adrian Swift-Henry, Joseph

Webster-Rutledge, Kuran Scott, Elijah Harewood, Alix Scott, Richard Anderson, Darius Gordon, Hugh Fraser, Shem Spencer, Tyron Ingram, Xavier Wajid, Shane Cherry, Kevin Mathis and Michael Hall. Girls: Jacqueline Kendall, Josephine Kendall, Jaelah Eargle, GiovannaTolbert, Dominique Jackson, Pearl WebsterRutledge, Lynette Taitt, Tori Peters, Shawneese Walker, Andrea Amoroso, Aaliyah Wajid, Ethanity Dunn, Desiree Gordon, Erica Pate, Treasure Glymph, Simone Grant and Beverly Seignious.

Congratulation to all qualifiers. Great Job. Also, Zodiacs has 3 athletes that qualified for the 2011 HERSHEY’S Track & Field Games North American Final— Olivia Morgan, Andrea Amoroso and

Darius Gordon. Andrea and Darius qualified for AAU Junior Olympics and the Hershey North American Games. Both National events will take place during the same week. The Hershey Games will be in Hershey, PA. and the AAU will be in New Orleans. Parents, coaches and athletes will have a difficult decision to make.

Congratulation to Olivia, Andrea and Darius. Good luck at the National.

If you have or know of any children between the ages of 6 and 16 who are looking to utilize track and field to improve their horizon, we will have our semi-annual orientation late August or early Sept. Continue to read the Co-op City Times for actual date, time and location.

Please continue to help us advance our

children by sending a tax deductible donation to the Zodiacs Track Foundation at P.O. Box 67, Bronx, New York 10475.

For additional information, please contact President Thomas Francis at 718-6792060 or co-President Winston Dinkins at 914-441-6196, email WATCLT@aol.com or visit our website Zodiacstrack.org.

Parents and coaches join the action and competed in the Parents/Coaches relay race, winning 3rd place.

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African-American Association of Co-op City The following are programs sponsored by the African-American Association and you are encouraged to participate: Bu siness O p p or tu n it y Wor k sh op Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. Call 646-721-8185.

Yoga & P ila t es M a t C la sses – Thursdays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. This class consists of exercises to promote weight loss, tone and strengthen muscles, gently stretch the spine, improve posture and flexibility while reducing stress with breathing techniques and meditation, to create a sense of well being. Call 718-671-8364.

Belly Da nce Cla sses – Mondays at 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 2. This is a fun and healthy way to stay in shape. No experience is needed. The fee: $15 per class or 5 classes for $65; plus $15 membership to sup-

port the Association. Call 646-281-4570.

E duca tion – The Communiversity of African-Centered Education met on July 12th and viewed a dvd presentation by journalist Gill Noble as he toured with and interviewed Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan, an Afrocentric historian, on several historic sites in Africa. Also, we continued with our study of the metu neter, also know as hieroglyphics. The group is led by Brother Kaba Hiawatha Kamene, a protégé of Dr. John Henrik Clarke. If you would like a copy of the dvd, call 718-379-5555.

The next session will be on Tuesday, August 9th, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15 to discuss classical African history that is essential for the survival of people of color.

All are welcome.

“The New Jim Crow” by Michelle

Alexander was discussed at a meeting on July 19th and a review will be presented next week. Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP, commented: For every century there is a crisis in our democracy, the response to which defines how future generations view those who were alive at the time.

In the 18th century it was the transatlantic slave trade, in the 19th century it was slavery, in the 20th century it was Jim Crow. Today, it is mass incarceration. Alexander’s book offers a timely and original framework for understanding mass incarceration, its roots to Jim Crow, our modern cast system, and what must be done to eliminate it. This book is a call to action.

Gener a l M ember ship M eeting – The next general membership meeting will be held on Saturday, September 10, 4:00 p.m. in

the Dreiser Center, Room 15. We always welcome new members. You can join or renew your membership at any time. If you cannot attend a meeting, you may send your check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership and $25 for families to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Your membership helps to support this organization that sustains our community.

The Executive Board of the AfricanAmerican Association will attend its annual outing on Tuesday, July 26th. Members should confirm, if they have not already done so.

We hope that all our members and friends are having a safe and enjoyable summer.

—Fr a ncine R eva J ones

American Legion Post 1871 Our Post is located in Section Five, Co-op City, at the Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office phone number is 718-320-8165. You can also reach us by email at postl871@optimum.net.

Greetings to all of our comrades who are home-bound and recovering from various medical operations.

Happy birthday to all our Post members who have a birthday in the month of July— Edward Alonzo, Gregory A. Parris, Joan R. Davis, Jose A. Santana Jr., Lenard O. Asher, Norman E. Dallas, Sidney V. Richards and Ray Holloway.

The United States Army has given the troops a birthday present. The "black beret" will not be worn with their combat uniform,

but wait! Don't throw that beret out because you will have to wear it with your class A uniform. Another reason the Army wanted to get rid of the beret is because it is a cost factor. The government pays $11.90 for each black beret and the patrol cap costs the government only $6.50. After ten years, the Army troops received their wish.

This is for all of our Post members who plan on grilling fish. Place a thinly sliced lemon, orange, lime or grapefruit on the fillets or inside the whole fish when grilling to mellow the fish taste and brighten the freshness of seafood.

Know you can renew your Legion membership online by logging on to www.legion.org/renew. This is a positive

working way to renew your legion membership. All it takes is a credit card and access to the internet. This is a convenient and safe way to renew your card.

During the Vietnam War, it took about 18 months for a discharged veteran to become homeless. In 2010, some discharged Iraq and Afghanistan troops have become homeless in 6 months. We also have homeless female veterans, too. For different reasons, some have lost their homes, lost jobs, started using drugs, become alcoholics and some females have lost their children due to drinking or drugs. Our troops deserve better treatment than this. By our movement, these troops put their lives on the line for their country and should be treated much better than they are

treated today.

On Sunday, July 10th, 60 Minutes did a story about our troops that were homeless.

They called it "Stand down". For three days, the troops were given new clothes, job interviews, food, referrals to VA Hospitals for PTSD treatment, and dental work was performed, if they needed it. One reason why the troops have so many problems--being deployed too many times in combat.

Do you know how many Presidents died on the 4th of July? Answer: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, James Monroe died in 1831. This information was provided to you by your Post information officer.

—Richa r d I. La wson, J r.

Coalition of African-American Churches and Community Organizations The Coalition cordially invites you to attend its 16th annual "Friends & Family Day," Sunday, October 16, at 3 p.m. The affair will be held in Dreiser Auditorium B, 177 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, NY. You are welcome to invite your family and neighbors to join us for an afternoon of fun. There will be a guest speaker, fabulous entertainment, including vocalists, gospel rappers, dancers and more. If you wish to perform for this occasion, or volunteer to decorate or serve food, please call (718) 671-5957, (718) 3793494, or (718) 671-9610. Members are asked to donate juice, soft drinks or dessert. This event is FREE.

The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc. meetings will be in recess July and August. Meetings will resume on Tuesday September 6. The Coalition wishes everyone a happy and healthy summer.

Please inform the Coalition of any suggestions that you may have. Patricia Bonaparte is the President of the Coalition.

Phone number: 1-718-320-1861.

The Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life of cooperators and providing educational and culturally enriching programs for the community. We also

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act as one voice for all Coalition members where there are issues of common concern and human rights. Members of the Coalition include the following: AfricanAmerican Association; Co-op City Baptist Church; Faith @ Work Christian Church; Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club; NAACP, Co-op City Branch; Retirees of Dreiser Loop; St. Joseph Episcopal Church, and Zodiacs Track Club.

Please support our efforts by sending us your tax deductible contribution, made payable to: Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc., Post Office Box 619,

Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Churches and organizations that desire to join the Coalition may apply for membership by either writing or calling (718) 320-1861 or (718) 671-5957 for a membership application which should be returned with a letter on your church/organization’s stationery and signed by the minister/president.

Read Coalition’s weekly column for information about events and issues.

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Making Good Board Decisions We had a lively Board meeting on Wednesday, July 13, and I wish if you could have seen your Board members in action.

Boa r d Decision s You elect Board members to make smart decisions that will benefit the community. So, a Board member who is working for you will not simply accept contracts and proposals that are put on the table by a management agent or by anyone.

Board members who are working for the community expect that the presentation will meet certain guidelines.

Now, one guideline that I look for is if the proposal is somewhat true and accurate. Yes, I know that there should be a level of trust. However, prudent Board members will seek verification as to whether the proposal is valid.

Thereafter, we’ll ask to see how that proposal fits into our budget.

Now, when you check my resolutions in the Co-op City Times, you’ll see that I mean business. And, that I will reject a lot of resolutions and contracts if I feel that they will not help this community.

Am I being difficult? Well, that depends on how you want to perceive matters.

Example: Let’s say that you were rich, say to the tune of $200 million. What type of person would you want to manage your business affairs?

Would you want someone to simply rubberstamp every contract and proposal that is presented to them?

Would you want someone to simply trust that those proposals and contracts are valid? Would you fire someone if they did not review those proposals and contracts?

How would you feel about me if I simply made decisions for you behind closed doors?

Ma k in g G ood Boa r d Decisions Now, here are some other things that I look for when I make my decisions: 1. I want to see that the documents are worthy of a review. Why bring a questionable document into a Board room?

2. Make sure that you’ve done your homework. Good Board members want to make the right decisions for their community. Therefore, please make sure that you’ve

researched all avenues of your request.

3. Don’t assume that all Board members are going to rubberstamp your request. In other words, some employees might have felt that they could bring anything before a prior Board. However, they might have just learned that things have changed. Are your new Board members mean? Do they want to give you a hard time?

No. We simply want to make sure that we make good business decisions. Above all, we want to work with you in a very positive manner.

4. Did you research the budget? How does your request fit into our budget?

5. What are the timeframes on your contract? Does it really make sense to enter into a contract, say for many years, when you know that we’re having financial problems?

6. Do you really want a Board to review a 100-page document when we’re having our meetings? Wouldn’t it make better sense to bring a condensed version into the Board room?

Now, I’m pretty sure that the majority of people in this community want good Board members who are going to stand up and fight for them. And, therefore, I’m pleased to let this community know that you have some Board members on this team who are working hard to make sure that we are conducting business in a proper manner.

Glor ia Wise C om mu nit y Cent er Everyone, please remember that our fight for the GWCC is about the parents and their children. It is not about their CEO. You can have any opinion that you want about the CEO of the GWCC. However, this battle is to make sure that we show care, respect, compassion, and Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson

kindness to the families in this community.

How did we get so out of touch with our community?

Are we in the same boat? Regardless of our positions, we should try to make sure that we’re benefiting our community.

If an owner is trying to do the right thing, then why can’t we meet this person half way and help them? Sure, this is a business. However, times are tough. We had mothers come to our Board room crying.

Again, I know that this is a business. However, we have to make sure that we are helping families to remain in this community. Therefore, our resolve should be that we are going to let parents work and assist them with good, quality daycare, at a reasonable price.

Does this make sense? The compassionate side of you should say yes.

Therefore, I want to encourage everyone to please have compassion for the parents and their children. And, let’s do our best to keep this community center open.

T h e Budget I want everyone in this community to be interested in our budget, especially our Board members.

So, please know that “Daryl Johnson” is not forcing management to have meetings with him. And, he is not forcing management to accept his viewpoints.

However, other Board members and Daryl Johnson are not going to accept this business-as-usual attitude that is so prevalent in this community. And, we are going to fight hard for this community to make sure that we have a good and sound budget.

Thereafter, we are going to make sure that we spend within our means and save some money.

Everyone, please remember that you voted for change in this previous election. And, now, you have new Board members who are going to do their best for you.

I want to hear from you, so please write to me at: Daryl Johnson, Riverbay Board Director, c/o Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475.

Or, please send a message to me at darylhjohnson @optonline.net.

Okay, that’s it for now. Please have a wonderful week, and may God bless you and your family. Thank you.

Harriet Tubman Independent Democratic Club Following is information promised last week for those of us who feel the need to be prepared in case of an emergency.

Please pay close attention to the unfortunate incidents of fires, flooding, and storms in our city and notice how many people run out with a backpack. If we received a call and are informed to vacate, what would we leave with. Recently, there was a fire in Co-op City and others had to vacate due to water, etc. How many left with a backpack? In my opinion, we should call the “Go Bag” the “Go Door Bag” meaning keep this bag by the door and grab it as you exit.

Suggestions: Copies of your important papers (photo IDs, insurance cards, birth certificates or titles for car or home) in a waterproof container – Extra set of car and house keys – Copies of credit and ATM cards and cash in small denominations – Bottled water and nonperishable food such as energy or granola bars – Toothpaste, tooth brushes, wet cleaning wipes, child care items, and so on – Flashlight – Batteryoperated AM/FM radio and extra batteries – Written list of medication taken by each person in your household – Firstaid kit – Phone numbers and meeting place information for your household – Small map of the New York City area (Bronx) – Once your bag is filled, test your “Go Door Bag” to be sure you can carry it easily. Also, put it in front of all the other “stuff” in your closet by the door.”

Also remember that smoke detectors are your first line of defense against fires. They can warn you of a fire while it’s still small enough to put out with an extinguisher and, most importantly, they can provide extra time for you and your family to escape. Never go back into a burning apartment or building for any reason. Always call the fire department first.

Know your extinguishers and keep it in a handy place. Use the correct extinguisher for the different types of fires: Class A fires in ordinary combustibles, such as wood, paper, cloth, upholstery, use water or dry chemical extinguisher. Class B fueled by flammable liquids and gases, such as kitchen greases, paint, oil, kerosene and gasoline: use a dry chemical or carbon dioxide extinguisher, NEVER USE WATER. Class C fires involving live electrical equipment or wires: use a dry

chemical or carbon dioxide extinguisher. If possible, turn off electricity first. NEVER USE WATER. Please pay attention to the symbols on the labels of your extinguisher. Feel free to call our local fire department for consultation on purchasing an extinguisher. Invite firemen to your Building Association Meeting so that they can demonstrate how to use the various

types of extinguishers, etc.

Have a safe summer and call 718-320-8088 for your membership application to join our club. We are planning an exciting Community Service Project for the fall and would treasure your support.

—E velyn M . Tuner

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Community Protestant Church On behalf of our Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone: (718) 862-9172.

SUM M E R C H UR C H SC HE DUL E (Dress-down Summer Attire July 3 – Sept. 4) Adult Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m., July 24 – September 4) Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

THE FOL LOWI NG PROG RAM S ARE AT THE CHURCH ’S ANNE X: 2053 ASCH LOO P NORTH (CO -O P C ITY) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Neighborhood Bible Study - Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

OTHE R SC HEDULE D E VE NTS:

TOMORROW, SUNDAY, JULY 24th, 10:00 A.M. - Please join us for FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY. Our Theme: “Praising God Together.”

The Women’s Guild Announces Travel Plans for 2012! A FANTASTIC 17-DAY AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL…WEST TOUR - June 26-July 12, 2012. We invite you to get additional information about the Tour, meet fellow travelers, the travel agent and representatives from AMTRAK by attending AMERICA WEST TOUR DAY, Saturday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m. at Community Protestant Church, 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx. For additional information and/or to RSVP, call (718) 671-5961; (718) 320-1435; (718) 798-3337, (718) 671-3181 or (718) 320-2608. A $50 discount for reservations made on tour day.

Saturday, August 27 – Nurses Ministry’s Annual Shopping Spree to Reading, Pa. (Vanity Fair and Burlington Outlets). Bus departs 7:30 a.m. from Church Annex (2053

Asch Loop North, Co-op City). Donation: $43. For tickets and/or additional information, call (718) 671-7935 or (718) 671-1754.

Wednesday, September 14th, 9:00 a.m. AARP Driver Safety Program (6-hour course) at Community Protestant Church.

Instructor: Mrs. Gwendolyn Richardson.

Cost: $12, AARP members; $14, non-AARP members. (M.O. or Check, payable to: AARP.) To register, call the Church Office at (718) 862-9172.

Saturday, September 17th, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Dreiser Auditorium B, the Missionary Ministry presents a RED CARPET FASHION SHOW AND BRUNCH, featuring the fashions of Dressed to A “T” by Theresa Ferguson. Tickets: $40. For additional information and to purchase tickets, call (718) 379-8514, (718) 671-6922, (718) 671-0425 or (718) 671-6122.

Saturday, September 24th – Join the Nurses Ministry on their Annual Trip to The Big “E” State Fair in Springfield, Mass.

Departure from Church Annex (2053 Asch Loop North, Co-op City) at 7:30 a.m.

Tickets: $60/adults; $35/children (3-10). For additional information and/or to make reservations, call (718) 671-7935 or 671-1754.

Saturday, October 8, 3:00 p.m., Get on board the “GLORY TRAIN,” a fantastic play presented by the Sepia Players at Community Protestant Church, 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx. Donation: $20. For additional information and/or to purchase tickets, call (718) 513-3308, (718) 671-2187, (718) 655-7241 or (718) 671-5961.

HOLD T HE DATE ! Thursday, March 22, 2012, CPC Tours sponsors a trip to Sight and Sound Theatre to see JONAH, with dinner at Miller’s Restaurant.

The doors of Community Protestant Church are open to all to worship and fellowship with Christian believers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You are cordially invited to come in, join in and receive your blessing.

—Evan G. Mitchell

Evangelical Church of Co-op City - UMC Come & Visit Us – We welcome you to God’s House – Your House – One Family in Christ. We are a congregation with spiritfilled worship, offering a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and service to God and our community. We are a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and bilingual congregation and all are welcome. Services are at the church at 2350 Palmer Avenue, across the street from Building 30. Parking is available. Visit our website at www.co-opcityumchurch.org.

Sunda y Ser vices – The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with communion at 10 a.m. Every other Sunday, the

services are as follows: English Service at 9 a.m. and the Spanish Service at 11:30 a.m.

There are Bible studies in English and Spanish at 10:30 a.m. We also have a children’s service during the English service.

Neos P r ogr am s – Is canceled for the summer, Neos will resume in September.

C r escend o C hr istia n M usic School: Learn piano, guitar, percussion, voice and theory. Contact Maestro Frank Colon at (917) 753-3644. The school will be open Monday – Thursday, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Private and group lessons are available. Earlier lessons can be arranged. All ages welcome.

Registration is free and rates are affordable.

Flea Ma r ket: We will be having our Flea Market on September 24, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you are interested in being a vendor, please call the following: Pauline (718) 3201552 (call between 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. weekdays) or Barbara (347) 603-7473 (if no answer, leave message). No applications given after September 17th.

L anca ster, Pa . tr ip – We are going to Lancaster on September 30 to October 1.

The trip will consist of shopping at Rockville Square Outlets, Dutch Apple Dinner Theater to see “I Love a Piano,” staying at the Heritage Hotel, breakfast at the hotel and going to Bird-in-Hand Farmers Markets and

luncheon at Shady Maple Smorgasbord.

Travel by deluxe coach. Cost is $237 per person, double occupancy; $295 single occupancy, $229 for triple occupancy, $165 children 13 to 18 and $133 children 12 and under. Children must have 2 adults in the room in order to get the double occupancy rate. Call Barbara at (347) 603-7473 to find out more and make your reservation. If no answer, please leave a message. Deposit must be half payments and full payment must be made no later than August 7th.

If you are interested in going on the trip, you must call soon. Limited number of seats available. —R ev. Dr. M ilca Alva r ez-Pla ud

Building 16 Association Building 16 Association meeting is out for the summer. We still want to keep you updated on the activities of our building. To the cooperators of our building, please do not

kill our grass. If you walk across it, you will soon see a path. Please don’t let your children mark up our sidewalk with their chalk. To the ones that have special occasions, congratula-

tions! To the sick and shut-in, get well soon.

To the bereaved, you have our sympathy.

Our prayers goes out to you.

A special sympathy goes out the Jackson

family on the death of Mrs. Mary Jackson.

You are in our prayers. Please be neighborly and check on the sick on your floor.

—C la r a C aston

National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Book Club next meeting will be on Saturday, July 30, at 3:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble. We will be discussing “The Shack; Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity” by Wm. Paul Young.

Health Committee presents discussion on Health Change--Saturday, September 17, at 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 177 Dreiser Loop, Section One Community Center,

Room 14. Please come out and share your ideas, bring a friend or two. Refreshment and door prizes & special prize for the number 50th guest.

O u r An n u a l F a ll Tr ip : Saturday, October 22, tour home of Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Val-Kill Cottage/lunch at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY/shopping at

Woodbury Commons Shopping Outlet.

Tickets: $85. Please make checks payable to: NCNW Co op City Section Mail to: P.O. Box 93, Bronx, NY 10475. For tickets and more information, contact: 718538-8606, 718-320 2366 or 718-6559034.

Sa ve t h e da t e! Call to Convention, November 14-20. Gaylord National

Hotel, 201 Waterfront Street National Harbor, MD 20745.

Please contact Sadie Gilmore, 718671 3721 to notify us of birthdays, illness or bereavement.

We wish all of you a happy, healthy and safe summer…

Happy birthday to July members!

—M a xin e Su lliva n

Fundraiser For Schools For September 2011

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Dea r Co-op City Commu n ity, & Fa mily a n d F r ien ds, We, the “Minister’s Association Global Alliance, Inc.” are having a F u n d r a iser t o bu y su p p lies for ou r ch ild r en ; many children will go back to school without all of their needed school supplies.

Rev. Vernell Cooper, Founder and President of our Non-Profit organization, would P r ea ch in g P a n el” to raise love for you to come out and support our endeavor, our “P monies for our children.

P r ea ch in g P a n el” consists of 7 Ministers (each speaking for 10 minutes).

The “P Rev. A. Coy, Rev. K. Williams & Rev. V Cooper, all from the C om m u n it y P r ot est a n t C h u r ch , and Minister D. Thomas of the C h u r ch of t h e New Vision , and last, the awesome Pastor Edward Jamison, Evangelist C. Morrison & Elder H. William of the J er u selem Tem p le of Wor sh ip .

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• Da t e: J u ly 30, 2011 F R E E W I L L O F F E R I NG • For m or e infor ma t ion , ca ll 1-347-405-0959.

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Faith in God Church & Bible Institute Rev. Dr. Gladys R. Little, Apostle, and Pastor & Evangelist Vernon Little greet everyone in the name of Jesus, that name which is above every name. We want you to know that you are welcome in this house of the Lord! It is His house by ownership: it is our house by stewardship: and it can be your house by membership, so come on in and join with us.

May God bless you in this house!

Saints, when you’re weary in life’s struggles, find your rest in the Lord. We are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus!

Romans 8:31-39 supports this.

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God

who justifies.

34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written: “For your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ

Jesus our Lord.

Now I extend our weekly invitations to you: The church will open today at 3 p.m. for a sweet hour of prayer. Tomorrow morning at 10 is Sunday School. Morning Worship begins at 11. Every 3rd Sunday following the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

Save this date and time: Sept. 18th, 6 p.m. Apostle G. Marie Carroll, from Kingdom Builders Church in West Hempstead, NY will be ministering at our convention.

Congratulations to the graduates…keep up the good work! We love you, and may God forever bless you is our prayer. We don’t worry about anything, but we pray about everything.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone#’s are (347) 276-4925 & (718) 671-3627. Jesus loves —Apostle Gla dys R . L ittle you, and so do we.

Co-op City Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow for worship service at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for adults is held at 9:15 a.m. We invite you to worship, study, and pray with us.

Summer hours will begin on Sunday, August 7. There will be one worship service held at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday evening Bible study, the mid-week service, Wednesday afternoon Bible study, and Evening Prayer

Service are all suspended for the summer.

The Co-op City Baptist Church is located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 50 (lower level). Our telephone number is 718-320-3774. Visit us on the web at www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org.

Co-op City Baptist Church will celebrate its 40th Anniversary on Saturday, November 19 at 11:30 a.m. at the Davenport Country Club, located at 400 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. Adult tickets are $65 and

children, ages 3 -12, are $30. Please call the church for additional information.

Rev. Dr. Williams has a radio show on WMCA 570 AM every Friday at 1:30 p.m. He is the author of Principle Centered Living: 9 Reasons To Maintain Your Values in a Pressure Filled World and Founder of SEW Universal, Inc. Visit his websites:www.PrincipleCenteredLiving.com or www.RevDrSheldonEWilliams.com.

—H a t t ie L . L u ca s

St. Joseph’s Espiscopal Anglican Church Fr. Taylor and the congregation of St. Joseph's invite you to worship with us at 155 Dreiser Loop (lower level) here in Co-op City; telephone: (718) 320-0844.

Week ly Sch ed u le: Sunday service at 9 a.m. (Sunday School and Bible study on recess during July & August). Thursday: Choir

rehearsal at 7 p.m.

Come and check out our knick-knacks and other interesting items at June's Boutique & Flea Market located right outside the church. Hours are from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. this Tuesday and Thursday.

R e m in d er : Annual Sunday School picnic on

Saturday, July 30th at Pelham Bay Park! Contact the church for more information.

Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. (Psalm 86:11) —D. Sin glet on & M . C h a m b er s

Harvest Restoration Ministries Pastor Anthony and Andrée Davis, co-founders of Harvest Restoration Ministries, Inc., extend to you a warm invitation to come and worship the Lord Jesus Christ with us.

We are a community oriented non-denominational church that preaches and teaches the Bible in an exegetical style. Our focus is to teach members of the ministry to use Biblical doctrines in a practical sense to be a blessing to both the home and the community. Pastor Davis has a particular affinity towards the empowerment the youth. His approach is to meet these young people where they are and to help transform

them to meet their God given destiny.

We meet at: 177 Dreiser Loop Community Center, Room 10, for Wednesday night Bible study and Room 9 for Sunday morning worship.

Or der of Ser vices Sunday School – 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday night Bible Study – 7:30 p.m.

Children’s Church – Every 2nd Sunday of every month Communion – Every 1st Sunday of every month

Pastor Anthony Davis is currently being mentored by one of the most prolific preachers in America, Bishop Noel Jones of the City of Refuge, Gardena, CA. E vents for 2011 Friends & Family Day (August 20th) Church’s 5th year Anniversary/Kids Christmas Party (December 10th) For more information about our church, please visit our website: www.harvestrestoration.org.

—Pa stor Anthony Davis

Co-op City Tennis Club Adult Member s The Co-op City Tennis Club invites players 19+ to enter the Adult Open Tournament to benefit the Milton Alexander Junior Program.

The tournament will run from July 29-31 and will be held on the outdoor tennis courts behind Truman High School.

There will be matches in Men’s Singles and Doubles, as well as Mixed Doubles. The fee for singles events is $25 and for doubles, $40.

Trophies will be awarded to the winners and winnerups.

Call Wayne Harewood at (718) 320-0447 for more details.

Meanwhile, the Tennis Club continues its free tennis program for children ages 6 to 18 on the outdoor courts behind Truman High School, Mondays to Fridays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This program runs through the end of August and serves children of all playing levels and experience.

Registration is offered onsite each day. For more information, please call 718-671-4437.

—L or r a in e Alexa n d er

Lost Passport Jordanian passport, lost within last 3 weeks in Co-op City. In the name of Esam Mahmod Masood. Please call Oscar at 914-643-9366, if found.

Family Owned and Operated • Large Chapel on premises

• Pre-need counseling

• Ample Parking on premises

• Out of town services

• Casket Showroom on premises

• Cremations

Personalized & Professional Care

A dignified funeral every family can afford.

All areas are handicapped accessible

Worldwide Shipping including Caribbean, Africa & South America

718-231-7647 Call 24 Hours

Fax: 718-231-7665 www.mccalls.net • director@mccalls.net 4035 Bronxwood Avenue, Bronx, N.Y.

Serving all cultures & faiths

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Church of the New Vision Pastor Anne L. Palmore and the congregation of the Church of the New Vision extend a warm and friendly invitation to everyone to worship with us every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.

We are a church where inspirational messages from the Word of God, the Bible, are delivered every Sunday morning The church is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our community by offering anointed singing and preaching, and a general atmosphere of Christian love and friendly hospitality.

We also invite the youth of our com-

munity to attend our Sunday morning services, which are designed to meet the special needs of our young people.

Parents, please send your children to learn of the Lord Jesus.

Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. followed by Bible Teaching from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth from the Word of God. L ist of P r ogr a m s a n d E ven t s : Adult Sunday School is from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Youth Sunday School is also from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of the month.

Youth Sunday takes place on the second Sunday of the month.

Seniors' Ministry meet 1st Tuesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Mid-day Bible Study meets every Tuesday afternoon from 12 to 1:00 p.m.

Come join New Vision's "Partners in Reading Program" every Sunday afternoon from 1:40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Students in Grades 1 through 8 discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading part-

ners. Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program, taught by trained professionals.

Our Senior Ministry will celebrate their anniversary on Sunday, July 31, during the 11 a.m. service. Min. Dianne Thomas will be the speaker. Their theme is “Praising God, Walking in Faith diligently with a prayer on our lips.”

The Church of the New Vision is located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room #33, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone: (718) 671-8746 or (718) 320-0409.

—C a r ol H a q u e

Circle of Christ Church - Hearts of Love Ministry of NY Reverend Elisamuel “Sam” Colon and the congregation of Circle of Christ Church would like to extend an invitation of love and peace in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please join us for a time of adoring worship, praise and the Word of God. Allow the Lord to reach into your heart and help you see the road of light and joy.

Circle of Christ Church is a beacon which the Lord has lit onto Co-op City and it is our purpose as a church and as children of God to serve, teach and bring forth the Gospel for all to hear and witness.

F O C US SC R I P T UR E F O R T H E W E E K: In [Christ] we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our

trespasses, according to the riches of his grace. —Ephesians 1:7 (NRSV) ANNO UNC E M E NT S: • Discipleship Classes every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. sharp.

• Flea Market Fundraiser: Thursday, July 28th thru Saturday, July 30th from 12 p.m. thru 5 p.m. All are welcome to stop by and shop till you drop at bargain basement prices or just to browse at our collection of clothes, jewelry, home items, etc, etc.

• Communion Service: Sunday, August 7th at 11 a.m.

SC HE DUL E O F SE RVI C E : Sundays:Worship Service** - 11 a.m. start. ** First Sunday of each month is our Communion Service.

Children’s Church (4-12 years old) 12 p.m. start (Dreiser, Rm. #2) Little Lambs (2–4 years old) - 12 p.m. start (Dreiser, Rm. #2) Wednesdays: Spanish Bible Study Please contact church for time & location Worship, Prayer, & Bible Study - 7 p.m. start.

Fridays: Teen Church - 7 p.m.–9 p.m.

Children’s Church - 7 p.m.–9 p.m.

F YI : • You can now see portions of our services and worship on our website www.circleofchristchurch.org, Facebook, Youtube and Bronxnet Cable, Channel #70, Saturdays at 4 p.m.

• You can submit your prayer request

online at prayer@circleofchristchurch.org or give your request to an usher during Friday or Sunday services.

• Circle of Christ Church helps support missions in Peru, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Bronx and Africa. Join us in our goal to expand God’s work throughout the world. Please make all donations to Circle of Christ Church – memo Missions.

Please mail all your inquiries or donations to the following address: Circle of Christ Church, 147 Dreiser Loop, Plaza Level, Bronx, NY 10475; 347-945-1992.

E m a il: admin@circleofchristchurch.org.

Web sit e: www.circleofchristchurch.org.

—E ld er J a y R a m os

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Mon., July 25

Bartow Library 9:30am -1 p.m.

Rm. 31

Dreiser

Library 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Rm. 49

Crochet and Knitting 9 a.m., Rm. 7

Dominos 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Library, Exercise, Chat Session 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Rm. 7

Bingo – 11 a.m., Rm 31 Dominos 2 p.m., Rm 25 Word Games 9:30 – 11 a.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2 – 4 p.m., Room 25 Current Events 10 a.m., Rm. 31

Tues., July 26

Einstein

Line Dancing 10-11 a.m., Rm. 45 Around The Lunch Table 11:30 a.m., Rm. 49

Wed., July 27 Thurs., July 28 Fri., July 29

Apple juice Baked chicken Yam Oriental blend

Pork chop Macaroni & cheese Collard greens

Whole wheat bread Orange

Tues., July 26

Pineapple juice Beef burger Steak fries Tossed salad

Beef burger Steak fries Lettuce/tomato/carrots

Burger bun Pear

Pineapple juice Rosemary chicken Brown rice Broccoli florets

Chicken chow mein Rice Oriental blend

Whole wheat bread Apple

Afternoon Movie 2 – 4 p.m., Rm. 7

Dominos 10 in Rm. 49

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session, Rm. 7, 9:30 – 10:30

Thurs., July 28

Meat balls Spaghetti Mixed vegetables

Turkey wings Broiled potato in jacket Cabbage

Whole wheat bread Banana

Tai Chi 11:00 in Rm. 45

Alert & Alive on vacation until September,

Orange/juice Chicken salad Macaroni salad Pickled beets

Salmon salad Italian pasta salad Pickled beets

Whole wheat bread Apricot halves

Bingo 1:00 in Rm. 49

Mixed Cultural dance 10:30 in Aud. A

Fri., July 29

Matinee Movie w/ George Rm. 49, 2-4 p.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 7 Tuesday Movie w/popcorn 2-4 p.m., Rm. 7

Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 25

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session, Rm. 7, 9:30 – 1:00 Garden Club, Rm. 7, 10:00 Sewing w/Raymonde on vacation until Sept.

Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 2 Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 7 Art Class 1-4 p.m., Rm. 7

Library 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Rm. 31 Chat session 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominos 2:30 p.m., Rm. 25 Word Games 9:30 -11:30, Rm. 31 Bingo 2 p.m. in Rm. 25 Card Games 2:30-4:00 p.m., Rm. 25

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat session, Rm. 7, 9:30 – 1 pm Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd Thursday 10-11:30, Rm. 7 Line Dancing 10 a.m. Aud. A Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 7 Belly Dancing 12:30 p.m., Aud. A Handi-Flex 1 p.m., Aud. A Drama Rm. 7, 1:30–4 p.m.

Dominos 2:30 p.m., Rm. 25

Dominos 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Word Games 9:30– 1:30 p.m., Rm. 31

Spelling Bee10 a.m., Rm. 49

Bingo 2 p.m. in Rm. 25 Spanish Practice Class 10:30 in Computer lab Bingo 1:00 in Rm. 49

Dominos 10 a.m., Rm. 45 Stay Well Exercise 10-11, Rm. 45 Spelling Bee 11 a.m., Rm. 49 Bingo 1:00 in Rm. 49

Dominos 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Crochet & Knitting 9:00 in Rm. 2

Art 10:00 in Rm. 45

Day at the Movies w/ popcorn 10 a.m., Rm. 7

Bingo 1:00 p.m. in Rm. 49

Meditative Moments on vacation until September

Card Games Rm. 49 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 7

Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Friday 10-11:30, Rm. 49

Whist Card Game/ Scrabble 2-4 pm, Rm. 7

*Schedule subject to change without notice*

We ask that members please call their center at least one day in advance to register for lunch.

WEEKLY TRIPS DATES

Mon., July 25

Walking & Exercise w/ Ms. Gaskill, 2–4 p.m.

Stay Well Exercise on vacation until Sept. 14

Line Dancing 10-11 a.m., Rm. 31

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Wed., July 27

Word Games 9:30 –11:30 a.m., Rm. 31

“Movie Madness” 9:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Spelling Bee 11 a.m., Rm. 31 Dominos 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 2 p.m. in Rm. 25 Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 25

Non-Kosher

Mind Teasers 12 – 1 p.m., Rm. 7

Dominos 2:30 p.m., Rm. 25

Blood Pressure 1st & 3rd on vacation until Sept. 21

Kosher

Bingo 11 a.m., Rm. 31

Bingo 10:00 in Rm. 31

Card Games 2:30-4 p.m., Rm. 25

Stay Well Exercise No July/Aug. Resume Sept.

Date:

WEEKLY TRIPS

PRICE

PICK UP TIMES

Bartow Dreiser Einstein 1 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

(June, July & August only) NO SW I M M I NG UNT I L F URT H E R NOT I C E TO BE ANNOUNCED Tuesdays Bowling $13 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.

1st Monday: Stew Leonards 1st & 3rd Mondays: Super Wal-Mart

$5 $12

To register for trips and classes, please call: (718) 320-2066 Monday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Funded by: The NYC Department for the Aging, The NYS Office for the Aging and Riverbay Corporation

All meals served w/margarine and fresh milk *Menu subject to change without notice. We ask that members please call their center at least one day in advance to register for lunch:

Bartow Center (718) 320-2066, Ext. 2010 Dreiser Center (718) 320-1345 • Gloria Wise Center (718) 671-5161

Upcoming Events/Trips FAR M E R S M AR K E T C O UP O NS available on Tuesday, July 26. 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Bartow Center, room 31; 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Dreiser Center, room 7, and 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Einstein Center, room 49. One day only. First come, first served.

E M P I R E C I T Y C ASI NO - July 27, also August 3rd, August 24th and August 31 - $3. Trip includes transportation, boxed lunch and 4 hours at casino, $10 food coupon. Pick-ups: Einstein, 10:00 a.m.; Bartow, 10:15 a.m. and Dreiser, 10:30 a.m. Drop off at Asch Loop in front of library; Dreiser Loop and Einstein Loop only.

O R C H AR D BE AC H - Monday, July 25, and Friday, July 29. $7 includes transportation, boxed lunch, 5 hours at beach.

Pick-ups: Bartow, 9:00 a.m.; Dreiser, 9:15 a.m. and Einstein, 9:30 a.m.

ART BY T H E F E NC E - Please come to the Art on the Fence event! Featuring Co-op City’s own artist! View paintings and photographs and have a portrait drawn of you!! July 30, 10:00am.1:00pm at the Bartow Mall.

ST EW L EONAR DS – Monday, Aug. 1.

I F SA ADVO C AC Y C AF É AT C O O P C I T Y. Join us for a lively discussion on senior benefits and entitlements, Wednesday August 10, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Einstein Center, 2nd floor. Refreshments will be served. Contact Hattie Lucas, 718-379-0433, Ext. 3002. Given the current New York Budget Crisis, advocacy and community organizing is needed more than ever!

SE L F DE F E NSE C L ASSE S Have Been Cancelled at ALL Centers.

C AR E G I VE R S UP P O R T G R O UP Do You Need Support For An Older Person? A Caregiver Support Group can offer an atmosphere of understanding and support for caregivers to discuss issues and problems. Whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home, you are most welcome. The group

meets every other Tuesday at: 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 31, from 1-2 p.m.

The next sessions are Tuesdays, August 2, 16 and 30. The support group is facilitated by a social worker. If you have any questions, please contact JASA at 718320-2066.

DI SABI L I T Y SUPP O RT / SO C I AL I Z AT I O N G ROUP - First Friday of every month – 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 25.

The next meeting for the DI ABE T I C SUP P O RT G RO UP is scheduled for Monday, August 29.

SE NI O R C E NT E R F I E L D T R I P P E R M I SSI O N SL I P – Effective immediately, all senior center participants are required to fill out a Senior Center Field Trip Permission Slip before going on any JASA senior center trips. If you are paying for someone to go on the trip, you must make sure that they bring the form with them on the day of the trip. All forms must be filled out prior to going on the trip; No Exceptions.

NOW H I R I NG : PAR T T I M E DR I VE R WANT E D - The Co-op City Bartow Senior Center is searching for a responsible part-time driver with a valid CDL License to work 20 hrs. per week.

You can obtain an application or submit your resume to the Co-op City Senior Center Office located at 2049 Bartow Ave., 718-320-2066.

BL O O D P R E SSUR E : Trained volunteers are providing FREE blood pressure screenings to the 60+ community, conveniently located at all three of the Co-op City community centers. All you need is to become a member by simply filling out a short application form available at any of the local centers.

L O C AT I O NS & SC H E DUL E 135 Einstein Loop, Room 45, every 2nd & 4th Friday at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

177 Dreiser Loop, Room 7, every 1st & 3rd Thursday at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Bartow at 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31, on vacation until September 21.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE EDUCATION African-American Association, “Business Education Classes” Wed., 7/27, 6:00 p.m., Dreiser Room #2

HOBBIES African-American Association, “Belly Dancing Classes” Mon., 7/25, 6:30 p.m.; “Yoga & Pilates” Thurs, 7/28, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Room #2

RELIGIOUS Deeper Life Church, Tues., 7/26, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Room #1 Church of the New Vision, “Bible Studies” Sun., 7/31, 9:30 a.m., Einstein Room #38 Faith @ Work Christian Church, Thurs., 7/28, 5:30 p.m. and Sun., 7/31, 8:00 a.m. Dreiser Room #8 Iglesia Cristiana Marcos 16:15, Sun., 7/31, 10:00 a.m., Einstein Room #35 Harvest Restoration Ministries, “Bible Study” Wed., 7/27, 7 p.m., Dreiser Room #10, “Church Service” Sun., 7/31, 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Room #10 Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Thurs., 7/28, 5:30 p.m., Dreiser Room #9 Circle of Christ “Children’s Bible Study” Sun., 7/31, 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Room #2

SENIORS JASA Senior Services “Luncheon” Mon.,- Fri., 7/25-7/29, 8:00 a.m., Bartow Room #31

SERVICE & CIVIC Weight Watchers Nutrition Program, “Meeting Time” Tues., 7/26, 6 p.m., Dreiser Rm #4

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION UPCOMING EVENTS Film Series: TODAY! July 23, 2:00 p.m., “The Italian” - Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.

July 30, 2:00 p.m., “Life on a String” - A young boy is enveloped by his tutor in a magical spell. The boy is instructed to devote his life to music and told that he will be blind until the 1,000th string on his banjo breaks, and event that does not occur until the boy is a very old man.

WEEKLY EVENTS Children’s Read Aloud - Every day @ 11:30 a.m.

Chess Club - Every Monday & Thursday, 2:00 p.m.

KIDS Game On Nintendo Wii! - Every Monday, 3:30 p.m.

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Every Tuesday, 2 p.m.

Teen TAG - Every Tuesday, 4 p.m., ages 12-18 Arts/Crafts - Wednesday, July 27, 2 p.m., ages 3-8 Teen Book Café - Every Wednesday, 4 p.m., Talk about books or listen.

Chess Club - Every Thursday, 2:00 p.m.

Teen Time - Every Friday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Come and hang out in the library’s community room: Bring a snack, talk to friends, play games.

Film - Every Saturday, 2:00 p.m.

The New York Public Library Baychester Branch • 2049 Asch Loop • Bronx, NY 10475 (Fully Wheelchair Accessible)

HOURS: Monday & Wednesday, 10-7; Tuesday & Thursday, 10-6; Friday & Saturday, 10-5.

Libros En Español (Books in Spanish). HORARIO DE LA BIBLIOTECA: Lunes 10-7, Martes 10-6, Miércoles 10-7, Jueves 10-6, Viernes 10-5, Sábado 10-5, Domingo Cerrado

718.379.6700 FREE ADMISSION TO ALL

AARP Chapter #4997 FYI: AARP Driver Safety Class scheduled for SAT. AUGUST 20, 8:30 a.m. in AARP Room “O” in Dreiser Loop Community Center -- $12/National AARP members; $14/non-members. Please call the office 718-320-1946 to register – “speak slowly” and leave your name, phone number and a brief message and someone will return your call.

F YI -2: Remember to add AARP Peachtree Chapter #4997 to your Fall/ Winter schedule to keep you abreast of Albany happenings and community activities.

NOT E: To our sick, on the mend and shut-in members, and those bereaved members, please know that you are in our prayers.

Contact Frances Wilson, Good & Welfare Coordinator, 718-671-5493.

2011 TOUR AC TI VI TIE S REMINDER: You don’t have to be a member of Peachtree Chapter to attend any of the trips -- so, come and go with us…let’s have fun together.

Aug. 23 (Tues.) – Boston Harbor Cruise; includes roundtrip motor coach; scenic 2hour Harbor Cruise (aboard the beautiful Odyssey); elegant served 3-course luncheon; and musical entertainment – A “WAITING LIST” IS AVAILABLE -- $90/person – contact Delores, 718-379-2176.

Sept. 22 (Thurs.) – Opus “Casino Cruise” Line – trip includes sailing out of Freeport (NY); free hot/cold buffet & dessert; free “top-shelf” drinks while gaming; Deluxe motor coach transportation to ship; slot bonus to be announced – $60/person – for payment info (make check payable to AARP #4997), contact Jeanne, 718-379-3742 A.S.A.P. Oct. 17th & 18th – Rocking Horse Resort Fall Foliage – overnight stay; 3 meals; resort activities; Monticello Raceway/Casino on return trip home -- $199/double; $249/single

-- $50 deposit due with registration – balance due by Sept. meeting – contact Jean, 718379-3742.

Dec. 30 – Jan. 1, 2012 – New Year’s Eve Weekend Celebration at the DESMOND – Lavish New Year’s Eve Party; cocktail party w/hot hors d’oeuvres & pasta station; 5 hours open bar; surf & turf dinner; champagne toast; music/ dancing; All New Christmas Show at the American Music Theater; after check-in, dinner w/fun & games; full-hot buffet breakfast; then you can go to an Atlantic City Casino or shopping at QVC Studio Tour or shopping at King of Prussia Mall or relaxing at the Desmond; 2 nights Deluxe Accommodations; New Year’s Day Champagne Brunch & show; - $534/person double; $634 – single; $526/person triple; $50/per person trip insurance available – $50 deposit due at registration – Contact Delores, 718-379-2176 for Registration Form to be mailed to you.

2012 TOUR ACT IVIT IE S APRIL 23-24, 2012 – “JONAH” – experience the mighty storm at sea that breaks apart an enormous ship; peer into the underwater world & see the giant fish swallow up God’s misguided Prophet Jonah -- at the Millennium Theater in Lancaster (PA) – trip includes: a stop in Bethlehem (PA) known as the “Christmas City;” visit the Sands Casino ($35 Casino Bonus); lodging at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Reading; wine & cheese reception w/a sit-down dinner and live Musical Comedy Show; 2nd day hot breakfast buffet; visit an Amish quilt shop, cannery & Kitchen Kettle gift shops; w/reserved seats at the Millennium Theater for “JONAH”; stop for dinner on the way home…Trip prices to be announced; call Jeanne, 718-379-3742 to register.

—Delor es Debna m

Einstein Cancer Fund Tuesday, August 9 – We will be going to Caesar’s Casino. Cost per person is $30 with a slot play casino bonus of $25. Time of pick-up is 8 a.m. starting a Einstein Loop, followed by Asch and Dreiser Loop. As always, please bring a valid photo I.D. and a casino card.

Saturday, Sept. 17 -- Our annual raffle luncheon at the Seashore Restaurant, City Island. Cost per person, $48, which includes entrée choice of broiled filet of sole, broiled or grilled salmon filet, fried shrimp or shrimp scampi, BBQ chicken, BBQ baby back ribs, prime rib roast of beef, chicken parmesan or combination BBQ ribs and

chicken. There will be an appetizer, pasta, salad, soda, tea, and coffee plus a special cake to commemorate this occasion.

Everyone in attendance will receive a raffle ticket, ensuring them of a raffled gift card.

Come spend an afternoon of good food, fun and warm companionship.

For the above events, please call Mildred at 718-320-0288, Loretta at 718-671-2958 or Lydia at 718-671-3005. For memorial cards, please call Loretta.

Good health and healings are wished to all. Have a safe, happy summer.

Stay safe everyone.

—Lydia R ua s

Goose Island Seniors Wednesday, July 27—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2.

Refreshments served.

Sunday, July 31—Bingo game in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $3.

Refreshment and snacks will be served.

Tuesday, July 26—Going to Atlantic City Showboat Casino. The price is $30. Rebate, $30 slot play. Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops, Einstein Center, Asch Loop (back of library), Dreiser Loop. Atlantic City has a lot to offer, many casinos and you can go to the beach by the sea and the Boardwalk.

Wednesday, October 19—We are going to VILLA ROMA for an Octoberfest. The price is $55 (fifty-five). Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our usual 3 bus stops. We are still taking standby's. Call Ann or Mary for more information, 718-379-9613.

Thursday, November 10—We are having an END OF YEAR PARTY at Seashore Restaurant. Price is $55 (fifty-five). Music and entertainment by Mr. Williard. Menu:

salad, pasta, appetizer; baked and grilled salmon, filet of swordfish, shrimp scampi, or fried shrimps, filet of Sole, seafood combination platter, prime rib of beef, roast chicken, chicken parmigiana, BBQ chicken, BBQ baby back ribs, BBQ combo chicken and ribs; vegetables, potatoes; unlimited soft drinks, iced tea, coffee, tea and special cake.

With much sadness, one of our dearest member Michelle Ramirez has passed on.

Our sympathy and condolences have been sent to her family.

For more information, call Ann or Mary at 718-379-9613 or come to Room 39 at 135 Einstein Center, Monday - Thursday, l0 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. or call Mary in evening at 718379-4899.

Ann and Mary of Goose Island Seniors would like to thank all our friends and members who came with us to Platzl Brauhaus.

Everyone had a good time. We will go back next year.

Good health to all.

—Ma r y Pilla

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Traditional Synagogue

Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue

Someone once asked a beauty expert what she considered the years of a woman's greatest attractiveness. She responded without hesitation, “every year.” The glowing youth and vitality of a teenager is one kind of beauty. The alert vivaciousness and keen mental interest of the woman in her twenties and thirties is another kind. Still another type of beauty - the softness in the face, the gentleness in the voice, and the tolerance, understanding and sympathy comes only with maturity. Time may wrinkle the skin, but it cannot wrinkle the soul.

Physical changes that may seem distressing in our later years should be seen in perspective. We could live more happy lives if we learned that beauty is many sided and that each age has its own characteristic delights. This is as true of old age as of childhood.

If we really learn to love ourselves by recognizing our inner worth, then we begin to act unselfishly and with greater self-assurance and responsibility. We then approach ourselves with honesty, self-acceptance, and along with the knowledge of our potentiality for loving, we develop real spiritual beauty.

Young Israel of Co-op City Young Israel of Co-op City (lower level of the Dreiser Loop shopping center) is a house of worship that opens its doors every morning from 6 until 7 a.m.

Anyone who wishes to start the daily routine with prayers, during which our spiritual leader, Rabbi Solomon I. Berl, offers a brief Bible teaching is welcome.

On Friday evening, Sabbath services begin at 7 p.m. Saturday morning servic-

es start at 9 a.m. Rabbi Berl delivers his sermon at 10:30 a.m.

The Rabbi's class on the Ethics of our Fathers begins one hour before sunset every Saturday afternoon.

For office hours or any information you may seek, feel free to call (718) 6712300 and leave your name, phone number and a brief message on the synagogue answering machine, and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Co-op City Jewish Center The Co-op City Jewish Center is located at 900 Co-op City Blvd., Bronx, N.Y. 10475.

Saturday services are continuing thanks to those people who attend. Please try to attend whenever possible.

We would like to remind our members and any Jewish people in Co-op City

looking for a conservative synagogue, we are still here, and all are welcome. Try to take a Saturday and come to services when you can.

DONATIONS OR DUES CAN BE SENT TO THE OFFICE. —M a r vin Seidma n

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The Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 (new address) at Bldg. 27B-120 Erdman Place (behind the lobby), welcomes you to pray with them. Tel. for the Shule (same old number), 1-718-379-6920.

Not e: Office hours are on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday, we are here from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Candle lighting on Friday, July 29, is before 7:56 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, July 23, at 9:08 p.m. We recite Havdallah (The Recital over the Wine) at the end of Shabbos.

Mincha services on Saturday, July 23 are 7:00 p.m. and the Shalosh Seudos repast is at 7:15 p.m.

The community is always welcome to attend our various functions and enjoy a great day of fun and friendship.

C om in g E ven ts: Saturday, July 23 - Morning Services are at 9:00 a.m. Mincha is at 7:00 p.m. and the Rabbi’s class is at 7:15 p.m. The class for this week will encompass another Chapter of Pirkei Avot. The parsha this week is “Matot.” Shabbat ends at 9:08 p.m.

Sunday, August 7 at 1:30 p.m. - Enjoy an afternoon of Bingo sponsored by the Sisterhood at the Synagogue. Bring your friends and neighbors. The cost is $3 per person and includes admission, snacks and refreshments. Where else can you keep cool and have fun at the same time.

Monday, August 8 - The Fast of AV begins at 8:04 p.m.

Tuesday, August 9-Fast of the 9th of AV ends at 8:11 p.m.

Wednesday, August 17 - Make your reservations with the Men’s Club for a great day to Mount Airy Casino. The cost is $28/person and receive back a bonus of $35 for slot play. You need a government ID to receive the hotel bonus. Pick-up stops are: Einstein Loop at 8:15 a.m., Asch Loop at 8:20 a.m., and Dreiser Loop at 8:25 a.m. Call Marty, 718-671-7809; Gary, 718-671-8424 or Bruce, 718-320-2234.

Sunday, August 21 at 1:30 p.m. - Join us as the Synagogue presents an afternoon of Bingo. Bring your friends and neighbors. The cost is $3/person.

G ood a n d Welfa r e Dues for 2011: Dues are always in order.

Please honor your Yiskor pledges. Send your checks to: Traditional Synagogue at 120 Erdman Place, Bronx, NY 10475.

Thank you!

Come on down to the synagogue to purchase kosher wine.

Do you need a tree certificate sent “in Honor” or “in Memory” of a special occasion or a condolence? For information, you can call Mimi at 1-347-427-4526 and we can accommodate you.

As of this writing, I am happy to report that Jerome Berlofsky is now home from the hospital and recuperating little by little.

We wish him a speedy recovery.

Please! Support the Synagogue. We always need your help. Thank you.

Shalom! —M ir ia m E velyn Ber lofsky

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Church of the Savior Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr., Pastor; Lady Theresa M. Smith, co-founder; Rev. McMillian, Assistant Pastor, and the Church of the Savior family extend an invitation to every person to worship with us.

We are a non-denominational, inter-racial, inter-cultural, intergenerational fellowship of believers. We care about you, not your W2. We are not church as usual. Come as you are, we leave the judging to God. The Church of the Savior family extends love and affirmation to the Co-op City community; A warm welcome awaits you!! We love you for who you are, not what you have. Please call us at 718-3200002 or 917-734-4058 for more informa-

tion. Do you want a place that allows you to meet the living God? Do you want to be connected to people who care about you not what you have on or how much money you make? A special seat and friend awaits you.

Church of the Savior is located at 120 DeKruif Place – street level, (under Building #7 near Dreiser Loop). Take the 38 to Dreiser Loop and DeKruif Pl. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 86, Bronx, NY 10475.

Su n d a y M or n in g Sch ed u le: Adult Bible Study – 9:15 a.m.

Summer Worship - 10:00 a.m. Come and be blessed. We want an opportunity to

Building 30 Association We have an email address. It is: Building30@hotmail.com.

At our last meeting, on June 15th, we had nominations and elections of officers.

The following were elected unanimously: President, Linda Werner; Vice President, Liz Penn; Secretary, Gerry Prentice; and Treasurer, Miriam E. Berlofsky.

These are your new officers. This organization cannot work without the participation of the cooperators of Building 30 A&B. I hope that we can help each

other.

C om in g E ven t s: Check the Association Bulletin Board in your lobby for dates and times of events.

Get involved and make a difference!!

G ood & Welfa r e: Speedy get well wishes to all who are under the weather. If you are celebrating a special occasion, an anniversary or a birthday, we hope that you enjoy your day.

HAVE A SAFE SUMMER! —M ir ia m E . Ber lofsky

love you. See you in church.

Our children's Sunday School will teach and nurture your child/children in the word of God. All sessions are during worship service.

Reading from Holy Scripture Proverbs: 3:5,6.

Week ly Act ivit y Each Thursday at 10:00 a.m., Channel 70, Bronxnet. Tune in and be blessed. If this program has lifted, you please let us know. Dr. Smith can be contacted at 718320-0002. If you prefer to drop a personal note: P.O. Box 86, Bronx, NY 10475 is our mailing address.

Bereavement Support Group meets

Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? Come, our arms and hearts are open to you. God bless you! " I wa s h u n gr y a n d you fed m e" …

Church of the Savior is reaching out to individuals and families who need nutritious food. Our food pantry, coordinated

by First Lady Theresa Smith, is just a phone call away. For more information in donating or receiving food, please call her at 718-925-5052.

T h ough t of t h e Week: "Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown!"

—R ev. Dr. R ob er t A. Sm it h

Public Safety Blotter: July 10 - 16, 2011 J u ly 16, 135 E in st ein L oop Two individuals fighting were issued summonses for disorderly conduct and released.

J u ly 15, 99 E a r h a r t L a n e A cooperator reported that their vehicle was broken into and the GPS system was removed.

J uly 12, 100 Benchley Pla ce (Building 25)/140 Deb s P la ce (Bu ild in g 10C )

A female complainant reported that an unknown individual robbed them at gunpoint and fled the area. A search was conducted by both CCPD and NYPD units with negative results.

J u ly 10, 2049 Ba r t ow Aven u e A car traveling on Bartow Avenue lost control and hit a parked car forcing it onto the sidewalk. No injuries were reported.

No Co-op City Times? Call 646.479.1041 or 646.261.1761; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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(718) 671-2233 DR. LOUIS JACOBS, DIRECTOR ALL FOOT CONDITIONS TREATED The in-office surgical correction of BUNIONS • HAMMERTOES • INGROWN TOENAILS PAINFUL CORNS and CALLOUSES The treatment of traumatic foot injuries, heel spurs, bursitis and arthritis of the joints of the feet, toenail and skin infections, as well as other conditions.

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HIP CMO (Montefiore) Health Plan Accepted.

We participate in Postal Workers, Mail Handlers, Letter Carriers, Verizon Workers, 1199, GHI, Blue Shield, Empire Plan, Medicare, Travelers, United Health Care and many other union and major medical plans.

Se Habla Español MEDICARE ACCEPTED • HOUSE CALLS BY APPOINTMENT

Diabetic Patients with Medicare may be eligible for shoes.

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