Co-op City Times 11/22/14

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Vol. 49 No. 47

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Services to shareholders continue under interim management ing during this interim period while a With the removal of MSI Real new management entity is being Estate, Inc., the managing agent of sought.

Co-op City, off the property earlier Riverbay’s twenty-seven departthis week, the Riverbay Corporation ments have been divided under is now under the admintwo categories, adminisistration of two of the tration and operations.

Merola is in charge of Board’s 3 Knowledge those departments that Assistants – Riverbay’s fall under “administraDirector of Finance tion” and Ellison of the Peter Merola, and Noel departments that are catEllison, a former genegorized under “opereral manager of Co-op ations.”

City, currently also “There are a number serving as a manager of Peter Merola and Noel Ellison of ongoing investigathe Dreiser Cooperator Services Office (CSO). tions currently that In an address to Riverbay departcould potentially expose the corporament directors on Tuesday afternoon, tion to a great amount of liability,” Board president Cleve Taylor said Board President Taylor. “During referred to Merola and Ellison as this interim period, we have asked “co-general managers,” and asked Director of Finance Peter Merola to for everyone’s full support to keep the Riverbay Corporation function(Continued on page 2)

BY ROZAAN BOONE

REMINDER: November Carrying Charges due Wednesday

Riverbay’s offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 & 28, respectively, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Therefore, Wednesday, November 26 is the last business day of the month and the last day to pay your carrying charges to avoid legal action. Please also note that the Riverbay Administrative offices will close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Thank you for your cooperation.

—Riverbay Finance Department

Jacobi’s Infectious Disease Specialist provides Co-op City an update on Ebola The current state of the Ebola epidemic in three western African nations and the potential of its spread in this region and throughout the nation and world in general were reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Jenny-Avital, an Infectious Disease Specialist at Jacobi Medical Center, on Tuesday evening in the Dreiser Auditorium.

Dr. Jenny told the approximately 30 residents who attended the seminar that she gained her experience with infectious diseases working with AIDS patients beginning in the early ‘90s and added that because she is fluent in French she has a lot of experience in working and treating immigrants from the French speaking nations of West Africa.

The program included a Power Point presentation on Ebola compiled by the

BY BILL STUTTIG

Dr. Elizabeth Jenny-Avital, the Infectious Disease Specialist for Jacobi Medical Center leads a seminar on the current status of the Ebola epidemic Tuesday evening in the Dreiser auditorium.

Photo by Bill Stuttig (Continued on page 9)

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Riverbay Board calls for investigation of MSI’s conduct as managing agent The Riverbay Board of Directors, acting in an open Emergency Board Meeting on Wednesday evening, Nov. 19, in front of nearly 400 shareholders packed into the Bartow Center, voted 122 to investigate Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc.’s conduct as managing agent.

Before the vote on Amended Emergency Resolution #14-72 (see page 6 for resolution), Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor detailed the reasons that led him to investigate Marion Scott officials and to discuss the proce-

BY JIM ROBERTS

dure to be followed to effectuate a termination of Marion Scott’s position.

Two days earlier, on Monday, Nov. 17, Taylor, as directed by an Ad Hoc Committee of the Board, excused Marion Scott, Inc. officials from their daily duties pending the outcome of the investigation.

On Monday, Co-op City Public Safety officials escorted several Marion Scott, Inc. employees off the property following new revelations of allegations (Continued on page 4)

Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor (second left) detailed the allegations against Marion Scott, Inc. for the hundreds of shareholders who attended an Emergency Board meeting held on Nov. 19 at the Bartow Center.

Photo by Jim Roberts

See notice on door-to-door delivery of the Co-op City Times on page 2 Early Thanksgiving deadline notice

Riverbay’s administrative offices will be closed next Thursday and Friday, November 27th and 28th, respectively, in observance of Thanksgiving. Because of the holiday shortened work week, all community organizations must submit their club articles before 9 a.m. on Monday, November 24. Material received after this time will not be considered for publication in the Saturday, November 29th issue of the Co-op City Times. Directors’ viewpoints are also due before 9 a.m. on Monday, November 24.

Please note that regular business hours of the Co-op City Times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday. Material for publication may be emailed to cctimes@riverbaycorp.com; faxed to (718) 320-2595 or slipped under the office door at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Rm. 21.

Although the administrative offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, shareholders may contact the maintenance desk for emergency maintenance, and the Co-op City Public Safety Department at (718) 671-3050, and 9-1-1 with emergencies.

We wish everyone a memorable and safe Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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Interim Mgmt.

assist in the administration of the Riverbay Corporation, and we have also asked a former General Manager, Noel Ellison, to assist in the operations of Co-op City.

“I want to assure you that all services shall continue uninterrupted. We will advise the shareholders on these matters as soon as it is prudent.”

Both Merola and Ellison stressed this week that shareholders should rest assured that essential services will continue to be delivered and that they should go about their activities as they normally would.

“Having worked for Riverbay for 28 years, I am happy to assist the corporation in any way that I can,” said Merola.

“When the Board President reached out to me to assist in filling in the role of General Manager, I said that I would help on an interim basis, along with my colleague Noel Ellison, since they were bidding out for a new property management company and need to get past this short stretch of time.

“My focus will be to keep the administrative functions of Riverbay Corporation running and continuing to provide the best level of service possible to the shareholders. Everything continues as it had been – you still make your payments to the corporation the same way you always have, and contact the same departments and personnel for services related to your apartment.”

Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014 (Continued from page 1)

Ellison added: “We move forward with the belief that our workers are among the best in the business and they remain free to do their jobs in the manner that they’ve consistently performed.

I have no doubt that they will rise to the challenges that we will no doubt face during this interim period. Having said that, shareholders should feel free to continue to reach out to us with their needs by first contacting their CSO office. Rest assured that our dedication is to the cooperators first and foremost and we ask for their support during this time.”

Shareholders are reminded to contact their local CSO first with any issues or concerns relating to their apartments.

Shareholders who live in Buildings 1-14, may contact CSO 1 in Dreiser, Room 6, or by calling (718) 320-3300, then select “3” to be connected to CSO, and follow the prompts to be routed to your specific CSO office.

CSO 2 covers Buildings 15-25 and is located in the Bartow Community Center, Room B. The office may be contacted by dialing (718) 320-3300, then select “3” to be connected to CSO and follow the prompts.

CSO 3 covers Buildings 26-35 and is located in Room 37 in the Einstein Center. The office can be reached by calling (718) 320-3300, select “3” for CSO and then follow the prompts.

Door-to-door delivery of Co-op City Times

Beginning today, Saturday, November 22, and continuing for at least the next 2 months, the Co-op City Times will be delivered door-to-door, instead of by the elevators on each floor of the high rise residential buildings. The paper will also be delivered to each townhouse door as is currently the case.

With the change in scope of the delivery process, the distributor will need until 5 p.m. to complete delivery. Therefore, some shareholders may receive their paper after 1 p.m. on Saturday.

If you require a paper earlier, you may pick one up from the distribution bins in the three (3) community centers while the paper delivery is being completed.

You can also read and follow the Co-op City Times online at http:// issuu.com/cctimes.

If you do not receive your paper by 5 p.m. on Saturday, please call (347) 4395632 and let the distribution supervisor know. Also call the Co-op City Times office at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3375 and let us know so we can follow-up with the distributor.

We thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to ensure efficient delivery of the Co-op City Times.

Riverbay Fund Update

The Riverbay Fund, Inc., a private not-for-profit agency, and the Riverbay Corporation both maintain a strong commitment to the provision of a safe and nurturing state-of-the-art enrichment center for our resident youth located at 2081 Bartow Avenue. Most recently, select HUD staff members were presented with additional information that included an awesome proposed program designed with flexibility to accommodate different populations, the needs of those populations and the needs of participating cooperators.

Now the local HUD’s staff’s concern is: “Is it financially feasible” to allow this space (former Bingo Hall) for the Youth of a 53% Black, 22% Hispanic, 13% White & 12% Other population? The Proposed Program was not questioned.

Our answer is YES and the Riverbay Fund, Inc. Executive Staff is resuming interviews to staff the Fund with key personnel to obtain money from an array of sources. We

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Sponsor a family for Thanksgiving

Church of the Savior invites you to sponsor a family for the Thanksgiving holidays!

Please bring a bag of non-perishable fixings, including stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, string beans/vegetables, rice, yams, and corn bread mix to the Church of the Savior Food Pantry, located at 920 Baychester Ave. (close to Darrow Pl).

For additional information, please contact Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, pastor, at (917) 734-4058.

KEEPING YOU INFORMED The new default speed limit in New York City has been reduced to 25 m.p.h. This change will make the streets of New York City safer for our children and all our pedestrians. With just a 5 m.p.h. reduction in speed, we can cut the fatality rate for pedestrians struck by vehicles in half. With your help and cooperation, our city is going to be a safer place.

are also working with an Architect.

My thinking about “financially feasibility” is the same as those who for more than three centuries carried millions of kidnapped Africans across the Atlantic in a “wooden world,” the “floating dungeons,” to make it “financially feasible” to have free labor to shape the Western world. Therefore, being an offspring of those who survived, I am prepared in partnership with others to continue the advocacy for this community. The Riverbay Board has approved the use of the former Bingo Hall for OUR not-for-profit use. Parents, grandparents and other care givers need all the EXTRA support possible to prepare our youth and young adults for the world of work and entrepreneurship.

We will be planning fundraising activities and outreach to cooperators for financial support of our Youth Enrichment Center.

—Evelyn M. Turner, LCSW President, Riverbay Fund, Inc.

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Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014

2nd Combing Co-op City

18th Annual Kwanzaa celebration, Dec. 27

The Coalition of African American Churches & Community Organizations will hold their 18th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, December 27, 2 p.m. in Room 31 of the Bartow Center.

This event is free and all are invited to attend.

The Coalition requests donations of a dish of your choice (no pork, please), as well as fresh fruits, salads, baked goods and refreshments.

BVA exhibits

In December, the Baychester Visual Arts Association will be exhibiting paintings at the Baychester Library located at Bartow Avenue.

The exhibit will be ongoing throughout the month.

On December 13th and 14th, BVA will also have an art show and bazaar in Room 5 of the Dreiser Center, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. All are invited to attend and see the beautiful artwork and gift items for sale. There will be a raffle and you can win an original painting, so don’t miss this event.

Refreshments will be served.

CCPD food drive

CCPD recently kicked off its annual Food Drive, organized by Sgt. Nat Diaz, in conjunction with City Harvest, a charity which collects and distributes donated food to the city’s less fortunate throughout the year.

Last year, the community donated over 1500 pounds of non-perishable food items, well over the stated goal of 1000 pounds. This year, the goal is to exceed 1500 pounds. Donation bins have been set up in all three community centers, as well as at Public Safety headquarters which is open 24 hours a day. Donation will be accepted until January 16th.

REMINDER: Thanksgiving Co-op City Times deadline

Because of the holiday-shortened work week, all articles from community organizations and Directors’ viewpoints must be submitted by 9 a.m. this Monday, November 24, for inclusion in the Saturday, November 29th issue of the Co-op City Times.

Riverbay’s offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 & 28, respectively, in observance of Thanksgiving.

FRONT PA G E

NY National Guard conducts Citizens Preparedness training at Harry S Truman High School What to do when disaster strikes Nearly one hundred residents, including boys and girls, and National Guardsmen came out to participate in the New York State Citizen Preparedness Training Program held last Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Harry S Truman High School in Co-op City’s Education Park.

Some may remember that in his 2014 State of the State Address, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced “ … it is more important than ever that New Yorkers are prepared for disasters and know what to do in an emergency.”

The New York National Guard and experts from various governmental agencies answered the Governor’s call and began training in communities throughout the state. Ms. Jennifer Rivera of the Governor’s Office, said, “Throughout the state, we have organized and partnered with regional and elected officials, communities and the National Guard to come in and train citizens how to prepare for the three main disasters: natural, man- made and technical.

“It will definitely occur, it’s just when will it occur?” said National Guard Lt. Robert McCoy when he introduced Capt. Glenford Rose, 24yr. Guardsman, who conducted the training. Following Hurricane Sandy, reports make it clear what devastation can happen. The Department of Homeland Security Emergency Service’s (DHSES) annual risk assessment reports that New York is at the highest risk in the country. Until 9-11, there had not been a terrorist disaster plan.

Also referred to as “Get Ready NY,” the program provides a get ready, response and recover plan after a disaster happens. Approximately 185 of these training programs have already been conducted and the goal is to make New Yorkers the best prepared citizens in the country.

“When a disaster occurs, we are ready,” added the Captain, as he encouraged those in the audience to talk to family and friends and, most importantly, to make a plan for any type of disaster, which should include a “go bag” and at least two places to meet up.

Maj. Douglas Baker thanked Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, who was the only elected official present at last Wednesday’s event at Truman, as well as Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., Senator Ruth Hassel-Thompson, Councilman Andy King, and Truman HS Principal, for their support of the citizens’ preparedness training program.

Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, Co-op City Board Director and Team Chief of the highly regarded Bronx CERT-10,

BY LAURETTA J. JAYSURA

Bronx CERT-10 members, under the leadership of Team Chief Khalil Abdul-Wahhab, also participated in the Governor’s Citizens Preparedness program at Truman High School.

Photo by Lauretta Jaysura

which includes not only Co-op City, but the surrounding areas, said, “We cannot control disasters, but we can prepare and survive them.”

Capt. Rose made a plea for volunteers and anyone who would like to join a CERT team, to go to www.prepare.ny .gov and www.ny alert.gov and sign up.

Those with special skills are especially

needed as volunteers.

At the conclusion of the two-hour presentation, all registered participants received an official NYS Go Bag backpack (fully stocked) and a Certificate of Completion signed by Gov. Cuomo and New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jerome M. Hauer.

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MSI Investigation

that undermined the Riverbay Board’s confidence and trust in Marion Scott, Inc.’s continued service as Riverbay’s managing agent.

“I will not do business with anyone who engages in these types of activities,” Board President Taylor told shareholders at the meeting. “This kind of misconduct would not be tolerated at my business; they would not be tolerated at your business.”

Amended Emergency Resolution 1472 states: “Now therefore be it resolved that the Corporation requests an immediate review

by NYS HCR of the performance of MSI; and if HCR makes a determination after said review that MSI failed to comply with the management agreement, or that MSI’s performance is not satisfactory, or that MSI failed to comply with any law, regulation or HCR directive, that HCR should terminate the expired management agreement between Riverbay and MSI; and “Be it further resolved; that General Counsel shall review the issues set forth in this Resolution and report its findings and recommendations to the Board within sixty (60) days for further consideration by the Board.”

At the Open Board meeting on

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dollars to settle.

“We have been told by HCR for a number of years that the Board should not get involved in day-to-day management,” said Board President Taylor. “Only do policy – let Marion Scott handle everything.

“Successive boards have done that – they’ve let Marion Scott handle that and part of their responsibilities is to negotiate these labor contracts. They’ve done that to our detriment.”

Riverbay has been named in a class action lawsuit filed by Riverbay employees regarding hourly wages, along with Marion Scott, Inc. as a co-defendant, when in actuality, Marion Scott, Inc. should be “the” defendant, Board President Taylor said, because they negotiated the contract.

“Marion Scott is responsible for that contract, and they’re chiefly responsible for the employment practices that go on here and yet, they have told us that they refuse to share in the cost of defending this action,” Taylor said. “They threatened us that they will bankrupt Marion Scott, Inc. before they put one penny to help us.”

According to the resolution approved by the Board, “MSI has refused to share in the costs of defending the Action; has refused to accept any responsibility for the employment practices at issue in the Action; has failed to procure insurance coverage for Riverbay or MSI in an amount that would cover the cost of defending the action; and the insurance which does exist may not provide coverage for any potential liability; and … MSI has threatened to file bankruptcy if it is Hundreds of shareholders expressed their support for the required to share in the Riverbay Board of Directors at an Emergency Board Meeting held costs of defending or on Nov. 19 at the Bartow Center to discuss allegations of mis- settling the Action.” management made against Marion Scott Inc. Photo by Jim Roberts President Taylor also produced emails that indicate that a Riverbay employee, the Wednesday, President Taylor told the shareholders why the Board had proposed Director of Risk Management, was found the resolution to direct an investigation of to be doing business for Marion Scott, Inc. the allegations against Marion Scott, Inc. on Riverbay work time and that millions by both the General Counsel for Riverbay, of dollars of insurance contracts over a the law firm of Smith, Buss & Jacobs, and ten-year period were awarded without any also by the state agency responsible for bidding process or the approval of the overseeing all Mitchell-Lama housing Riverbay Board of Directors.

“Anything over $100,000 has to go out complexes, the state Division of Housing to bid, according to our policies, and that and Community Renewal (HCR). process was not followed for 10 years (on “The actions that I had to take regardinsurance polices). The amount of insuring our managing agent, Marion Scott Realty, do affect our corporation, but we ance that we purchase each year is approxwill survive without Marion Scott,” the imately $8.5 million, none of it was being bid out,” said President Taylor. “That’s a Board President told shareholders. problem.”

Taylor outlined in detail allegations of Board President Taylor told the sharemisconduct in three specific areas. He holders that he also discovered that the recounted his investigation of Marion Riverbay employee was negotiating insurScott, Inc.’s alleged failure to secure the ance policies for Marion Scott properties proper fidelity bonds to insure that firm throughout the city of New York while at against damages caused by possible crimwork in his Riverbay office. “In my opininal activities of their own employees dation, that is a theft of services,” he said. ing back over a ten-year period.

“We don’t pay our employees to work for The Board President also explained the other people when they’re here.” financial exposure that the Riverbay Corp.

President Taylor went on to say: “In my and the shareholders of Co-op City are opinion, and I’m going to state it as fact, facing because of a federal lawsuit Marion Scott was complicit because they brought against both Riverbay and Marion had to give authority to the various brokerScott, Inc. that might cost several million

(Continued from page 1)

The Riverbay Board of Directors approved Amended Emergency Resolution #14-72 at its meeting held on Nov. 19 in the Bartow Center. The vote in favor was 12-2.

Photo by Jim Roberts

age houses to negotiate these policies on their behalf and it represents a clear conflict of interest.”

According to the resolution, “MSI has privately negotiated for, and signed contracts, obligating the Corporation to pay millions of dollars a year in insurance premiums, without bringing said contracts to the Board of Directors for review and approval, without obtaining the signature of the Corporation’s duly elected officers, and without providing notice of said contracts and practices to the State of New York; and … MSI has utilized Riverbay employees during work hours to provide services for the benefit of MSI, including the negotiation, procurement and renewal of insurance policies for other properties owned or managed by MSI.” Taylor said that Riverbay employee was suspended and is subject to termination.

After Board Secretary Francine Reva Jones read the original Emergency Resolution as proposed, Board Treasurer Bernie Cylich introduced his amendments to that resolution. The Board discussed the amendments and approved them, followed by introduction of a further amendment by Board Director Khalil AbdulWahhab, which was also approved.

The Board then approved the final version of the amended resolution by a vote of 12-2 in favor. Voting in favor of the resolution were: Directors Linda Berk, Bernie Cylich, Bill Gordon, Leah Graham, Daryl Johnson, Francine Reva Jones, Andrea Leslie, Leslie Peterson, Al Shapiro, Board President Cleve Taylor, Evelyn Turner and Khalil Abdul-Wahhab.

The two “no” votes were cast by Directors Helen Atkins and Othelia Jones. Director Rev. Calvin Owens was absent from the meeting.

The Riverbay Board of Directors is now in the midst of their thorough process of searching for new management of Coop City. General Counsel Jeffrey Buss announced at the Open Board meeting on Wednesday that eight companies had submitted bids by the deadline of 5 p.m. on Nov. 19 to manage Co-op City. The Board’s Ad Hoc Search Committee will now evaluate the bids so they can forward their recommendations to the entire Board for a decision.

Once the Board makes its decision, expected to come some time in January or February of next year, the proposed new management entity will be sent on to the state HCR, the federal Housing and Development agency (HUD) and Wells Fargo bank for their review and approval.

Board President Taylor told shareholders that he has appointed two veteran

Riverbay employees, Noel Ellison and Peter Merola, to assume the additional duties of overseeing the 27 departments within Riverbay (see related story on page 1). Both men introduced themselves to the shareholders and expressed their commitment to provide all services to the residents until a new management group is appointed by the Board.

“The talent we have here in Riverbay can go anywhere in the world and run a major project,” President Taylor said. “We have everything we need here.”

During Board discussion following the approval of the Amended Emergency Resolution, Board Director Andrea Leslie, chairperson of the Board’s Audit Committee, told shareholders that her committee has interviewed many strong candidates for the position of audit director and expects to forward three finalists to the entire Board by December. The internal auditor position will report to the Board directly and have the authority to review all departments within Riverbay.

The position has been vacant for several years since the retirement of the previous audit director.

“We will have a certified public accountant on staff shortly,” Taylor said.

Shareholders at the meeting expressed their support for the removal of Marion Scott, Inc. throughout the evening and several thanked the Board for their actions during a question-and-answer session after the Board approved the resolution.

“We have to unwind the mess that was left here, and unfortunately it’s going to cost the shareholders money,” Taylor said.

“It happened – we have to move forward.

We have to rebuild.”

Addressing a question from a resident about how much money shareholders might have to pay for settling the federal hourly wage lawsuit, both Board President Taylor and General Counsel Buss explained that there will be significant costs.

“We have a few options, but with this federal lawsuit, we are the deepest pockets,” President Taylor said. “We’re going to try and explain that we don’t have the tremendous amount of money this thing may cost us.”

Buss told shareholders: “There is going to be expense that you are going to incur and you’re not going to like it. Where and how we can find the money is something that we’ve all been discussing. We’re going to take whatever actions we can take to recover the money.”

Also attending Wednesday night’s meeting were two officials from the state HCR, Denise Snyder and George Chan.

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It’s happening in Co-op City

Citizen Preparedness

As many as 100 residents, including boys and girls, joined National Guardsmen at Truman HS in Co-op City last Wednesday to participate in the New York State Citizen Preparedness Training Program, cosponsored by the Governor’s Office and Bronx CERT-10.

Photos by Lauretta Jaysura

Building 2 Association Memorial

The Building 2 Association recently dedicated a tree in memory of Mr. Jack Sonsol, a former President of the association, who served for many years. Jack passed away on January 25, 2014. His wife, Estelle, and many of their friends and neighbors, gathered for the commemorative service.

Building 18 Plaque

PLAQUE INSTALLED HONORING BUILDING 18 YOUTH … Riverbay Maintenance workers (l. to r.) Otoniel Roman, Obed Ortiz and Francisco Perez on Wednesday installed a plaque in the Building 18 lobby which honors the eight young people from Building 18 who created the art book “President Obama’s to Do List,” which earlier this year was chosen for permanent display in the Smithsonian Institute’s African Art Museum/ National Portrait Gallery. The historic plaque was donated to Building 18 by the Riverbay Board of Directors and the Riverbay Fund. Ruth Edwards, the Building 18 resident who led the successful Building 18 Scholarship Incentive Awards Program (SIAP) through which the historic book was produced, personally witnessed the plaque’s installation early Wednesday afternoon, along with Board Directors Evelyn Turner, Francine Reva Jones and various Building 18 residents. Edwards, on behalf of herself and the young people thanked the Board Directors for the esteemed recognition of the work of the SIAP, saying, “This was a great group of young people that I worked with. I learned much from them. It wasn’t a difficult job to work with them over the years. Instead it was a real pleasure and now that they are young adults, I still interact with them and that gives me a real sense of satisfaction.” Board Director Francine Jones said “We are so proud of Ruth and the young people for doing so much for our community in terms of being recognized by an esteemed organization such as the Smithsonian. Ruth is a real leader and we need more people like her.”

Director Turner said: “I have the utmost admiration for Ruth E. Edwards and I have been learning from her on what it takes to stick to it and accomplish your goals despite the many challenges. I am thankful for the cooperator who introduced me to her and her work. My congratulations also go out to the young people and also their parents who were instrumental in getting them and keeping them involved. I think as these young people grow older they will really appreciate what they were able to accomplish with this book. That is why this recognition is so deserved.”

REMINDER: Thanksgiving Co-op City Times deadline

Because of the holiday-shortened work week, all articles from community organizations and Directors’ viewpoints must be submitted by 9 a.m. this Monday, November 24, for inclusion in the Saturday, November 29th issue of the Co-op City Times. Riverbay’s offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27 & 28, respectively, in observance of Thanksgiving.

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Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor To the Editor: In response to Stewart Berman’s letter to the editor published in the November 8th Co-op City Times, as Membership Director of the Coalition to Save Affordable Housing (CTSAH), the Riverbay Board To the Editor: I would like to know why the supermarket in Section 5 does not allow cash back after a purchase? This is a basic courtesy given to customers by most supermarkets in New York City. When I asked a manager there, I was told that they stopped giving cash back because customers would split their orders in two so they could get more than the $20 maximum allowed. Big deal! The $20 maximum was a low amount to offer anyway. Why the supermarkets here in To the Editor: I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to the family of Derek Alger.

It saddened me to hear about the untimely passing of Derek Alger, for-

Embrace Their Efforts

President, Mr. Cleve Taylor, and the members of the Board of Directors have effectively in less than six months, uncovered what may very well be 14 years of mismanagement and inequality which could further affect our quality of life.

Reconsider store policy

this community would put such a low limit did not make sense. Most supermarkets allow up to $50 cash back.

We, the residents of Section Five, do not have the option of going to a bank like the other sections in Co-op City, where we could make cash withdrawals for free. The only option we now have, without the supermarket, is to use the ATM machines in the stores. When you add the fee at the ATM machine to the fee that your bank will charge you, it turns out to be a very expensive deduc-

Reflections

mer Director of Communications, and a past Editor of the Co-op City Times.

Whenever I would see Derek in the community, he greeted me with a smile and always had something funny to say. He had a quirky sense of humor

The President and members of the Riverbay Board of Directors are working hard to unveil and reverse the damages that have been allowed to occur here. “Why not embrace their efforts?”

—Sheila Sinclair tion for a $20 withdrawal.

A lot of people in Section Five use that supermarket. I am there several times a week and the store is never empty. Why would the owners make a decision like that without any regard to the very people that are making them rich?

I would like to ask the owner to reconsider this decision and extend this valuable courtesy to the residents of Section Five.

—Andrea Mayo that made me laugh. From time to time, he would call me just to chat. He was a good listener and would offer valuable advice. Derek had a kind spirit and was very humble May he rest in peace. —Michelle S. Davy

Amended Emergency Resolution #14-72 Conduct of Managing Agent SUBMITTED BY: BERNARD CYLICH

SECONDED BY: LINDA BERK, LEAH GRAHAM and CLEVE TAYLOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATED: NOVEMBER 19TH, 2014

WHEREAS, Riverbay employs Marion Scott Inc., (MSI) as the managing agent for the Riverbay Corporation; and WHEREAS, pursuant to NYS law and the Management Agreement between Riverbay and MSI, MSI is primarily responsible for day to day operations and employment matters at Riverbay, including the supervision of all employees in compliance with applicable laws; and WHEREAS, Riverbay and MSI have been named as defendants in a federal lawsuit challenging the labor and employment practices of Riverbay and MSI entitled Ramirez v Riverbay (hereinafter the “Action”); and WHEREAS, the federal court has certified the Action as a class action and has found certain labor and employment practices of Riverbay and MSI to be unlawful; and WHEREAS, MSI has refused to share in the costs of defending the Action; has

refused to accept any responsibility for the employment practices at issue in the Action; has failed to procure insurance coverage for Riverbay or MSI in an amount that would cover the cost of defending the action; and the insurance which does exist may not provide coverage for any potential liability; and WHEREAS, MSI has threatened to file bankruptcy if it is required to share in the costs of defending or settling the Action; and WHEREAS, MSI has failed for years to have a fidelity bond in place, as required by NYS regulations; and WHEREAS, MSI has privately negotiated for, and signed contracts, obligating the Corporation to pay millions of dollars a year in insurance premiums, without bringing said contracts to the Board of Directors for review and approval, without obtaining the signature of the Corporation’s duly elected officers, and without providing notice of said contracts and practices to the State of New York; and WHEREAS, MSI has utilized Riverbay employees during work hours to provide services for the benefit of MSI, including the negotiation, procurement and renewal of insurance policies for other properties owned or managed by MSI; and WHEREAS, the President of the Riverbay Corporation has notified NYS Homes and Community Renewal of these problems and requested the intervention and assistance of NYS; and

WHEREAS, NYS regulations, federal regulations, and the terms of Riverbay’s existing mortgage with Wells Fargo require the services of a managing agent or entity to operate the premises in a lawful and professional manner; and WHEREAS, the Corporation, with the approval and advice of NYS, HUD and Wells Fargo, is engaged in a public bidding process for management services; and WHEREAS, the Corporation lacks trust and confidence in MSI; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Corporation requests an immediate review by NYS HCR of the performance of MSI; and if HCR makes a determination after said review that MSI failed to comply with the management agreement, or that MSI’s performance is not satisfactory, or that MSI failed to comply with any law, regulation or HCR directive, that HCR should terminate the expired management agreement between Riverbay and MSI; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that General Counsel shall review the issues set forth in this Resolution and report its findings and recommendations to the Board within sixty (60) days for further consideration by the Board.

YES: Berk, Cylich, Gordon, Graham, Johnson, F. Jones, Leslie, Peterson, Shapiro, Taylor, Turner, Abdul-Wahhab NO: Atkins, O. Jones ABSENT: Owens

Important Notice to Shareholders of Building 18

Article SIXTH of your Occupancy Agreement provides, in part, that your lease automatically renews for an additional three (3) year period. You need to do nothing if you want your lease to extend for another three (3) year period. If you will be moving out at the end of your lease, notify Riverbay, in writing, Attention: Sales Support Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, ninety (90) days prior to lease expiration.

Building 18

Current Lease Expiration Date

New 3 yr.

Expiration Date

100 Alcott Place

Feb. 28, 2015

Feb. 28, 2017

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Public Safety Report Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014

CCPD offers safety tips for Thanksgiving

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving.

Whether you are staying at home and cooking a feast for the family or traveling for the holiday, we have provided safety tips for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Follow these holiday safety tips for a healthy and happy Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Day has more than double the number of home cooking fires than an average day, according to the United States Fire Administration.

More than 4,000 fires occur on Thanksgiving Day across the country. Stay safe while enjoying a good home cooked meal this Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a joyous celebration of plentitude, do not let an accident change that.

The leading cause of home fires on Thanksgiving Day is unattended cooking. People may become distracted when entertaining while food is cooking.

Others may go out and leave food in the oven or on the stove. This is never a safe option. Food may cook faster than you think or drippings may catch fire on the bottom of the stove. Kitchen fires spread quickly causing fire and smoke damage throughout your home. Frying a turkey has also shown to be a popular cause of Thanksgiving fires. Leave exotic cooking methods to the professionals for a safe Thanksgiving.

Keep potholders and food wrappers at least three feet away from your stove. Avoid loose clothing with long flowing sleeves that may drape over a hot burner. Turn handles of pots and pans inward to avoid accidents. Follow all manufacturers’ instructions regarding the use of all appliances. Be sure all burners are turned off when you leave the kitchen.

After guests leave, have a responsible adult walk around your home to be sure all candles and smoking materials have been extinguished.

Choking is another serious hazard on any holiday which involves the consumption of large quantities of food. The most common cause of choking is talking while eating. Try to avoid talking if you have food in your mouth. Cut food into small pieces and chew each bite thoroughly. Take your time eating especially if you are talking, do not rush the holiday meal. If you feel like you may have food caught in your throat, stay where others can see you.

The American Red Cross recommends the “FIVEand FIVE Can Keep Them Alive” procedure if someone is choking. Once you know the person is unable to cough, speak or breathe, have someone call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety. If the person is coughing, just keep them under observation, the force of the cough should dislodge the object.

Outside interference at this point can force the object further down.

Once you have established that the person is actually choking, lean the person forward and give FIVE sharp back blows with the heel of your hand. This is the procedure known as the Heimlich Maneuver, the “FIVE and FIVE” is new terminology for the same very effective procedure. If the obstruction still is not dislodged, give the person FIVE quick, upward abdominal thrusts. The same procedure is used for children over the age of one. Children under age one should be placed face down over your forearm and given back blows with the heel of your hand, followed by abdominal thrusts. Gravity assists in dislodging the obstruction.

If you are alone, you can perform the abdominal thrusts on yourself, just as you would on someone else. Thrusts can also be administered by pressing your abdomen firmly against a solid object, such as the back of a chair. Call 9-1-1 and leave the line open if you are unable to speak, help will be on the way. For more Red Cross fire safety and first aid information, visit www.redcross.org.

This year, the Co-op City Department of Public Safety has joined City Harvest in its crusade to provide

BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO

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OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY

Tell your friends, relatives and employers about:

2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 • 718-320-3300 Riverbay Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

For information on CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ONLY, please contact: Lenya Garcia at Lgarcia@riverbay corp.com; AND Barbara Penn at Bpenn@riverbaycorp.com. Please note that emails should be sent to both parties.

Please DO NOT email resumes for EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES to the aforementioned emails.

For EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, please see bottom of the employment listings for specific directions.

CONTRACT SUMMARY

Contract 2947, Preventative Maintenance of Sanitary & Storm Sewers: Perform preventative maintenance of combined sewers and storm drains, roof drain maintenance and emergency work as needed in Co-op City.

Pre-Bid Meeting: November 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Bids Due: December 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is not required Insurance: Insurance is required

Bids Due: December 17, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Bonding: Bonding is required Insurance: Insurance is required

Contract P711, Kitchen Cabinet Doors, Drawer Fronts and Laminate Sheets Bids Due: November 24, 2014 at 2 pm.

For bid package, email bpenn@riverbaycorp.com

Contract 2953, Overhaul Main Transformer: Disconnect 7X25 Transformer for rewinding and repairing.

Pre-Bid Meeting: December 2, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Contract P712, Kitchen Countertops and Laminate Sheets Bids Due: November 24, 2014 at 2 p.m.

To receive the bid package email bpenn@riverbaycorp.com

Open to all applicants: Oct. 31, 2014 -Nov. 14, 2014 Originally posted: October 31, 2014 Job Reference # 14-52

minimum of 350 square feet of plastering or 35 walls of painting per work day. Other assignments may be assigned by supervisor(s) as necessary.

Requirements: Ideal candidate will have a High School diploma or equivalent with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in either plastering and/or painting. Candidate must be capable of operating various hand and power tools. Candidate must have good interpersonal and effective written/oral communication skills in English.

Applicant must have ability to work in inclement weather, walk for long periods of time, twist, kneel, push, stoop, climb ladders (with 20 lbs. of parts and or tools) as well as lift and carry up to 80 pounds.

Valid Driver License (NY, NJ, CT, PA) Required – no exceptions.

Days and hours may vary.

Selected candidate must successfully complete interview/selection process, as well as pre-employment screening (driver license review, urinalysis, criminal background check, verification of previous employment.) ___________________________________________ Open to all Applicants Until Position is filled Originally posted: June 12, 2014 Reference # 14-30

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Temporary Building Porters Candidates for these entry-level part-time positions will perform numerous cleaning and restoration duties, such as washing, sweeping, mopping, waxing, buffing and stripping of VCT and terrazzo floors. Responsibilities include cleaning all assigned internal and external areas of the Residential Buildings and/or Shopping Centers. Seasonal duties, including leaf raking, snow removal and power washing of assigned areas, will be required as necessary. If assigned to Community Centers, candidate will be responsible for set-up and breakdown of center rooms for various social functions. Applicant will also need to respond to emergencies (floods, etc.) throughout the Co-op City complex, as well as the completion of other assignments from supervisor(s) as necessary.

Candidate must have knowledge and experience with all janitorial procedures, techniques and machines.

Applicant must possess effective written/oral communication, and good interpersonal skills. Ability to walk for long periods, twist, kneel, push, stoop, lift heavy objects (approx. 100 lbs.) and work in inclement weather.

Selected candidate must successfully complete interview/selection process, as well as pre-employment screening (driver license review, urinalysis, criminal background check, verification of previous employment) Days and hours will vary. ___________________________________________

Open to all applicants: October 16 – 31, 2014 Posted: October 16, 2014 Reference #14-50 Request for transfer/promotion must be hand delivered to the Human Resources Department by November 3, 2014. Employees who are promoted will receive the current union scale for respective union positions, or applicable rate increase for non-union positions.

Restoration Painter/Plasterer Riverbay Corporation is seeking qualified plasterers and painters to work within the community’s high rise buildings, townhouses & community centers. Candidates will be working in public spaces, vacant and occupied apartment units doing restoration work to include, but not limited to, plastering, painting, block work and popcorn ceilings. Selected candidates will be responsible for work

Clerk Assistant (Temp) Board of Directors Office Riverbay Corporation’s Board of Directors is seeking an ideal candidate whose responsibilities will include, but not be limited to responding to various requests and/or assignments from the Board Liaison. Candidate will be responsible for clerical duties, including but not limited to, typing, filing, and answering phones. This position requires maintaining the strictest of confidence concerning office correspondence and activities.

Applicant must possess effective written/oral communication in English, and good interpersonal skills. Ideal candidate should have a High School Diploma and 2 years of college. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point & Outlook) and ability to type a minimum of 40 wpm is required. Candidate must have knowledge of clerical procedures. Candidate must be patient, courteous and professional in all communications (verbal & written). Applicant must have the ability to perform multifunctional assignments in a fast paced environment.

Days of operation: Monday to Friday.

Selected candidate must successfully complete interview/selection process, as well as pre-employment screening (Microsoft Office Testing, Drug testing, criminal background check, verification of previous employment).

Applicants for EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES must apply IN PERSON at the Bartow Administrative Office, located at 2049 Bartow Avenue, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

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Taken for a ride

Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014

There was an article in the Co-op City not very happy with them.

Times last week about the bidding manage- Director’s Viewpoint Nevertheless, the ultimate ment companies that were charged a regisgoal of management is to do tration fee of $150. Then, the article said everything they can to place First Vice President that several members of this board took these new machines into all of the buildings here. these management candidates on a tour of But, think, did you have a choice from other comCo-op City. But, the big question is: Why? panies? Did you ever see a demonstration of these Going Through The Motions machines before they were brought here? The answers In my opinion, this new board was are no. So, let's go over some numbers and see why seated on June 5th by voters that thought management is pushing these machines onto everyone that we were going to get rid of our current management company, Marion Scott, here.

Inc. However, this new board has been These machines were brought here by a company making up lots of excuses for not wanting named Coinmach. And, the current contract that we to get rid of them. have with them will last until December 28, 2018. This contract calls for Riverbay to receive $260,000 a month Additionally, we had the following comment that plus 90% of all income in excess of $3,800,000. But, get appeared in last week's paper from Director Bernard this: This community might pay an extra 25 cents to use Cylich, the chair of this supposed management search these new machines. Plus, Coinmach will receive a 3group. "I look forward to Nov. 19 when the committee year contract extension, without having to deal with any will open submitted bids. We will evaluate and judge candidates not only based on their proposed fees, but competition. Questions: How is it possible that we can their performance track record…." Really? let a washing machine company come here and give us washing machines that we don't like, plus they get a conBut, let's go back to his first comments, dated June tract extension? Also, how do you think that this deal 21, on this matter and look at how a plan was brought was crafted with this management company? forth by Cylich to encourage management to stay here.

Youth Crimes "I'm not sure we will get there before January. Marion Did you know that we have a holding cell in Bartow Scott will not be restricted in any way from submitting for people that are arrested here? Now, your answer bids. In fact, we will invite him to bid," stated Cylich.

So, again, this board was seated on June 5 and there might be no. But, some of our youths can probably were 8 directors, out of 15, that I believe were elected to describe this holding cell in detail. get rid of management. And, we could have easily voted And, they can also probably tell you that they were arrested for some crimes that they now regret. to get rid of management back then. But, again, you can This is not good. So, parents and our community see that these anti-management directors flipped leaders should try to reach out and help the youths here. towards management at the beginning of their term.

And, one way to help them is that we can open up a So, what is the purpose of going through this process of having other companies bid? And, based on Cylich's youth center. This purpose of this center must be to proremarks, whom do you really think is going to win this mote education, respect, job training, and lots of other management contract? This is a complete disgrace. productive things.

All Washed Up Cable Services Management placed some new washing machines A lot of people have stated to me that their Cablevision bill is now exceeding $200 a month. And, into buildings 10 and 20 as a test. And, our residents are

Daryl Johnson

Hello, neighbors. Well, looks like winter is creeping up on us. Stay warm and when shopping, keep alert of your surroundings. Happy Thanksgiving to all, enjoy and stay safe.

SUNSHINE COMMITTEE: We are in need of cooperators to work on this committee, to send birthdays, bereavement, get-well cards, etc. to add a little sunshine in someone’s life. IF THIS IS YOU, please contact the association.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE: Well, we told you they will be back. We would like for you to join us in a trip to Thank you for making our Safe Streets for Seniors Workshop a success. Eleanor G. Bailey, Coordinator Traffic Now and Michelle Sajous, Director of Community Relations, did a terrific job of answering your questions and taking down information.

Your questions were right on point and we all agreed, we need ACTION NOW. Some of our problems have been simmering for years. Although we have complained, no action has been taken to alleviate our concerns.

At the Safe Streets for Seniors Workshop, you stated your concerns and disappointment with the DOT. Where do we go from here? We stay

Building 27 Association

ACE IN THE HOLE, A tribute to Sam Cook WE ARE HAVING A PARTY on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 at the Royal Manor, Garfield, New Jersey.

Price is $85 which includes transportation, a family-style menu (braised tips, beef, roast chicken, etc.) and 2 complimentary drinks. We had an excellent time last December 2013, and this is why we are GOING BACK. Don't miss this Back in the Day (MEMORIES). We understand the holidays are approaching, however, we do not want you to miss your seat on the bus for this fabu-

they're furious that there is no end to the rate increases.

So, we need for Cablevision to come back to the table with a deal that is not connected in any way to Riverbay, our management company, or to anyone's monthly carrying charges.

Now, a lot of people here are also asking for Verizon to bring their FiOS service here. But, unfortunately, they have emphatically stated that they're only willing to offer FiOS via the internet.

Nevertheless, the invitation to sit down with the board is open for both companies.

SCRIE and DRIE Applications (Pronounced SCREE and DREE) Did you see that article last week on page 1 of this paper about that hourly wage lawsuit? If yes, then we might have more financial issues here very soon.

Additionally, nothing in our budget has been cut to spare an increase.

Therefore, we're guaranteed to get an increase next year. So, I wrote articles that will help seniors to apply for the SCRIE program, and residents with disabilities to apply for the DRIE program.

Currently, the finance department, 718-320-3300, has applications for both programs. Plus, they will help you to fill them out. So, please go to the finance department and make sure that you sign up for these important programs if you want to avoid future increases. Thanks.

Close Please have a safe and a happy Thanksgiving. And, please remember to not drink and drive. Thank you.

Questions or comments? Please send a message to: 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. (Please double-check the spelling of this address). Also, please call me at 718-671-4544 if you don't receive a response from your message. You can also join me on Facebook by typing in: Daryl H. Johnson.

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

Thank you.

lous occasion, send your payments, via cash, checks or money orders to reserve your seat. For further information, please contact Margie, 917-921-7749; Nelson Sweeting, 646-644-4055 and Sharon at 718-671-1905. Also checks can be made payable to Building 27 Association and mailed c/o Lillian Sumpter, 140 Erdman Pl., apt 6D, Bronx, NY 10475.

OUR GENERAL MEETING is scheduled for Thursday, November 20th at 7 p.m. We will not have a speaker due to the holiday's busy schedules. We will also have a Thanksgiving holiday raffle for 3

Cooperators United of Co-op City

on their backs. No giving up and No backing off.

Our next phase is to get all those involved who have not signed on to our traffic nightmare. That means everyone. We need volunteers, 2 or 3 from each building/townhouse to monitor our traffic, during your travels, and give us feedback as to whether or not any improvements have been made.

That includes signs, lights, traffic signals, etc. By lights, we not only mean signal lights but street lights. Look around, do we have street lights that have never been fixed. We can’t be everywhere. We need your eyes.

At a meeting with the DOT in

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September, 2014, we handed them a list of areas that need attention in order for us to be able to get around our development. The list was accepted.

We want to know what is being done now and what is being done in 2015.

Please join the chorus. At your next building/townhouse meeting, ask for volunteers to help push this along.

Without your help, very little will get done.

Did you know that UPS has changed its delivery of packages policy? Some of our neighbors have learned that UPS will only deliver once. If we are not at home, our packages will be left at a contract-out store located either in

prizes. Refreshments and 50/50 raffle.

The association thanks you all for your continuous support, without you and you, there would be no association.

We extend our prayers for the sick and shut in, wishing you a speedy recovery.

So sorry that we have lost two of our neighbors. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family of Melvin Thomas and the family of Mr. Mcgee. We also express our sympathy to all who has lost a loved one. Let us continue to remember each other in prayer, for our communities and leaders everywhere.

—H. Overman

Dreiser or Bartow. They will not make a second delivery and we will have to go where the slip tells us to pick up our packages. We need to talk about this because it’s an inconvenience and UPS has claimed that a survey was distributed. And, that the result of the survey was that we would not mind picking our packages up at a store. We would like to know what survey, when and where it was distributed. More importantly, what can we do to change this new policy?

All of us together can make a difference. We can be reached at 718-3797841 or MLSAH@aol.com.

—Sonja Maxwell

Call 718.320.3300, Ext. 3384 for our affordable rates.

Ebola

New York City Health and Hospital’s Corporation, followed by questions from the gathering interspersed with the personal knowledge and experience of Dr. Jenny, one of the city’s foremost infectious disease specialists.

Aside from the talk, attending residents were given a fact sheet on the disease which include methods of recognition, prevention, and actions that need to be taken immediately if you fear you or one of your loved ones has contracted the deadly disease.

Dr. Jenny said when she heard about the Ebola breakout, she realized from her own personal experiences with treating West African people and visitors that recognizing Ebola in people coming to this nation from West Africa is going to be difficult because it is common for people and visitors from this region to contract Malaria, which has similar symptom to Ebola, but is far less contagious and deadly.

She said that the current outbreak which has caused the worldwide health alert started in inland Guinea and then spread to the bordering countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia, starting out as a very small outbreak in a remote rural village, but because one of the family members of one of the first patients to contract the disease was a hospital worker, the person ended up infecting many more people at the hospital where she worked.

She said that in the case of Ebola, health care workers treating patients seem to be in the most danger, and that is what happened in this initial outbreak which alerted authorities to the problem in this region which was very close to the border of Sierra Leone, the doctor said, a border that is commonly crossed by residents of both nations, and that is what happened during the initial outbreak.

“Everything that is known involves there always being a direct link between a sick person and the next person that catches it,” Dr. Jenny explained, adding that in the great majority of cases the next person who catches it is usually a care giver to the previously sick person, either a family member or a health care professional in that region.

She said that it is impossible to contract Ebola

Public Safety Report

food to the hungry. Collection bins have been set up in all 3 community centers by Public Safety’s Sgt. Nat Diaz. The circular bins are beige with trees and snowmen and can be found next to the elevators on the lower level of the Dreiser and Einstein community centers, as well as boxes at the Public Safety Base next to the Administration Offices at Bartow Avenue. There is 24-hour access to the last location. Please donate nonperishable items which are not expired. While picking up your holiday items, select a few items for those less fortunate. City Harvest picks up the donations and delivers them to those in need. Collection bins will be in place until January 16, 2015.

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety is happy to be teaming up with City Harvest, an organization which helps to keep one million at risk New Yorkers from going hungry. If donating cash is easier or you would like more information, contact City Harvest. Call 1-800-77-HARVEST or visit cityharvest.org/dnrc. In addition to this food drive, City Harvest also rescues unused food from stores and restaurants and delivers it to those in need. Donations are needed year round for this excellent program.

Always remember, if you see something, say something. If you see suspicious persons in the garage or lurking near parked vehicles on the street, an auto crime could be taking place, an auto crime could be ready to happen, notify the authorities. If you see someone who looks unfamiliar near the front or rear of the building, do not enter the building and notify the authorities. Persons intent on committing crimes often attempt to enter the building behind a resident who has unlocked the door, do not give them that opportunity. It may seem rude, but do not give access to your building to anyone you are not familiar with. This will help to insure the safety of your family and other residents of the building. Call 9-1-1 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or

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unless you are in direct contact with somebody who has it and the spread of disease is usually through direct contact with the bodily fluids of that sick person, in most cases, vomit, because one of the prevalent symptoms of Ebola is extremely severe vomiting and diarrhea. It is not believed to be transmittable through the air, but only through direct contact with infected fluids which can generally enter the body through open areas such as the mouth, nose or eyes, the doctor said.

As far as preventing the spread of the disease in this nation and other nations not yet widely exposed to Ebola, Dr. Jenny said that the key is vigilance on the part of health officials, so as not to miss or misdiagnose any case, thus, by doing so, exposing others to the disease and creating a multiplying effect throughout the general population.

In making her point, she pointed to the misdiagnosis of the Liberian man who went to a Dallas, Texas hospital complaining of symptoms and was allegedly turned away until his symptoms became so severe and apparent days later. She blamed that case on a lack of knowledge at the time and said that while the media storm that case created might have been overstating the danger to the general population, it did serve to put knowledge on the disease at the forefront thus allowing the few other related cases that followed to be caught quickly and contained, leading not only to the survival of those additional patients, but stopping any potential further outbreak at the time.

Dr. Jenny explained that the case of the New York doctor who contracted Ebola and survived, which surfaced late last month, involved him going to West Africa to treat Ebola patients under the auspices of the international organization Doctors Without Borders.

She said that although it was believed he wore the proper protective gear in treating the patients, he monitored himself for symptoms after returning to his New York home from his assignment and when he started a developing fever after several days, immediately checked into Bellevue Hospital, the New York City hospital designated and set up to handle Ebola cases.

While she said that there is no known specific treatment or cure for Ebola, because many of the life-threat-

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online at www.ccpd.us. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information.

9 ing effects of the terrible disease are caused by the loss of fluids through extreme vomiting and diarrhea, one of the most effective treatments is the constant administration of intravenous fluids.

She said that while that does not sound like a big deal, there are parts of the world where adequate fluids and adequate intravenous equipment are not readily available, thus the disease can reach deadly epidemic proportions, as was and still is the case in West Africa.

Another possibly effective treatment against the disease also involves exposing a current patient to antibodies from another person who recently recovered from Ebola through blood transfusions.

The doctor repeatedly pointed out her opinion about the discrepancy in treatment between this nation and the West Africa region through which millions of dollars can be spent of the treatment of one patient here in the U.S., while nowhere near the same resources are dedicated to a region where thousands have and continue to suffer and die from the disease.

She also expressed hope and a belief that with the worldwide media attention given to the disease and the West African outbreak in recent months, some of those available resources are finally reaching the affected region and are having a beneficial effect, although the epidemic is still considered deadly and potentially explosive. “The safest thing for everyone is for resources to be deployed to control the epidemic where it is,” Dr. Jenny said. She also said that aside from medical resources, survival after contracting the deadly disease largely depends on the general health and condition of the patient prior to getting the disease, stating the younger people and/or people in good health are more likely to survive the ravages of the disease. She said this can partially explain why the handful of American citizens who have contracted the diseases have for the most part survived due to the better nutrition, sanitation and general health care available in this nation as opposed to the West African region where the same general health resources are not nearly as readily available. “Where you don’t have adequate sanitation, ventilation and adequate water, it is not so easy to keep a clean environment,” Dr. Jenny said.

We would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving.

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Washing machine survey ongoing; please respond soon Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014

Dear cooperators, Ebola Seminar – The African Response to EBOLA – Facing Facts and Fears. This important forum will take place today, Saturday, November 22nd at 1:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room #4. There will be reports from Ambassadors of the regions; preventative measures that stop transmission of the Ebola virus; how African nations are coping; Afrophobia in the Diaspora; and how you can help. There will be reports on matters that you will not get from the media. There will also be entertainment by hip hop artists, The Ground Breakers. Light refreshments will be served. This event is co-sponsored by The Drammeh Institute and the AfricanAmerican Association.

Construction – The construction work on the grounds of the Dreiser Community Center is almost complete.

Following a lengthy postponement due to an incompetent contractor, the Construction Department and the Riverbay Board of Directors decided to use a different company. This proved to

Happy Thanksgiving and a great holiday to all! Our last official meeting of this year was held November 20. Many thanks to Ms. Vanessa Aldea, our CSO Manager, for attending and working with us to solve our problems. We wonder why some of our issues like: concrete deterioration and a broken exterior faucet repair have not been repaired.

Additionally, in one block of Broun Place, the exterior light system, timing “On and Off,” is not working correctly.

Thank you, Ms. Irene Robinson, President of Debs Place Townhouse Association, and other Board members for attending this meeting. Thank you to our board for setting-up the program for this meeting. If you attended, thank you.

If not, why not? You know you can resolve problems by discussing them at

be a good decision because the grounds in the Dreiser Community Center look terrific. The grounds are the usual color and the borders in the area are trimmed with the small red and gray bricks that are used in many other areas around Co-op City. Although construction work continues on the sidewalks, I am so pleased that this work was completed in the interior area of the center as the holiday season is approaching, and I know that the cooperators like to see the beautiful holiday decorations and lights.

The construction equipment would be a distraction from the lovely decorations.

Washing Machines Survey Cooperators from Buildings 10 and

20 are continuing to complete and submit the washing machine questionnaire.

One of my Board colleagues informed me that the survey should correspond with standard surveys of this type. The Riverbay Director of Finance has advised me that for the 1,000 cooperative units being surveyed, there should be a response from at least 278 households. We had received only 102 out of 1,000 cooperative units and that is why the survey will continue until we reach the standard number of 278. I am confident that many more cooperators will obtain the questionnaire and respond to it. In addition to the lobby attendants, you can also obtain a copy of the questionnaire from the laundry room. Your opinion will count if you complete and submit the form to your lobby attendant.

Thank you to those cooperators who have already responded. The results will be disclosed shortly.

Save The Date And Plan To Attend – The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City Inc. will sponsor its 18th

Annual Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, December 27, at 1:00 p.m. in the Dreiser Community Center, Room 31.

Condolences – The father of Felicia Velez of the Riverbay Scheduling Office recently passed away. My thoughts are with her and her family in this time of sorrow.

Building Associations Participation at your Building Association meetings is important.

You should know your neighbors and the Building Association meetings is a perfect place to meet them in order to share information about your community.

Contact me If you feel inspired to contribute more to your community, please share your thoughts with me. As Chair of the Community Relations Committee, your concerns are my concerns. I can be reached at: Francine Jones, Board of Directors, Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or call 718-671-5957.

the meetings. Refreshments were offered with the assistance of Lana Spaulding and 50/50 too. Broun Place Association is accepting membership renewals. $12 dues, per household can be placed in the mail slot of Apt. 31B, Apt. 10A or Apt. 22A. Our Executive Officers are: President: Mrs. Eva Kindaichi-Lazaar; Vice President: Mrs. Vivian Burrus; Treasurer: Ms. Lillian Richardson; Secretary: Ms. Grace Emanuel. Ms. Lana Spaulding and Mr. Jesse Seise are our support team. Please continue to work to enhance and maintain the quality of life in Broun Place and Co-op City!

Keep updated by following news in the Co-op City Times. As always, this past week, there was super great reporting on the many events in Co-op City. Eva and Jesse attended the “Safe Streets for

Seniors Seminar.” In celebrating that Barnes and Noble is OPEN, some have rediscovered what this bookstore offers. If you are interested in a conversational book club of neighbors, please contact 31B. BEWARE the scammers! The caller says he’s a NYC policeman soliciting for the “NYC Retired Policemen’s Organization.” The caller says they are from UNICEF. Both are frauds. Do not fall prey, do not donate over the phone!

Try to use #3-1-1 and the Community Planning Board to correct local problems like street litter. We need these areas adjacent to Co-op City cleaned. Local animals scavenge here because of litter in the streets, green areas and puddles. Neighbors, don’t forget to prepare your terraces and patios for the inclement weather. We have to close it, tie it down, and make sure

the drain is clear. Cooperators enjoy the Greenway and appreciate living in 46 years old Co-op City. More information on Co-op City is available on the website www.riverbaycorp.com/.

Recycling garbage correctly is important; please take the time to read the bin labels.

Call Public Safety, 718-671-3050, to help this department enforce our quality of life regulations. Public Safety wants our assistance, “If You See Something, Say Something.”

We send prayers to all recovering from surgery, illness or injury and hope for the best recovery possible.

Do you have a question or tiding regarding Broun Place? Submit them to 31B and have a great week.

—Eva Lazaar

Francine Reva Jones

Director’s Viewpoint Secretary

Broun Place Townhouse Association

Building 30A&B Association

Building 30 A and B Association thanks Riverbay Board President Cleve Taylor for his informative talk on Wednesday, Nov. 12th.

For those who enjoy our crochet classes, we will continue every Wednesday from December 3rd to the 17th with the door opening at 1 p.m.

Our collection for the porters will begin on the B side of Building 30 in the lobby on the 4th and the 11th of December between the hours of 5 and 7. We will inform the A side in next week’s paper when their collection will be.

Don’t forget, we will begin to decorate Building 30’s lobbies on Saturday, November 29th. Our Holiday party will be on December 13th. We need volunteers for both.

For those who are celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and new additions, congratulations. Those who are under the weather, get well soon.

—Linda Werner

In loving memory Sydelle C. Winkler, an original cooperator and resident of Building 30A, passed away at the age of seventy-five on Friday, November 14th, 2014 after a valiant battle with multiple health issues. Mrs. Winkler and her husband, Martin, moved into Co-op City in 1970 and raised their two daughters in Section Five.

Both attended Co-op City schools. She worked at P.S. 178 and the former District 11 of the New York City Department of Education for twenty years. Mrs. Winkler was heavily involved in school programs and activities. She served on the Parent-Teacher Associations of four Co-op City schools, including those for P.S.160 and Harry S. Truman High School, for which she was President.

Raised in New Rochelle, Mrs. Winkler was predeceased by her three brothers, Irving Stern, Harold Stern and Stanley Stern. She is survived by her husband of forty-five years, Martin; her daughters, Dara and Stacey; her sister-in-law, Loretta Stern of New Hyde Park, and multiple nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Winkler was a vibrant and beloved member of the community. Her indomitable spirit, sterling sense of humor and boundless determination, even in the face of severe illness, were remarkable. She will be missed, as she was loved, greatly.

Please Refrain From Littering in the Garages.

There are Several Trash Cans on Every Level For Your Convenience.

Keep Co-op City Clean! Thank you!

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More research needed for new garage access system Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014

On November 12, a Disaster Director’s Viewpoint Director of Parking Facilities Preparedness Presentation was held at stated there are additional Truman High School. It was extremely aspects of the project that informative. It was sponsored by the need to be included. It is State, in conjunction with our local politiimportant that we are all cians and our CERT Team (Community clear on what is planned before moving forward and Emergency Response Team) headed by entering into a contract.

Khalil Abdul-Wahhab. A disaster preAfter the last garage meeting, I went online to paredness bag was distributed at the end see how we could implement a controlled system of the presentation that included food to monitor infractions. We had discussed the probration packages good for three days, lem of speeders and people not following directional signs. I searched online and came across purified water packets, flashlight, batterCCTV Direction Detection Analytics. The system ies, mask, goggles, band aids and flares, I looked at monitors both the speed of a car in a just to name a few of the items included. garage and an alarm that alerts when a vehicle is A card was distributed in the package titled Notify going the wrong way. We want to make sure all cars NYC. It asks if you know your hurricane zone. are moving in the proper direction. The system can I went to the site and according to the Notify NYC also be programmed to alert security if someone is website, we are in Zone 4 and the closest hurricane evacdriving the wrong way. Vehicle speed can be moniuation center per the website is Evander Childs H.S. on tored to make sure people aren’t driving so fast they Gun Hill Road. If you would require special assistance are endangering the lives and safety of others. to travel there, you are asked to contact 3-1-1.

Once a situation is recognized, it can signal an In last week’s paper, a statement made indicated alarm to one or several people. The cause of the alarm “the marketing strategy used on the presentation to can be recorded in a video clip and automatically the cooperators to give back $600 credit to shareemailed to the proper parties. I have forwarded the holders was not properly deployed by Riverbay and information to the Parking Facilities Department as a Cablevision.” A better roll out of information should possible solution to deter people from speeding and have taken place, but some shareholders misread the going the wrong way. While the expense is not known quote to mean something else. Some have asked if and may prove to be cost prohibitive for now, it is they would have received a check for $600. You were something to consider and keep in mind. offered a savings of possibly $50 per month x 12 Although we have no authority over the UPS, we months/yr.=$600. It was not meant to indicate that have recently received a report about a change in their you would have received a check for that amount. delivery service to shareholders. With the holidays Previously, I expressed concern about the details of approaching, I think it is important we question the the garage access system. The access control for the validity. It is purported that packages will be left with garages will be postponed temporarily. Recently, the

Leslie Peterson

selected vendors in the neighborhood. We need to know how our purchases will be handled. As soon as additional information is received, it will be shared.

I am always interested in hearing your thoughts on various issues. You can contact me by letter, telephone or e-mail. I can be reached by mail at: Leslie Peterson, Riverbay Board Director, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475, telephone at 718-3201370, or by e-mail at lpeterson@riverbaycorp.com or daddpeterson@aol.com.

Building 2 Association

The Building 2 Association recently dedicated a tree for Jack Sonsol, a former President of the association for many years. Jack passed away on January 25, 2014.

Jack's wife, Estelle, along with many friends and neighbors, gathered for this commemorative service.

The holidays are soon approaching and we will be decorating both lobbies on November 29th - a Saturday at around 1 p.m. There is a lot of work involved and we need all of the volunteers that we can get. At the same time, we will start collecting monies for the holiday gifts we yearly give to the porters and lobby attendants.

On December 9th at 7:30 p.m., which is our next scheduled meeting, we will have a joyous holiday party with refreshments and music. Come and bring the whole family.

We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and hope that all of our neighbors and friends have a healthy and prosperous New Year. Come out and join us.

We have a new President, Adelina Martinez, and we are planning many exciting activities for the New Year.

—Carlyn Jones

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Keeping Our Community Safe & Other Events Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014

Several gun shots were fired in Section Director’s Viewpoint gency situations. Parents 5 around 7 p.m. on Sunday evening, should ensure that the November 16. This Director sent a school has an emergency Memorandum to Public Safety asking the plan in case of an evacuafollowing questions: tion and has your up to date 1. Where was our Public Safety emergency numbers. A Go Officers?

Bag should be prepared for a child that includes 2. Is the Department without adequate child care supplies, as well as games and a small staff to provide coverage on a Sunday toy. Hopefully one day “Go Bags” or “Back Packs” evening “without overtime” compensawill be distributed for children. Remember, when tion? you are prepared you become part of the solution.

3. Do you need to reach out to the 45th OPEN BOARD MEETING Precinct for weekend coverage?

Your participation and your voice make a differ4. What is your coverage plan for ence. The majority of the Board has your best interSection 5 during the week-end moving forward? est at heart and any interference with the day-to-day I shared that, in my opinion, this is a serious matter operations of the Management Company by our and cooperators are questioning if we can expect this President was in the best interest of the Riverbay type of “wild, wild west” behavior without the presence of our paid Public Safety staff in the evening.

Accordingly, I asked our Chief to inform the Board if Public Safety requires additional “boots on the ground” staff. This is a serious issue not only for Section 5, but all Sections. We cooperators are paying to have our own Public Safety Department, as well as paying taxes for services from the 45th Precinct. That said, cooperators should see boots on the ground 24/7. I have no doubt that cooperators would expect the Board to authorize additional staff to prevent another incident of random gun fire because someone feels so at ease to do so.

We live here because we love this community.

Board members, churches, community organizations, committee members, individuals, building president are diligent about providing enriching experiences on a regular basis for the enjoyment of all. That said, we should not allow anyone to hold us “hostage” in our own community regardless of when we wish to venture outside of our respective apartments.

On Monday, November 17, several Public Safety staff and vehicles were visible in Section 5. Thank you, Chief Apollo. This is what should be observed in ALL sections. Again, we don’t intend to allow the “wild, wild west” probably illegal gun lovers to feel safe in our community.

LEGAL EXPENSE RESEARCH This Director’s inquiry revealed the following information about what cooperators are paying in legal fees for (2) Law Firms for a (7) month period. For (1) Law Firm, we have been billed $227,786.41 and for another $325,897.08. Total so far is $553.683.49. This total continues to escalate given the most recent events and the fact that many lawsuits are not settled.

AUDIT COMMITTEE The good news is that the Audit Committee is presently screening some extraordinary candidates to head our Audit Department to closely monitor the financial conditions of the corporation. We expect to announce the selection by the end of December or January 2015. Please feel free to share any of your concerns or questions about the corporation’s spending.

NYS PREPARE Many thanks to Director Khalil and others for the Emergency Preparedness Program presented at Truman High School. The emergency supply back pack is great. It is evident that New York City has worked hard and trained great leaders to prepare for emergencies. Remember the city can “respond” to disasters, but only YOU can PREPARE yourself and your household for emergencies. Disaster can happen anywhere. What if you are on the subway during any kind of emergency? What would you do? If you or someone you know have a disability or special need do you have a list of your support needs and numbers handy? Also, if you have a service animal, make sure it is registered for a service dog. Make sure you prepare a “Pet Survival Kit” that can be ready to go in case of an emergency. It is important that parents teach their children how to get help and what to do in different emer-

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Corporation. “The Board of Directors shall have entire charge of the property, interest, business and transactions of the Corporation, and may adopt such rules, regulations and resolutions for the conduct of its meetings and management of the Corporation as it may deem proper, not inconsistent with law or these Bylaws.”

Don’t forget to fill out the Commercial Leasing Community Survey. Forms are available at 2049 Bartow Ave. I am suggesting a “Health Food Store & a store that sells “Quality Stocking.”

Youth Committee & Riverbay Fund updates are in another section.

“When things go wrong, don’t go wrong with them.”

Contact: Evelyn M. Turner – eturner@riverbayboard.com, or call 347-913-4224.

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Co-op City Sports

The blessings continue!! Velocity Track Club New York shone at the USA Track & Field New York Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship on Saturday, November 8th at Van Cortlandt Park. USATF New York territory comprised of the State of New York south of and including Sullivan, Orange and Dutchess Counties, with the exception of Suffolk and Nassau Counties.

This covers a large territory of some of the best XC athletes. The competition was fierce and awards were hard to come by. Plus, this was a qualifier for the regional championship in Maine. The top 30 athletes in their event/age group & gender will qualify for the regional championship. The top 15 athletes will receive medals and the top 10 will receive medals and lovely USA Track & Field hats. In one event, there were as many as 70 athletes participating. Seven VTC student athletes competed for an opportunity to participate in the Regional Championship. I’m pleased to say that 6 out of the 7 athletes qualified for

Velocity Track Club New York

the regional championship, 5 out of the 7 won medals and 3 out the 7 earned lovely USATF hats.

To start it off was Tiara Jackson in the 8 & under girls 2K (1.5 mile race). She qualified and earned a bronze medal (15th place). Next was the 9 & 10 boys 3K (1.8 miles) race. The top VTC Athlete was 9 years old Dontae Lindo, he ran his personal best and took Velocity Track Club athletes at the USATF New York XC 3rd place to earn a Championship. medal and hat. 9 will be on top of this 9 & 10 years old years old Jordan Ingram (13th place) ran division next year. I just can’t imagine his personal best to earn a medal & qualify for the regional championship. 1st how good they can be. year running XC, 9 year old Julian Next was 12 year old Jacqueline Caldwell, ran his personal best and just Kendall who ran her personal best to missed qualifying. These young men qualify for the regional championship.

Equality Charter Middle School does well at Fred Lebow XC Championships

Equality Charter School athletes at the Fred Lebow XC Championships.

On Sunday, November 16, Equality Charter Middle School XC (Cross Country) Team competed in the Fred Lebow Cross Country Championships host by the NYRR (New York Road Runners).

The XC meet was professionally organized and it had hundreds of children from throughout New York City competing. Each child had to qualify at a developmental meet to compete in the city championship. When the equality team first started practicing approximately 1 month ago, most of the student

athletes couldn't run a mile. At the Fred Lebow XC Championship, Equality’s 14 athletes not only ran the mile, but they had some great times for their second time being in a 1 mile race. Medals were given to the top 3 athletes in the event/age division & gender. Long sleeve t-shirts, water and snacks were given to all athletes that participated.

Equality’s top runner was Jacqueline Kendall who won the girls 12 – 14 age division in the 1 mile race. Go Eagles!!!!

—Winston Dinkins

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Then, 13 year old Giovanna Tolbert in the girls 13 & 14 age group, ran her personal best (8th place) to earn a medal and lovely hat. She will also be in this division next year, when all of the 14 year old girls move up. Then we had 15 year Darius Gordon in the boys 15 & 16 age division. He ran his personal best to earn a medal and lovely hat (4th place). He will also be in the same division next year. This was impressive, 6 out of the 7 student athletes ran their personal best on this hard course! Great job, athletes, parents and coaching staff!

Anyone interested in supporting Velocity Track Club New York, we are a 501(c)3 - Non-for Profit. Just write the check of any size to Velocity Track Club New York. Your donation is a tax write off and we will send you a receipt. For additional information, please contact Coach Winston Dinkins at 914-441-6196 or email me at WATCLT@AOL.COM. —Winston Dinkins

Co-op City Little League

2015 Season Ongoing Registration

Registration for the Co-op City Little League 2015 Season baseball program is ongoing on Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dreiser Loop Community Center, Rm. 17.

Sign-up is opened to youth ages four (4) though sixteen (16), and siblings discount is available. When enrolling your child, refer a brand new player and get back $25 when that player is registered and paid in full.

New players must bring in a birth certificate copy.

The league is in the process of setting up online registration which will be available at the Co-op City Little League website. Enroll online and the league will refund the processing fee. In addition, copies of the registration forms can be downloaded at the website “handouts” page.

Included in the registration fee at no extra cost is the indoor winter baseball clinic, which normally starts in January.

For the games, the league provides a full baseball uniform which consists of jersey, pants, socks, and cap. The players need to have a baseball glove, bat (optional), athletic supporter (male players), heart guard (younger players) and baseball shoes (rubber molded cleats for the junior division

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and under).

As a way to give back to our community, the Bay Plaza Modell’s Sporting Good Store sponsors a Team Week that offers discount coupons with a given percentage off all merchandise. Participation period will be announced.

The games are held at the Co-op City LL fields which have lights for night games, a concession stand, and rest rooms.

The recent field’s entry renovations include a new paved walkway, bleachers frame refurbished and painted, and a new green area with gardens throughout the entrance.

It was a successful 2014 season for the Major’s Montefiore Medical Center Bombers and the Marion Scott Realty Senior team as they both captured the Championship in their respective interleague games. The volunteer coaching staff of Al Santiago, Les Tarlton, Earl Williams, David Torres, Robin Sullivan and Luis Marin will be defending their title in the 2015 season.

For further information on the Co-op City Little League baseball program, activities, and registration fee, visit the website at www.eteamz.com/ coopcityLL/ —Hector Ayala

If you have news you’d like to share with your neighbors, please give us a call at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3375; email: cctimes@riverbaycorp.com or fax (718) 320-2595.

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News from the Youth Committee

Youth Committee Update

On Friday, December 5, the Youth Committee will sponsor “A Free Family Fun Night for Children affected

by Autism.” The event will be held at 177 Dreiser Loop, Auditorium A from 6 – 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Volunteers should call 917-324-1033 to assist with this event. Parents should register at: t_ajasin@yahoo.com.

Parents can also call 347-913-4224 to register their child or children.

What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Children with (ASD) may have persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction, such as repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities. Symptoms may cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning. Some children are mildly impaired while others may be severely impaired.

Services are available for children in our schools and parents are doing an extraordinary job in advocating for their children who have been diagnosed with the disorder.

We will ensure that the children have

a “Fun Night” on Friday, December 5.

The next meeting of the Youth Committee will be held on Tuesday, December 9, at 2049 Bartow Avenue, Room 26 at 7:00 p.m. Our special guest will be Sergeant Gregory from Public Safety who will teach us some selfdefense tactics and share other information important to our youth. Please call if you are not a member and would like to attend, 347-913-4224.

Thanks to our youth and their parents for sharing their voice. We plan to continue this feature and more special events for our youth. We also appreciate ideas submitted by cooperators and members for upcoming events.

College Fair: A FREE LATINO COLLEGE FAIR & Workshop on Planning/Paying for College will be held on Saturday, November 22, Noon – 3:45 p.m. at Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus – GPS Address 2691 Southern Blvd. 10458. Call 518436.4781 (http://bit.ly/LCF14Reg. ALL ARE WELCOME. —Evelyn M. Turner, LCSW Chairman, Youth Committee

How the Internet can keep kids excited about learning

(StatePoint) Keeping kids occupied after school and on weekends often means sports, bikes and playing outside.

But all that physical activity should also be well-balanced with mental exercise.

With that in mind, here are several ways kids and parents can use the Internet to focus on education when class is not in session: Personalized College Prep It’s never too early to work on college applications. Investigate online services, tools and resources that can assist, such as Parchment. The company’s newest tool, College Match, uses a proprietary algorithm to generate personalized college recommendations, enabling students to discover schools for which they may be well-positioned to be accepted.

Parchment also makes ordering, tracking and sending transcripts to schools an easy, online process. Visit www.Parchment.com to get started.

Leisure Reading Free online reading resources can help kids enjoy reading on their own terms. Check out Scholastic’s suite of free reading tools available at

www.Scholastic.com/parents.

You can visit the site for daily tips, grade guides and tools to help you build your own home library, and find your child’s learning style.

Find great ebooks at home or on-thego with teacher-approved ereading app, Storia.

Additionally, kid-friendly literature recommendations are available from Scholastic experts. Their book list features books for children in Pre-K-8.

Learning on-the-Go Parents and kids are perpetually busy.

Luckily, GreatSchools.org, a nonprofit website for parents that has reviews of more than 200,000 prek-12 schools, has launched smartphone-friendly tools like GreatKids, which provides advice and activities that can be used in just a few minutes. Its free, personalized stream of reading activities for parents and kids, as well as its mobile-based activities, help build reading comprehension, knowledge and perseverance.

Whether kids are in class, at home, or on-the-go, learning doesn’t have to take a break.

Anonymous calls to Public Safety

Periodically, cooperators may witness someone violating the housing company’s rules and regulations, however, it has been reported that some people are apprehensive about reporting the situation for fear of their identity being divulged to the violator in question.

Please know that you may request to remain anonymous when you contact the Co-op City Public Safety Department (CCPD) regarding said issues and the Public Safety dispatchers, officers and supervisors have been instructed to accept these

calls and investigate, accordingly.

If, however, you feel forced to surrender your identification in order to lodge your complaint, immediately request to speak with a supervisor.

Rest assured that you should feel comfortable placing these calls to our Public Safety Department, as oftentimes residents are the first to know when an incident has taking place and in most cases who the individuals involved are, as well.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

—CCPD

Youth of the Week

Rupa Tharay

My name is Rupa Tharay. I consider myself a human rights activist and a diehard feminist. I’ve lived in Co-op City for a majority of my life and I attend Harry S. Truman High. I enjoy swimming and am part of Truman’s after-school creative writing club. Earlier this year, my short story was published in an anthology after attending a three day writers’ conference right here in the Bronx.

I try to be involved in the community and am part of the Youth Committee.

This year, I volunteered at the College

Fair and I’m currently working on helping coordinate the Autism Family Fun Day event.

A major concern for me is the lack of CUNY fee waivers in my school. There are over 200 seniors, yet our school was only provided with 34 fee waivers. It felt like a lottery to get one of the waivers.

I wish to pursue a career in nursing either neonatal or psychiatric. I’m leaning more toward psychiatric nursing, however. I want to provide help to people with mental illness, more specifically, teens. If people can get help early on in life, they will not face as much in their future.

Co-op City needs a community center for young people! According to a study done by Texas State, creating spaces where youth are encouraged to be engaged “allows youth to adapt to and overcome adversities” (Brennan, Barnett, and Lesmeister 2007). Empowering the young people of Co-op can also help them develop the skills of a leader. A community center would be perfect because then the youth have a safe environment to pass time; some kids don’t even have anywhere to go so this will take them off the streets - even if it’s for a little while.

Read and follow the Co-op City Times online at http://issuu.com/cctimes

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Co-op City Toastmasters Club

Greetings. We take this time to wish each and everyone a very happy Thanksgiving season.

Remember to give thanks. It is one of the bedrocks of life as an American.

When it comes to communication and leadership, Toastmasters is one of

the bedrocks of our community - and we take this time also to invite you to visit a club meeting on any 1st and 3rd Thursday at 2049 Bartow Ave., 7:30 p.m. “It’s what we do.” Y-O-U will get help improving and gaining confidence in these areas.

You might be in the job market, or seeking a promotion or simply just want to be able to express yourself better, if so - we can help. But first, you must come to a meeting. Come and interact with our friendly members and see what it’s all about.

Please note meetings to end of year: Nov. 20, Dec. 4 and 18. We meet at 2049 Bartow Ave., lower level, at 7:30 p.m.

Also see us at www.toastmasters 46.org or 3824.toastmastersclubs .org.

—Lauretta Jaysura

The guest at our last Building 13 meeting was Frank Apollo, Co-op City Public Safety Chief. He provided us with brochures that included important safety tips that are not only vital during the upcoming holiday season, but also throughout the year. Congratulations to our officers who have managed to decrease the crime statistics in this community. Collections for our Building staff will commence beginning the first week in December. The exact dates and times will be posted soon so check the bulletin board in the lobby and the Co-op City Times for information. Our next meeting is scheduled for December 11.

Thanksgiving - is quickly approach-

ing and we are at work preparing for the upcoming event headed by “Chef Toni.”

You don’t have to be alone this holiday season or travel far to be with good company. Building 13 Association, Inc. wants to celebrate the spirit of giving and invites you to join us for a sit down Thanksgiving Day Dinner, November 27 at 1:00 p.m. on a first come basis while food lasts. Distribution of food items being prepared will be ready for pick up on Saturday, November 22, at 4:00 p.m. in the association room. On Thanksgiving Day, please bring the food down by 12 p.m., so we will be ready to serve promptly. For those who will be dining elsewhere, we want to wish you and your loved ones a happy

Thanksgiving!

We want to give a special Thank You to our Building Supervisor for his Thanksgiving donation pledge and to Stop and Shop for always being there to assist the community.

Join our After and Before Party.

Tired after all of the shopping and preparing, but anxiously waiting for the New Year? Want to kick back and listen to good music and eat good food? Well our ANNUAL “After and Before” party is for you.

During the holiday collection, we will be asking parents to sign up for the no bullying workshop. Information received from the document will determine the best day and time. Important

information will be given to the youth, as well as the parents on the best way to handle situations. The workshop will be facilitated by Sgt. Gregory, CCPD. Checks for Building 13 events should be made payable to Building 13 Assoc. Inc. and mailed to: Bldg. 13 Assoc. Inc., 100 Casals Place #32K, Bronx, NY 10475. All activities are on a first come basis. For information, contact Gail Sharbaan at 718-671-3801 or Leslie Peterson at 718-320-1370, our website: http://www.bldg13assoc.com or e-mail us at building13assoc @yahoo.com.

Thanks for making our team work.

—Leslie Peterson

Thanks to all who donated to our Bake Sale, and thanks to all who purchased the delicious goods available.

The Bake Sale was an outstanding success due to a bunch of fabulous cooperators! Kudos to all of you.

Building Dues The ANNUAL dues for membership in the building association remains at $5 per family; this is LESS than TEN CENTS per week.

Dues collection will begin the first week of January; you can also pay your $5 dues at this meeting. Remember, 10 cents per week is a little more than one penny a day. This money goes towards decorations for the buildings, such as the paintings and plants that are in our lobbies, replenishing holiday decorations which make our lobbies cheerful and bring delight to young and old alike, treats for the children, our "Lunch

for the Bunch," refreshments for the meetings and myriad other items.

Decorating Lobby decorating for the holidays is upcoming. Please try to budget in an

extra hour of your time to help decorate; this will probably occur on December 13, but keep an eye out for posted flyers.

—Lorna Smith

The building association is happy to announce that the food drive we are sponsoring is going along very nicely.

Thank you to all who gave. We will continue to collect until November 22nd.

We will have a raffle drawing of a $25 Visa gift certificate. To all who gave, your name is entered.

We will have the drawing and a little get together on Nov. 22, 7 p.m. in our Association Room. Please attend.

We had another good movie day on Saturday last week. The movies are very enjoyable, and we have a nice attendance that could be better. Why not show your support for the events we plan for you, the building.

We have a nice vice president who spends his whole day on Saturday to show these movies; you see the advertisement in the papers and the flyers on the walls, so what is the problem? Why can't you send your children down and come down and enjoy them yourself.

We will be looking for more participation from you in the future.

The building dues seem to have come to a halt. Please continue to pay them. I will be in the lobby until December.

The collection for the porters will start on Dec. 3rd.

I would like to get a committee to decorate the Christmas tree and the lobby. Anyone interested, please let me know and we will start after Thanksgiving.

Our elevator was knocked out of service on Wednesday because someone was trying to move a couch that was too large.

On Thursday on the same floor, there was a pile of garbage left by the elevator all day. I do not know who these people are, or the apartment they come from; it was on the 2nd floor.

If you have furniture to be moved, you need a mover, someone who knows what they are doing.

We were inconvenienced for at least four hours, during the time we are coming home from work. These are the things that will get you a community complaint.

Get well wishes to the sick and the shut-in.

The building association wishes everyone a happy Thanksgiving.

—Patricia Bonaparte

Building 13 Association

Building 32 Association

Building 33 Association

If you SEE something, SAY SOMETHING!!!

718-671-3050 Co-op City Public Safety

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Greetings to our neighbors and friends from the Building 11 Association.

Thank you to everyone who attended the November 10th general association meeting; the turn out was impressive.

Your consistent involvement in the affairs of the community is imperative to maintain our quality of life. Special thanks to Ms. Clara Evans for her opening words of inspiration. Our president, Ms. D. Henry, updated the shareholders on many of the current events happening around our community. Ms. Henry encouraged shareholders to attend the no bullying seminar and workshop scheduled to take place here in Bartow Plaza.

Building 19 Association wishes all cooperators in Building 19 a happy Thanksgiving. We hope you will be spending time together with family, friends and associates in traditional Thanksgiving family events—in person or in spirit. If distance prevents you and your loved one from being together, reach out by using all that our modern times

Fall greetings to all of our Co-op City families, friends, neighbors, merchants, and especially our new residents.

Blessings and many wishes to all who are celebrating birthdays, wedding anniversaries, new births, and other fantastic events during the month of November.

We are sending well wishes for a speedy recovery to all sick, homebound, and hospitalized persons.

Our sincere condolences to those who have experienced the recent loss of a loved one. Our prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time of bereavement. May God bless your loved one with eternal peace.

Thanks to all who attended our last meeting. Congratulations to our 50/50 raffle winners: Audrey Chambers, Agatha Edwards, and Zeik Ragine. We would like to send a warm, heartfelt thank you to Mr. Cleve Taylor, President, Co-op City Board of Directors, for attending our last building association meeting on Tuesday,

Building 11 Association

Thank you for providing important information from the 45th Council meeting concerning the recent increase in grand larceny and ID theft in the area.

Mr. Noel Ellison, CSO Manager, was our guest speaker this evening.

Mr. Ellison candidly shared information about current happenings within Management operations here at Riverbay.

He reviewed the apartment alteration agreement forms that are available for cooperators planning to make changes within their apartments. He responded to questions about the current policy about having dogs and the term “reasonable accommodation request.” He informed

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provides for us — make that phone call, send that text, update your Facebook, smile wildly for an Instagram or that selfie; use snail mail to send that Thanksgiving card.

Remember that family is not only created by blood. It is created by friendship and by association. We are a large extended ‘family’ here in Building 19. We live

together, we share all that makes Building 19 a home. Talk to your neighbor in the elevator—wish him or her a happy Thanksgiving and ask them their NAME and give this person your name. And after we have reached out to all the people we know and love, take time to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for. Life will always give us heartbreak, stress, disap-

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November 11. Mr. Taylor provided the following valuable information: a Director of Internal Audit will be employed here at Co-op City within the next 2 months. Said director will have marshall status to go into any file cabinet/or office to conduct investigations. A Power Plant engineer will be employed; we currently do not have one. Pre-paid rent proposal to Wells Fargo being looked at to pre-pay our water bill at an 11% discount to save $2 million per year.

Cooperators would get a 5% discount on their maintenance if they paid their maintenance fees for 6 to 12 months in advance. Logistics still being worked out.

As of 3/31/14, we only have $900,000 liquid cash; which is no money. There is a class action suit against Riverbay which is going to be extremely expensive.

Fidelity Bonds - Mr. Taylor investigating and working to get our unpaid premiums back.

Good News - revisiting Cablevision to get 5 yr. discount for cooperators.

Building 21 Association

Great Meeting Our November meeting was interesting and we told you it would be. Thank you, Linda Berk, for clearing up some things that were important to most of us.

We learned so much and now have a grasp on the future of our community. We also learned that we must not just sit and watch things happen around us; we must be the planners/architects/designers of our own destiny.

Our next meeting will be the second Thursday in December. By then, our decorating would have been finished and you should have either donated or spent at least one hour helping (not complaining).

That day will be Saturday, December 6, at 8 a.m. All volunteers will receive special accolades. When Building 21 says special, you know we go all out!!!

Our dues of $5 will be collected. It’s only $5 per year (but if you don’t want to contribute to all that we do all year for our

us that cooperators may request to have a service animal within guidelines prescribed by a physician for medical purposes. He discussed the upcoming project to change the lobby doors, intercom system and key fobs here at Co-op City.

Thank you, Mr. Ellison, for your time and the thorough responses to shareholders’ questions and concerns.

We are pleased to announce the formation of our Scholarship Committee.

Look out for an upcoming open house to launch the application process in our lobbies. Special thanks to everyone who packed and handed out candy to the children on Halloween, it was a fun-

buildings without any help from anyone, just hold your head down and act as if you don’t know what’s going on. Oh and you can also sneak out towards the back of the lobby so no one will notice you live here too.

On a lighter side, our “Think Tank” on Friday nights are about to get intense. You might not want to miss it from here on end. It is Friday nights, 8:30 p.m. One of our highlights is our ongoing fundraiser designed not just to empower the building association, but to empower each individual who participates. I tell you its incredible!! You will be shocked at the company we partnered with. Go to our website to learn more: www.21association.com. Oh yeah…Oh Yeahhh!!!

We are neighbors and we are family; we will all win by working, sharing and living together. For further correspondence: 21association@gmail.com or call us: 347-504-1821. —Kevin Lambright

Verizon is out. We are in a binded contract with Cablevision for 20 years.

Convectors - big problem - we would like to change them, however, the risers first need to be changed in the basement, a very expensive project.

Due to increased terrorism throughout

filled afternoon. Thank you to Ida Williams, Fran Berkowitz and John Lovett for your candy donation.

Congratulations to our 50/50 raffle winner Diana Garcia. The association regular Bingo Night will take place on Friday, November 21st at 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room. Snacks will be provided.

Our next general association meeting will take place on Monday, December 1st, at 7:30 p.m. in the rear lobby of Building 11B. Please come out and join us with your concerns and issues.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

—Sheila Richburg

pointment and fear. But life also gives us love, hope, joy, and support from family, friends, neighbors and associates.

I wish everyone happiness, and the ability to be thankful for the wonderful life that we experience daily, and the ability to give this happiness and joy to others. Happy Thanksgiving from the Building 19 Association. —Lillie Hall

the world, it is extremely important that if you see something unusual or strange, that you say something by immediately calling 9-1-1 for emergencies. Nonemergency calls should be telephoned to 3-1-1.

—YuVonne Lewis

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African-American Association

The Ebola Symposium will be held today, Saturday, November 22nd, at 1:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room #4. There will be reports from Ambassadors of the regions; preventative measures that stop transmission of the Ebola virus; how African nations are coping; Afrophobia in the Diaspora; and how you can help.

There will be discussion on matters you will not get from the media. The Association will co-sponsor this event with The Drammeh Institute.

The Association sponsors the following ongoing programs and encourages your participation.

Computer Classes – This class meets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Dreiser Center, Room #15. Learn Internet use, virus protection, E-mail, Microsoft Office, etc. Bring your laptop or tablet to class with you. Fee: $50 or $8 per class. Call Mercedes at 347943-0423.

Salsa & Zumbali Dancercise – Most Saturdays at 10:00 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room #1. Dance and exercise to Latin and R&B sounds. Call Keith at 917-561-6211 or Iris, 917-838-7723.

Creative Movement – Saturday dance classes for children, ages 3-7 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Dreiser Center, Room #2. Contact Ms. Barnes at 646-281-4570.

Yoga & Pilates Mat Classes – Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. Lose weight, tone and strengthen your muscles with exercises that reduce stress through breathing techniques. Call Meena at 718-671-8364.

Belly Dance Classes – Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. A fun and healthy way to stay in shape!

Call Xonia, 646-301-9438.

Evening Line Dance Classes – Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Dreiser Center, Rm. #2. Dance to Soul, Latin, and Gospel music. Call Cynthia at 917-

903-7073.

Adult Study Group – ASCAC’s Institute For Youth, the 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m., Dreiser Center, Room 15.

Alvin Ailey Holiday Dance Performance – Saturday, December 20th. Sold out!

White House Tour – The Association is planning a one-day bus trip to Washington, D.C. at which time we will take a tour of the White House. The tentative date is May 2, 2015. Contact us if you would like to go. Call 718-379-5555.

The Hidden Colors #3 dvd will be available at the December 13th meeting.

SAVE THE DATE AND PLAN TO ATTEND – The 18th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration sponsored by The Coalition of African-American Churches & Community Organizations of Co-op City, Inc. will be held

on Saturday, December 27th at 1:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room 31.

The next meeting will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 4:00 p.m. in Dreiser Center, Room 15, at which time we plan to have our annual Christmas Party. There will be caroling, entertainment, gifts, a brief update on programs and special events, celebration of December birthdays and a delicious holiday meal.

If you are unable to attend this meeting, please read our weekly column for information. Also, if you wish to join or update your membership, please send a check or money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) of $15 for a single membership or $25 for families to: African-American Association of Co-op City, P.O. Box 702, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. Donations are welcomed. Like us on Facebook at CoopcityAfrianamericanassoc.

—Francine Jones

Greetings to all of our Post members who are homebound and recovering from various medical operations. We wish you a speedy recovery.

Happy birthday to all of our members who will be celebrating their birthday in November.

Our Post is always looking for new members to join, so if you are a veteran from any branch of the military, stop by and join us. Bring your DD-214 with you. Post 1871 is located in Section #5 in the community center in 135 Einstein Loop, Room 41. Our office telephone number is (718) 320-8165, and our email address is post1871@optimum.net.

The Post has received their pool sticks as it was voted on by the executive committee at the last meeting. Post members, please take care of our pool sticks in a normal manner. Our service officer Silas J. Standford reported that any veteran that would like to visit the 9/11 museum, it's free of charge. All you need is a military I.D. to prove that you are a veteran.

I hope all of our Post members gave our Commander their phone number so that we can communicate with you by phone to let you know about up-andcoming events or any other news. If you feel that you can’t attend a general meeting, please give our post a call at (718) 320-8165. This is important because when we order food, we have to know how many Post members will be attending so that our members can receive a fair share and not waste food.

Our finance officer William Gordon has provided us with a price for the Post shirts and jackets for our members.

Long sleeve and short sleeve shirts will cost $27 and the jackets are $70. We will need 1/2 of the money by January in order to place the order.

Up and coming events: Senator Ruth Hassel will be giving the Bronx Veterans a breakfast in December but the date is not final yet. As soon as we know, the information will be passed on to you by phone and this is FREE. Christmas gifts will be given out to the

veterans at the James Peters VA Hospital. The date is still up in the air and when we know, we will pass this on to you as well. On December 20, the Post Commander will be giving dinner to all of our Post members. It's FREE! So please attend this general meeting.

This is only for POST 1871 members only.

Q: What’s the difference between a car sales man and a computer salesman? A: The car salesman can probably drive.

Q: How do you double the value of a Geo Metro? A: Fill it with gas.

This information was provided by the Post information officer.

—Richard I. Lawson, Jr.

The next meeting of the Coalition will be on Tuesday, December 2nd at noon in Room 15 of the Dreiser Loop Community Center.

The Coalition will host their Annual Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, December 27th in the Bartow Community Center at 2 p.m.

We are asking everyone to bring a dish of choice (no pork) please. You can bring fruit, salads, juice, baked goods, etc.

The vendors list is closed. We have more vendors than we can accommodate. Thanks so much for your interest.

The coalition is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in the community by focusing on education, community involvement, spirituality, and youth. In

order to accomplish our goals, the member churches and organizations provide ongoing programs, and together, we sponsor this event and an annual Friends and Family Day, all free to the community. The Coalition is made up of several organizations and churches. We invite all organizations and churches to come and join us.

Please support our efforts by sending a tax deductible contribution made payable to: The Coalition of African American Churches and Community Organizations, P.O. Box 619, Bronx, NY 10475.

Remember our Motto: Coming together is the beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success.

—Patricia Bonaparte

American Legion Post 1871

Coalition of African American Churches & Community Organizations

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Next Defensive driving course The next Black Forum defensive driving course will be next Saturday, December 13, in Rm. 1, Dreiser Community Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Lower your liability insurance cost by 10% and remove up to 4 points from your driver’s license. Please make your check in the amount of $35, payable to “the Black Forum of Co-op City,” and mail to P.O. Box 563, Bronx, N.Y. 10475 at least 1½ weeks before the class, or you can walk in on the day of the class but you must have $35 in cash to pay for the course.

Remember, don’t text and drive.

New Year’s party Start making your plans now for the Black Forum’s New Year’s party, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Dreiser Auditorium B. Music all night by DJ. More details to follow. Make reservations now, (718)

Greetings from the members of NCNW! The Saturday Academy Education Program: There are limited spaces available for parents/guardians who still want to enroll their children who are in grades 3-6 in the Saturday Academy Education Program. Additional staff will be on site during the program time on Saturdays between 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. to register students for the 2014-15 school year. The NCNW Saturday Educational Program has been offering small group instruction in reading and mathematics for over 40 years in the Co-op City community. The lessons taught in reading and math are aligned with the public

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320-8035. Cost: $25 per person. Sell 10 tickets and get yours free.

Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba Aerobics classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays; Zumba on Thursday. Classes will be held in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call (718) 320-8035. Nominal fee for each class.

Ghanaian Association Election for new officers today, Saturday, Nov. 22, 6-8 p.m., Rm. 38, Einstein Center. Members only. Please be on time.

Black Forum’s Lyons Mane Track Club Register now for the fall. Youth ages 8-18. Practice sessions are held on Mondays and Wednesdays e in the Dreiser Auditorium. For further information, or to register your child, please call (718) 320-8035.

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and private school curriculum. Our instructors are Board Certified by the New York City Department of Education. The classes will be in session until spring 2015. This investment in education is equivalent to less than $4 per hour, per student for tutoring lessons to assist with improving student academic performance. The fee for the year is $250 which includes a nonrefundable registration fee of $25. All fees are to be paid by December 27. For further information, please call (718) 655-9034 or (718) 671-2555.

The Youth Committee is preparing for our Annual Holiday Drive. We will be collecting new unwrapped winter hats, scarves, gloves, socks, toys and

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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 753111, Einstein Station, Bronx, N.Y 10475 President: Jerome L. Rice Office telephone: 718-320-3210 Address: 135 Einstein Loop, Room 36 Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Email: naacpcclty2210@gmail.com Membership Meeting - Elections on Sunday, November 23 at 2 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Einstein, Room 49. All welcomed.

Come out and cast your ballot vote for the officer positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Asst. Treasurer and

Food distribution sites added Each Thursday, residents of Buildings 27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein Loop, 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. every Thursday.

Residents of Building 26, 30, 31, 34 and 35 should go to the Evangelical Church, 2350 Palmer Avenue, 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. starting Aug. 7. For information, please call (718) 320-8035.

Volunteers needed We need volunteers for the Food Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you have 2 hours per day to spare, between 11-12:45 p.m., please call us, (718) 320-8035.

Emergency Food Program We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Room 20 in the Dreiser

Members-at-large for the Executive Committee. Term of officers is 2 years effective January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016. Refreshments will be served.

Voter Registration forms available in English & Spanish. VOTER REGISTRATION IS AN ONGOING ACTIVITY. Our goal is to register ALL ELIGIBLE voters 18-45 years.

Save the Date: Jubilee Day Celebration will be on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Einstein Community Center, Room 45 at 2:00 p.m. This year's celebration hosted by Pastor Anthony Davis and Harvest Restorations Ministries.

Further information to follow.

—Brenda Brown

Hot water shutdown Monday Building 23

Please be advised hot water service will be shut down in the building to perform necessary repairs on Monday, December 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Water will be restored as soon as the work is completed.

Please make sure that you keep your faucets in the “closed” position and all drains cleared of objects. You may also want to fill your bathtub with water in advance to handle your personal water needs.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience in this matter.

—CSO (Bartow)

books for a local shelter. The age range we are collecting for are from Newborn 0 months to High School teens 19 years of age. We will also collect Pull-Ups and Pampers for infants and toddlers. Items can be dropped off on Saturdays, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13 and 12/20, at the Dreiser Community Center, Room 14, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, please call (917) 399-2643.

Save the Date: Saturday, February

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.

Please also have your 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.

We Need You - Join Us Today 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 or visit us, Room 20 in the Dreiser Community Center.

—Tony Illis 28; 14th Annual NCNW/Riverbay Fund Black History Youth Celebration.

“A Tribute to the Harlem Renaissance,” Dreiser Auditorium, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

More information to come.

Our next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, December 14, at the Dreiser Community Center, Room 11, at 3:00 p.m.

Wishing our members and neighbors a happy Thanksgiving!

—Lori Melton

Co-op City Times / November 22, 2014 Pentecostal Tabernacle invites everyone to attend worship service at 120 Benchley Pl., Building 24, Bronx N.Y. 10475.

Sundays: Sunday School for all age group begins at 10: 30 a.m. Midday services starts at 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday: Prayer and fasting service will be held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Bible study and Prayer meeting will also be held in the evening starting at 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Effective Fervent Prayers change things. Come and experience the power of Biblical prayer. God’s power is released through his Words. Come and study the word of God, it can change your life.

Giving Thanks Hey, Co-op City! I wanted to take a moment and give “thanks” to God! I'm thankful to God for bringing us to Co-op City! I'm thankful for the opportunity to get to know so many of you who call Co-op City your home!

I'm thankful for all the wonderful churches and organizations that help reach out with the hands of Jesus to serve you!

"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus"-1 Thessalonians 5:18NIV Now you may be thinking how is it

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Friday: Youth Service will be held every Friday evening for all the young people starting at 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Focus: The Miracle In The Middle Of The Storm. Jesus walks on the things that cause us to fear. — St. Matthew 14:26-33 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, it is a spirit; and they cried out for fear: But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid.

And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou; bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come.

And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind

boisterous he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried saying, Lord save me.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

Then they that were in the ship came and worship him saying, of a truth thou art the Son of God. Life is much like the ocean in that it is seldom calm, as quickly as the winds of one storm subside, the horizon dances with the clouds of another one approaching.

Just as Jesus was the key to the disciple’s security on the sea that faithful night, He is our miracle in the storm of

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possible to be thankful in all things?

One of the strangest thanksgiving prayers found in the Bible came from a man named Jonah while he was sitting in the belly of a big fish. You know his story…here's part of his prayer: "But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you…"-Jonah 2:1-10NIV I'm sure that Jonah was thankful that he wasn't dead, but there is something else here too. Jonah was thankful because this ordeal turned him back to God. Did you ever notice that it's during the difficult times in your life you tend to look for God's help? We pray

things like “God please help me get a job, please heal me, please give me a parking spot.” Trouble is a blessing in disguise if it draws us to the One True God. We can give thanks knowing that He loves us and desires to bless us. In good times and in bad times, the follower of Jesus always has something to be thankful for!

We invite you to stop by our Worship Experience this Sunday at 11:00 a.m.! We're located at 177 Dreiser Auditorium B. We have deaf interpretation and a fully staffed children's church called “Kidsong.” This

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The storm that arose frightened the disciples, and when they saw Jesus walking on the water, they thought they were seeing a ghost.

They cried out in fear, and Jesus revealed himself to them We should always remember that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. He promised that he will never leave us nor forsake us. Therefore, when we face problem in our lives we must learn to put our trust in Him. We should always keep our eyes on Jesus and not on the storms of life.

For further information, call Rev. R. Sibblies, 718-324-0334.

—Rev. R. Sibblies

Sunday, we continue our teaching series called "Sun stand still." In this series, we will be learning about being a church with audacious faith! If we're crazy enough to ask for it, God is big enough to do it! Don't miss this inspiring new series!

For more information, you can check out our website: www.newsongchurchnyc.org, "Like” us on Facebook, https:// www.facebook .com/newsongchurchbx; "Follow" us on Twitter @newsong churchBX. We look forward to meeting you!

—Pastor Mike Tolone

Please join us on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome – not just members! Our next general membership meeting will be held on December 11th.

On Saturday, November 1st, the club’s Social Committee hosted the annual Scholarship Fundraiser Dance.

We are proud to have been able to bring the legendary Tony Vega and the won-

derful Mambo Legends Orchestra to the Co-op City community. The phenomenal music they, and our talented DJ provided ensured that all our lucky attendees danced non-stop all evening.

We are extremely grateful to Antoinette Toro, Joe Rodriguez, the Social Committee and so many members of the SACC family for their hard work.

This event could not have been the suc-

cess it was without the help of our many dedicated members, who volunteered an extraordinary amount of time and effort over many months. Amazing job!

Save the Date: Our Christmas Party is scheduled for Saturday, December 20th. The Cultural and Social Committees are combining their efforts to make this a very special evening.

More information will be available soon.

Additional information for all of our upcoming club events, as well as details concerning the club in general, can be found on our website: http://spanamcccc.synthasite.com. You may also contact the club at (718) 379-7017 or email us at SpanAmCCCC@gmail.com.

—Carmen Rodriguez

Pastors Nancy & Angelo Rosario and the membership invite you to worship and learn God’s Word for instructions in your life. You may visit us and maybe stay, but please visit and become a member at any of the many houses of worship in the Co-op City community that are teaching God’s Word. We are located at 127 Dreiser Loop (to the right of the Montefiore Health Clinic). 718-7909120. You can call the office and leave your prayer request for our prayer group that meets on Monday & Wednesday.

Schedule: Sunday Worship-Spanish, 9:30 a.m.; English Worship, 1:15 p.m.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m. for men, women and children. Separate classes for each. Monday, 9:30-11:30am -

prayer with Brother Steve. Wed. Prayer, 7-8:30 p.m. Office hours: Tues./Thurs., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Visit our Goodwill Ministry at 163 Dreiser for a free coat and other items. For credit restoration services, call 718-320-3873.

December 10, we are sponsoring a Peace & Health Breakfast at Dreiser Loop – Auditorium B, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Guest speakers are Deputy Boro President Aurelia Greene, Councilmember Andy King and Bishop Angelo Rosario. There will be a healthy breakfast provided by Blossom T., a guest artist/soloist, praise dancer and other entertainment. There will be a VA van outside to assist with blood pressure testing and information for veterans. In addi-

tion, physicians will be onsite and there will be HIV Testing and Hepatitis C testing. Seating is limited, please RSVP 718790-9120 or churchofgodschildren@ gmail.com. Starting Dec. 3 Bronxworks

Health Navigator will be at 159 Dreiser and in Rm. 10 at 177 Dreiser to assist with application and information for health care benefits.

—Bishop Nancy Rosario

Church of God’s Children

Let us know… If you have news you’d like to share with your neighbors, please give us a call at (718) 320-3300, Ext. 3375/6; email: cctimes@riverbaycorp.com or fax (718) 320-2595.

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Co-op City Baptist Church

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

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

The mid-week worship service and all Bible study classes will not be held on Wednesday, November 26; additionally, the Friday prayer services will not be

held on November 28.

On Sunday, November 30, the Senior Choir will celebrate their anniversary. Join them in this celebratory service as they lift the Lord up in song.

Have you planned your vacation for 2015 yet? If not, why not join the Scholarship Ministry on their 9 day and 8 night trip to New Orleans from July 11 to July 19, 2015? They will travel by motor coach, 8 nights lodging including 4 consecutive nights in New Orleans; 14 meals: 8 breakfasts and 6 dinners; guided tour of a Louisiana Plantation; relaxing riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River; free time and much

more. A $100 deposit is due on immediately. For additional information, call 718-671-7507, 718-379-0541 or 718-379-3774.

The Co-op City Baptist Church wishes a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving to all.

The Co-op City Baptist Church exists to glorify God and to establish a living community of people who follow the teachings of Jesus the Christ through worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship. We seek to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the church through ministry.

—Hattie L. Lucas

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 community to attend our Sunday morning services starting at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School designed to meet the spiritual needs of our young people. Parents, please send your children to learn of the Lord Jesus.

Bible Teaching from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth from the Word of God. Prayer services take place every Wednesday evening from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

List of Events Sunday, November 16th, join us at 8 a.m. or 11 a.m. service as we celebrate our "Harvest Jubilee." All are invited to attend. We ask everyone to bring a donation of an "unexpired non-perishable" food item. Your donations will help those less fortunate. Please bring your items to the church, be a blessing to someone.

Saturday, November 22nd from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., the Women's Fellowship will sponsor St. Barnabas Hospital Mobile Mammography Van, which will be stationed outside the church for FREE mammograms.

You must register by contacting Sis. K. Canty at 718379-6116, or emall:wesvau@aol.com; or Sis. L. Scott at 718-671·2623 or email: UScott_2000@yahoo.com.

Saturday, November 22nd—The Men's Fellowship will celebrate their 4th Annual Fall Concert at 3 p.m.

Tickets: Adults, $12; Seniors, $10, and Youth, $8. For more information, see Bro. Elreece or Rev. Hodge or contact the church at (718) 671-8746.

Sunday, November 30th—Please join with us for

our Church Anniversary and Senior Ministry Anniversary as we celebrate during our 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services. Our guest speaker will be Bishop Angelo Rosario from Church of God's Children.

Come join New Vision's “Partners in Reading Program” every Sunday afternoon from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Students in Grades 1 through 8 can discover the joy of reading while exploring and improving their literacy levels through small groups and reading partners. Parents, we encourage you to bring your children to benefit from this free program, taught by trained professionals. Registration is ongoing. You could contact the church at the number listed below.

The Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone (718) 671-8746 or (718) 320-0409. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 753037, Bronx, NY 10475.

Please visit our website at: www.churchofnewvision.com.

—Carol Haque

Fr. Taylor and the congregation of St. Joseph's cordially invite you to worship with us in Co-op City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level. All are welcome.

Weekly Schedule: Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday School are both at 9 a.m.

Every 4th Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every 5th Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. Bible study is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal is on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The (ECW) Episcopal Church Women meet immediately after service on the 1st Sunday of each month.

Membership is open to all women of the church and dues are $2 per month.

We look forward to welcoming everyone at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 23, when we will celebrate The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Christ the King Sunday and our Harvest Festival.

Fundraising Events: Atlantic City bus trip to Bally’s Casino takes place on Saturday, November 29. $35 p.p. No refunds.

Deluxe motor coach leaves from Dreiser Loop (in front of the Rehab Center) at 9:00 a.m. For seating, contact June Grimes at 347-457-8249.

Spread the word, ECW 8-day cruise on the Carnival Splendor, leaving out of New York on August 12, 2015: Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, The

Bahamas and Nassau, with fun days at sea. Ocean view cabins start at $1,297 and inside cabins start at $1,217, depending on how many persons per cabin.

Although the cruise is in August of next year, the cabins must be reserved early. So if you plan to go, please contact June Grimes at the church as soon as possible to indicate your interest and make a down payment.

Flyers with more information including a suggested payment plan are available.

Outreach Program: We continue to collect nonperishable food for the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. Please remember to donate.

For additional information on the above, please call the church at 718-320-0844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org.

“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.” (Psalm 95:1) —M. Chambers

Church of the New Vision

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church

Clothing bins

Shareholders are reminded that the clothing bins placed at the garages are for your convenience to donate unused clothing, linens, shoes, books and small electronics.

Please place your donated bags inside the donation bins and DO NOT leave them on the ground.

When packing, make sure not to overfill your bag(s) to avoid it not being able to pass through the bins’ openings. If you must, place the donated items in several small bags.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

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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.

Church Schedule Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

The following programs are at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop North (Co-op City) 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.

Extension of Prayer and Worship Service – Every first, second and third Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday School at Community Protestant Church begins at 9:00 a.m. In Sunday School, in a nurturing Christian education environment, an opportunity is provided for children to learn about the Bible, to grow in grace, to show love and respect for one another and to live more abundant lives. Children attending Sunday School are served breakfast after classes are over. We encourage you to bring your child, children or grandchildren to Sunday School and we look forward to seeing you.

Other Scheduled Events Beginning Sunday, November 23rd,

The Willing Workers Annual Pecan and Pecan Cluster Sale will be held after service. Stop by their table and pick up a great holiday gift of pecans and pecan clusters.

Saturday, December 20th, 3:00 p.m.

- 8:00 p.m. Come celebrate the Holiday Season with our Community Protestant Church Family at our Annual Christmas Party sponsored by the North Carolina Team, Bartow Comm-unity Center, Room 31, Co-op City. Music by DJ Lonnie Youngblood. Donation: Adults - $15; Children under 16 years of age free (must be accompanied by parent or guardian). For tickets, call (718) 9943751 or (917) 509-2030.

The Women’s Guild Invites You To Join Us On Our Christmas/New Year

Extravaganza, December 22, 2015 – January 3, 2016. A fantastic 12-Night Southern Caribbean Cruise aboard the Magnificent Queen Mary 2, departing from New York, Red Hook in Brooklyn. Ports of Call: St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie; St. Kitts, Basseterre; St. Lucia, Castries; St. Maarten, Phillipsburg; Tortola, Road Town.

To make a reservation or for additional information about the cruise, please call (718) 320-1435, (718) 6715961 or (718) 320-8576.

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

Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr., Pastor, and Lady Theresa M. Smith, coFounders, and the Church of the Savior family extend an invitation to every person to worship with us. We are a non-denominational, inter-racial, intercultural, 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!! A very special invitation to our new neighbors in Co-op City. We love you for who you

are, not what you have. Please call us at 917-734-4058 for more information.

To our friends and neighbors: Are you searching for a church home?

Come grow with us. Do you have a gift for music? Do you want to be part of planning singles, married, youth ministries? Do you have special talents that have been ignored? Are you serious about changing your life? God has a plan just for you and today is the first day of your new life.

Church of the Savior is located at 920 Baychester Ave. (close to Darrow Pl.). Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 86, Bronx, NY 10475.

Sunday Schedule Meditation and Adult Bible Study 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

Divine Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Come and be blessed. We want an opportunity to 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.

Special Guest Speaker, anointed man of God, Elder Boyce Landrum, Greater Love Cathedral United Baptist Church, Co-op City.

Reading from Holy Scripture Proverbs 3:5-6.

Weekly Activities Bereavement group, Monday, 5 p.m.

Thurs., 10 a.m., Channel 70, Bronxnet.

Every other Saturday - Food Pantry.

We are reaching out to the community for assistance. Please check expiration date on all items. You can drop off your donations at the church Sunday morning, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m., Monday evenings, 5:00 7:00. To arrange special drop off time, call Dr. Smith at 917-734-4058. Thank you in advance and God bless all our donors.

Thought of the Week: “Courage is resistant to fear, mastery of fear - not the absence of fear."

—Rev. Dr. Robert A. Smith, Jr.

New Church Location: 120 DeKruif Place (street level) Praise and Worship begins at 9:30 a.m.

Church telephone: (347) 346-5790; email: fatwcc@aol.com.

Weekly Worship Experiences 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m.

Teen Church, 10:00 a.m., 2nd Sundays; Children's Church, 3rd Sundays (K-3); Older Children's Church, 4th Sundays (4th-7th).

Church Motto: "We are Christ-centered, family-focused with power and authority."

Church Mission: To empower, educate and motivate men, women, boys and girls to reach their full potential and live abundant lives through preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Come worship with us—where we honor tradition but are not bound by it!

All are welcome to join us any and every Sunday because our goal is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in LOVE, through teaching and preaching the Word of God from the Bible.

The Leaders and Scholars Afterschool Hub has an immediate part-time opening for a School Escort. This is a very important role for a mature (18 and over), responsible and reliable individual who can pass a background

check. Call 718-644-0951 for an interview with Pastor Jenkins.

Our new Technology Lab is currently available for service to the community. For SENIOR CITIZENS, use will be FREE as an ongoing service (by schedule).

We will offer low-cost Employment Support Services (resume/cover letter writing, Soft-Skills Workshops, TARGETED Job Search, Copy and Faxing Services, etc.) to the community on a weekly basis. Pastor Jenkins was a Workforce Development Manager and has been using her skills and contacts to help people gain employment for 12 years.

New York Theological Seminary

comes to Co-op City!!! We will be the newest site for the Certificate in Christian Ministry beginning January 27, 2015. Classes will meet Tuesday evenings from 6:15 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. We will have a FREE mini-class on Monday, December 8, 6:30 p.m. for ALL who may be interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the Bible and for church leaders desiring credentials from one of the nation's leading seminaries. Come out and learn how credits from this program can be applied to a B.A. and MDiv. Remember, it's never about us, but always about the goodness of the Lord.

—Pastor Deborah Jenkins

Church of the Savior

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Fri., November 28

Thurs., November 27

Wed., November 26

Tues., November 25

Mon., November 24

Bartow Weight Management Support Group – Bartow Ave. Main office; 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Word Games 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Arthritis Exercises 11 – 12:00 p.m., Rm. 31 Library 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Tablet class 1st & 3rd Cell Phone Class 2nd & 4th 12:40 - 1:40 p.m., Bartow Ave. Services Main office

Einstein

Dreiser

Date:

Kosher

Non-Kosher

Soups, Breads and Desserts

Mon., Nov., 24

Orange pineapple juice Beef hamburger Potato k’nish Mixed green salad Alt: Baked turkey breast

Baked pork Baked sweet potato California blend vegetables

Hamburger bun Whole wheat bread Canned apricots

Crochet and Knitting

Library 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Rm. 49

10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., Rm. 7

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Dominoes

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7

10:00 a.m., Rm 45

Stay Well Exercise

Line Dancing w/Ellie

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Rm. 2

10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Rm. 45

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Rm. 4

Mind Teasers Gentle Yoga w/Anne

Around The Lunch Table

1:15 - 2:00 p.m., Rm. 2

11:30 a.m., Rm 49

Intermediate Yoga

Word Search w/Sandy

2 p.m. - 3 p.m., Rm. 2

11 a.m. – Noon, Rm 49

Apple juice

Tues, Shake and Bake chicken Egg barley w/mushNov., rooms, Coleslaw 25 Alt: Tuna fish salad

Basic Cellphone & iPad Training cancelled until Nov. 24

Word Games 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Rm. 31 Current Events 10 a.m., Rm. 31 Bingo 12:30-2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Card Games 2-4 p.m., Rm. 31 Dominoes 2:30 p.m., Rm. 31 Srs. Walking Group 10:30 a.m., Rm. 31

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 49

Senior Center Closed for Thanksgiving Day Party @ 135 Einstein Loop Senior Center Rm. 45

Senior Center Closed for Thanksgiving Day Party @ 135 Einstein Loop Senior Center Rm. 45

JASA CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

JASA CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

JASA SENIOR CENTER CLOSED

JASA SENIOR CENTER CLOSED

Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45 Bingo 1 p.m., Rm. 49 Matinee Movie w/George 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Alert & Alive 10:30-11:30 a.m., Rm. 7 Cultural Dance 10:30-11:30 a.m., Aud. B Mind Teasers 12–1 p.m., Rm. 4 Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud. A Tuesday Movie w/ popcorn 2-4 p.m., Rm. 7

Senior Center Closed for Thanksgiving Day Party @ 135 Einstein Loop Senior Center Rm. 45

JASA CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

JASA SENIOR CENTER CLOSED

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $3.50 for guest

*Menu subject to change without notice. Lunch must be ordered a week in advance.

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk

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

For information, please call: (718) 320-2066

New Payment Schedule - Payments for trips @ the Bartow office can be made Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Only) Funded by: The NYC Department for the Aging, The NYS Office for the Aging and Riverbay Corporation.

Wed., Nov., 26

Thurs., Nov., 27

Fri., Nov., 28

Whole wheat bread Fresh fruit

Beef salisbury steak w/mushroom sauce Garlic mashed potato Mixed vegetables

Thanksgiving Day Party Thanksgiving Day Party @ Einstein Senior Center @ Einstein Senior Center Thanksgiving Day Party Juice, Fresh carved Vegetable soup turkey, green beans, @ the Einstein Challah roll sweet bread stuffing, Senior Center Fresh fruit sweet potato pudding, Pumpkin muffin Cranberry sauce

JASA CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY

JASA CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY

JASA SENIOR CENTER JASA SENIOR CENTER CLOSED CLOSED

JASA CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY

JASA SENIOR CENTER CLOSED

Upcoming Events/Trips

There will be no refunds for all trips. All trips include roundtrip transportation! Call the Bartow Office to register unless otherwise noted, 718320-2066.

Effective immediately when you bring a senior guest to eat lunch in the Bartow & Einstein Senior Centers, the guest will get their meal for free.

Social Work Office Hours: Please call 718-320-2066 for additional information. 2049 Bartow Avenue, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; 135 Einstein Loop, Room 40, by appointment; 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 13, (Office will open after repairs are completed).

Free SNAP (Food Stamp) Application Assistance – Friday, December 5th at the Co-op City Senior Services Office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Walk in - First come, first served! Please bring documents that verify your identity, address, income & expenses (rent, medical, etc.). For more info.: 718-320-2066.

Cell Phone Class, 2nd and 4th Monday starting October 13th - Bartow Main Office, 12:40 p.m. - 1:40p.m.

Walk in - Tablet Class, 1st and 3rd Monday.

Coat Drive @ the 177 Dreiser Loop Sr. Center will begin on Monday, November 17, and will end on Friday, January 2, 2015. Coats can be dropped off in Room 7 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

FLU Shots available Monday, November 24th, 10 a.m. to noon, Bartow Community Center, Room 31.

Please be sure to bring your health insurance card with you.

Health Presentation – Tuesday, November 25th, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Bartow Community Center, Room 31.

JASA Senior Centers will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday,

November 27 and Friday, November 28.

Holiday Celebration – Friday, December 12, Villa Barone, $65, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Music by Lonnie Youngblood. Menu: Grand Royal Cocktail Hour, hot, cold and salads, Main Course Rib Steak, Salmon or Chicken Marsala - Open Bar. Motor coach bus. Pick-ups: Bartow, 10:30 a.m., Dreiser, 10:45 a.m. and Einstein, 11 a.m.

JASA Thanksgiving Day Party – Wednesday, November 26th. $4 in advance and $5 at the door. Einstein Senior Center, Room 45, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Live entertainment by Juan Ortega. Menu: Juice, challah roll w/margarine, vegetable soup, fresh carved turkey, sweet potato pudding, bread stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce, apple, pumpkin muffins.

Weight Management Support Group – Monday, November 24 - 10 a.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Main Office, facilitated by social workers. Learn techniques and information that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.

For information: 718-320-2066.

Caregiver Support Group – Tuesday, December 2nd, December 16th and December 30th - 1 p.m., 2049 Bartow Ave., Room 31. The group offers resources, as well as an atmosphere of understanding and support, whether you care for a loved one from a distance or in your home. Group is facilitated by a social worker. For information: 718-320-2066.

Connection) (Grandparents Kinship Caregiver Support Group – Thursday, December 11th - 10:30 a.m.

- 135 Einstein Loop – Teen Center. For additional information, please contact Hattie Lucas at 718-379-0433, Ext. 2139 or 917-734-5935.

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

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Happy Thanksgiving To All — Give thanks for being able to share with family and friends; give thanks for being able to travel to be with family and friends; and give thanks for being able to give thanks.

Attention: NO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER!! The next meeting will be in January, 2015.

Reminder: All money is due for the annual Holiday Celebration which is scheduled for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 12 p.m.-5 p.m. at Eastwood Manor - $70. There are tickets available, however, they must be paid for at time of pick up. You may purchase tickets in Room “O” on Thursdays after 1 p.m. or Fridays after 10 a.m. (see Stella B).

Heartfelt condolences to Roberta McGee on the loss of her husband, Tyrone; and to the family of our member, Carol Pressley, who passed away last week.

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.

2014 Tour Activities December 30, 2014 – January 1, 2015

– The Red Carpet Party at the Desmond Hotel, Malvern, PA – Stop at the American Music Theater Christmas Show; after check-in, dinner & entertainment; choice of 4 side events next day; New Year’s Eve “Walk the Red Carpet w/a Photo Op;” Surf & Turf dinner, music/dancing and live show; Cocktail Party & Champagne Toast; New Year’s Day Champagne & Mimosa Brunch w/a show -- $575/person double; $685 single; $565/person triple; travel insurance available - $31/person double & triple; $40 for a single…ALL MONEY is due by the end of November...contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

2015 Tour Activities APRIL 23 – 26, 2015 – Azalea Festival in Norfolk (VA) w/reserved seats for the Azalea Festival Grand Parade; a Dinner Cruise on board the Spirit of Norfolk; attend the International Tattoo Show; Norfolk Botanical Gardens Tram Tour; 3 breakfasts and 3 full-course diners; evening entertainment; deluxe Motorcoach transportation—$550/person double; $719/ single (correction)…$100 deposit, payable to AARP #4997, when you sign up…travel insurance available upon request….Contact Jean, 718-379-3742.

—Delores Debnam

We wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving as you celebrate with family and friends. Enjoy.

Tuesday, December 2nd—general meeting at 1:30 p.m. in room 38. We will have a Bingo and all are welcomed. Refreshments will be served, This will be our last meeting for this year until we meet again on March 3rd, 2015.

Wednesday, December 3rd – We are going to the Resorts Casino. The cost per person is $33 with the casino package of the day of $25 slot play. Time of pick-up, 8 a.m. starting at Einstein

Loop, followed by Asch Loop and Dreiser Loop. Don’t forget your casino card and a valid photo I.D. Please call Loretta at 718-671-2958, Annie Eutsey at 718-320-1874 or Lydia at 718-671-3005. For memorial cards, please call Loretta. You can call us Monday to Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and in the evening from 6 to 8 p.m.

Please remember to call the homebound and those in nursing homes, especially during the coming holidays.

Good health and healings are wished to all.

—Lydia Ruas

No Bingo, Wednesday, November 26th to celebrate Thanksgiving eve.

Yes bingo, Sunday, November 30 in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $3. We welcome everyone to come and join in the fun. Snacks and refreshments served.

Happy birthday and happy anniversary to all who celebrate in the month of December.

Wednesday, December 3—Bingo in Room 39 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for members only. Refreshments served.

We also will have a bingo on Wednesday, December 10. After that, we will have no Bingo on December 17, 24, 28 and 31 because of all holidays.

Goose Island Seniors and staff wish all our friends and family a very happy Thanksgiving.

For more information, call Ann or Mary at 718-379-9613 or come to 135 Einstein Loop, Room 39, Monday Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or call Mary at 718-379-4899 and I will return your call.

It’s with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Zelda Berkowitz’ sister, Sylvia Applebaum, who lives in Florida.

Prayers and condolences are sent to the family.

Good health to all.

—Mary Pilla

Einstein Cancer Fund

Baychester Library Events VISIT THE LIBRARY - A GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION Library will be closed Thursday, November 27th UPCOMING EVENTS for November/December Kids Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts - Saturday, Nov. 22 @ 2 p.m.

Holiday Program Day of Opera Allegro Singers - Sat., Nov. 29 @ 2 p.m.

Stop-Motion Animation Young Adult Program - Registration required.

Do you want to be the next Steven Spielberg? Do you love how Jack Skellington comes to life in “The Nightmare Before Christmas” or “Wallace and Gromit”? Create your very own Stop-Motion clay animation. Teens will have three days to create their animation, with the use of iPads and other materials that we will provide. Tues., Dec. 2; Wed., Dec. 3; Thurs., Dec. 4, 3-5 p.m.

WEEKLY EVENTS for November (Call Library for more information) Toddler Time - Tuesday, Nov. 25; 11:00 a.m.

Teen Lounge - Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Tech Connect - Wednesday, Nov. 26, Microsoft Excel, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.; Nov. 20, Express yourself with Word.

Click On - Friday, 10:30 a.m; Nov. 28, Microsoft Word.

Film - Saturday, 2 p.m.; Nov. 22, Ender’s Game w/Harrison Ford; Nov. 29, NO FILM.

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(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.

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Thanksgiving Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue In large groups and in small, people all over the United States and Canada will gather on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving.

During the early years of our nation, Thanksgiving represented an ingathering of the harvest. Today, as most of us lead compartmentalized urban lives, Thanksgiving more accurately represents an ingathering of the clan. Relatives, extended family and friends come together at Thanksgiving - from across the miles and down the street.

On Thanksgiving, we take special delight in preparing and eating a festive turkey dinner complete with all the table-laden trimmings. We enjoy

the long weekend holiday that follows, and the opportunity it affords for family members and friends to be together on a happy occasion.

On a more serious note, Thanksgiving to Jews and Christians alike is a time for religious reflection and prayer; it is a special occasion to acknowledge G-d’s role in helping provide the bountiful harvest – the good life - we are privileged to enjoy.

Finally, occurring as it does on the very precipice of winter, Thanksgiving reminds us that at the same time we partake of the cornucopia of plenty, we must also prepare for the leaner times and greater challenges that inevitably lie ahead.

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 10 minutes after the candle-lighting time. Saturday morning

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

The Rabbi's class on the Torah reading of the week begins one hour before sunset every Saturday afternoon.

For office hours or any information you may seek, feel free to call (718) 671-2300 and leave your name, phone number and a brief message on the synagogue’s answering machine, and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

REMINDER: Be careful

If you are having work done in your apartment, shareholders – especially those who are elderly and/or who live alone – are reminded that all personal items should be secured in a safe location. This is for your own peace of mind, as well as the protection of the Riverbay workers/contractors coming into your home.

Riverbay employees wear identification badges and so do the various Riverbay-approved contractors seeking access to your home. Ask to see identification before allowing anyone to enter your apartment. If you are unsure, you should contact your local CSO at (718) 320-3300 (follow the prompts), or Public Safety at (718) 671-3050.

Shalom Jewish Funeral Home, Inc. George Farr - Funeral Director

(718) 828-1700 Keeping Tradition Under Rabbinical Supervision

1528 Castle Hill Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 www.shalomjewish.com Services from Our Chapel, Graveside or Synagogue Parking Facilities • Pre-Arrangements

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City

Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City, Young Israel of Baychester, Section 5 at 120 Erdman Place (behind the lobby 27B), welcomes you to pray with them. Tel. for the Synagogue: 1718-379-6920.

Note: Our office hours are on Thursday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Candle Lighting on Friday, November 28 is at 4:10 p.m. Shabbat ends today, Saturday, November 22 at 5:23 p.m.

Coming Events On Thursday, November 27 is Thanksgiving.

Sunday, Dec. 7, Bingo is at 1 p.m., and admission of $3 per person includes snacks and refreshments.

We are having a Hanukah party on Sunday, Dec. 21, 12 p.m. Cost: $15 per person. No money will be accepted at the door. Limited seating so get your reservations in as soon as possible. For reservation, call Mimi at 347-4274526. All monies must be in by Thursday, December 11.

We have Hanukah candles for sale.

We hope that you will sign up to sponsor a Kiddish to take place after services on Saturdays.

Raffle books have been distributed and you should have received them by now. Be sure to start sending them in with your raffle stubs and payment as quickly as possible. The drawing will take place at the Hanukah party. We look forward to seeing you and are sure you will have a joyous afternoon.

Good and Welfare: Congratulations to Faye Breitbart on the Bar Mitzah of her grandson. We all wish Rabbi Solomon Berl a very happy birthday. Best wishes to all else celebrating special occasions this month.

We have tree certificates “in Honor of” or “in Memory for” a special occasion or a condolence. The cost is $15 per tree.

If you are feeling under the weather, we wish you all a speedy recovery.

Mimi Berlofsky welcomes all calls at 347-427-4526.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

—Miriam Berlofsky

Exciting events are happening at BVA and we hope you will be able to enjoy it with us. Beginning in December, we will be exhibiting paintings at the Baychester Library located at Bartow Avenue. They will be on display for the month of December with a list of all the paintings and artists.

On December 13th and 14th, we will have an art show and bazaar in our permanent room 5 in the Dreiser Community Center from 12:00 p.m. until 4 p.m. Come and see the beautiful artwork and gift items for sale. There will be a raffle and you can win an original painting so don’t miss it.

Refreshments will be served.

Our next set of 10 classes begins on Tuesday, November 18th in Room 5 at the Dreiser Community Center. You can choose from the 2 class schedules which are 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The fees are as follows: Annual membership is $35 a year and a session of 10 classes is $60. This is the best bargain in the Bronx –

maybe even the city – given the quality of instruction offered. You can stop by Room 5 any Tuesday between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to register for a class.

Mr. Moses Groves, BVA’s own art instructor, will be the artistic guide for these classes. Mr. Groves is an accomplished artist who has studied at the Art Students League and NYU. He has exhibited work in the New York and New Jersey area and has won awards for his artwork.

BVA is a non-profit, self-supporting organization that needs your support to continue offering high level art instruction at these bargain prices. So come join BVA on this fabulous artistic trek, take a class, make a donation, — tax deductible, and feel the satisfaction of being a creator and/or patron of the arts. All checks should be made out as indicated above.

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—Sylvia Lochansky

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“That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Your wondrous works.” Psalms 26:7 Spiritual Food for Consumption Take the time and seize the moment to step back from your troubles and view your life from an objective and greater perspective. See it through the eyes and truth of eternity, and be grateful. Remember that you are a child of God. Know that he has chosen you not only to live in His kingdom, but to be His representative. You are just a pilgrim passing through all that is temporary on your way to that which lasts forever.

On behalf of Presiding Elder B. Landrum, Pastor C. Landrum, and the As a church, we exist to continue the ministry of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Co-op City. Jesus Christ ministered to the mental, the physical, and the spiritual needs of the people.

As your neighbor, the Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church is open to everyone.

Please mark your calendar for the following community service events: Food Pantry: Food distribution on Wednesday, November 19, at 4.30

Greater Love Cathedral United Baptist Church Greater Love family, we welcome and encourage you to fellowship with us.

Greater Love is a teaching, preaching, tithing, faith and Bible way ministry. We believe that anyone can be saved according to our foundational Scripture, Romans 10:9, “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” We are conveniently located at 900 Co-op City Blvd.

(Bldg 2A), on the ground level, Bronx, N.Y. 10475; main entrance - red buzzer.

Doors open at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Free parking is available in Garage #1 on Darrow Place. Church phone: 347-9205607.

Blessed Thanksgiving To All!

All are invited to attend Greater Love’s 2nd annual Thanksgiving Morning Worship & Fellowship Breakfast; Thursday, November 27th - 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Come out and begin the holiday by giving thanks to God for his grace and mercy. Is that too much to ask for all that He has done for us?

SOUP KITCHEN: Begins Saturday, December 6th from 12:00 p.m. to 2 p.m.

If you or someone that you know is HUNGRY and can benefit from a hearty meal, a kind word of encouragement and prayer, please inform them about this service to our community.

SPECIAL REMINDER: NONPERISHABLE ITEMS ARE NEEDED FOR OUR FOOD PANTRY. WILL

YOU HELP? Weekly Schedule Sunday Bible School: 3:00 p.m. (sharp) Sunday Afternoon Praise & Worship: 3:45 p.m.

Holy Communion – First Sunday Tuesday Evening Prayer: 7:00 p.m.

Training for Service - A Survey of the Bible: Thursday Eve Family Nite/Youth Nite Blessing/Dedication of Children *Please note that our Prayer Meeting and the Bible Institute will be closed during the Thanksgiving week, but will resume the week of Dec. 1.

Peace & Blessings!

—Pastor Carol Landrum

p.m.-6.00 p.m. Please help us spread the news.

Welcome Home Service: Saturday, November 22, starting at 9:30 a.m. is a special event to reunite with former Seventh-Day Adventist Church members and to get acquainted with our Coop City non-Seventh-Day Adventist neighbors. Lunch will be served and there will be a musical concert in the afternoon.

Community Service Day: Saturday,

December 6, starting at 9:30 a.m. It is a prayer and fellowship lunch service for the community. Please save the date.

Our regular programs include: Saturdays: • Sabbath Worship Services, 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

• Afternoon Bible Studies at 3 p.m.

• Adventist Youth program at 5 p.m.

Weekly: Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Sundays: • Children’s Exercise Program 11:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m., Free • Adult Exercise Program 12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m., Free The Co-op City SDA Church is located at 1010 Baychester Ave., Bronx, NY 10475. Pastor Terry Giles can be reached at 718-320-0518. Visit us on the web at www.CoopCitySDA Church.org.

—Elder Alozie Ogbonna

Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Throwing garbage/objects from apartment windows is UNLAWFUL, DANGEROUS and could cause you to receive a community complaint and fine.

CO-OP CITY FOOT CARE CENTER SECTION 5 • BUILDING 29C 4240 HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY EAST

(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.

Most Union and Insurance Plans Accepted.

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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