Co-op City Times 08/13/16

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Public Safety to host Coffee with a Cop this Friday in Section 5 Vol. 51 No. 33

In an effort to give Co-op City residents a chance to speak one-on-one with the officers who patrol their community and express their concerns and suggestions in a private forum, Co-op City’s Public Safety Department will host the first a series of one-on-one discussion programs with officers over a cup of coffee this coming Friday.

All community members are invited to attend the program entitled, Coffee with a Cop. The event begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 19th in room 45 of the Einstein Community Center in Section 5 and will last for approximately 90 minutes. No prior registration is required, but residents with questions about the event can contact Public Safety at (718) 320-3330.

“I know from many years of experience in attending building meetings and other public forums in this community that people are often very hesitant to discuss observations and crime concerns in a public forum, such as an open meeting, because of various concerns regarding their own safety after reporting publicly potential criminal or anti-social activity that they have observed,” said Chief Frank Apollo, commander of the Public Safety Department. “This is one of the reasons why we are offering this chance for residents to meet one-on-one with officers and supervisors to discuss what they see and offer suggestions to me and others as to how and where we can better concentrate our resources.

“Shareholders will be given that chance to hold private conversations with a Section 5 beat officer and/or one of their supervisors over a casual cup of coffee,” Chief Apollo added. “In my own personal experience, some of the most meaningful and productive converBY BILL STUTTIG

Splash Day on the Greenway

On Thursday afternoon, as heat indexes approached 100 degrees, more than 100 Co-op City children found a fun way to beat the heat by taking part in Riverbay’s Splash Day on the Greenway featuring a giant water slide and other cool attractions perfect for a hot summer day.

Photo by Brandon Ortiz

Saturday, August 13, 2016

sations in my life have been over a cup of coffee, so, with that in mind, we are extending an invitation to the community to come and enjoy some coffee with us as we try to get to know each other.”

While this session will be held in Section 5 and this time involve officers currently assigned to Section 5, similar programs will be offered in the other two community centers in the near future so the program will reach the entire community in the coming weeks and months.

Coffee with a Cop is an initiative that started a few years ago in other communities in this nation, but over the last few months, as relations between the community and police have become strained and adversarial in many cities due to some recent violent and deadly confrontations, many local police departments have been turning towards this initiative as a way to improve communication, strengthen the necessary partnership between the community and police, and reduce any growing animosity.

“My entire 30 year career as a police officer in Coop City, and especially since I became chief seven years ago, has centered on the philosophy of community policing and how building relationships with the community one person at a time is essential to being effective both as an officer and as a department.

Taking it to the streets: Co-op City merchants offer sidewalk sale Saturday (Continued on page 2)

Today, Saturday, August 13, Co-op City is having its first ever sidewalk sale from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in all of the three shopping centers throughout Co-op City.

The goal of the sale is to make the Co-op City community more aware of the small businesses present here, and to hopefully have the community and the merchants benefit from increased patronage of these local stores, according to Kim Umstead, Riverbay Director of Commercial Leasing.

“This is Riverbay’s way of highlighting Co-op City’s many merchants. We want the community to come out and support the local stores and get some free stuff, too,” Umstead said.

Tables will be set up in front of the businesses and stores to help give residents a sample of what each store offers the community. Riverbay will also have a table of its own in each section with general information about the company and the community.

There are over 100 locally-owned businesses in the Co-op City area and this Saturday is the chance to get to know what each offers and what options they provide to the residents, said Ms. Umstead.

—Brandon Ortiz

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Co-op City basketball “phenom” to officially begin college career this week

BY BILL STUTTIG From the asphalt courts of Section 5 to the hardwood courts of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is the remarkable journey that Co-op City’s Paulina Afriyne, 17, has taken over the past decade.

Ms. Afriyne, a life -long resident of Co-op City, reports to North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina to begin what both she and her mother Kendra believe will be a successful NCAA Division One Women’s Collegiate Basketball career and maybe more importantly a successful collegiate Paulina Afriyne academic career.

The 17-year-old and soon-to-be freshman college athlete began her interest in the sport of basketball on the courts of Section 5 as she started shooting baskets at the age of seven, she recalled.

Within a few years, she said, she was competing (Continued on page 2)

Silver Lining update

Work on applying an epoxy solution called “Silver Lining” to the damaged hot water pipe behind Cooper Place began on Thursday and continued into Friday. Because of Thursday evening’s thunder and lightning storms, work had to be temporarily suspended for approximately eight hours but resumed Friday morning. The leak has been an ongoing problem for approximately 19 months and the application of the Silver Lining product will hopefully seal the leaks while avoiding more costly repairs involved in bypassing the damaged section of pipe. The piping delivers hot water to a large section of the community including 12 buildings and three townhouse clusters. While hot water service to those buildings has continued since the damage was discovered in the autumn of 2014, the leaking steam and hot water has cost the community approximately $20,000 per month.

Photo by Bill Stuttig

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Coffee When the relationship between the community and police becomes adversarial, then neither functions well. We have always strived to build ongoing communication with community leaders and members because we need their input and their help in order to do our jobs and serve the community as it should be served,” Chief Apollo said.

The chief went on to say that he understands that officers on patrol often do not have the time or the ability to

Phenom not with other girl players but with boys her age and older and more than holding her own. She said that sometimes boys didn’t like playing with her especially when she made baskets over them but in time she said she earned their respect as a worthy competitor.

Her first organized experience in the game came when she tried out and won a spot on Lehman High School girls basketball team when she was just 13 years old. Just a part time player in those early years, she averaged just 2 points a game as a freshman but steadily improved her skills as her size and coordination further developed. She increased to an eight point scoring average as a sophomore, 12 as a junior, and more than 20 points per game, and approximately 16 rebounds a game this past year as a senior.

Her successful high school career culminated this spring as she led the Lehman Girls Basketball Team to the Division A City Championship, leading the Bronx team to victory with a 21-point, ten rebound performance in the championship game played against Bayside High School at Madison Square Garden

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the community. “Coffee with a Cop breaks down barriers and allows for a relaxed, one-on-one interaction,” the Chief said.

“We hope that community members will feel comfortable to ask questions, bring concerns, or simply get to know our officers,” said Chief Apollo. “These interactions are the foundation of community partnerships.”

Coffee with a Cop is a national initiative supported by the United States

Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

Similar events are being held across the county, as local police departments strive to make lasting connections with the communities they serve.

“This program aims to advance the practice of community policing through improving relationships between police officers and community members, one cup of coffee at a time,” said Chief Apollo.

earlier this spring. Her efforts during the St. John’s University, and Iona ColDivision A Public School Athletic League lege. Kendra said seven programs (PSAL) playoffs led to her winning the offered a full scholarship.

MVP award for those playoffs.

She said that she and her daughter chose North Carolina Central University The New York State Sportswriters because of conversations they had with Association named her to the All the head coach of the women’s prestiState First Team as a forward in Divigious program, Vanessa Taylor, and the sion A play and she was named to emphasis on family and support for each the All-Bronx Second Team which takes in all players from both the PSAL other that the coach demonstrated durand the Catholic High School Athletic ing a weekend visit to the RaleighAssociation (CHSAA).

Durham campus earlier this spring.

Her outstanding play throughout Paulina now goes to North Carolina this season attracted the attention Central University on a full athletic of other amateur basketball leagues scholarship. Her mother Kendra said, program and also many outstanding “Paulina’s success is amazing. She is really humble about it and she just collegiate basketball programs. lets her talent speak for itself.“ While playing in the Deep South Paulina said she hopes her talents Basketball Tournament this past April one day take her to the world of professhe helped lead the Harlem Panthers to victory as was named an outstanding player for that tournament.

Throughout the spring she has travelled with the AAU Harlem Panthers team winning games throughout the east coast and increasing the attention she was getting from college programs.

According to her mother Kendra, the prestigious college programs that called included Howard University,

sional basketball, possibly in the WNBA or in one of several European leagues.

When she is not playing basketball, Paulina said that she will be studying criminal justice with an eye towards getting into that demanding profession in some capacity, but hopefully not until her professional playing days are over.

Classes begin on Monday at North Carolina Central University and soon after that she will begin preparing for the upcoming basketball season in the very competitive MEAC conference. The season begins in November and her mother said she hopes it will be the beginning of many very successful seasons in a region of the country where basketball clearly rules the sports world.

hold lengthy conversations with members of the community because of their inherent responsibility to be on alert and aware of surrounding conditions at all times. He said that by offering the community a chance to have coffee in a relaxed setting with the very officers who protect their community daily, he hopes that it can open up a dialogue between those officers on patrol and residents that will be beneficial to both, as well as the overall quality of life in (Continued from page 1)

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Section 5 Family Fun Day

Section 5’s Annual Family Fun Day will be held from noon to 6 p.m. next Saturday, August 20, on the Section 5 Greenway. Presented by the Section 5 Association and the various Building Associations of Section 5, the day will feature a wide variety of family fun activities including games and contests for children and adults, free hot dogs, popcorn and snow cones, an open mike session for potential superstar singers, and free services such as a mammography van and a paper shredding service.

Annual Community Fair coming in Sept.

The annual Co-op City Community Fair has been scheduled to take place on Saturday, Sept. 10 from noon until 6 p.m. on the Section 5 Greenway.

There will be vendors selling a variety of items, food and drinks, games, prizes and much more. Come on down and join the fun. This is a family-oriented event planned for your enjoyment by the Riverbay Fund.

Vendor applications can be picked up in the Riverbay administrative office, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475. For further information, please contact the Riverbay Community Relations Department at 718-320-3300, x3500.

Free tennis this summer

The Co-op City Tennis Club, in association with the New York Junior Tennis League and City Councilman Andy King, is once again offering free tennis instruction this summer from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Monday to Thursday on the Co-op City Tennis Courts directly behind M.S. 181.

Tennis instruction is offered to all children to 5 and 18 years old. Racquets and balls will be provided. Participating children need to wear comfortable athletic wear, preferably shorts and a short sleeve t-shirt and rubber-soled sneakers or tennis shoes.

Special sessions for 5 year olds are offered from 11 to 11:45 a.m. each Tuesdays and Thursdays. The program will run through August 25th and registration is onsite and ongoing.

A parent or guardian must be present to register a child.

ACS holds Bronx Kickoff Breakfast

Tuesday, August 9, many courageous and smiling faces showed up at 7 a.m., at Villa Barone Manor, Throggs Neck, Bronx to attend the “Making Strides of the Bronx Day Kickoff Breakfast.”

This American Cancer Society (ACS) breakfast begins the annual fundraising push and countdown to “The Walk” taking place at Orchard Beach on October 16, 2016.

The color pink is striking, beautiful and everywhere you look – on the women, the men and the children, from suits to socks, fitting right in with a new ACS initiatives called “Real Men Wear Pink.” During the entire month of October, committed and distinguished male community leaders and supporters are asked to wear something pink while raising funds for cancer research and cancer care. The message is that cancer City’s Theresa Smith was one of several pledging their support to affects everyone with no regard to sex, age, gender Co-op Photos by Lauretta Jaysura Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. or ethnicity. Councilman Andy King and Dr. David Lounsbury of Albert Einstein Hospital, researcher and cancer returning team leaders, families and friends who care for and survivor, and a few other Bronx professionals and leaders provide support to all affected by this devastating disease; to attending the breakfast have already formed a Bronx Real Men the many corporate sponsors, pacesetters, media, hospitals, Wear Pink Team, striving to become a top fundraiser, according colleges, national organizations and other countless volunteers to Asst. Director, ACS Hospital Systems, Kristina Thomson. that make it all possible. It is also a time to memorialize and “The Bronx community is passionate about cancer care,” she remember those who have passed on. A glow stick is broken said.

(Continued on page 4) The breakfast is also a time for saying thanks - to past and/or

BY LAURETTA J. JAYSURA

(L-R ) Cancer survivor Linda Brown, Cancer survivor “Cookie” Traviese, Survivor Julissa Brenese (c) with her mother and father.

Bronx DA: 165 firearms turned in the Bronx Buyback Program

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced this week that one hundred sixty-five (165) firearms – the bulk of them handguns – were turned in during the Bronx Gun Buyback held at two Bronx churches last Saturday, August 6.

"Each of these guns represents a life saved in the Bronx,” said DA Clark. “We are very pleased that we got so many handguns. We thank the Bronx residents who wisely turned in illegal firearms to make their homes and communities safer.

"I also want to express my gratitude to Pastor Jay Gooding of Fellowship Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, and Pastor Omar Guzman of Evangelical Garifuna Church for their hard work in hosting the buyback, which was sponsored by the Bronx District Attorney's Office and the New York City Police Department."

District Attorney Darcel D. Clark (l) is picNinety-nine of the firearms were turned tured with Deputy Chief Charles Rubin (c) and Pastor Jay Gooding of Fellowship Tab- in at the Fellowship Tabernacle at 1234B ernacle Church of God in Christ and some East Gun Hill Road, and sixty-six were of the ninety-nine guns turned in at his Photos courtesy of the Bronx DA Office brought to Evangelical Garifuna Church church. at 344 Brook Avenue. Of the one hundred sixty-five firearms, there were sixty-one revolvers, fifty-two semi-automatic pistols, of handguns were turned in and three assault rifles, twelve rifles, ten shotguns, and twenty-seven BB guns, air pistols Dozens removed from the streets. and starter pistols.

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ACS Breakfast

in their honor.

Moreover, it’s a time for ACS “Voices of Hope.” These are personal stories of survivorship and courage. Such as the “hug lady,” Linda Brown. Cancer free for twenty-six years, she got the name

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the importance of early detection. “It saved my life,” she said.

NYPD Bronx Team Leader Lt. Lorraine Perez, explained the devastating impact cancer has had on her family and how it has inspired her to participate in

fund raiser, urged everyone to “share your passion,” be Team Leaders, volunteers, and donors, pacesetters to end breast cancer to ensure that the October ACS Bronx Cancer Walk in Orchard

Beach will be better and bigger.

Much has been done in the fight against breast cancer but more is needed.

The fight is not over until there is a cure for breast cancer.

Returning Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Team Leaders: (r. to l.)) Joyce Fowler, Gladys Polite, and Eleanor Gibson.

Congratulations, Dr. Blades Clarke City Councilman Andy King was among the many men who dressed in pink for the occasion in support of the fight against breast cancer.

Photos by Lauretta Jaysura

when she was first diagnosed and hospitalized. She would be the one to give a hug and hope; or Julissa Brenes, who was the morning Mission Speaker.

Julissa is a five-year survivor who was only 37 years of age when diagnosed.

She became her “own health care advocate” and now spreads the word about

fundraising for research. She announced the creation of the “Pinkest Precinct,” 40k members strong and spreading across the city. To date, Bronx precincts have raised a lofty $24,000. “What better way to serve those we are sworn to protect,” she said.

Lizette Dorado, official conference

Albert & Eva Blades wish to send special congratulations to their daughter, Dr. Deborah Blades Clarke, upon receiving her Doctorate degree in Nursing on July 30th with high honors. You set your goals and you achieved them! We are very proud of you.

Congratulations and best wishes from your entire family and friends.

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The Priceless Band!

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Splash Day!

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• Participating in the Medicare Diabetic Shoe Program The north sector Greenway was the place to be this hot August week.

Tuesday evening featured a concert by The Priceless Band while Thursday afternoon featured Splash Day, offering children a fun way to keep cool. In addition, on Wednesday evening, an outdoor movie was shown on the Section 5 Greenway. All the summer events are coordinated by Riverbay’s always-energetic Community Relations Director Michelle Sajous.

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To the Editor: The idea of a $50,000 unrestricted contribution is out of the question. I believe Ms. Jenkins will do a better job than the previous Riverbay Fund administration.

The $150K allocated to the fund does not have to be spent in full. In this day and age, I see many budgets at the year’s end

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Responsible administrator foolishly spent to ensure an equal or larger contribution the following year.

Also, we must be careful not to lure outsiders into Co-op City which is why I believe the bingo hall youth center should have never happened and an investigation should be initiated as to why it happened. In my opinion, $50K was

lost without a plan.

I'm sure Ms. Jenkins will plan and show transparency with monies spent.

She has answered all my emails promptly and professionally in the past and I’m certain our children will be in good hands with her at the helm of the Riverbay Fund.

—Nick Liberati

Department survey by Board members

To the Editor: In a director’s July 30th viewpoint, she mentioned that the Board of Directors was asked to rate 25 departments on an A through F basis. The results will be given to Executive General Manager Bob Klehammer.

I believe this is a big waste of time.

Unless these directors have physically and mentally performed the jobs they are rating, what are they basing their evaluations on? I think every employee

should be given a form that they don’t have to sign their name to with the following questions: What department do you work for? Do you feel your superiors have knowledge of the job you perform? Do you have the proper time and materials to do your job properly?

Do you feel Riverbay management cares about you? What suggestions do you need to allow you to do a better job?

For every answer that says, “Pay me

more money,” you will receive many more truthful evaluations. If I had a dollar every time a Riverbay employee told me, “My boss never did this job,” or “I can’t do this properly, because we use cheap materials,” or “My boss rushes me to complete this number of job per day,” I’d have a lot of money.

Here’s hoping Mr. Klehammer receives a proper view of what is needed to help our community.

—Mark Peters

Is second version of a new lobby entrance/intercom any better?

Dear Editor: This is the second time Riverbay has told us that the new lobby entrance and intercom system was the best thing for Co-op shareholders. This time, 73 of the 207 shareholder said they were “satisfied,” as opposed to “impressed.”

I think the following is required before we finalized the designs and request bid to do the work: 1. We need this paper to publish a full set of pictures of the new lobby entrance showing the new intercom panel in the lobby, and the new intercom panel that will be installed in each shareholder’s apartment.

2. We need Riverbay to run a town

hall meeting where the designers will explain how the new system will work and answer all shareholders’ questions.

3. We need to allow at that town hall for shareholders to recommend changes and shareholder-paid-for-upgrade similar to the upgrade that allowed shareholders to purchase screens when the new window was installed.

4. Riverbay needs to conduct a survey of all shareholders to determine if they want to: a. Go ahead with the current design b. Go ahead with the current design and include any shareholder upgrades c. Keep the system as is In a discussion with a Board director

a year ago, I asked if we were going to install a 19th Century intercom system or a 21st Century intercom system that really improved security of allowing people to enter our buildings.

I recommended that a camera similar to that used in a cell phone be installed in the center of the new lobby intercom panel, and for those shareholder desiring a real look at someone requesting access to the building, a 2 by 5 LCD screen be added to the new apartment intercom panel at the expense of the shareholder. The screen would come on whenever someone requests access to the building.

—Bruce Gitelson

The disabled are the forgotten minority

Dear Editor: In Bronx County, according to statistics compiled by American Community Survey, 14.1% of residents or 196,755 people have a major disability that compromises, in some discernable way, their ability to move freely or function in a way that makes facilities and services as accessible as they are to the able-bodied majority. In New York City as a whole, nearly 900,000 are classified as disabled, which is more than 10% of the total population of the five boroughs. It is clear that disabled people – when compared to other minorities – are a very sizable group.

However, the many issues that we face in campaigning for near equal access to

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.

public and private facilities and equal accessibility to basic human services receives no attention when compared to the concerns of other minority groups, some of which are much less sizable than the disabled population. It seems like the rights of transgender people to gain access to the bathroom of their choice gets 100 times more attention in our society than the rights of disabled people to have adequate access to any bathroom.

As the presidential campaigns wage on, we hear virtually nothing about the rights of the disabled from any candidate. In our government, we only have one congressman – a disabled war veteran – serving in federal elected office and that fact illus-

trates most of our problem. While there are many well-meaning elected representatives who sympathize with our cause, I believe that you can only know the needs of the disabled by being disabled yourself.

And that is where our next battle must be – getting disabled people elected to office. I once had ambitions to run for public office, but now I am too old. But that wouldn’t stop me from fighting hard to get a younger disabled person into office. After years of being forgotten and neglected, I now believe that having our issues represented by someone disabled is the only way we can significantly advance our cause beyond the current state of forgotten anonymity. —John Rose

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Public Safety Report

Co-op City Department of Public Safety offers safety tips for college students BY LIEUTENANT PAM APOLLO

As back-to-school time approaches it is important for students going off to college to be sure they are as safe away from home as they are at home. The United States Senate, the House of Representatives and most states recognize September as Campus Safety Month. Campus and off campus living presents a set of hazards for young adults. By being aware of the hazards and taking steps to protect against them, students can be safe while attending college. As we approach the end of August some students are still packing up while some are on their way to orientation this weekend.

Make certain that the student has a plan of action including at least two different exit routes wherever they are. About one quarter of all university housing fires occur in September and October so it is best to start off the school year prepared to avoid a problem. All residents of the dwelling should be aware of the plan. A portable smoke and carbon dioxide detector which plugs into an outlet is a good item to bring along to college.

Purchasing and learning how and when to use a fire extinguisher is a good idea especially if cooking facilities exist. Never try to extinguish a large fire; it is always best to leave and call 9-1-1.

From January of 2000 to the present there have been over 90 fatal fires that have occurred on a college campus, in fraternities or sororities or in off-campus housing within 3 miles of the campus. College related fires have claimed a total of 170 victims since 2000. During the school year 2014-2015 there were a total of 4 campus related fires with deaths. This is the same as the previous year which was a part of a decreasing pattern which, with the exception of two years ago, seems to be the trend. This number needs to be zero each and every year.

This can be achieved with education and prevention.

This past year all of the deaths occurred in off campus housing. Historically 87% of campus fire deaths occur in off campus housing. Residence hall, sororities and fraternities were also affected. Lack of automatic fire sprinklers and missing or disabled smoke alarms were factors which contributed to some of the fatalities. Careless disposal of smoking materials and impaired judgment from alcohol consumption or drug use were also to blame in some fires.

College students are known to be on a limited budget but make sure whatever housing your student selects has a working smoke and carbon monoxide detector.

These can readily be purchased at any large retailer or hardware store. Many come with lifetime batteries and can last for up to 10 years with no battery changes required. Be sure to include a smoke detector on your Back to College shopping list.

More information about campus fire safety can be obtained on the Campus Firewatch website at www.campus-firewatch.com. Campus Firewatch is a national newsletter focusing on campus fire safety issues.

They have been a leader in raising awareness of the importance of fire safety at our nation’s campuses. Campus Firewatch has also been the catalyst for numerous projects and efforts over the years. Campus Firewatch believes that a student with fire safety knowledge can change the outcome of an otherwise fatal fire.

Additional resources have been made available by a $497,000 grant by the Department of Homeland Security. This money has been used to put on fire safety education pamphlets as well as a website www.igot2kno.org. This website has valuable information and videos especially designed for young adults.

Videos on the website include a survivor’s fire story

and how alcohol use can increase fire risk. The website is put out by The People’s Burn Foundation and has groups on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Every year awareness of this hazard increases. If your child is going off to college be sure to take steps to ensure their safety.

College students also need to be aware of the fact that callers with bad intentions may intentionally target blocks of campus and off campus telephone numbers.

Callers may try to obtain information from students (Continued on page 30)

Public Safety Blotter August 6, 2016 4160 Hutchinson River Pkwy One male was issued a summons and a Community Complaint for Urinating in Public.

August 7, 2016 Rear of 100 Einstein Loop One male was issued a summons and a Community Complaint for Public Consumption.

OPPORTUNITIES AT CO-OP CITY 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.

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Director’s Viewpoint

Francine Reva Jones Secretary

August 2nd was a fantastic evening for National Night Out Against Crime. The weather was perfect. I was excited about greeting the cooperators and friends on behalf of the Board of Directors. It was enjoyable to watch the church groups perform their praise dancing and for the involvement of the young man, Wesley Moore, who sang the “Star Spangled Banner.” I was thankful that Bishop Angel Rosario rendered the opening prayer with Pastor Deborah Jenkins by his side. It was nice to socialize with everyone from all the different organizations and churches.

The African-American Association president, Kevin Lambright, and others, were able to gain a few new members. I was amazed at the number of senior line dancers called the “Flash Mob 2016” that Voncile Mallory organized for the “Electric Slide” line dance. I just could not resist being in the lineup. Elected officials and political candidates made an appearance. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark spoke about the Gun Buyback event. And, at 9:00 p.m., all enjoyed a movie under the stars.

Thanks to the 45th Precinct Community Council and the Riverbay Fund for another successful NNO. Approved Community Organizations Due to several negative experiences and an overreaching Board of Directors of the past, a few Board directors were of the opinion that the Board should have no authority over the committees, clubs and organizations that are established in Co-op City. As Chair of the Community Relations Committee, the Community Relations Director would have the applicants that desired to become a Riverbay community organization to come before the committee for review. The organization must present a completed application form, an organizational constitution or Bylaws, a petition containing the names

National Night Out

of 25 shareholders. Those accepted would be presented to the Board for approval. That was the process. If approved, they would receive $1,500 in in-kind (free) service and other amenities. Every group that my CRC has referred to the Board for approval was approved to be a Co-op City community organization.

However, thinking in terms of longevity, I assume, Resolution #16-44 was presented stating that Management should have the authority to approve new committees, clubs and organizations. However, I thought that the Board should know about any new groups that begin functioning in this community. Therefore, I proposed an amendment to Resolution #16-44 which stated that Management shall inform the Board of Directors of the name of committees, groups, organizations and churches it approves. A majority of the Board agreed and Resolution #16-44 was passed.

Watch your Children Last week at about 7:00 p.m., I saw a little girl about four years old wandering alone in the back of Building #21.

She was carrying a ragdoll by the arm and her head kept turning from side to side as if she was lost and looking for someone. I called out to her, but she kept walking rather fast. I saw her stop by a bench where some young people were sitting and a young man walked her in my direction and I asked him if he knew her. He said he did and was on the phone attempting to reach her mother. I felt like the situation was under control and, therefore, proceeded on my way. This wandering little girl bothered me because of my concern that she might be kidnapped and possible sold into human trafficking, or that some other harm might come to her. So, parents, please keep a close eye on your little boys and girls. They are a precious gift.

The Coming Members of the African-American Association had the pleasure of attending a book reading of The Coming

by Daniel Black, who read excerpts from his book with passion and vigor. The author was raised in Blackwell, Arkansas, and now teaches at Clark Atlanta University

Scouting For Volunteers!

Section One Association of Co-op City is sponsoring a search for volunteers to man our food & beverage, an information desk, registration for games desk, an assistant for Trivial Jeopardy desk, etc.

We are sure we can find a position for you!

DATE: September 17, 2016 EVENT: Section One Family Fun Day Fair CONTACT: Lee Rivers, 718-862-9017 Shirley Holliday, 646-361-0382 Diane Windley, 347-275-7565 Shahidah Shakoor, 646-875-3256, Arts & Crafts DEADLINE IS AUGUST 17 CALL ASAP AS POSITIONS GO QUICKLY!!

in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a Ph.D. in African American Studies from Temple University and then returned to Clark Atlanta as a professor with the hope of inspiring young black minds to believe in themselves. He desires to write literature that celebrates the African-American presence in America and teaches the world how to be more human. He is also the author of Twelve Gates to the City, Perfect Peace, They Tell Me of a Home, The Sacred Place and Listen to the Lamb. Thanks to Ellen and Lenise of The Circle of Sisters Book Club for the invitation and for hosting an engaging afternoon.

Marcus Mosiah Garvey The month of August has been designated Marcus Garvey Month in honor of this renowned leader. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., (8/17/1887–6/10/1940), was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur and orator. He was a proponent of the Pan-Africanism movement who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). Garvey also founded the Black Star Line, a shipping and passenger line which facilitated and promoted the return of the African Diaspora to their ancestral homelands. Garvey advanced a Pan-African philosophy to inspire a global mass movement and economic empowerment. Known as Garveyism – and was promoted by the UNIA as a movement of African Redemption – which eventually inspired others.

The African-American Association will celebrate the accomplishments of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. and representatives of the UNIA will answer all questions.

This event will be held on Thursday, August 25th at 6:30-9:00 p.m., in Dreiser Center, room #2.

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful summer.

Drink extra water. Be cool and be safe.

Contact Me If you would like to share your thoughts, contact me at: Francine Jones, Board of Directors, Riverbay Corporation, 2049 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475 or call me at 718-671-5957.

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Donate and receive two Mets tickets!

A blood shortage has been declared in NYC and the Hudson Valley Blood Services is appealing to all for blood donations. Given the severe shortage of blood, as incentive to all who respond to this call for donations, they will receive two (2) free tickets to a Mets game.

Those who are rejected for one reason or another will also be given tickets.

Tickets will be mailed to those who donate shortly after the Blood Drive.

The Riverbay Community Blood Bank will be hosting this blood drive next Thursday, August 18, 3-7 p.m., in the Bartow Community Center, room 31, with the assistance of Riverbay Corporation.

Anyone in good health between the ages of 17 and 75, a minimum of 110 lbs. and who has not donated within the last 56 days is an eligible blood donor.

Those above the age of 75 may donate providing they have a note from their doctor stating that they may donate. Individuals 16 years of age may donate providing they have a consent form completed by a parent or legal guardian. Consent forms are available at the donation site or online at www.nybloodcenter.org.

Also available will be the use of the Alyx System should you choose to use it.

The Alyx System allows a donor to donate the same one (1) pint of blood, the difference being that as you donate, the Alyx

System will separate your blood components into two, allowing two persons the opportunity to receive a complete blood transfusion from your one donation. The Alyx System only takes a few minutes longer when donating, and the collection syringe is smaller than that used in the conventional method. The choice is yours, you will be asked at the time of registration which type donation you wish to make, the conventional method or by using the Alyx System. The blood center staff will be glad to answer any questions you may have.

All donors must be able to show picture ID and provide their Social Security number. Donating blood is relatively quick and easy. Most persons who are in reasonably good health are eligible to donate, even those on medications may donate with few exceptions. Should you have any questions regarding medical eligibility, you may contact the Hudson Valley, NY Blood Center at 1-800-6880900. Please be sure to eat prior to donating. Light refreshments will be available upon completion of your donation.

Remember, close to 2,000 men, women and children, including cancer, transplant and surgery patients, trauma victims, newborn babies and many more in our community need blood transfusions each day.

Please be a caring person and donate; the life you help to save may be that of a family member, friend or neighbor. For additional information, please contact Joe Boiko at 718-320-3300, ext. 3409.

“Live and Let Live is Good – Live and Help Live is Better.”

—Joe Boiko

Susan Garcia, 9/25/35 - 8/10/16

Former Co-op City resident Susan Garcia, a resident of Building 6 for more than 40 years, passed away on Wednesday night. Her son Desmond said that she loved Co-op City and her life there and had many friends with whom she shared good times. Illness forced her to move from the community in recent years. She is survived by her sons Desmond and Ralph.

For friends and neighbors who would like to pay their respects, a viewing will be held at John Krtil Funeral Home, 1297 1st Ave. (between 69th & 70th Streets) from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Cecilia Church, 106th Street (bet. Park & Lexington Ave.). Burial will be at noon Monday at Ferncliff Cemetery, 280 Secor Road, Hartsdale, NY 10530.

To Building 24 Association…

So very happy to hear that you have reorganized since my mother Celestine Withey passed in October. I know she was waiting patiently for this day and is spreading the news to all who will listen. The association was one of her major accomplishments and she would do anything to keep you together.

—Delores Debnam (daughter)

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There are 87 days from today until the General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.

Now that the Republican and Democratic Conventions have been completed and the candidates have been chosen, it is time for all people in Co-op City to start thinking about being a delegate to the 2020 Democratic Convention. You can be at the next Convention to vote for the next Democratic Candidate for President of the United States. This is something to think about now and create an opportunity to take action at a later date.

Please be aware of the Voter Registration Deadlines. If you want to vote on September 13 in the Primary, your Voter Registration form must be completed, signed, and postmarked by 8/19/16 and received by the Board of Elections by 8/24/16. To vote on November 8, 2016 in the General Election, your Voter Registration Form must be completed, signed, and post-marked by 10/14/16 and received by the Board of Elections by 10/19/16.

Save These Dates Aug. 13 – Riverbay Sidewalk Sale at all three Community Centers (Dreiser, Bartow and Einstein) from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Aug. 18 – Riverbay Community Blood Drive at Bartow Community Center, room 31, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Aug. 20 – Section Five Family Fun Day, noon to 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 10 – Annual Co-op City Community Fair from noon to 6 p.m.

Sept. 13 – NYS Federal Primary Election. Polls open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sept. 24 – NCNW Annual Health Fair at Bartow Community Center from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

—Alethea Cherebin

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We had a nice time taking a bite out of crime

Director’s Viewpoint

Daryl Johnson We had a nice time at the National Night Out against crime event on Tuesday, August 2. So, hopefully, law enforcement and our community will see the benefits of working together in a positive way.

National Night Out According to a bulletin from the Department of Justice, "National Night Out was developed as a crime prevention program that emphasizes building a partnership between the police and the community." So, all across the country, communities have nice events, speeches, barbecues, and lots of entertainment.

In Co-op City, we celebrated National Night Out with lots of law enforcement officers, politicians, business groups, and lots of cooperators. During the festivities, Riverbay distributed 1,000 hot dogs, 800 small juice containers and 700 bottles of water. Thereafter, the fun continued with lots of music, speeches, and dancing. This was nice to see because the goal of bridging the gap between law enforcement and the community was a good idea.

During the activities, I was able to visit a table with lots of helpful literature from the 45th Precinct. And, all of the officers were nice and friendly. Moreover, these officers showed that communities and police officers can work together according to the police acronym CPR, Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect.

During a brief discussion, one of the officers gave some useful tips for keeping our automobiles safe. "There has been a lot of break-ins of autos in the 45th Precinct," according to the officer. "So, please tell everyone to remove their valuables from their cars. Lock your doors and check your handles. And, install wheel locks." The officer then said that the Honda Accord is the number one choice for thieves. So, he stated that drivers "should park in well-lit areas."

As the evening progressed, cooperators and their chil-

ing "a product called Silver Lining to the hot water pipe."

The article stated that this solution "should be credited to the research done by Riverbay's Construction Committee Chair Bernie Cylich." The Silver Lining Corporation, according to this article, claims that their product is "flexible enough to be installed in any type of pipe and durable enough [to] withstand hot water temperatures exceeding 300 degrees Fahrenheit." Another claim is that this product "will hold-up from an estimated 100 years." We are going to wait and see how well this product performs.

Bartow Mall Repair Construction work is proceeding at the Bartow Mall. A company named Anjac is doing this work for "$711,045.10 plus a 10% contingency amount of $71,104.51 for any unforeseen work that is needed for a grand total of $782,149.61."

JASA - Mental Health Services Do you know of anyone that is at least 60 years of age and can benefit from mental health services? If yes, then, I want to encourage you to please have them sign up for JASA's Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Services.

JASA's services include: "Psychiatric assessment, individual therapy, family, couples and group therapy, and medication management." And, they accept "Medicare, Medicaid, and Secondary Insurance."

Please call JASA at 718-365-4044 or go online at jasa.org for additional information. Thank you.

Close I hope that we will see some positive changes from the new community policing program. Thank you.

Questions or comments? Please send a letter 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 (There are absolutely no problems with this email address. So, please double-check the spelling of this address if your message bounces back to you.) 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.

dren watched the action movie, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

I want to thank everyone for their attendance, donations, and for making this annual event a success.

Community Policing Just recently, I was passing by some officers on patrol and one of the officers surprisingly said, "Hi, how are you doing?" Thereafter, I responded, "Fine, thank you. How are you doing?" Thereafter, I must state that I felt good by that greeting. In other words, I felt like those officers were trying to improve the interactions between their department and our communities. The new NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill will be implementing a program called community policing. And, with time, it will be interesting to see how this program affects police officers and the communities that they serve.

Drunk Driving The NYS Department of Motor Vehicles has data for 'Alcohol-related Motor Vehicle Crashes for 2014.' According to their statistics, there were a total of 7,849 crashes involving alcohol. Within that number, 270 were fatal accidents. Then, there were 3,974 non-fatal personal injury crashes. And, there were 3,605 reportable property damage crashes. In Co-op City, there have been recent incidents of people driving drunk and causing accidents. And, unfortunately, some of those incidents were not in the news.

Event? Party? Hanging out? Please make arrangements with someone to drive your vehicle. Or, please decide to use public transportation so that you will not have to use your vehicle. Also, you can use apps to make taxi arrangements from your phone. Bottom line: I want to encourage everyone to please do not drink and drive a vehicle.

Cooper Place Townhouse Recently, work began on repairing the pipes across the street from the baseball fields on Co-op City Boulevard. As reported in an article dated July 25, 2015, those pipes were leaking 28 gallons of water per minute. So, can you imagine how much water was wasted from that time period until now? Then, we have to also consider how much money was also lost during this time period.

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Here’s To Your Health

Co-op City Times / August 13, 2016

Director’s Viewpoint

Evelyn Turner

Health is that intangible something that people reluctantly spend a little to retain, but will spend their last dime to regain once they have lost it. As Americans, we are considered the “world’s breadbasket.” With nature’s bounty so plentiful and the supermarkets where long rows of shelves are overflowing with an endless variety of edible goods, reportedly half the population suffers from some form of chronic illness.

DIABETES: Most recently, I was able to rethink drinking what I considered “healthy” because the beverage contained electrolytes. What I didn’t pay attention to was the 32g of sugar.

4 grams of sugars = 1 teaspoon.

Therefore, 8 teaspoons of sugar just entered the blood. Two of these beverages mean 16 teaspoons of sugar have entered the blood. Therefore, in rethinking your drink, you may want to go GREEN - water, Seltzer water, skim or 1% milk. Loaded with sugar are your regular sodas, energy or spots drinks and fruits drinks. It is suggested that we drink occasionally diet sodas, lowcalorie, low-sugar drinks and 100% juice.

Sugar tastes good and offers the body a quick energy boost from the calories it contains. It is an unadulterated chemical that has been linked to diabetes and other health challenges. Sugar has no vitamins, fats, minerals or any other nutrients essential to your health. As our “Body Temple” struggles to utilize sugar coming from beverages, refined carbohydrates, etc., eventually the body degenerates and becomes susceptible to disease. Reportedly, sugar in its natural state is a vital component of plants – sugar cane and sugar beet – the raw material does contain valuable nutrients. However, in the refining process, all that is beneficial is destroyed.

The good news is that blood sugar can be measured and

healthy eating can BEAT diabetes. Remember to check the grams of sugar that enters your “Body Temple” and know the level of sugar in your blood. You always need to know if you have too much or too little sugar in your blood. A healthy blood sugar level is between 80 and 180 mg/dl. It is best if you measure your blood sugar 4 times a day, using your testing equipment. Keeping track of your blood sugar will help you feel good.

THE HEART: Also known as “The Temple Fountain” is a hollow muscle, shaped like a pear, and enclosed in a little bag. The average heart is about six inches long and about four inches in diameter. You can feel your heart beating by pressing your fingers over your chest.

It is said that the water is never turned off from this fountain as long as you are alive.

If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, it’s because the top number and bottom numbers indicate the blood is flowing to and from the heart with difficulty.

The Top Number (Systolic) is the force of blood in your arteries when your heart beats (contracts).

The Bottom Number (Diastolic) is the force of blood in your arteries when your heart is resting. Death can occur when the blood cannot be squeezed back and forth as designed by the Creator. High blood pressure can occur when a normal artery hardens and gets narrow and when an artery with plaque builds up due to high cholesterol. Also an artery with plaque build-up and blood clot can cause a heart attack and stroke. High blood pressure is when the top number is above 140 and the bottom is 90 or above.

A hypertensive crisis is when the top number is higher than 180 and the bottom is higher than 110. The good news is that there are many ways to lower your blood pressure, such as losing weight, exercising 30 minutes daily, eat less salt, drink little or no alcohol, and control your stress. The Bible says, “as a man thinketh in his heart so is he: (Prov. 23:7). Eat more fruits and vegetables, get a monitor to check your blood pressure regularly, take your medication and stop smoking.

When you break nature’s laws, you must pay the price. We must all be vigilant about the residual chemicals and additives in the food we eat. We must pay attention to how the government is allowing artificial color, flavor and preservatives in our foods.

We can do something about the poor state of our physical and mental health, including possible political and legal action. Even small amounts of chemical additives, pesticides, sodium nitrate, dyes ingested over time can harm our bodies. Let’s pay attention to the recent movement to not label food that has been genetically engineered.

We must pay attention to the government allowing hormones and antibiotics administered to livestock and poultry to increase their yield and make them grow faster. (i.e. the demand for chicken wings). Let’s become a watchdog of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it’s difficult to compete with high powered advertising, however, our health is our wealth. Let’s be in touch with who will be heading this department after the presidential election is over.

It’s cool to be smart and it’s cool to be healthy and smart as we age. The least we can do is count the daily grams of sugar we allow in our bodies daily and control the sodium intake into our precious Body Temple.

The battle has not been won and the pharmaceutical companies are getting richer and richer in order to fix our Body Temple.

I commend the Co-op City clubs and organization who offer “Health Fairs” as it is necessary to reiterate the health challenges even though they have been stated a thousand times before in many ways. I encourage every citizen to be concerned with making the FDA work properly. We must keep our environment and food supply safe.

“Disease is a lack of ease. Disease is, in reality, a symptom. If you have disease, it is a manifestation of lack of ease in the body, a lack of health in other words.”

I may be reached at: eturner@riverbayboard.com – 917-324-1033.

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I invite you to check out our new teaching series entitled "Getting Past Your Past." We all have a past, but for some, our past literally keeps us in bondage. At some time, someone may have betrayed you, lied to you, perhaps hurt you in some way, and you can't seem to get past it. Maybe you're having trouble trusting people, or you're carrying a heavy guilt because of the mistakes that you've made.

The truth is that God is greater than your past! He is able to heal your hurt, and make you whole. The Apostle Paul reminds us of this truth: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"(2 Corinthians 5:17) In this series, we're going to look at how Jesus helps us break the labels that bind us, how He helps us to forgive others and how we can ask others to forgive us! In Jesus, we are a new creation...it's time to move forward and get past your past!

Newsong Church is a multi-cultural church that believes God has a purpose and a plan for your life. We exist to reach people who are far away from God, and teach them how to follow Jesus step by step. That's why you will find our Sunday Worship Experience to be so warm and friendly, we genuinely care about you! When you step into our worship experience, you won't find a bunch

MetroCard bus to visit Co-op City in 2 weeks

The MetroCard bus will be visiting all three Coop City shopping malls again this month, enabling people to sign up for the reduced-Fare MetroCard or purchase or add money to existing Metrocard.

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

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

To sign up for the Reduced-Fare Card, seniors must be over 65 years and bring proof of age with a photo, such as a Medicare card, driver’s license or passport. Persons with disabilities must have a valid U.S. Medicare card (red, white and blue) along with a valid federal/state issued photo identification card in order to be immediately processed.

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

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

In addition to being able to sign up for a ReducedFare MetroCard or have one refilled, anyone can add value to their MetroCards or purchase pre-encoded MetroCards, including daily, weekly and monthly unlimited-ride passes. Also, Transit staff is on hand to answer any MetroCard-related questions.

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of "Holier-than-thou" people pretending to have it all together. Instead, you'll find that we're all broken people, but we're allowing God to put us back together. We're not perfect, but God is! As God puts us back together, we're realizing that although our past has shaped us, it does not define us!

We believe that the Bible is the greatest book ever written, containing the greatest story ever told, and that each of us is part of His-story!

At Newsong Church we're so passionate about our children learning about Jesus that we created a church just for them called "Kidsong!" At Kidsong, our children learn about Jesus in a safe, fun, age-appropriate learning environment! We also have a fully staffed nursery!

We hope that you will join us at 177 Dreiser Loop, Audit. B this Sunday at 11 a.m. as we continue our teaching series "Getting Past Your Past"! Parking is available

in the parking garage, just bring your ticket in for a discounted validation. Deaf interpretation is available during our adult worship experience. If you have any questions, you can contact us: Church office: 140 Alcott Place Bldg.19. Office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Phone: 718-708-8385.

For more information, check out our website: www.newsongchurchnyc.org; email: info@newsong churchnyc.org You can also interact with us on social media! Facebook: www.facebook.com/ newsongchurchbx Twitter: @newsongchurchBX Instagram: @newsongchurchBX. Our Newsong family is here for you, stop by this Sunday and experience the difference!

God Bless you!

—Pastor Mike Tolone

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Health News

BY JONATHAN H. LEE, M.D. ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALIST, MONTEFIORE

As the end of the summer is upon us, our attention invariably turns to the unavoidable "back-to-school" advertisements touting everything from clothing to breakfast cereal. It is a time that is always mixed with a combination of disappointment that the summer is over and excitement for the school year ahead – and all that comes with it including organized (and non-organized) sports and PE/fitness classes.

Now, more than ever – with the tendency for today's youth to be "glued" to the television or their portable screens – encouraging healthy physical activity has never been more important. The medical benefits are countless, and multiple studies solidly demonstrate decreased obesity, diabetes and depression in physically active people (just to name a few!).

But, with increased physical activity comes the possibility for exercise-related

How to Help our Kids Steer Clear of Exercise or Sport-Related Injuries

or sports-related injuries. So, what are some tips that you can pass on to your children (and use yourselves!) for safe exercise and sports?

• Don’t Rush: Most importantly, make sure your child does not go from being a "couch potato" to an "elite athlete" overnight. There is a tendency, especially in young people, to push their bodies to the limit. With organized sports at school, some children try to do too much too soon. Many schools and coaches do their best to suggest summer workouts, and some might have summer practices, but even if this is the case, do your best to encourage your youngster to stay on-track with an exercise program throughout the year. Even for the many kids who are not part of sports teams, all of our children will have gym class requirements, and exercise year-round will help prevent the "weekend-warrior" type of injury.

• Stretch: Stretching before exercise and cooling down afterwards are of utmost importance and can help to prevent injury, while at the same time making exercise more enjoyable. The stretching routine does not have to be complicated. Simple stretches of the neck, shoulders, back, hamstring ("touch your toes") will serve all of us well to get the body going and help prevent injury.

• Listen: “Listening to your body” is

also a valuable piece of advice that you can give to your children. This may sound very obvious, but is worth mentioning to your children (and for you to keep in mind as well!). While we are all familiar with the old saying, "No pain, no gain," it is not really true, especially for children. If something hurts, the activity should be modified or discontinued completely.

• Change It Up: Avoid repetitive motions as much as possible. One of the best examples of athletes who get into trouble from repetitive motion is a baseball pitcher. Take seriously "pitch limits" and avoid "showcases" where young athletes are expected to perform at peak performance for extended periods of time. Try to encourage cross training; the best, most successful athletes always do.

• Don’t Go it Alone: Following the advice of coaches or trainers, and seeking out the help of a medical professional as early as possible after an injury is also extremely important. Avoid being an "internet doctor" and do not delay in contacting your child's primary care doctor if your child has sustained an injury. Your primary care doctor can be very helpful in assessing your child's injury and will also help you to determine if a referral to a specialist might be required.

• Don’t Resume Too Soon: Be "smart” about returning to play. Your potential

collegiate or professional athlete could jeopardize not only their athletic potential if they return too soon, but also their future health if return to play occurs too soon.

• Exercise Together: Set a good example. Make family time once per week (or more!) centered around an activity that requires you all to be physically active. Maybe it's just a brisk walk around one of the many nearby parks, or a bicycle ride.

This topic is even one of First Lady Michelle Obama's top priorities, as well.

She has a website, www.letsmove.gov, where you can get some interesting additional information on ways to safely stay active.

(Jonathan H. Lee, M.D., is an Orthopaedic Specialist at Montefiore. For more information about Montefiore, visit www.Montefiore.org or call 718-9202060 for any orthopedic related appointments.)

BOTSWANA SAFARI IN STYLE DAY 1: ARRIVE JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Enjoy a welcome briefing and gourmet dinner prepared with locally sourced ingredients.

Limited to 20 people • MAY 2018 • Tour by ABERCROMBIE & KENT

DAY 2: LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA SUNDOWNER RIVER CRUISE: Stay in a luxury tree house built into the riverside canopy. Cruise the Zambezi River.

DAY 3: LIVINGSTONE NAKATINDI VILLAGE VISIT: Guided walking tour of Victoria Falls. Peruse the local crafts on a pleasant market visit. Get a taste of traditional Zambian fare. Gain an understanding of local daily life when you visit a school and clinic.

DAY 4: VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE: Visit awe-inspiring Victoria Falls. Enjoy snacks at the famous Victoria Falls Hotel and a historical walk through its halls. Chobe National Park in Botswana and a game drive that includes elephants, impalas, buffalo and possibly lions.

DAY 5: CHOBE NATIONAL PARK: Game drive. Chobe River safari cruise.

DAY 6: OKAVANGO DELTA WETLANDS WILDLIFE: Okavango Delta, the largest inland delta in the world. A choice of game-viewing activities, such as a seasonal mokoro (dugout canoe) ride on the delta or a nighttime drive.

DAY 7: OKAVANGO DELTA SPECTACULAR SIGHTINGS: Guided game drive in a customized 4x4 vehicle or a bush walk in the company of an armed, expert guide. Be on the lookout for giraffes, hippos, lions and cheetahs.

DAY 8: OKAVANGO DELTA PREDATOR CAPITAL: Fly across the Okavango Delta to the Moremi Game Reserve, one of the best places in Botswana to see the country’s “Big Five” — lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and Cape buffalo.

DAY 9: OKAVANGO DELTA REMARKABLE GAME DRIVES: Early morning game drive - elephants, buffalo, red lechwes, giraffes and impalas. Mokoro ride across marshlands alive with crocodiles, bathing hippos, birds and tiny red reed frogs. On an afternoon game drive, listen for lions or spy nocturnal animals. Farewell dinner.

DAY 10: DEPART JOHANNESBURG: Fly to Johannesburg, check-in for your international departure flight. Access to the Premier Lounge.

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Felicia Aboagye Empowerment Services, Inc. Felicia Aboagye Empowerment Services, Inc. is a non-profit organization designed to help the sick, poor, disable and the needy in Ghana, West Africa, as well as the United States.

Reverend Martin Okwaning is a Registered Nurse and a graduate from Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University. He has helped the sick and poor people in Ghana for more than twenty years. Many of the school children in the villages of Ghana do not have transportation to enable them to go to school or go to the hospital when they are sick. As a result, many school children walk for miles before they go to school or hospital. Many elderly people also do not have money to eat or money to visit the hospital for a checkup. Some of the patients state they have never gone to the hospital in their life because of poverty and lack of transportation.

Many of the children in the rural areas do not have electricity to study or food to eat. Many elderly people do not have shoes, sneakers, or sandals to wear or clothes to put on. Many elderly and children do not have water to drink because of the lack of tap water in the village. One woman told me she has not had a physical check-up or seen a doctor for the past forty years. Many people are dying, especially the elderly and children, because of basic things such as water, food, and lack of transportation to go to the hospital.

I, Reverend Okwaning, have used my own money to provide transportation to take the sick to the hospital and to buy food for the sick, poor and disabled anytime I visit Ghana. Please kindly support the children, elderly and disable people in Ghana and God will continue to bless you. For more information about how to help the organization, please go to Faesi.org and watch the videos of the sick and elderly people who need your help. Anyone who can provide a car, van, or any vehicle for the elderly, children and sick people in the villages in Ghana, please call Rev. Okwaning at 347-7847516 or Hilda at 718-795-3128. They will also be happy if anyone can provide sneakers, shoes, wheel chairs, clothes, computers, or anything that can help improve the lives of these people. We thank the people who have already called to donate clothes, sneakers and canned food to the organization. Kindly make your donation via Chase Quick Pay to yawokwaning@yahoo.com or send checks/money order to Empowerment Service Inc. P.O. Box 573 Bronx, NY 10475.

Each should give according to what he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. ~Corinthians 9:7.

—Felicia Abogye

Rivers Run Community Garden "Bomba y Plena del Vecindario" (Bomba and Plena from the Neighborhood) brought a joyful noise, dance and good folks to the garden last Saturday. Thank you, Elena Marrero, for organizing such a fantastic celebration. I can’t begin to tell you how much fun we had. My feet are still tapping just thinking about it. Hopefully, we will do this again soon!!!

Today, David Dukes will take you on a Wild Edible Tour where you will learn to distinguish the delectable and medicinal from the pretty and poisonous weeds.

Also, a must for your to-do list is Latik Wilson’s meditation circle happening in the garden at 5 p.m. and on August 21st, we bring back the popular painting workshop.

Please watch your bulletin boards and this column for upcoming events. Crafting workshops, and a few other surprises are forthcoming. Will be rescheduling the writing workshops for a later date.

To schedule your volunteer hours for July, please email jam239@aol.com and rivers_run@yahoo.com.

Important dates (All are welcome) • Every Saturday, Meditation with Latik Wilson – 5 p.m.

• August 13th & 27th, Edible Wilds Tour with David Dukes, 3 p.m.

• August 20th, Member’s Meeting, 1 p.m.

• August 21st, Painting Workshop, 3 p.m.

• Oct. 29th, Trolley Day (details to follow) Rivers Run is open: • Tuesdays, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. (or until dusk) • Wednesdays & Fridays – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

• Saturdays & Sundays – 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Left: Gardener Valerie Gunn harvests a green pepper. Right: Director Leslie Peterson displays eggplants from the community garden

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If you’d like to take advantage of the opportunities to get your hands dirty and make your heart happy, there is always something that needs doing. Membership requirements: $20 per year fee and 20 hours of work. There is a waiting list for beds. Members who are actively fulfilling the 20 hours of volunteer work requirement are moved up on the waiting list. Volunteers are welcome If you’d like to reach out to us, please email us at Rivers_run@yahoo.com or call Denise Shelley at 917-232-2982 or me at 718-671-3801.

—Gail Sharbaan

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Building 10 Association

Building 27 Association

The Building 10 Association hopes everyone reading this is having a wonderful summer! The association is planning several activities for the fall to include meetings and exciting trips for both the adults and children of the Building 10 Association family.

Our first meeting after the summer break will be in September. Look for details here in coming issues of the Co-op Times and announcements in and around Building 10.

Remember our challenge, if you have attended one of our events, your challenge is to attend one of our meetings in the fall and bring a neighbor with you.

Continue to enjoy the summer and we hope any challenges you have encountered are resolved quickly.

We believe each individual is the strength of our association. So join us at our next meeting in September!

Have a peaceful and safe summer!

—Ron Campbell

Greetings, neighbors! Summer is almost over, would you believe it? Nevertheless, enjoy and drink plenty of water during the hot days, stay safe and enjoy the beautiful flowers and scenery of nature that surround our community. When one thinks about it, our trees, plants and flowers would not look so beautiful without the tender care of our groundkeepers. When I see our ground keeper, I usually offer a gesture of thank you.

Laundry Carts - are scarce. Remember there are cameras everywhere, so please leave the carts in the laundry room where they belong. Remember one can face a community complaint and a fine.

Game Night - We will continue to have game nights via one’s request.

Section 5 Association - is again planning a FAMILY FUN DAY, Saturday 20th.

Please get ready to join us with your talents, etc. Have you signed up to showcase your talent? This is the month for our FAMILY FUN DAY, so make sure you participate and we welcome all volunteers. Especially our youth and new cooperators.

Time is of the essence, so please stay in tune with the president of your building association, your bulletin board in your buildings and the Co-op City Times newspaper. We look forward to your support.

Happy birthday to all in the month of August. Please share with the Sunshine Committee, Ms. Lydia Rondon, by calling her at (718) 583-3040 if a neighbor in our building is ill, homebound, celebrating birthdays or experiencing bereavement. Ms. Rondon will respond on behalf of the association.

Let’s hope and pray for better things to come, for this is our home, building and community. Please keep all leaders of the nations in prayer for PEACE, for there is unrest everywhere.

—H. Overman

Section 5 Association Mark Your Calendar – The Section Five 3rd annual FAMILY FUN DAY will be August 20, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The rain date is Saturday, August 27. The Section Five Association consists of the presidents and representatives from Buildings 26 through 35 and the Earhart Lane townhouses.

Our children, youth, families and friends will come together on our greenway in Section Five. We will have free hot dogs, popcorn, ices, etc., as long as they last; various competition games and activities; clown/face painter, live entertainment by D.J. Smooth and open mic for all talents. We will have the petting zoo, relay races, Ellie Marvelous Minors dancers, Voncile and the Bartow Swingers, Kids For Christ, the Velocity Track team and Section 5 teen center, parks and fire departments, and the shredder truck will be onsite in the circle at Erskine Pl. beginning at 10 a.m. We will also have a mammogram mobile van onsite.

Waivers – All youth under the age of 18 years old must have a parent sign a waiver form to participate in the games. The waiver forms will be at the REGISTRATION table.

Volunteers – Deadline to pay for the tee-shirts was Friday, August 12. The price is $10. However, you may call Mr. Robert Hedgpeth at 718-320-2656 if you need a tee shirt, and if it’s too late to purchase one, do not fret, volunteer anyway. We will be back in the year of 2017.

Monday, August 15 at 7 p.m., volunteers, please pick up your tee shirts at Building 33 in the Section 5 association room on the ground level. We will need you to serve in your designated assignment and help monitor different activities. New shareholders, this will be an opportunity to meet your neighbors, please join us. You may also check your bulletin board and contact your building president if any questions.

If there are any questions, participation, contributions or ideas, please contact chairperson, Ms. Linda Werner, at (718) 862-3295 or on her cell at (718) 490-3431.

Also, you may contact Mr. Robert Hedgpeth, President of the Section Five Association, at (718) 320-2656.

Mission – The mission of the Section Five Association is to obtain the maximum quality of life for all shareholders residing in Section 5, to act as a liaison between management and the building and townhouse associations in all problem areas, to insist maximum participation in each individual association, and to enlighten and educate all shareholders in Section 5.

—H. Overman

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

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

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

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

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

Building 32 Association We are pleased to announce that all seats of our trip to the Westchester Dinner Theatre have been sold. Please remember that any balances are due by September 10. We are going to have a marvelous time!

Compactor Room Please remember that boxes and household items you are disposing of are to be taken to the basement. These items present a safety and fire hazard, as well as taking time from our porters who have many duties to accomplish in a given day.

—Lorna Smith

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Ghanaian Association of Co-op City About Us: The Ghanaian Association of Co-op City (GACC) is a not-forprofit organization with the purpose of promoting the general welfare of the Ghanaian community in Co-op City. The objectives of the association include providing educational programs to members, building a capacity for greater involvement in the activities of the community, and providing a platform to address issues of common concern to members and the Co-op City community.

Children and Youth Program – Family trip to Downey Park: The family trip to Downey Park is scheduled for Saturday, August 20th. Please contact Sister Victoria to secure your seat for the trip.

Manhattan Cruise & Marriage Seminar: This year’s Marriage Seminar will be happening on a romantic cruise at downtown Manhattan. It is scheduled for Saturday, October 1st. There is a lot of buzz about the cruise, so make your reservations soon! Please contact Sister Victoria to secure your seat for the cruise.

Nomination of Executives: As we discussed at the General Meeting, our constitution mandates elections of Association Executives in November 2016.

The nomination of candidates for the executive positions have opened. Please submit your name to the Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Peter Lewis Antwi. We

encourage all of you to stand for these elections. Get elected! Make a change!

And positively impact the community!

Children and Youth Program! The children and youth programs under consideration include the following: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) activities; tutoring; homework help; career fair; summer camp; summer school & summer program placement; trips to Sight & Sound, museums, Botanical Garden, zoo, movies, etc.

Details will be provided when they are finalized. We encourage all of you to get involved in the development of our future leaders!

Dues: Members are reminded to pay your dues. You can now pay using credit card. Pay the entire year’s dues by the end of April and get the $20 discount.

T-Shirts: If you don’t have the association t-shirt yet, please get yours for only $15! You may get additional t-shirts for family and friends.

Please Join Us: We need your support. Please join us. We invite you to come to our next general meeting. Call 347-773-3499. UNITY IS STRENGTH! JOIN US TODAY! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Coop Ghanama or www.facebook.com/ gacc2013.

—Seth Osei-Fosu

Donizetti Building Four Association We hope you are enjoying the warm weather.

Activities On July 23rd, we had our scholarship awards presentation. On behalf of the association, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, Diane Windley and myself presented recipient Mahagany Wynn with an award of $500 for her accomplishments. Councilman Andy King was also in attendance and presented Ms. Wynn with an "Achievement" Award. Ms. Wynn will be attending NYC College of Technology in Brooklyn, NY. The association wishes Mahagany great success in her quest for higher educational.

Also on July 23rd, we had our summer annual “Ice Cream Social.” It was a great day for sharing. Thank you for stopping down and having an ice cream cone or cup with us. Your stopping down was our reward and we look forward to seeing you next year. Jackie, you are the best.

Fundraiser Cruise Our next venture will be on August 20th. We will cruise for 4 hours along the NJ coastline while enjoying an all-you-can-eat buffet luncheon on the Princess Cornucopia. After the cruise, we will spend 2 hours shopping at the Jersey Garden Outlet Mall. Transportation is provided by Motor Coach, round trip from Building 4, all this for $125. The bus will leave at 9 a.m. sharp from 120 Donizetti Place (Building 4).

Coffee will be served from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in our association room in back of Bldg. 4B. Again, for more information, you may call Yvonne, (718) 671-6922; Diane, (347) 275-7565 or Mary, (718) 671-0425.

Congratulations to all those celebrating a birthday or other occasion in August. Special prayers go out to the sick and shut-in. We send our heartfelt condolences to those who have lost a loved one.

Be cautious of the heat by doing all you can to stay cool, comfortable and safe.

Remember, this is our home; “IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.” —Yvonne Burrus (DW)

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Building 9 Association Greetings: It is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the passing of our neighbor, Ms. Maria Violeta Rodriguez, on Sunday, July 31st. Our prayers are with Wanda and the entire Rodriguez family as they mourn the loss of their mother and grandmother.

We pray for all the caregivers and those who are not well in body and mind.

I hope everyone saw Miss Helen in last week's Co-op City Times with her dance group at National Night Out. Keep it moving, Miss Helen.

On Tuesday, August 2, I contacted the Director of our Garage Department regarding the lack of cleanliness in Garage #2. On Wednesday, August 3rd, garage #2 was power washed with disinfectant from floors 1-6, the stairwells and the restroom. Thank you, Danielle O'Connor, Director, Garage/Parking.

The Building 9-A lobby convector was out of service for a period of time. A new motor and power switch were installed on Monday, August 1st, before noon. Please be reminded to not sit on the lobby convectors.

I know our lobby and basement areas could use some sprucing up. We are scheduled to be among the first buildings to have the new lobby doors and intercom system installed next year. I will continue to work to get done whatever can be done to create the most aesthetically pleasing, safe and user-friendly lobby and basement spaces.

The Building 9 Association is planning an 'Ice Cream Social' for the children of Building 9A & 9B. Parents, bring your children. We will provide the ice cream (ice pops/icies for the lactose intolerant). Watch for the notice on your bulletin boards.

Tolerance and honest communication are the keys to peaceful co-existence, without which we will ultimately cease to exist as a community, as a nation and as the human race.

This year's Presidential, state and local elections are too critical to neglect. Get registered and get out to vote. Take a friend or two along with you. Take part in the solution.

Be available to remove your items from machines upon the completion of their cycle. Please do not blame others for your lack of responsibility and consideration.

Others need to use our laundry room washers and dryers and should not have to wait for you to return after your machine has already stopped. Don't create discord with your neighbors.

To the resident in 9A "C" line who continues to toss fluid from a plastic water bottle then toss the water bottle from the window. Please stop.

I would like to commend those dog owners who always dutifully comply with the rules, regulations and responsibilities of dog ownership in Co-op City. Scoop-the-poop, it is the law. Keep off the grass, it is a community complaint coupled with a fine. Our grassy spaces cannot sustain 300 plus dogs daily doing their business. The increased presence of flies and the odor is forcing people from the benches. Please be a cooperative and considerate neighbor.

United we stand. Until next time, be well.

—Linda Collins

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Co-op City Sports

Zodiac Track Team

The Zodiac Track Team would like to thank Councilman Andy King for inviting the team to march in the first annual community parade held on August 6.

The parade started at Boston Road and ended at Evander Childs HS on Gunhill Road. There were games, a concert and other fun activities. The Zodiac team had a great time.

Come join the Zodiac Track & Field team. We are hosting orientation on August 26 at the Bartow Mall Community Center, room 31, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Bring your kids to be a part of a great team.

—Arlene Freeman

Matthew continues winning streak!

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Matthew Miller, 14, representing Martial Way Kung Fu Center, won big at the Invitational Martial Arts Championships in Yonkers last Sunday when he captured the grand championship in the black belt kata (forms) division and first place kata (forms) division, first place black belt weapons division and first place sparring division in which he defeated a man in his mid-twenties who had knocked out and destroyed his previous opponent.

Yesterday (Fri., Aug. 12), and today, Matt is competing in the very prestigious 2016 national/international US Capitol Classic And China Open yesterday and today in Maryland where he will face competitors from different states and other countries.

Matthew is once again representing Martial Way in the black belt Kung Fu divisions and Harlem Karate Institute in the brown belt karate divisions all in kata (forms, weapons and sparring).

Velocity Track Club New York

Velocity Track Club came out to support Council Member Andy King’s Bronx 12th District Community Engagement Day Parade and Concert on Saturday, August 6th. It was a great event with many community organizations, entertainment, food and give aways. We were also blessed to have Rev. Donnie McClurkin perform. The children enjoyed the games, face painting and the many activities that were available. It’s great when the community can come out and have a good time for a good cause. Special thanks to all our community leaders who came out to support.

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Velocity Track Club with Council member Andy King posing the “V” (Velocity) sign!!

Velocity Track Club New York is gearing up for another outstanding season. God willing, we should start practicing on Saturday, August 15th at Truman High School’s track. After taking a month off, coaches and athletes are ready to hit the track. During their break, many athletes did other things that they normally would not have time to do, such as take swimming lessons. Some athletes will take advantage of the Ocean Breeze Complex free Cross Country clinic on August 8th to August 12th.

This clinic will help prepare our athletes for the upcoming season.

If anyone knows a child who may benefit from being part of this outstanding team, we are having orientation on Thursday, August 11th in the Bartow Community Center of Co-op City in room 28 at 7:00 p.m. Parent or guardian must attend orientation for child to try out for team. The child does not have to be at the orientation. If all paperwork is completed, their 1st day of practice will be on August 15th.

Velocity Track Club New York is a 501(C)3 not-for-profit. One hundred percent of your donation will go to help our children. For additional information, you can go to our website Velocitytrack.org or contact me, Coach Winston Dinkins at 914-441—Winston Dinkins 6196 or via email watclt@aol.com.

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American Legion Post 1871 This is the third of this series that I have written highlighting the DUTY of the American Legion. I am so committed to this exposition because the community and the general populace need to know for sure what it means to be a veteran. Political slogan should not underscore the service of our men and women in uniform, either now or in the past. It is more than the homeless guy you see on the corner begging for support. Veterans should not be synonymous with homelessness and joblessness at all as we have learnt recently. So, our motto, which continues to guide our operational stance that I have been writing about passionately remains the same, FOR GOD AND COUNTRY. By making reference to the Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion, we will see that the duty we have as Legionnaires is well spelled out. There is no ambiguity in what veterans stand for and what Legionnaires are noted for. I am, therefore, making this CLARION CALL to our veterans to stand up and be counted. This is the time to come together and forge ahead as a unit force. The message that signaled that “Our Flag Was Still there” in our national anthem meant a lot of bloodshed.

To continue from where I stopped in my last submission, it is our duty to promote peace and goodwill. It is also our duty to promote justice, freedom and democracy. So while we desperately want peace, we do not believe in “peace at any price.” The Amer-

ican way of life and the safety of our communities are worth fighting for.

And it is not just a duty, but our desire to sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. That comradeship is a big factor in many of us deciding to join the American Legion in the first place. And that is why today, I am so disturbed to realize that some veterans amongst us live in this community, but they are not part of the American Legion.

The author of America’s greatest legislation, past National Commander Harry Colmery, believed America had a duty to remember her returning war veterans. It was the GI Bill of Rights that made it possible for veterans to obtain higher education and purchase homes. Today, veterans are faced with different challenges and we must be our best to fight them together. Numbers of suicide continue to be on the increase.

Most importantly, we will begin our regular meetings in Section 5, room 41 at the Community Center starting from next month. We always meet at the 3rd Saturday of the month by 11 a.m. If you are yet to pay your ANNUAL DUE, kindly do so on time.

Any veteran’s wife in the neighborhood is also free to join the Ladies Auxiliary, which is also part of Post 1871. Just stop by the office and register. Someone is always there.

—Lsjc Adeyemi LaCrown O’toba, MSA

Black Forum Defensive Driving returns September 24 The Black Forum defensive driving course will return on Sat., Sept. 24. 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 Coop 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.

Black Forum going to Golden Corral On Saturday, September 24, we will be going to the Golden Corral Buffet and Grill, and then off to Harrah’s Casino in PA. Cost: $70. Payment plan available; $40 due July 29 and $30 due Aug. 31. Casino rebate: $20 slot play. For more information, please call 718- 320-0033 or 917-209-5334.

Black Forum Aerobics and Zumba It’s time to get in shape, get healthy and feel healthy. Body by Andrea’s aerobics classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays, and Zumba on Thursday. Classes are in the Dreiser Aud., 7:30 p.m. To register, please call (718) 320-8035. Nominal fee for each class.

Sound Off, Co-op City in Sept.

We will have a meeting/Sound Off, Co-op City in early September. Meetings will be held monthly. More to follow. Topics relevant to the cooperators in Co-op City will be discussed. If you have an idea or an issue to discuss, let’s meet and talk about it.

Please call (718) 320-8035.

Volunteers needed We need male and female volunteers, 2 hours a day, preferably Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. -12:45 p.m., flexibly. Especially need men who live in close proximity.

Food distribution sites On Thursdays, residents of Buildings 27, 28, 29, 32 and 33 must pick up food at the New Vision Church, 115 Einstein Loop, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Likewise, residents of Building 26, 30, 31, 34 and 35 must go to the Evangelical Church, 2350 Palmer Avenue, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Thursdays to pick up food. For information, please

Building 5 Cooperators Association As planned, Building 5 had a fun and successful Tag and Bake Sale fundraiser in April 2016. Following that were a Mother’s Tea in May and a Father’s Day Game Night in June. A $1 per household fundraiser was done in July which supplied Building 5 Association’s contribution to the upcoming Section One Family Fun Day. Most recently, we began August with an informative and relaxing Holistic Health Day of seminars on “The Benefits of Movement” and “What is Massage.” Here, attendees got explanations of the two systems and participated in various exercises and got 10 minute massages. Of course, healthy snacks were served.

Our Children’s Fun Day will round down the summer on Saturday, August 27th.

The program intends to offer just that for the young ones. Children attended by parents/guardians will enjoy arts & crafts, a variety of games, a movie and endless healthy snacks and juices. Each child will also receive a bag with supplies to support the incoming school year.

But summer won’t end after Labor Day for Building 5. We’ll carry it over into September with participation in the Section One Family Fun Day on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1 – 5 p.m. Cooperators will be called on to help in various areas on these existing programs. There is something for every skill you would like to share. Look for program flyers and volunteer sign-up postings. Join in and let Building 5 finish the summer off with a big bang.

Last, but not least, our association board lost its vice president in June, 2016. Therefore, the fall will include filling that position, as well as proposing and filling other officer seats.

Ending with one of our ‘Words of Wisdom’: The swan cruising effortlessly across the pond, is actually paddling very hard under the water.

—Shahidah Shakoor

call (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 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 or tonyshome10475@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

Drammeh Center

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The Drammeh Center’s fundraising campaign for the free African Math Theory program for girls has begun online. Please visit our Facebook page for details. We hope that residents will signal their support with a financial contribution online which features a video trailer and program details: http://ndebeledollsculpturing.causevox.com. You may also mail in your contribution via regular mail to The Drammeh Institute, P.O. Box 558, Bronx, New York 10475.

Applications will be available in a few weeks. To hear an audio sample of some of the themes addressed in the program, visit http://bit.ly/29w1wWd to hear Dr. Madonna Agwu discuss Indigenous African knowledge and women in mathematics.

Film Screening and Discussion: August 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Drammeh Center, (ground floor, Building 6), we will be screening the new documentary film by Berlinbased writer and curator, Alanna Lockward - “ALLEN REPORT.” This is a very well-researched history of the AME Church and liberation theology that many have not heard about. It is inspired by her grandfather's groundbreaking contribution on the legacy of Bishop Richard Allen and African Methodism in the island of SaintDomingue. More info. will follow!

Please consider joining us in support of our multimedia and cultural programs in Co-op City. LIKE US on our Facebook page, facebook.com/DrammehInstitute.

—Elise Edwards

National Council of Negro Women

Sensible Gun Ownership – The National Council of Negro Women agrees with efforts to prevent terrorism suspects from acquiring guns or explosives. There is no reason to permit a person with sufficient ties to terrorism that they are included on a no-fly list to obtain a weapon. NCNW also agrees that it is time to close the gun show/Internet loophole. Gun purchasers should undergo background checks no matter where the purchase is made. There is no rational distinction to be made between guns sold online, in a brick-and-mortar store or at a temporary gun show. If anything, it makes even more sense to conduct a background check where buyers and sellers are mostly anonymous. This topic will be discussed at our 57th National Convention.

Convention Registration – Registration for our National Council of Negro Women, Inc.’s 57th National Convention has begun. Our biennial convention will take place October 7 – 9 at the Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. NCNW members from across the United States will be convening to examine strategies which address the socioeconomic issues related to education, health and economic security for women throughout the Diaspora. Each section is expected to send three (3) voting delegates and three (3) alternate delegates. Please contact Dorcas about your interest in attending. The experience of mingling with your Council sisters from different parts of the nation is invigorating and allows all of us to share common experiences and heightens the relevance of your membership.

July 10, 2016 was Mary McLeod Bethune’s 141st birthday! Members attending our convention will surely get a chance to visit her statue in Lincoln Park and visit our headquarters building at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. Registration closes on August 15, 2016 so talk to Dorcas today!

Installation Ceremony – NCNW will have a joint installation ceremony with other sections from New York State, of the elected officers for the fiscal year 2016-

Retirees of Dreiser Loop

TRAVEL EVENTS: (Coach Bus, Dreiser Loop, opposite H&R Block) • August 15-17 (Mon.-Wed.). Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, DE. Meet/depart: 10:30 a.m./10:45 a.m. SHARP! Dreiser Loop/H&R Block. Contacts: Serita G., 347-564-5722/Barbara W, 718-320-0500.

Theatre Committee: (*price includes transportation): Wednesday, Sept. 21st. Showtime: 2 p.m. Price: $112. CATs, a musical, Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway. Deposit required to reserve seat. Go to clubroom 19 to leave deposit/payment. Contact Lois Scott, 917-692-7139.

Good and Welfare Best wishes to Gail Crouch who is recovering in a Houston, TX hospital, and we also send get well wishes to Dolores Rankin who is in Montefiore Hospital. It is with warmest wishes that we hope that both Gail and Delores get well soon. To other members at home recuperating, “As you rest and heal, know that you are thought of warmly and wished a quick recovery.” Call Josephine Flowers, 718-320-0539, regarding illnesses and bereavements.

Members and friends, we do require your telephone number along with your name when signing up. First paid confirmed seating. Committee members in Dreiser clubroom 19 (718-379-0377) on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

Don’t miss a great opportunity to learn how to play BRIDGE as it keeps your mind alert. The 2016-2017 BRIDGE CLASSES WILL RESUME ON Friday, SEPTEMBER 9TH. The following classes will be held in the Dreiser Loop RETIREES Clubroom 19: The (new) Beginners class - 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the Intermediate class -1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Call Alvin Lisle, the master teacher, at 718-671-8852, to pre-register for one of the above classes or just come to the class on September 9th.

Our first SPA Day was on Wednesday, May 18th and was appreciated by all. We look forward to returning on Wednesday, August 17th for another senior SPA Day at TONES SPA. If interested, call 718-379-4784.

"May you find many reasons to smile this August.” "A Smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you’re at home.” —Author Unknown —Claudette Davis

18 on Sunday, August 21, at 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Jackson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 60 Peninsula Blvd. Hempstead, NY. Cost per person is $25 which includes food, entertainment and the necessary resource materials. All members are invited to attend, not only new officers. Payments must be submitted by August 6. Contact Dorcas for transportation information.

45th Anniversary – We have begun planning for our 45th Anniversary Celebration.

It was in 1971 that Dr. Dorothy I. Height came to the Bronx to charter our Co-op City Section. We will be celebrating our contributions to the Co-op City community on Saturday, October 29 at the Villa Barone Manor, 737 Throgs Neck Expressway, Bronx, New York. Our guest speaker for the occasion will be Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark! We will receive anniversary greetings from Pat Battle, of NBC-TV! We will be honoring Roberta Boozè and Olive Glasgow, two of our Charter Members who have been continuously active.

—Joyce Howard

Building 21 Association

National night Out (A night that keeps on giving…)

Still reveling in the wonderful energy of the National Night Out, was one of our topics at our Think Tank. We met 4 lovely young ladies upon entering the Greenway area on the evening of August 2nd. The teenagers (pictured below) were distributing handouts from the Newsong Church located here in Co-op City. Not only were Maria, Danielle, Emmalina and Shannon articulate and engaging, they were totally focused and informed about their church and their Youth Ministry called “Against the Flow,” which meets Fridays from 7-9 p.m. in the Bartow Center. They even asked us to say a prayer for Miss Ada, their youth minister, who had been in a car accident. We were happy to oblige and hope that “Miss Ada” is doing well. Newsong Church, the African American Association, the Coalition of African American Churches and Organizations, the Hispanic American Association, JASA and so many other clubs, associations and organizations were present and positive, which is what we all need and what we covered and will continue to address in Think Tank each week.

THINK TANK at Building 21 is in session every Friday at 8:30 p.m. THINK TANK at Building 21 is where we develop your ideas, bring them to life and make miracles and dreams come true, in the gathering room in the rear of the B section.

Your community needs your dreams, your strength and your fortitude. ALL are welcome. Come and bring a friend with you. Be a part of something to change your life and the lives of others for the better. Questions regarding the 21 Association…You have 3 ways of gaining information. EMAIL your building association at 21association@gmail.com. CALL your association at 347.504.1821. ATTEND the monthly meetings which are held every fourth Wednesday in the meeting room in the rear of the B-section at 7 p.m. FYI, all monies collected (i.e., annual dues, etc.) are turned in to our treasurer and installed in the association’s bank account.

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Self-development and empowerment of every shareholder in CO-OP City is our intent and dedication. We are passionate about our community. Come join us at Building 21 some time. Each one of us, multiplied by all of us, equals A FORCE FOR GOOD.

See you around the neighborhood!

—Michelle Marbury

Please Refrain From Littering. Keep Co-op City Clean! Thank you!

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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.

Summer Church Schedule (Dress-Down Attire: July 3 – September 4) Adult Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.

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

WORSHIP SERVICE BEGINS AT 10:00 a.m.

(Summer hours). Everyone is invited to come and be a part of this special moment set aside each Sunday morning to be in the presence of God. We will be delighted to blend our spirits with yours as we bend both body and soul before our Heavenly Father. We encourage you to spend time with God, and if it be His will, with us at Community Protestant.

Other Scheduled Events Saturday, October 8 – The Sepia Players Ministry presents the play “EVERYBODY TALKING ‘BOUT HEAVEN AIN’T GOING THERE,” written by James Plummer, at the Church. Donation: $20. For tickets and/or additional information, call (718) 513-3308, (718) 671-5961, (718) 671-8691 or the church at (718) 862-9172.

Pastoral Anniversary Gala “50 Years of Preaching and 40 Years of Faithful and

Spiritual Pastoral Leadership.” In observance of his 40th Pastoral Anniversary, Community Protestant Church most cordially invites the community to join us at a Celebratory Banquet in honor of our Pastor, the Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, on Saturday, October 15, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Marina Del Rey, Bronx, NY. Donation: $150/adults; $50/children (under 15 years of age). For tickets and/or additional information, please call the church at (718) 862-9172.

SAVE THE DATE: September 12–15, 2017 – The Missionary Ministry sponsors a trip to THE HOLY LAND EXPERIENCE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. (More information to come.)

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

Iglesia Cristiana Marcos 16:15 Our pastor, Fernando Figueroa, would like to extend an invitation to you. If you are looking for a church of fellowship and to worship our Lord Jesus Christ, if you are lonely, hurt, depressed and you need deliverance or freedom, our doors are open to bring you to the one that is available and capable to heal you. Jesus Christ is the answer. He loves you so much that he left his throne of glory to save you. The purpose of us being here is to help those in need, those seeking for an answer. Jesus came to set us free. John 10:9 says, “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.”

El pastor Fernando Figueroa hace una invitación a la comunidad hispana a congregarse en la Iglesia Cristiana Marcos 16:15. Si usted está buscando una iglesia de comunión para adorar a nuestro Señor Jesucristo; Si

estas solitario, herido, deprimido y necesitas liberación o libertad, nuestras puertas están abiertas para traerle a El que está dispuesto y es capaz de curarte. Jesus Cristo es la respuesta. Él te ama tanto que dej6 su trono de gloria para salvarte. El propósito de nosotros estar aquí es para ayudar a los necesitados, aquellos que buscan una respuesta. Jesus vino a liberarnos. Juan 10:9 dice “Yo soy La puerto. Si alguien entra por mí, el será salvo, entrar y salir y encontrar pastos.”

Our church is located at 135 Einstein Loop Community Center, room #33.

Nuestra iglesia se encuentra en el centro comunitario de 135 Einstein Loop, Salon #33.

Services Offered Tuesdays – Bible Study, 8 p.m.

Fridays – Worship Service, 8 p.m.

Sundays – Bible Class, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Service at 12 p.m.

Every 2nd Saturday of the month, we offer “Prayer Saturdays” from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Communion is the first Sunday of the month God bless you and remember, Jesus loves you.

Servicios ofrecidos Martes - estudio bíblico: 8 p.m.

Viernes - servicio de adoración: 8 p.m.

Domingos - estudio bíblico: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Servicio de adoraci6n: 12:00 p.m.

Ofrecemos "Sábados de la Oración" cada 2nd Sábado del mes a las 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

La comunion es el 1er Domingo del mes.

Que Dios le bendiga y recuerda que Jesus te ama.

—Blanche Santana

Faith @ Work Christian Church 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: Tuesday Prayer Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m. Teen Church, 10:00 a.m., 2nd Sundays; Children's Church, 3rd Sundays (K3); Older Children's Church, 4th Sundays (4th-7th).

Church Motto: "We are Christ-centered, familyfocused 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.

Leaders and Scholars Afterschool Hub Program Pre-Registration: We are looking forward to restarting the afterschool program in September 13 from 2:45 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The registration fee is waived for returning students. While we look forward to many of our students returning we anticipate space opening up as some students will not be returning. We are a faith-based program and expect to partner with parents who expect their children to be respectful, well-mannered and willing learners. We will only accept students whose parents understand this simply principle and are willing to work with us to ensure that students are well-prepared in this academic afterschool setting.

The registration fee is $25 and the weekly fee is $35.

If extended time until 6:30 p.m. is need, there will be an additional $15 per week or $50 per month. We have 2 NYC Certified and currently employed teachers, 2 escorts from P.S. 153/178, 2 teen counselors and I serve as Program Director and help all the children.

We accept students with IEPs (on a case by case basis)

and who are on medication as long as it's disclosed. We are serious about helping prepare the next leaders and scholars for the world. Pre-registration begins August 8 and ends August 12, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Bible Study resumes, September 21st we are introducing a Mid-Day Study and Lunch from 12 p.m. to

1 p.m., as well as our regular 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study. Please join us as we journey through the book of Revelation.

Remember, it's never about us, but always about the goodness of the Lord.

—Pastor Deborah D. Jenkins

Family Owned and Operated • Large Chapel on premises

• Pre-need counseling

• Ample Parking on premises

• Out of town services

• Casket Showroom on premises

• Cremations

A dignified funeral every family can afford.

All areas are handicapped accessible

Personalized & Professional Care • 50 Years Serving Our Community Worldwide Shipping including Caribbean, Africa & South America

718-231-7647 Call 24 Hours

Fax: 718-231-7665 NOW WEBCASTING TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABROAD

www.mccalls.net • director@mccalls.net 4035 Bronxwood Avenue, Bronx, N.Y.

Serving all cultures & faiths

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Greater Love Baptist Church “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 Spiritual Food for Thought: When life’s circumstances become too complicated and convoluted, you must get back to basics. It is time to get back to the Word of God and redemption through the Cross of Calvary. Establish yourself again in things that actually matter in terms of eternity. Refocus and regain your sense of simplicity.

Senior Pastor Boyce Landrum and Pastor Carol Landrum and the Greater Love family welcome you to fellowship with us on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. Worship at Greater Love Baptist Church means gathering with people of all ages and cultures to express our love for God our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ our Savior.

This is done in various ways, through music, through testimony, through praise, through preaching, through reading of the scriptures and prayer. The Bible reminds us, “The purpose of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” Worship with God’s people at Greater Love helps us focus on the person of God until we are caught up in His majesty and glory.

Greater Love is conveniently located at 900 Co-op City Blvd. (Bldg. 2A), on the ground level, Bronx, N.Y. 10475; main entrance – red button. Free parking is available in Garage #1 on Darrow Place – parking passes will be validated at the church.

Church telephone: 347-920-5607.

The MOSAIC Women’s Fellowship will meet TODAY, Saturday, August 13th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The topic for

discussion is “Achieving Wholeness: Spirit, Mind and Body.” Mother Hattie Arrington will bring words of wisdom about wholeness and Elder Crystal Jones will offer insight on the topic. Keeping in line with our wellness goals, a “healthy” lunch will be served. We hope to see you there!

Walking Club: All are invited to join the Greater Love family as we get our exercise on! Please meet us at the stage area of the Section 1 Greenway on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. We have various levels of walkers and will continue walking well into the evening, but you are free to STOP as the spirit prompts you.

Friday Night Revival: August 19th at 7:30. All are invited to join us for a preBaptism celebration. Water Baptism will follow on Saturday morning, August 20th at 9:00 a.m. in New Rochelle, NY. Praise God for the baptism candidates, Terald Freeman, Jessica Ocasio & Rabi Idakwoji.

Food Pantry: Will be closed for August and will reopen on Saturday, September 24th from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Reminders With the exception of Prayer Meetings, all evening classes are in recess until 9/13.

Sunday Morning Prayer & Meditation: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School and Mime for children (ages 5+), and adults (18+) is held from 10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A light continental snack is served from 11:10-11:30.

Sunday Morning Worship: 11:30 a.m.

Mid-Week Prayer Meetings: Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. All invited.

Church BBQ: Saturday, August 27th – All invited. —Pastor Carol Landrum

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Church of the New Vision Pastor Kenneth Hodge 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, which are designed to meet the special needs of our young people.

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

Prayer Service takes place every Wednesday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. followed by Bible Teaching from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Be with us to learn the truth from the word of God. Church of the New Vision is located at 115 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY 10475; Telephone #: 718-671-8746.

Our mailing address is: Church of the New Vision, P.O. Box 753037, Bronx.

NY 10475.

Please visit our website at www.churchofnewvision.com.

—Carole Haque

Co-op City Toastmasters Club What Would You Say If You Had No Fear?

On Thursday, August 4th, Co-op City Toastmasters had a full house! We were blessed with Kadisha Currie’s Advance storytelling and an amazing line up of table topics, including the inspiration given by our very own Area Director Kathy Blount.

Graced with wisdom of Lady Lauretta Jaysura and the high powered energy of President Miniimah Saafir’s Mount Vernon Toast members, we were destined to have an amazing evening of peer support. Fear of speaking was not in our home that night! We lifted each other and listened with sensibility to what is our power and our resolutions.

Our dedicated members created a welcoming space conducive to achieving our club’s success, to inspire our guests to face their fears of public speaking and become powerful communicators and leaders.

We are excited to announce our Humorous & Evaluation Contest will be taking place on our next meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 18th, at 2049 Bartow Avenue on the lower level in the Bartow Mall, room 28 at 7:30 p.m. sharp! You are in for a treat! Come, grace us with your company. You will have a fun time and it’s absolutely a great way to meet new people. For more information, please contact me at Irisjsoto@aol.com or visit our club website at Toastmastersclub.org. Find us also on Facebook! Toastmasters, where leaders are made.

—Iris Soto

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church The congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invites you and your family to worship 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. Choir rehearsal is on Thursdays at 7 p.m.

The (ECW) Episcopal Church Women meet immediately after service on the first Sunday of each month. Membership is open to all women of the church and dues are $2 per month. The men hold their meeting after service on the second Sunday of each month.

Summer Break: Please note that our Sunday School, choir and vestry will all be on summer break for the month of August.

VISION CARE SPECIALIST

DR. DAVID HORN, O.D. FAAO • FELLOW, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPTOMETRY

• COMPLETE VISION CARE - EYE EXAMINATION

• OCULAR DISEASE TREATMENT

• EYEGLASSES

• GLAUCOMA TREATMENT

• CONTACT LENSES

High Fashion Frames on Premises. “Your Vision Health Is My Concern.”

Much of Learning Is Done Through The Eyes. Insist on a Professional Eye Examination.

120 ALCOTT PLACE

(Bldg. 17 • Sect. 3) • Co-op City

718-379-8029 Medicare and many insurances accepted.

DOCTOR’S HOURS: MONDAY: 1:30 - 7:00 PM • WEDNESDAY: 2:00 - 7:00 PM FRIDAY: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM • SATURDAY: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT!

We look forward to welcoming everyone to service at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 14, when we will celebrate the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Our Supply Priest, Father Simeon Johnson, will be the preacher and celebrant.

Last week’s “Hat Sunday” went very well. The ladies were resplendent in their hats which added a touch of class. Many thanks for your participation.

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

For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718-3200844, or visit our website: http://www.stjosephsepcbronx.org.

“Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *for you shall take all nations for your own.”

—Psalm 82:8 —M. Chambers

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Bartow

Einstein

Dreiser

Activities in Room 31 unless otherwise noted

Activities in Room 49 unless otherwise noted Library 9:30am-1pm Dominoes 10am Rm 45 Line Dancing 10-11am

Activities in Room 7 unless otherwise noted

Mon., Aug. 15

Word Games 9:30-11am Library 9:30am-1pm

Rm. 45

Vacation until after Sept. 12

Around The Lunch Table 11:30am Word Search 11am -

Arthritis Exercises

12pm

11am-noon

Bingo 1:00-3:00pm, Rm.

Weight Management

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Bingo 12:30-2pm Card Games 2-4pm Dominoes 2:30 pm

Diabetes Support Group 2nd Monday 1:00pm

Pokeno 3:00-4:00pm, Rm. 3

Crochet & Knitting 10 a.m.12 p.m.

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Stay Well Exercise – Vacation Until Sept 12 Adult Coloring Book 11:00 a.m., Rm. 4 Mind Teasers 12-1pm , Rm. 4 Diabetes Support Group 1 pm – Last Monday of the month Bereavement Counseling Vac. til 9/12 Gentle Yoga 1:15-2pm, Rm 2 Basic Cell Phone & iPad training 12:30-1:30pm, Rm. 7 Intermediate Yoga 2-3pm

Date:

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

Mon., Aug. 15

Orange pineapple juice Turkey burger w/ BBQ sauce Green beans, Roasted potatoes Whole wheat bread, Fruit cocktail Alt: Tuna nicoise salad

Tues, Aug. 16

Orange juice Chicken Francaise Barley California blend vegetables Whole wheat bread Alt: Egg salad

Wed., Aug. 17

Apple juice Beef vegetable stew Yellow rice Zucchini w/onions & pepper Whole wheat bread, Fresh fruit Alt: Turkey salad homemade

Thurs., Aug. 18

Orange pineapple juice Breaded fillet of Sole fish Moroccan fish sauce Cous cous, Vegetable mix Whole wheat bread, Fresh fruit Alt: Chopped chicken liver

Fri., Aug. 19

Orange juice Spanish style roast chicken Brown rice w/beans Broccoli soufflé, Challah bread Alt: Gefilte fish

Dominoes 10 a.m.

Tues., Aug. 16

Word Games Tai Chi 11 a.m., Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session

Bingo 12:30-2 p.m.

Walking Club

Matinee Movie

Alert & Alive

10:30-11:30 a.m.

10 a.m.-noon, Rm. 45

Caregiver Support Group 1 p.m. 1st & 3rd

Vacation until Sept 13th Cultural Dance 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Aud. B

Karaoke by Stephen

Mind Teasers

1 p.m. - 2 p.m., Rm. 45

12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 Zumba 1-2 p.m., Aud. A

NEW Green Life Trail Fitness instruction

Afternoon Movies

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Tues.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

9:30-10:30 a.m.

1-3 p.m. w/popcorn

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Blood Pressure Vacation

Dominoes 10 a.m., Rm. 45

Thurs., Aug. 18

Wed., Aug. 17

until Sept. 14

Word Games 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Spelling Bee 10 a.m.

Stay Well Exercise Vacation until Sept. 7 Line Dancing 11 a.m. -12 p.m.

Bingo 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Card Games 2-4 p.m.

Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Spanish Practice Class 10:30 a.m., Computer Lab

Zumba 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Rm. 45

Smartphone Class Beginner – 12:30 – 1:30pm Intermediate – 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Bartow Main office

NEW Walk Group Vacation until Sept. 7

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Sewing 9:30 -11:30 a.m.

Tai Chi Vacation until Sept 7th Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m., Rm. 4 African Brazilian Dance Room 2, 1 p.m.

Art Class 1-3 p.m.

Yoga 2pm-3pm, Rm. 2

Dominoes 10am, Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10:30

Word Games 9:30am-

Grandparent Connection 1st Thursday Rm 35 10:30

Blood Pressure 10 -11:30

11:30am

Arthritis Exercise

Line Dancing 10-11

Chat Session 9:30am-

11am, Rm. 45

Piano Sing Along 11

Spelling Bee 11am

Mind Teasers 12-1 p.m.,

Library 9am-1pm

1pm

a.m. a.m. 1st & 3rd Thurs., Rm. 8

Bingo 12:30- 2:00pm

a.m., Aud. A a.m.-12 p.m.

Rm. 4

Word search 11amCard Games 2-4pm

Drama Club Vacation un-

12pm

til Sept 8th

Dominoes 2:30pm

Karaoke by Steven

NEW Purple Life Trail Fitness Instruction 1-2

1:00pm, Rm. 45

p.m.

Crochet & Knitting Men’s Line Dancing

Dominoes 10am, Rm. 45

10am-12:00pm

Art 10am, Rm. 45

Library, Exercise Bike, Chat Session 9:30-10

Bingo 1pm – 2pm

a.m.; 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 19

9-10am

Word Games 9:30am-11:30am

Women’s Line Dancing 10-11:30am

Meditative Moments

Chat Session 10am Bingo

Card Games 2-4pm

Vacation until Sept. 9th

12:30-2:30pm, Rm. 25

Pokeno 2-4pm, Rm. 35

Mind Teasers 12pm-1:00pm, Rm. 4

Piano Sing-along 11am-12pm

Card Games 2-4pm Dominoes 2:30 p.m.

Blood Pressure 2nd & 4th Friday 10:00 - 11:30am,

Bingo 1-3 p.m., Rm. 7

Rm. 45

Card Games, Dominoes 2-4 p.m.

(Schedule subject to change without notice)

Fee for lunch is $2.00 & $5.00 for guest

ALL meals served w/margarine and fresh milk *Menu subject to change without notice.

Alternate Kosher Meals are also available

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.

Non-Kosher

Kosher

Mango chutney pork roast Cauliflower soufflé Mashed sweet potatoes Whole wheat dinner roll Coconut curry Cod fish Brown rice w/mushrooms Broccoli w/teriyaki sauce

Classic salisbury steak Baked potato in skin Sautéed spinach

Chicken scallopini Whole wheat spaghetti Italian blend vegetables

Breaded fish fillet Corn, black bean & pepper salad Garden salad

Upcoming Events/Trips JASA WELCOMES EVERYONE AGE 60 AND OLDER! Trip registration policy: No refunds for all trips. All trips include roundtrip transportation! All trips must be paid in advance – No Exceptions! Payments for trips can be made at all 3 centers. You can register for all trips starting the Monday after it has been published in the newspaper: JASA will not accept checks under $5.

(FREE) LiveOn NY – SCRIE Application Assistance/SNAP food stamps – Fri., Aug. 12th & 26th, Sept. 9th & 23rd, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. First come, first served!

JASA Main Office, 2049 Bartow Ave. (FREE) Circle of Care – Free Services for Caregivers. JASA Main Office 2049 Bartow Ave., 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Fri., Aug. 12th, 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 40, 1-3 p.m., Aug. 23rd.

NY Common Pantry is partnering w/JASA NORC to do a six month long Live Healthy! Workshop. The workshop will focus on learning the difference between healthy & unhealthy choices. How to read nutrition labels and small steps you can take to create a lasting, healthy lifestyle, 135 Einstein Loop, room 49, Sept. 12th, Oct. 10th, Nov. 14th, Dec. 12th; 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 7, Aug. 29th, Sept. 26th, Oct. 31st, Nov. 28th, Dec. 19th tentative.

Call 718-320-2066 to sign up. Please sign up for one location only.

Dreiser Senior Center Back to School Supply Drive - until August 22. Drop off donations at 177 Dreiser Loop, rm. 7, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pencils , notebooks, sharpeners, binders, lined writing paper, erasers, crayons, hand sanitizer, tissues, calculators, construction paper, pocket folders, staplers, etc. Supplies donated to our local schools JASA at Night - A summer evening series for adults age 60 or older - Night 2 – Aug. 18th. Come hear historian Angel Hernandez from the Bronx Historical Society, present the history of our beloved community in picture and words, JASA main office, 2049 Bartow Ave. To register, email rwestall@jasa.org or call 718-6712090, ext. 2139.

New York Aquarium, Brooklyn, NY – Mon., Aug. 15th, $12. Bartow – 8:15 a.m., Einstein – 8:30 a.m. & Dreiser – 8:45 a.m. Lunch provided. Wait list.

Empire Casino – Mon., Aug. 22nd, $5.

Bartow - 9:30 a.m., Einstein - 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser – 10 a.m. Wait list.

Fairway – Tues., Aug. 23rd, $3. NEW pick-ups this trip only: Bartow – 11 a.m., Einstein – 11:15 a.m.; Dreiser – 11:30 a.m.

Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island Immigration Museum – Fri., Aug. 26th, $17 including lunch. Only 18 seats available; Bartow – 8:15 a.m., Einstein – 8:30 a.m. & Dreiser – 8:45 a.m. Wait list.

Empire Casino – Wed., Aug. 24th, $5.

Bartow - 9:30 a.m., Einstein - 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser – 10 a.m. Wait list.

Wal-mart – Wed., Aug. 31st, $15. Bartow – 8:30 a.m., Einstein – 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser – 9 a.m.

Stew Leonard’s – Fri., Sept. 2nd, $5.

Bartow - 9:30 a.m., Einstein - 9:45 a.m. and Dreiser - 10 a.m.

New Smartphone classes will begin Wed., Sept. 7th in the JASA Bartow Ave nue office. Beginners: 12:30 -1:30 p.m. & Intermediate: 1:30-2:30 p.m.. To register for one of the classes, please call the JASA office, 718-320-2066. 12 seats available.

Elder Abuse Seminar – Tues., Aug. 23rd at 2049 Bartow Ave. Senior Center, rm. 31 at 1 p.m.

Lion King Musical – Sat., Sept. 17th, $128 (lunch included). Show time: 2 p.m.

Coach Bus - Only 48 seats available. Deadline for payment must be on or before Aug. 12th. Cash-only, please. No checks. Pickups: Dreiser – 11:15 a.m., Bartow – 11:30 a.m.; Einstein – 11:45 a.m. Wait list.

Wal-mart – Wed., Sept. 21st, $15. Bartow – 8:30 a.m., Einstein – 8:45 a.m. & Dreiser – 9 a.m.

Laugh Out Loud Productions – Who Killed Mama Souprano (A Comedy) The Bethwood, Totowa, NJ, Thurs., Sept.

22nd, Bartow – 9:30 a.m., Einstein – 9:45 a.m.; Dreiser – 10 a.m. Ticket price TBA. Empire Casino – Mon., Sept. 26th, $5.

Bartow - 9:30 a.m., Einstein - 9:45 a.m. & Dreiser – 10 a.m.

Louis Armstrong Museum – Tues., Sept. 27th, $10. Bartow – 9 a.m., Einstein - 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser – 9:30 a.m.

Bronx Zoo – Wed., Sept. 28th, FREE. Bartow – 9 a.m., Einstein – 9:15 a.m. & Dreiser – 9:30 a.m.

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Scheduling Activities Calendar

AARP Chapter #4997 FYI: AARP New York thanked Senator Charles Schumer for cosponsoring the Credit for Caring Act of 2016. If passed, the Credit for Caring Act (S2759) would provide a federal tax credit of up to $3,000 for eligible family caregivers who provide financial assistance to their loved ones, while working. In NY State alone, about 2.6 million family caregivers provide annually approximately $31.3 billion in unpaid care for their parents, spouses, children with disabilities and other loved ones.

Get-well wishes to Mary Roach.

NOTE: Please contact our Good & Welfare Coordinator about any of our members we have not heard from or seen in a few months. We miss them and would like to know “how you doin’?” – please know that you are in our prayers. Frances Wilson, 718-671-5493.

2016 Tour Activities November 15 (Tuesday): Ace in the Hole @ the Royal Manor: A Tribute to the Temptations w/a family-style luncheon and shopping. Cost: $96. Contact Judith, 718379-3370.

2017 Tour Activities March 17 – 24, 2017: Seven-night Cruise to Cuba. Fly to Montego Bay, Jamaica; board Celestyal Cruise Ship to Santiago de Cuba; Havana, Mariola Gorde, Cienfuigo...roundtrip airfare, tours, food, drinks, taxes and port fees all included. Please pay your deposit A.S.A.P. as prices will go up if we lose cabins assigned to our group.

Contact Judith, 718-379-3370.

—Delores Debnam

Einstein Cancer Fund

Goose Island Seniors Bingo: Wednesday, August 17th, at 1:30 p.m., with Stephen in our club room 39. Members only. Admission is $1.25 for 3 cards and .25¢ each game. Win up to $7 each game and the full card is even more. Refreshments and snacks will be served.

Bingo: Sunday, August 28th, at 1:30 p.m. in room 39.

All are welcome, members and non-members. Refreshments and snacks will be served. Bring your markers or dabbers.

Resorts Casino at Atlantic City, NJ – Tuesday, August 30th. Price $33. Rebate is $25 slot play. You may also enjoy a day at the BEACH and BOARDWALK. Pick-up time is 8 a.m. at our 3 usual bus stops: Einstein Loop - Asch Loop (by library) and Dreiser Loop (in front of the hardware store). The bus is USA Coach. Bring your ID card with you.

“Mama Mia” at Westchester Broadway Dinner Theatre, Elmsford, NY – Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Come and enjoy a day with us. You have dinner, a show and

lovely bus ride back home. Price is $79. We only have 40 seats. First come, first served. You can give a small deposit to hold your seat. Only a few seats left. See Ann or Mary.

Happy birthday and happy anniversary to all members who celebrate their day in the month of August: Nora Singer, Rose F. Koerner, Sylvia Polite, Bonnie Silverman, Evelyn Foster, Miriam Rodriguez, Ella Thome, Joann Evans, Loraine Melora and Evelyn Turner.

For more information, call Goose Island Seniors at 718-379-9613 or visit us Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., at 135 Einstein Loop, rm. 39. You can also call Mary at 718-379-4899 and she will return your call. Leave a message and your phone number.

If you like to join a game or have your own game, come and join us Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. in room 39.

Good health to all!

—Mary Pilla

Engel Accepting Donations of School Supplies for Homeless Children at Co-op City Office Congressman Eliot Engel and the Coalition for the Homeless are once again working together to help New York City's homeless children get ready for school by taking part in "Project: Back to School," a drive to collect school supplies for the more than 23,000 school age children living in the city's homeless shelters.

Donations will be accepted until August 31st at Congressman Engel's Co-op City office, located at 177 Dreiser Loop, room 3, Bronx, NY 10475.

"As a former school teacher, this great initiative is particularly close to my heart, and I am so proud to support it once again," Congressman Engel said. "My office teams up with the Coalition for Project: Back to

School every year, and I am always blown away by the response from the community. The people in my district are incredibly giving and it is through their kindness that so many under privileged kids are given the tools to succeed in the classroom. I have no doubt this year’s drive, much like last year’s and the year before, will be a big success."

Items being collected for this year’s drive include, but are not limited to, backpacks, #2 pencils, hard & soft pencil cases, washable markers, crayons, colored pencils, Elmer’s glue, glue sticks, composition books, erasers, safety scissors, pencil sharpeners, rulers, 1” binders, pocket folders, ruled paper and scientific calculators.

We wish everyone celebrating this month a happy birthday.

“Born Yesterday” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse: April 26th, 2017. Cost per person, $79, which can be paid off by April 1st, 2017. A small deposit of $5 or more will hold your reservation. You will be issued receipts for your deposits. “Born Yesterday” was a huge comedy hit on film, which featured Judy Holiday. You will enjoy this show and for those who saw the movie.

For the above trips, please call Lydia at 718-671-3005 or Annie Eutsey, 718-320-1874, for dues and donations.

As always, remember to give a call to the home-bound and those in nursing homes. Your call will cheer them up and they will know they are always in your thoughts and prayers.

Good health and healings are wished to all.

—Lydia Ruas

Baychester Visual Arts Association If you would like to be more creative and enjoy drawing and painting you could derive much pleasure from attending classes at BVA. Art classes are held every Tuesday, in Room 5, in 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. Classes will resume in September.

Mr. Moses Groves, BVA’s own art instructor, is 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 tax deductible donation, and feel the satisfaction of being a creator and/or patron of the arts. All checks should be made out as indicated above.

If you would like more information about classes or members’ artwork, you can call Moses Groves at 201862-0847.

Science is for the body and art is for the soul.

—Sylvia Lochansky

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Reflections

by Rabbi Solomon I. Berl Spiritual Leader of Young Israel Synagogue Take a large business. Those who run it need different personalities. Some people are better in decision making, others do well in purchasing, selling or production. But all are needed.

A good society, too, is a balance of many forces. Some people should be liberals, to think of new ideas. Others should be conservatives, cautious and careful. Even a little bit of the revolutionary and the reactionary help stimulate us. Society has to be made of many components or it will go too far backward.

This thought is found in two quotations from sources as different as day and night. Maimonides in the 12th century said: “All creation, with its multitude of diversities comprises a unity similar to that of an individual human being.

It has differentiated parts, but those parts, are merely distinctive organs complementing one another in the larger life of the whole."

And Theodore Roosevelt said, "All of us in our present civilization are dependent upon one another to a degree never before known in the history of mankind, and in the long run we are going to go up or down together."

Young Israel of Co-op City Young Israel of Co-op City (lower level of 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 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) 6712300 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.

Temple Beth El The High Holidays are just around the corner and you are invited to worship with Chavurah Temple Beth El of Coop City.

Services are as follows: Evening, Rosh Hashanah Sunday, October 2, 8 p.m.

Morning, Rosh Hashanah Monday, October 3, 10:30 a.m.

Kol Nidre Tuesday evening, October 11, 7:30 p.m., Dreiser, room 9 Yom Kippur Day, Wed., Oct. 12 Morning Service – 10 a.m.

Public Yiskor – 1:00 p.m.

Public Yiskor – 2:30 p.m.

Mincha & Neliah – 4:00 p.m.

All services are to be held in Dreiser, room 9.

There is no charge for tickets for all

services.

Tickets are being mailed out to all our members, along with the form for names to be read or added on our Yartzeit list. If you have names you wish to have read, please fill out the form and mail it back.

Please come and worship with us, as many of you have done in the past.

On Yom Kippur, we will read the list of the departed loved ones who are dear to your hearts and are on our Temple Yartzeit list, and the names of those that have also been given to us.

For further information, please email Rabbi Dennis Tobin at RabbiDennisTobin@aol.com or call him at 973-769-3915.

We look forward to beginning the year of 5777 with you and your families. —Rabbi Dennis Tobin

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Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City The Traditional Synagogue is located in Section 5, 120 Erdman Place in the rear lobby of Building 27B. Phone #: 718-379-6920.

NOTE: Office hours are Thursday and Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. If no one is in the office, leave a message and we will get back as soon as possible.

SHABBAT ends today, August 13th at 8:40 p.m.

CANDLE LIGHTING for Friday, August 19th is 7:29 p.m.

The synagogue has Services Friday night at sundown and on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. After services, we always have food.

We need all Jewish men, if you can give 2 hours on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and noon, we need your help to make a Minyan. It would be a blessing and greatly appreciated. Dress is casual, no suits required.

This Saturday, August 13th, Cantor Daniel Sayanni will conduct the services.

This Sunday, August 14th is TISHA B’AV which is the Fast of AV. The syna-

gogue will have services Sunday morning.

Good and Welfare: We sell TREE CERTIFICATES in honor or in memory of a loved one. The cost is only $15 per tree. Mazol Tov to all having Simchas.

If you’re feeling under the weather, we wish you a speedy recovery.

BINGO: Our next bingo will be on Sunday, September 18th at 1 p.m. The cost is only $3 admission, which includes refreshments and 10 games of bingo.

Also, there is a jackpot game which costs $2. This is a 3-part game in which you have a chance to win $30 if you win all 3 games. Everyone in the community is invited to come to our bingo games. Have an afternoon of fun with your neighbors.

Men’s Club Trip: Monday, August 22nd, see Men’s Club article for all the details.

Wishing all our members and friends a happy, healthy and peaceful summer.

Your support of the Traditional Synagogue is greatly appreciated. —Gary Schwartz

Men’s Club of Traditional Synagogue Try your luck with the Men’s Club and also see a Magic Illusionist Show.

Monday, August 22nd – Trip to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City is only one week away.

This will be our last trip of the summer.

Everyone in the community over 21 years old can attend our trips and functions. You need a Tropicana card, or a government picture ID, passport, non- or driver’s license to receive the bonus.

If you don’t have a card, the casino will issue you a card so you’ll receive the bonus.

On the bus, we provide a drink, snack, play bingo, 50/50 raffle and show a movie on the way back. We keep you entertained; the trip goes fast to Atlantic City.

The cost of the trip is $ 35 per person.

You will receive $15 slot play and a complimentary ticket worth over $15 to a Magic Illusionist Show.

After you receive the slot play bonus and the ticket to the magic show, it’s only costing you $5 to go to Atlantic City.

The name of the show is “MAGIQUE-REMIXED,� starring Illusionist Kevin and Caruso. The show brings

imagination to life with a whirlwind of magic, music, comedy, showgirls, costumes and pure razzle dazzle.

The show is a 3:30 p.m. matinee, and is about a hour long. If you like magic, this is the show for you. Also, enjoy the boardwalk, visit the shops and go to the beach. The Tropicana Casino has a wide variety of restaurant to enjoy.

The bus stops and returns to all 3 shopping centers. We leave Einstein Loop at 8 a.m. by the supermarket, Asch Loop by the back of the library at 8:15 a.m., and Dreiser Loop at 8:25 a.m. by the hardware store. We will return to Co-op City around 8:30 p.m. depending on the traffic.

For additional information, see our poster in your lobby showcase box near the elevators.

For reservations, call Gary at 718671-8424 or Bruce, 718-320-2234.

Please make out check or money order to Men’s Club Traditional, 120 Erdman Place, Lobby, Building 27B, Bronx, New York 10475.

Hope to see you on this trip. Wishing everyone a pleasant summer. —Gary Schwartz

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Faith In God Church & Bible Institute

Co-op City Baptist Church

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

Our words have the power to build up or tear down. Scripture supports this.

Psalm 34:11-18 New International Version (NIV) says: 11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, 13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; 16 but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Invitations Sweet Hour of Prayer is today at 3 p.m. Sunday School is tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Our Sunday Morning Worship Service is at 11 a.m. Every 3rd Sunday following the morning worship, we serve Holy Communion.

If you’re into gospel rap/holy hip-hop, go to www.reverbnation.com/vernonlittle and download music from Vernon Little free of charge. He also has videos on YouTube. You will be blessed, encouraged, and inspired.

We are located at 171 Dreiser Loop in Section 1. Our phone # is (347) 2764925. Jesus loves you, and so do we!

—Apostle Gladys R. Little

Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. for worship service. Summer hours are in effect through Sunday, September 11 with one service at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday. 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.

Mid-week service, all Bible study classes and all prayer services are suspended for the summer. Sunday School is also suspended for the summer.

The Building Fund Ministry is sponsoring a Gospel Explosion featuring the Ecstatistics, the Co-op City Baptist Church Choir and other entertainment on Saturday, October 8 (3 to 6 p.m.) at 177 Dreiser Loop, Auditorium B. Donation: adults, $50; children, $25 ages 6-17. Dinner is included in the donation. For tickets or additional information, call the church at 718-320-3774.

Co-op City Intergenerational Outreach Center is pleased to announce that their Second Community Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Eastwood Manor. Tickets are $75. The distinguished honorees are Colville Ivor Bascom, President of the North Bronx Youth Sports Association; Rev. Dr. Calvin E. Owens, Pastor of Community Protestant Church; Milagrina, Educator, Co-op City Daycare Center (now closed); Dr. Anderson Torres, CEO of R.A.I.N., Inc. and a representative from the legal field.

Save the Date!!! On March 12 to 20, 2018, the church will be going to the Holy Land Pilgrimage (Israel). Join us and worship sailing on the Sea of Galilee, be baptized in the Jordan River; share in communion in the Garden Tomb – all where Jesus walked. For addition information, call the church at 718-320-3774 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

Pentecostal Tabernacle Co-op City Pentecostal Tabernacle welcomes everyone to attend worship service at 100 Co-op City Blvd., Building 22A (main lobby), Bronx, NY 10475; Tel. 718-320-4218 or 718-324-0334.

Services are as follow: Sunday School for all age groups begins at 10:30 a.m.; Worship service starts at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday morning: Prayer and fasting service will be held at 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Bible study and prayer meeting will also be held every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Youth service will be held every Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Focus: Protection by peace God provides a covering to equip and protect the feet, the gospel of peace to give stability and mobility that allow the believer flexibility to move and advance as God directs.

Believers need to have their feet protected.

Ephesians 6:15 stated: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. The enemy is aligned against us whose purpose is clearly defined by the scriptures: “The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy” (John 10:10) Satan is bent on the complete destruction of every child of God. He will take what he can from us, What he cannot take he will seek to slaughter, What he cannot kill, he will attempt to ruin to render it unfit for its divine purpose.

Ephesians 6: 10-14, 16-18: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places, Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that he may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand.

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And take the helmet salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

We are absolutely engaged in a battle in which our enemy is more than willing and capable of being the aggressor. The armour of God in general and the gospel of peace in particular provide for us safety against his attacks. Our footing is sure, our foundation will never move or crumble. We are protected, God is our shield, our fortress, our high tower, our bulwark, and our refuge.

For in the time of trouble, He shall hide me in His pavilion in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me upon a rock Psalm 27:5 —Rev. R. Sibblies

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under false pretenses. College students can be the victim of identity theft or other types of scams. Telephone calls obscene in nature may also be received. Students should use caution and never give out personal information over the telephone to somebody they do not know. Campus and local police should be notified of any incidents.

A future article will feature “Back to school safety tips” for elementary to high school age students. As we approach the last weeks of summer we remind cooperators of these summer rules. Consumer fireworks of any type are highly dangerous and are illegal in New York State. Zero-tolerance enforcement will be conducted by the Co-op City Department of Public Safety as well as the New York City Police Department.

Barbequing is also not permitted on any of the public areas of Co-op City. Strict guidelines set forth by the New York City Fire Department are in effect for barbequing only on terraces or townhouse patios. Propane tanks are strictly prohibited by the New York City Fire Department in any multiple family dwellings. Residents are also reminded that bike riding is not permitted near buildings, in shopping malls or anywhere else signs prohibiting bicycle riding are posted.

Have a safe and healthy summer. Use caution near pools, beaches and other bodies of water. Ocean beaches are particularly dangerous this time of the year due to the effects of offshore tropical storms. Only swim in areas where and when lifeguards are on duty. Parents must supervise children at all times. Never swim alone.

If summer fun includes consuming alcoholic beverages be sure not to operate a motor vehicle. Also be sure to buckle your seatbelt, obey speed limits and avoid distractions when driving. Always remember, if you see something, say something. Call 911 and the Department of Public Safety at (718) 671-3050 or online at www.ccpd.us. Callers may remain anonymous when giving information. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety would like to thank all persons who have called in suspicious activity or sent information via our website. It is by your actions that the crime rate remains low and a high quality of life is maintained.

Co-op City is a diverse community with people of all ages, abilities and characteristics. All persons should remember to respect each other and embrace their differences. Don’t forget to say hello to your neighbors when you pass each other in the hallway or in the street.

Co-op City strives to accommodate all persons. As Stevie Wonder said at the Grammys “We need to make every single thing accessible to every person with a disability.” It is also important to remember that not all disabilities are visible. Someone who appears to be healthy may have a physical or developmental disability.

August is known as Cataract Awareness Month, Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month and Children’s Vision and Learning Month. This is a good opportunity to learn about disabilities or conditions that may affect your friends, family members or neighbors. It is also a good opportunity to schedule an eye examination.

Knowledge is power, the more you learn the stronger you become.

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Co-op City Department of Public Safety (718) 671-3050 www.ccpd.us If you SEE something, SAY something!

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

Opportunities

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