Updated 08/31/2010
OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2010, 7:30PM AT THE CROSS ISLAND Y.M.C.A. 239-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose. Free Raffle!
We will be holding our 2010 meetings on March 18th, June 17th, September 16th and December 16th. Elections were held at our June meeting. The officers remain the same with the exception of recording secretary. We welcome Laura Hirschman to the position. A special thank you to Yvonne Esposito for volunteering to be our latest newsletter distributor.
Our thanks go out to the following members for showing their support by paying their 2010 dues and making donations recently: Peter and Johanna Nastri & Arthur and Holly Solecki, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hynes, Flora Ascatigno, Theresea Hilbert, Ann Cataro, Renee & Ben Finkin, Vincent O' Donoghue, Patricia Farley , Mr. & Mrs. J. Machnik, Suzanne Pine, Vincent Interrante, Louise Lo Cicero, Celeste Reyes, Annette Leprine , Khalil Sayed, Connie & Harry Ho, Valerie & Billy Lang, Loretta Rosby, Mr. & Mrs. Bob Jacoby, Felix Henckel, Joan Schlosser, Viola Machnik, Maureen & Robert Campbell, Decio & Rich Dottavio, Monica Ealey-Spann, Yvonne Esposito, Ann Hanson, Mr. & Mrs. Rich O'Brien, Shirley Schoener, Robert Campbell, Patrick Toner, Mrs. Henry Murphy, John Evangelista, Carol Bisci, Guiseppe Fonzo, Michael McNally, Mr. & Mrs. James Quackenbush, Sue Hirschman, Eleanor Moroney, Pramilla & Nacool Seenauth and Mr. & Mrs. Frank Engel. We also thank Bob Friedrich for his generous donation. Your name should be here too !
Joseph Wind, Treasurer
Bellerose Hillside Civic Association
80-20 242 Street
Bellerose, NY 11426-1363
PLease pay your 2010 dues. We need your support. Don't be a freeloader!
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Due to the efforts of Senator Frank Padavan and our local civics, our neighborhood has been recertified as a cease-and desist zone in order to prevent real estate agents from soliciting your home to place it for sale. Those individuals who wish to be placed on the cease-and-desist list must fill out a form which is located on-line at the Dept. of State website, www.dos.state.ny.us/lcns/cdform.asp or you can obtain a post card from Senator Padavan's office. We have received a letter from Senator Padavan requesting that, due to the fact that civics do no meet over the summer, the State extending the expiration date for being placed on the list for sometime in the fall.
High School Students Caught Doing Good! 2nd Time Around in Glen Oaks
January, 2010 - In Bellerose, Queens High School of Teaching students have started something good- again!.
The Emerson H4H Project at Queens HS of Teaching announces its second annual Pasta and Prizes night. Emerson H4H works with Habitat for Humanity International to provide decent, affordable housing for families in need. Habitat for Humanity provides a wonderful community service opportunity for our children and provides an invaluable lesson for them to appreciate a warm place to rest their head at night. Thanks to your past generosity we were able to send 12 students to New Orleans to help build for those devastated by Katrina and 20 of our students helped build the largest Habitat site to date, right here in New York City.
The Emerson H4H Project¹s trip to New Orleans will take place this March. We will be visiting West St. Tammany, LA to help build homes for those still left without since Katrina hit the area in August of 2005, over four years ago. The trip was inspired by the Suffolk County, NY affiliate of Habitat for Humanity. One of the club advisors, Gina Valenze, has traveled with them to the New Orleans area in 2007 and 2008. On those tips she witnessed first hand that Katrina¹s devastation is still apparent everywhere and that the re-building effort is far from over. Thousands of residents still lack adequate housing and are still living in temporary trailers and hotel rooms.
You can help by providing monetary donations. Please contact our QHST teacher and leader of our H4H chapter, Gina Valenze at QHST by email at gvalenze@schools.nyc.gov or by phone at 718-736-7100. Thank you in advance for your help and support.
On Monday, Sept. 27th, Community Board 13 will hold it's General Board Meeting at 7:30pm at the Bellerose Assembly of God, 240-15 Hillside Ave. All business will cease at 9:15pm for election of Executive Board.
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On Wed., 11/18/09, The Department of Health launched the NYC FluLine. By calling 311, operators will provide New Yorkers with information on what to do if they or a family member feels sick with flu-like symptons. They will be connected to registered nurses who will provide info on whether or not to see a doctor. When necessary, on-call nurses will refer people to clinics, facilitating timely treatment while preventing unnecessary visits to emergency departments.
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Tuesday, Sept. 14th is Primary Day. Please get out and vote! Remember, it you don't cast your vote then you're voting for the status quo.
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Bryan Block, Chair of Community Board 13Q addresses December, 2009 meeting of the BHCA. Seated left to right are Treasurer, Joseph Wind, President Gerald Wind and Recording Secretary, Laura Hirschman.
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