Ozone Park Civic Association to meet
Ozone Park – The Ozone Park Civic Association will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. at 97-14 135th Drive (use the Bristol Street entrance of the Ozone Howard Little League ball fields).
Invited guest speaker is City Councilmember Eric Ulrich, who will update those in attendance and address concerns.
Coffee and cake will be served. For more information, call 646-298-7575.
No-cost mammograms
FOREST HILLS – Senator Joseph Addabbo is again cosponsoring, along with The American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s Mobile Mammography Program, no-cost mammograms. Women ages 40 and older who have a New York City mailing address and have had no mammogram in the past 12 months are invited to have a free mammogram in Forest Hills on Monday, September 27.
No walk-ins are allowed; an appointment is necessary by calling 800-453-8378, Ext. 1. Look for the Mobile Mammography Van parked at Community Board 6, between 9 a.m. and noon at 73-05 Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest Hills.
“We know that early detection of breast cancer can save lives,” said Addabbo. “I worked with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to bring back their Mammogram Van to my district, offering free, vital health care services for insured women ages 40 and older and uninsured women ages 50 and older with no health insurance.”
For these women, explained the senator, services will be paid by the Screening Partnerships of the New York State Cancer Services Program (CSP) or through generous contributions by the American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s donors. For women with health insurance, their insurance carriers will be billed for services. However, even insured women will not be charged a co-payment and will not receive a bill.
For more details about the NYS CSP, call 866-442-CANCER (2262).
In addition to a mammogram performed by a certified, licensed mammography technologist, professional medical services from Multi-Diagnostic Services, Inc. (MDS) will include:
? Clinical breast exam and instruction in breast self-exam by a trained professional
? Radiological interpretations performed by Board Certified Radiologists
? Results will be sent to each woman and/or her doctor within 10 business days
? If MDS has previous mammogram films, a comparison radiological study will be done, which in some cases can eliminate the need for additional testing.
On the day of the Mammogram Van visit, women are urged to wear a two-piece suit; do not use any oil, powder, deodorant or perfume in the breast, underarm or chest area; women with Medicare, Medicaid, or other health insurance must bring their membership card.
For more information, call Addabbo’s Middle Village office at 718-497-1630.
Recycle your old electronics
GLENDALE – Senator Joseph Addabbo will be hosting an E-Waste collection event on Sunday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marshal Lot, Atlas Terminals, 81-76 Cooper Avenue, Glendale (next to The Shops at Atlas Park), in collaboration with representatives from e-Green Management, LLC. Recycle your unwanted electronic equipment; two trucks will be available to collect your old, outdated items to make room for new equipment.
Participate in an environmentally responsible free event that will prevent your electronic waste from entering into a landfill and polluting the environment. e-Green promotes “zero waste to landfill” ethics and operates “cradle to cradle” under all federal, state and local regulations to ensure the responsible recycling of all e-waste collected. e-Green will recycle your unwanted electronic equipment, including: computers, fax machines, scanners, laptops, monitors, typewriters, copiers, cameras, cell phones, televisions, printers, telephones, servers, PDAs, batteries.
Once the equipment is accepted, all hazardous components (batteries on circuit boards and portable equipment, mercury switches, toxic capacitors, fluorescent lamps, leaded glass from monitors, etc.) will be extracted prior to destruction. These are then disposed of in an environmentally sound manner, exceeding federal and state regulations. Non-hazardous materials (paper, plastic, metal, glass, etc.) are recycled. All material assigned to destruction is totally disassembled, shredded, incinerated or a combination of these.
For further information, call Addabbo’s Howard Beach office at 718-738-1111 and speak to Peter.
Addabbo to host free health fair
OZONE PARK – Addabbo will host another free Health Fair on Sunday, September 26, from 10 a.m, to 2 p.m. in the Nativity B.V.M. Church basement, 101-41 91st Street, Ozone Park.
Representatives from AIDS Center of Queens County, American Cancer Society, Community Health Network, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Food Bank of NY, Jamaica Hospital, Pearle Vision, Project Chernobyl, Queens Hospital Center and many more, will be on hand to provide free services like: HIV/AIDS testing; blood pressure screenings; eye check-ups; food stamp application screenings; glucose screenings; nutritional information; smoking cessation program; thyroid screenings. There will also be information on applying for Medicare, Medicaid, EPIC, Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus, with free Child ID cards provided by New York Life.
To learn more, call Addabbo’s Howard Beach office at 718-738-1111 and speak to Marisol.
Defensive driving course offered
Middle Village – St. Margaret’s Church of Middle Village will present a defensive driving course sponsored by the National Safety Council on Saturday, October 9 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The church has decided to take positive steps to help people learn safe driving techniques with the hope that the number of collisions will be reduced. In addition, participants will receive a mandatory insurance premium reduction and their violation point total will be reduced.
For information and registration, call 718-326-1911. The cost is $45.
