Rachel’s Challenge Assembly
FLUSHING – In the legacy of Rachel Scott, the first person killed in the Columbine High School tragedy in 2009, on September 23, all students and staff at the East-West School of International Studies will spend the morning learning about ways to reduce bullying and school violence by promoting tolerance and compassion through a series of specific challenges.
The evening assembly which open to the public will be held on the 1st Floor of the East-West Auditorium on 46-21 Colden Street from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, September 16 to Julia Cheng, the Community Associate, by calling (718) 353-0009 or emailing jcheng@ewsis.org.
Lose for Good campaign
BAYSIDE – Queens Weight Watchers employees donated 1,093 pounds of food to the City Harvest food bank on Monday, September 12, equivalent to the group’s total weight loss in the Weight Watchers Bay Terrace Store.
The fourth annual Lose for Good campaign was a program that fought hunger on local, regional and global levels. Local residents Marianne Barfield, who lost 102 pounds, and Vince Girdiana, who lost 146 pounds, shared their personal stories of how their weight loss was a big win for the needy in the community.
From now through October 15, as members and online subscribers lose weight, Weight Watchers will donate up to one million dollars to two hunger fighting charities: Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger.
New York Lottery Awards
ELMHURST – The New York Lottery announced on September, 6, Elizabeth Almansa won $10,000 on the Lottery’s Cashword Doubler instant game. Almansa’s winning ticket was purchased at Superior Deli on 98-02 Astoria Boulevard.
The New York Lottery contributes over $3 billion in fiscal year 2010-2011 to help support education in New York State. Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education.
State Senator Peralta Sponsor Job Fair
CORONA – Some 50 employers will be accepting resumes and talking to job seekers on September 22 at a job fair sponsored by State Senator Jose R. Peralta and Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities, Inc.
Some of the employers that will be on hand include Time Warner Cable, the Council for Airport Opportunities, AFLAC, Macy’s, PSCH Inc., the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a variety of city and state agencies.
The fair will be held at the Elmcor Recreation Center, located on 107-20 Northern Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about the job fair, call Senator Peralta’s office at 718-205-3881.
Health and safety fair
FLUSHING – The Queensboro Hill Neighborhood Association will hold the annual Flushing Health and Safety Fair on Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Herald Mission Center located at 156-03 Horace Harding Expressway. Free health screenings will be provided by New York Hospital Queens and Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Both NYPD officials from the 109th Precinct and FDNY officials from the fire safety education unit will be on hand. All are welcome to attend.
Scouts honor 9/11 First Responders
AUBURNDALE – The Station Road Civic Association of Auburndale invited the Cub Scouts from Pack 49, of Sacred Heart School in Bayside to be part of a flag ceremony memorial service honoring 9/11 fallen heroes at Plautt Triangle Park. Names of all the First Responders were read. The event was attended by Councilmember Dan Halloran and State Assemblymember Rory I. Lancman.
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
CITYWIDE – Councilmember Daniel Dromm recently joined Council Speaker Christine Quinn in marking National Sickle Cell Awareness Month by honoring Dr. Thomas Moulton and the South/Central Bronx Sickle Cell Disease and Hemoglobinopathy Cooperative for their work on this issue.
“Sickle cell disease is a debilitating condition that affects many New Yorkers, especially African Americans and African immigrants,” said Dromm. “Through the efforts of these honorees, treatment of sickle cell disease has become better and more comprehensive, resulting in a dramatic increase in the average lifespan of patients.”
On average, 1,000 infants are born yearly in the U.S. with sickle cell disease and almost 22 percent of those babies are born in New York State. Of those infants born in New York State almost 74 percent are born in New York City.
