JULY 2008 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

Council Member Patricia D. McDow

First District

City Hall, Room 407

40 South Broadway

Yonkers, New York 10701

914-377-6311

Website: www.patriciamcdow.com

Email: patricia.mcdow@yonkersny.gov

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR GRADUATES FROM EVERY LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND HIGHER LEARNING!  KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

 Welcome to the Community Bulletin. Included is information that I believe is of interest and benefit to all of our community. This is a monthly mailing, dedicated to community news and views. If you wish to receive it on an ongoing basis, or know someone who wants to receive it, please call or e-mail me. Feel free to forward this newsletter to friends, family members, and business associates.  If you would like to include information in the Community Bulletin, please forward the information to patricia.mcdow@yonkersny.gov , fax it to 914-377-6309 (attention Tracy) or mail it to City Hall Room 407, Yonkers, NY 10701, AT LEAST ONE MONTH BEFORE THE EVENT.  Two months, if it takes place early in the month.  Thank you.

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 AROUND TOWN IN JULY

(Please note that all events take place in Yonkers, unless otherwise noted)

Friday, July 4, 2008  9pm

The City of Yonkers will hold its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration at Esplanade Park, near the City Pier (foot of Main Street).  Come out and celebrate our Nation’s Independence.

July 7-11, 2008

Sarah Lawrence College will hold a weeklong Summer Program on Teaching the World: Children, the Environment and Social Justice  For details and application materials visit: www.slc.edu/cdi/summer_institute.php   or call 914-395-2630 for more information.

Friday-Sunday, July 18 - July 20, 2008

The Yonkers African-American Heritage Committee Inc. (YAAHC) will host our Annual African Heritage Festival Weekend Celebration..  The Theme this year is “Umoja”, which means ‘Unity’ in Swahili and is the 1st principal of Kwanza. 

The Festival Weekend will include the following:

Friday, July 18

·         The Pan-African Flag Raising Ceremony held on the steps of Yonkers City Hall at 4:00pm

·         A Reception at 5:30pm at The YWCA of Yonkers

Saturday, July 19

·         The Festival begins 12pm - 9pm at Trevor Park, which will include food, vendors and entertainment

Sunday, July 20

·         The African American Heritage Parade will start at 2:00pm, (line-up is 12:00pm at Cerrato Park on Riverdale Avenue between Vark & Herriot Street) and the day’s events will continue until 8:00pm. 

If you have any questions, please call (914) 439-7565 or  (914) 512-1002. In addition, in the event your church/organization has a Gospel Choir that would like to join us during our Sunday Gospel Hour, please contact Rob at (914)-774-1142 or Audrey (914) 774-1142.  

Saturday, July 19, 2008        12 noon until 8 P.M

Mt. Hebron Apostolic Temple, located at 27 Vineyard Ave. will be having their Annual Street Festival.  All are invited to come. They will have games and free food, gospel singing, and prayer for our city.  

For more information contact: Bishop Lawrence F. Young (914) 966-1205

Minister Maurice Parker (914) 434-6980

July 19^th, 2008            12PM-DUSK

“OUR KID’s”, will be sponsoring the 4^th Annual 2008 Cerrato Block Party.  A full day of activities has been planned.

Rain date:        July 20^th, 2008

Please call 914-557-9011 for more information

UNTERMYER ON BROADWAY 2008 – A WORLD OF MUSIC & DANCE

Summer Saturdays, @ 7:30pm

Untermyer Park, 945 North Broadway Yonkers

Bring your own seating

All programs subject to change

Call 914-375-3435 after 2pm for rain site information

THESE EVENTS ARE FREE!

Also…

Don’t miss JAZZ AT UNTERMYER: Sundays July 6-August 24, 4-6pm

Saturdays, August 2 & 30, 2008         6-9pm

Gospel skate night.  Dance, skate and praise to the sounds of DJ Tony tone

Edward J. Murray Memorial Skating Center

348 Tuckahoe rd, Yonkers, NY

$10 per person in advance - tickets available in the bookstore

$12 at the door

Tickets include skate rental.  For more information call the church office 914-375-1110

Tuesday, August 8, 2008      10am-2pm

Please join as at Fitness Day

Could you please announce in the July newsletter that the 6th annual Yonkers Senior Health & Fitness Day is going to be held on August 8th, 2008 fro 10am-2pm at Nodine Hill  sponsored by the Yonkers Office for the Aging and 55Plus-with support from the Department of Parks & Recreation.

SAVE THE DATE!  SEPTEMBER 21, 2008

The Yonkers Parks Department will host the 83^rd Running of the Yonkers Marathon (the second oldest in the world!).  for more information about the marathon, please visit the Parks Department page at www.yonkersny.gov.

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YPL

There is always a lot going on at the library; more than can be printed in this section of my email newsletter.  Please check out the Library’s website at www.ypl.org for its calendar of events, or call the Library at 914-337-1500 to ask that a copy of its calendars be mailed to you.  YOUR LIBRARY HAS IT!

Yonkers Public Library Offers Free Courses and Practice Tests Online

The Yonkers Public Library, together with www.LearningExpressLibrary.com, now offers free and unlimited access to courses and practice tests online.  Overcoming test-taking anxiety, raising test scores, and improving skills is possible with just the click of a mouse.  Visit the Yonkers Public Library’s website, www.ypl.org, click on the LearningExpressLibrary icon, and enjoy unlimited access to interactive skill-building courses and a broad range of practice tests based on such official exams at the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, Real Estate Agent & Broker Exams.  This valuable service is available 24/7 from any internet-enabled computer in the library, or from your home with your Yonkers Public Library card. All this is possible with www.LearningExpressLibrary.com, an innovative instructional and test preparation website that offers comprehensive courses in math, reading, and writing; essay writing practice with instant scoring; resume writing and workplace skills enrichment; and more than 300 online practice tests for students and adults of all ages.  All practice tests include instant score reports that help you target those skill areas that need the most attention.  Complete answer explanations accompany each test question so that you understand why a particular answer is right or wrong.  If you are preparing for the SAT or GED, LearningExpressLibrary offers a complete course series, as well as targeted essay writing practice with multiple writing prompts and instant score reports that immediately let you know how you performed in each skill area. For further information, contact Aurora Cruz at the Yonkers Public Library:  914-337-1500 ext. 418.

Free Career Counseling

People looking for job help can meet privately with a career counselor on Wednesdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Yonkers Public Library’s Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center.  The counselor can assist with writing a resume, selecting the right career, searching for a job, interviewing, and finding information on training and educational possibilities.  To make a free, 45-minute appointment with a career counselor, come to the Riverfront Library reference desk on the third floor, or call the Library at 375-7966.  The Yonkers Public Library is handicapped accessible.

Yonkers Public Library Online Book Club

Yonkers Public Library has gone high-tech, and they now offer the latest idea for people who want to read but just can’t find the time.  The library delivers portions of books to you in your e-mail.  Each day, Monday through Friday, the library e-mails subscribers a portion of a book that takes about 5 minutes to read.  By the end of the week, subscribers have read two to three chapters from the book, and if they like it they can check it out of the library.  New books are featured every week.  You can sign up for different book clubs:  Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Business, Teen and Audio Books.  To sign up for the online book club, just log on to the library’s web site, www.ypl.org, and click on the Online Book Club icon and follow instructions.  If you want to reserve the book you’ve been reading, go to www.westchesterlibraries.org and follow instructions.       

Online Tutoring

Yonkers Public Library is pleased to announce that, once again, live online tutoring is available to students in grades 4 to 12 through its Library website (www.ypl.org).Students log on to the website either from home or at one of the Library’s computers and click on the Homework Help icon.  Trained tutors are available to help students with math, social studies, science, and English.  Students can ask questions and get printouts of each session.  Online tutoring help is available from 2-10 p.m., 7-days a week.  For any further information, call 914-337-1500 and ask for the Young Adult Department at Will Branch or Riverfront Library.

Guided Tours

Take a guided tour of the Riverfront Library and let us tell you about our programs and services.  Library Tours in English and Spanish.  Registration is required: Please register at the 3^rd Floor Reference Desk, or call (914)375-7966

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ATTENTION SENIOR CITIZENS

Recreational Senior Centers

Parks Department Senior Centers are for Yonkers residents 60 years of age and older. Come and check out our senior centers, city-wide events, specialist programs and more. For more information call 377-6444 Monday thru Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. You can also contact a senior center directly and ask for the senior center leader. 

Senior Centers Open House Week  April 7-11th,2008

GROUP #1 Chema Community Center, 435 Riverdale Ave., 377-6465, Mon.-Fri., 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

GROUP #2 Will Library, 1500 Central Pk. Ave., 337-1500x348, Mon.-Fri., 12:30-4:30 P.M.

GROUP # 3 Coyne Park Center, 777 Mclean Ave., 377-6472, Mon.-Fri., 12:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

GROUP #4 Cola Center, 945 No. Broadway, 377-6483, Mon.,Wed., & Fri., 12:30-4:30 P.M.

GROUP #5 Rauso Post, 178 Waverly St., 377-6474 Tues.& Wed. 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

GROUP #6 Bryn Mawr Church Hall, 20 Buckingham Rd., 377-6478, Mon.12:30-4:30 P.M.,& Wed.10:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.

GROUP #7 St. Mark’s Church Hall ,1373 Nepperhan Ave., 377-6479, Tues. & Fri., 11:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.

GROUP #8 Runyon Heights Community Center, 21 Runyon Ave., 969-2733, Wed. 10:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.

GROUP #9 Terrace City Lodge #1499, 95 N.Broadway,969-9752, Wed. 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

GROUP #10 Scotti Community Center, 680 Bronx River Rd., 377-6486, Mon.-Fri. 12:00-4:00 P.M. Closed Thursdays

GROUP #12 Nodine Community Center, 140 Fillmore St., 377-6475, Mon.- Fri. 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

GROUP #13 St.Casimir Apts.Community Room, 289 Nepperhan Ave., 377-6485, Mon. & Wed. 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.

GROUP #14 North East Jewish Center Hall, 11 Salisbury Rd., 377-6491, Tues. & Thurs. 12:30-4:30 P.M.

GROUP #15 Nepperhan Community Center, 342 Warburton Ave., 965-0203, Tues. & Thurs. 12:30-4:30 P.M.

GROUP #16 Our Lady of Fatima Church Hall, 963 Scarsdale Rd., 377-6492, Mon. & Tues., 12:00-4:00 P.M.

55Plus (Formerly Yonkers Elder Friendly Initiative)

If you are 55 or over and are interested in learning about ways to get more involved in your community (civic, social, cultural, educational and more) and want to meet others with similar interests  please call 914-377-7824 or visit  www.yonkers55plus.org or send us an e-mail yonkers55plus@yahoo.com for more information.  

Love, Ladles & Folklore Cookbook

An intergenerational cookbook complied by Yonkers residents and their grandchildren is available for purchase. $10.  For a copy please call 378-7824.

Silver Stars Walking Program

The Parks Department is sponsoring the Yonkers Seniors Walk for the Heart to promote healthy exercise for the elderly.  This event starts Monday, September 10 and will take place on Mondays starting at 11:30am at different locations.  You will learn some simple stretches and explore the beauty of walking outdoors.  This is a free program for Yonkers residents age 55 and older.  Please call Sandy to register and obtain the complete schedule at 914-377-6444.  Always call the hotline number at 914-377-6454 by 9am to see if there is any program cancellations.

Kin Caregiver Support Project

The Kin Caregiver Support Project provides information and training for professionals on issues facing kin caregivers and is a joint initiative of Albany Law School and AARP New York.  To learn more about this program, please contact Gerard Wallace, Esq., Director, Kin Caregiver Support Program, c/o Albany Law School Gov’t Law Center, 80 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208; Phone 518-445-3266; Email: gwall@albanylaw.edu.

Medicare Part D Information Centers

Due to increasing demand, Westchester County has expanded the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Information Centers.  Westchester no offers 14 sites where seniors can get help with Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans.  Four new centers are now open in each of Mamaroneck, Eastchester, Yonkers and New Rochelle.  Seniors can call the County’s Department of Senior Programs and Services 914-813-6100 to schedule an appointment.  Sessions are by appointment only. 

A Plus for Yonkers Workers 50 and Over

Did you know that new business developments in Yonkers will generate over 5,000 new jobs? Are you one of the 47,000 Yonkers residents 55 or over that might fill one of these jobs?  Working cooperatively with the Yonkers Office of Economic Development and Y-SPEC (Yonkers Senior Personnel Employment Center), 55 Plus Yonkers Connections is developing a job skills data bank of residents to be available for new businesses and housing developments.  We would like to hear from you if you are interested in full or part-time employment in your previous field/occupation or are looking for a different employment opportunity.  For a survey please call 914 378-7824. 

Westchester ElderCrafters Helping Others (WE Help)

This spring, Elder Craftsmen is sponsoring three all day workshops that are open to people 55 or older from Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson and other lower Westchester towns. Participants will sew, knit or crochet hand-crafted items such as teddy bears or table runners. The finished items will be donated to needy families in Yonkers through organizations that provide housing for low-income and/or formerly homeless. Participants may attend one or more workshops.  This program is made possible by a grant from the Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation For more information call Elder Craftsmen at (212) 319-8128, Mon. - Wed.

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Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program

EPIC leads the nation in helping its seniors pay for prescription drugs.  Today, more than 350,000 EPIC enrollees are saving money on the medicines they need to stay healthy.  Starting January 1, 2006, the federal government’s Medicare program will also be offering prescription drug coverage.  New York seniors, including those enrolled in EPIC, can use the new Medicare drug coverage for greater coverage and savings.  If you or someone you know would like more information about EPIC or how EPIC and Medicare can be used together for greater savings, please call the EPIC Helpline at 1-800-332-3742.

 Let us help you get out and about

Transportation services within Yonkers are available to Medical visits, Group dining site & senior center, special programs, supermarkets, visit friends & relatives in a hospital or nursing home, call as far in advance as possible 914-963-4411.A contribution of $.60 is suggested for a one-way ride, door-to-door.

City of Yonkers Office of the Aging

Please contact them at  914-377-6822/5 f or visit their website at http://www.cityofyonkers.com/ofa/index.htm to find out how this office can help you in the following ways:

·                Information and Assistance with Rights and Benefits

·                Health Awareness and Promotion

·                Self Growth and Development

·                Home Based Services

·                Meals

·                Companionship Services

The Office for the Aging offers meals to seniors at:

·                Park Care Pavilion - 2 Park Ave

·                Bronx River Road Community Center 680 Bronx River Road

·                Scared Heart H.S. Cafeteria 24 Convent Ave

·                Chema Community Center 435 Riverside Ave

·                Congregation Sons of Israel 155 Elliot Ave

·                The Nepperhan Community Center 342 Warburton Avenue

YSPEC

For Yonkers Residents age 55 or over looking for employment, call Yonkers Senior Personnel Employment Council 914-375-9154 Mon - Fri 9:00am - 12 noon for job placement services.  YSPEC is a no fee, employment referral service that matches mature workers in Yonkers with employers in Westchester County. 2 Park Ave, 5th floor, Yonkers, New York.

Vial of Life

SENIORS, call for a Vial of Life - vital data which you place on your door, refrigerator or wallet so it is easily accessible to emergency services personnel. There is no cost to you.  Call 914-377-6822 for more information.

Westchester Community College Job Opportunities for Seniors:

1.         Center for the mature worker - long & short term training and job search classes for mature adults 50+.  Free training for eligible candidates. 

2.         Carl T. Perkin Training for mature men interested in changing careers or learning new skills in the area of financial record keeping. 

3.         Need a job? Need help finding a job? (Mature Workers) Contact Operation Talent Bank - a free, 48 hour training program in novice computer skills, career planning and employment strategies for women. 

4.         Twelve-hour course designed to provide you with the needed skills and background to succeed in the growing field of companionship and home care for the elderly. No experience needed. Fee $25. 

For more information about these and other programs, please call 914-606-6600.

Yonkers Parks Department

The Parks Department’s sixteen senior centers serve seniors throughout Yonkers on a year round basis, providing recreational activities which include: bingo, card playing, trips, bocce, luncheons and more.  There are also specialist programs with include: Tai Chi, Chair Yoga, Line Dancing, Exercise, Watercolor, Bowling, Bridge, computer classes.  Specialist programs and citywide events are free to all Yonkers senior residents.  Specialist programs start October 6 and take place anytime from 9am-3pm. 

Attention: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Family Service Society of Yonkers located at 70 Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers offers a Grandparent Raising Grandchildren Support Group where grandparents can receive support and information about resources from other relative caregivers and professionals.  For more information about these and other programs, please contact Carol Fluckinger at 914-963-5118.

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 OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES

NEW YORK CITY

FREE CONCERTS!

BROOKLYN- (FREE CONCERTS)

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> LEELA JAMES

> Thursday, July 10, 12pm-2pm, Metro Tech

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> ALICE SMITH

> Thursday, July 24, 12pm-2pm, Metro Tech

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> MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO

> Thursday, July 31, 12pm-2pm, Metro Tech

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> OLETA ADAMS

> Thursday, July 3, 12pm-2pm, Metro Tech

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> JUNGLE BROTHERS

> Tuesday, August 5, 7:30 pm, Red Hook Park (Bay St btwn Henry & Clinton)

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> WHODINI

> Thursday, July 10, 7:30 pm, Von King Park (Tompkins Ave btwn Lafayette Ave & Green Ave)

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> BRAND NUBIAN

> Wednesday, July 9, 7:30 pm, Brower Park (Brooklyn Ave & Prospect Park Place)

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> JERU THE DAMAJA, CHUBB ROCK, EMC feat MASTER ACE, DJ

> PREMIER, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD- HOSTED BY BUCKSHOT(BLACK MOON) & SPECIAL ED

> Saturday, June 28, 7pm, Prospect Park Bandshell

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>> KURT CARR

> Thursday, July 17, 7:30 pm, Von King Park

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> AILEY II

> Thursday, August 7, 7pm, Prospect Park Bandshell

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> MLK CONCERT SERIES @ WINGATE FIELD - TBA?

> http://www.brooklynconcerts.com/mlk.HTML

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> SEASIDE CONCERT SERIES @ ASSER LEVY PARK - TBA?

> http://www.brooklynconcerts.com/seaside.HTML

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>> MANHATTAN- (FREE CONCERTS)

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> RIHANNA

> Friday, June 20, 7am, Rockefeller Center

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> CHAKA KHAN

> Friday, July 4, 8:30 am, Bryant Park

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> BIG DADDY KANE

> Thursday, August 14, 7:30 pm, Marcus Garvey Park (124^th Street & Mt. Morris Park)

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> KRS-ONE

> Thursday, July 24, 7:30 pm, East River Park (Bandshell along the East River betw Grand & Jackson St)

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> RYAN SHAW

> Wednesday, August 6, 7pm, Madison Square Park

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> THE CHI-LITES

> Wednesday, August 6, 7:30 pm, Jackie Robinson Park (147th & Bradhurst)

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> SLICK RICK

> Wednesday, August 13, 7:30 pm, Jackie Robinson Park (147^th & Bradhurst)

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> BOYS II MEN

> Friday, June 20, 8:30 am, Bryant Park

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> PAULA ABDUL

> Friday, August 29, 7am, Rockefeller Center

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> CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL

> Saturday, August 23, 3pm, Marcus Garvey Park (124th Street  & Mt. Morris > Park)

> Sunday, August 24, 3pm, Thompkins Square Park (East 8th bet Ave A & B)

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> DONALD LAWRENCE, HEZEKIAH WALKER, DAVE HOLISTER

> Saturday, July 19, 3pm- 7pm, Central Park Summerstage

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> DONALD LAWRENCE, DEWAYNE WOODS, THE MURRILLS

> Wednesday, August 20, 7:30 pm, Jackie Robinson Park (147^th & Bradhurst)

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> VIDEO MUSIC BOX 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

> Friday, July 18, 7pm-10pm, Central Park Summerstage

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> SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS

> Sunday, August 17, 3pm-7pm, Central Park Summerstage

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> QUEENS- (FREE CONCERTS)

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> NAUGTY BY NATURE

> Tuesday, July 22, 7:30 pm, Queensbridge Park (41st Ave, Bridge Plaza, Vernon Blvd & East River)

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> THE DELFONICS

> Tuesday, July 29, 7:30 pm, Queensbridge Park (41st Ave, Bridge Plaza, Vernon Blvd & East River)

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> CHI-LITES

> Thursday, August 7, 7:30 pm, Springfield Park (184th St & 147 Ave)

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> MARVIN SAPP

> Thursday, July 31, 7:30 pm, Springfield Park (184 St & 147 Ave)

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> MAIN INGREDIENT feat CUBA GOODING SR

> Thursday, August 14, 7:30 pm, Springfield Park

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> BRONX- (FREE CONCERTS)

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> TONY TOUCH & BRENDA K. STARR

> Wednesday, July 23, 7:30 pm, Crotona Park (173 St & Crotona Park East)

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> STATEN ISLAND- (FREE CONCERTS)

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> CHUBB ROCK

> Wednesday, August 6, 7:30 pm, Mahoney Playground (Beechwood

> Ave, Crescent > Ave,  Cleveland St & Jersey St)

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> THE DELFONICS

> Wednesday, July 30, 7:30 pm, Mahoney Playground (Beechwood

> Ave, Crescent  Ave, Cleveland St & Jersey St)

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GREENBURGH

Summer Soccer Clinic

Day/Time: Wednesdays 6pm

Location: Travis Hill Park

Date: July 2nd-Aug. 6th

Ages: Girls/Boys 8-12yrs old

Fee: $33 Residents/ $43 Non-Residents

Registration and payments should be mailed to the Greenburgh Parks and Recreation Department @ 11 Olympic Lane Ardsley, NY 10502.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday July 7th!!

For more information contact Keith Wright (914) 693-8985 x151

PEEKSKILL

2-3 BEDROOM APARTMENT AVAILABLE JULY 15, 2008

There is a 2-3 bedroom apartment for rent in a private house in Peekskill, New York. Second floor, private entrance, yard, parking, heat and hot water Included. Available July 15 or sooner.  Won’t be shown until after July 1.  Contact Patrick at: 914-227-8576

VALHALLA

SAVE THE DATE

The American Heart Association will have their 2008! Heart Walk on September 27, 2008 at Kensico Dam in Valhalla, New York.  Participants are encouraged to set a personal goal to raise $100 or more and receive the 14^th Annual Commemorative Westchester County Heart Walk T-Shirt along with other great prizes.  For more information visit www.westchesterheartwalk.org.

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FYI

New to FYI

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program
Program: The purpose is to help HBCU to expand their role and effectiveness in
addressing community development needs including neighborhood revitalization,
housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderateincome.
Award: Total available funding: $9 million; maximum grant amount is $700,000 per
award for a 3 year grant period
Eligibility: Historically Black Colleges and Universities as determined by the U.S.
Department of Education in 34 CFR 608.2 in accordance with that Department's
responsibilities under Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002
Deadline: July 2, 2008
Application Guidelines/Submission: Visit the website for complete application
guidelines/submission.
Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa08/grpucp.cfm

Ongoing FYI …  

Summer Camp

Yonkers Christian Academy located at 229 North Broadway in Yonkers is accepting applications for their Summer Day Camp for children.  This is an activity-oriented day camp that includes trips, activities, arts and crafts, swimming and more.  There will two sessions:

Session 1:        Wednesday, June 25-Friday July 25               $485 for the session

Session 2:        Monday, July 28-Friday, August 22               $535 for the session

For more4 information or to apply, please call 914-963-0507.  There is a $25 non refundable registration fee. 

Random Farms on Tour

I am pleased to announce the pilot of a very exciting program at RFKT: "Random Farms On Tour." This fall, we are planning a professional touring production of a musical called The New Kid. The show tells the story of a new boy at a middle school, and deals with themes of bullying, hazing, peer pressure and learning to stand up for yourself. It's also a contemporary pop/rock musical (in the style of High School Musical) with unforgettable characters, catchy songs, playful choreography and a cast made up entirely of kids.

The New Kid is written by Paul Armento, who also wrote the off-Broadway musical, The People Garden. RFKT will tour this production to schools in the tri-state area, utilizing four casts of 12 children. The tour will offer schools an affordable opportunity to bring educational theater to their students; it will offer the performers in the cast professional training combined with the excitement of performing for their peers.

The children chosen for Random Farms On Tour will be able to participate for free. There will be NO COST to perform in the show. Performers will have a short but intense rehearsal period (tentatively scheduled for September) and then hit the road! Parents will need to be able to drive their children to the venues (mostly local, but no more than 1 hr from central Westchester) and children will need to be able to miss up to one day of school a month. Auditions will be held at the end of the summer and open to kids ages 9-14 who can believably play middle-school students.

In order to get the word out to schools about our new show, we need your help. A website with all the info, plus a flyer for teachers, is now online at www.randomfarms.com/tour.html .   Please take a moment to print it out and bring it to a teacher, administrator or PTA member at your school.

Tax relief check dates, WE ALL NEED THIS!!!!!

FREE Credit Report

You can get your Annual Free Credit Report by visiting the following website: www.annualcreditreport.com or calling Tele 877--322-8228.

What are you to do if you have a heart attack while you are alone.

If you've already received this, it means people care about you ..

The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually discovered this

and did an in-depth study on it in our ICU The two individuals that

discovered this then did an article on it .. had it published and have even had it incorporated into ACLS and CPR classes.

It is very true and has and does work. It is called cough CPR. A cardiologist says it's the truth Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed to be in order. Without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating

normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives!

From Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240s newsletter 'AND THE BEAT GOES ON .'

ICE  - "In Case of Emergency"
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.

If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundred s of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency?  Hence this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign

The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations.  As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name "ICE" ( In Case Of Emergency).

For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.  A great idea that will make a difference!

Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our Mobile phones today!

Please forward this. It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about this . It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. ICE will speak for you when you are not able to.

Airline Travel Advice

Effective January 1, 2008, the following rules apply to the spare lithium batteries you carry with you in case the battery in a device runs low:

Spare batteries are the batteries you carry separately from the devices they power. When batteries are installed in a device, they are not considered spare batteries.  You may not pack a spare lithium battery in your checked baggage.  You may bring spare lithium batteries with you in carry-on baggage – see our spare battery

tips and how-to sections to find out how to pack spare batteries safely!

z Even though we recommend carrying your devices with you in carry-on baggage as well, if you must bring one in checked baggage, you may check it with the batteries installed.  The following quantity limits apply to both your spare and installed batteries. The limits are expressed in grams of “equivalent lithium content”

8 grams of equivalent lithium content is approximately 100 watt-hours.

25 grams is approximately 300 watt-hours:

Under the new rules, you can bring batteries with up to 8-gram equivalent lithium content. All lithium ion batteries in cell phones are below 8 gram equivalent lithium content. Nearly all laptop computers also are below this quantity threshold.

You can also bring up to two spare batteries with an aggregate equivalent lithium content of up to 25 grams, in addition to any batteries that fall below the 8-gram threshold. Examples of two types of lithium ion batteries with equivalent lithium content over 8 grams but below 25 are shown below.

For a lithium metal battery, whether installed in a device or carried as a spare, the limit on lithium content is 2 grams of lithium metal per battery.  Almost all consumer-type lithium metal batteries are below 2 grams of lithium metal. But if you are unsure, contact the manufacturer!

Examples of extended-life rechargeable lithium batteries (more than 8 but not more than 25 grams of equivalent lithium content):

130 watt-hour “universal” lithium ion battery

160 watt-hour lithium ion battery for professional audio/visual equipment

Hispanic Nurses 33rd Annual Conference
Save the Date:           Hispanic Nurses: Shaping Healthcare across Communities
                            July 15th-18th 2008
              Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA


Adelita G. Cantu, PhD, RN
Clinical Instructor
University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio
School of Nursing
Phone: 210-567-5834
Fax: 210-567-5822
email: cantua2@uthscsa.edu

Emails, Cards, Supplies For Soldiers

 Here are 3 good websites for anyone who wants to individually support soldiers. The first one is where you pick a student drawn postcard that is emailed. You can write your own message or select from a number of pre-written messages. It only takes a minute to send one.

The second site is any soldier.com and you can pick any branch of the service and send supplies, letters, etc.

The third site is one a friend gave me; her daughter is a soldier’s angel: “We adopted a soldier and we send 4 letters a month and 2 packages a month.  He writes her back too, she gets so excited.  These soldiers don't even know that they are on the list.   They are soldiers who don't have any support from family or friends.”

 http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html

http://www.anysoldier.com/

http://www.soldiersangels.com/

Register your group for a Bronx River Forest Tour and Activities!

Register to bring your class on a tour of the Bronx River Forest.  Choose from seven different engaging activity themes that meet your educational goals and are fun!

Tours will start in mid-February, with our two seasoned interns.  We look forward to working with you on the river.  For more information, please call Bronx River Alliance or visit their website: 718.430.1846;

www.bronxriver.org

Homeowner Options in Foreclosures

The DON'T BORROW TROUBLE Westchester Campaign is an initiative aimed at educating the public about predatory lending practices in Westchester County, and preventing foreclosure for those who have fallen victim to financial hardships. The Campaign seeks to educate families and individuals about how to avoid predatory lending scams and about available community resources.

Homeowners can check out options to head off foreclosures in Westchester County through a new website and hotline launched by Westchester Residential Opportunities.  Please follow the link or call the number below to get more information
www.dontborrowtroublewro.org
1-877-WRO-4YOU

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES FOR ADULTS!!!

Feel a part of today’s Changing World.  STACK (Students Teach Adults Computer Knowledge) is providing an Introduction to Computers course.  Work one-on-one with a student.  This is a FREE 6-WEEK COURSE.  For information for WINTER and SPRING sessions (Fall Session is sold out) call JEWISH COUNCIL OF YONKERS at 914-423-5009

Students and Mature Adults Read Together

Elmsford, Mt. Vernon and Yonkers Public Schools need YOU!

SMART volunteers are helping kids with the essentials-reading and writing.  They meet with students in school, one on one. The experience is priceless.

For more information, call Jewish Council of Yonkers about this volunteer opportunity at 914-423-5009

Call toYonkers Artists Only

 Yonkers Arts Inc., a Yonkers arts council is launching it’s website in the next few weeks. We are looking to serve the community and are offering artists of all disciplines a posting in our individual artist category.  This would include visual, performance, theatre, film, music, and literary arts.  We will include one image, a description and a link to your website and email address.

 Please respond RSVP.

 Category / Individual Artists:

a.  1 digital file (300 DPI) of a work that best represents you.

b.  A description of your choice, about you, about your work, (limited to 50 words).

c.  Your website and email address.

 Please send to: barbarasegal@optonline.net

Ice Skating Lessons

The Yonkers Parks Department offers a variety of figure skating and hockey lessons to meet the needs of all levels and ages at <