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Co-op City Times / March 7, 2020
National Council of Negro Women
Black History Month Last Saturday, Feb. 29, we had our 19th annual Black History Month celebration in partnership with the Riverbay Fund. The program was better than ever this year. Akeisha Neely, youth committee chairperson, and Michelle Sajous from Riverbay Corporation, along with Asha McKenzie of News 12 The Bronx as Mistress of Ceremonies, delivered an impressive and uplifting program of talented Black youth. Outstanding contributions from The Renaissance Youth Co-op City Band, the Redemption Step Team from Montefiore Mosholu Community Center, Girl Scout Troop 1675 and an awesome address from 15-year-old Keren Elmore drew the crowd to its feet. The Next Generation for Christ Youth Ministry from the Church of the New Vision and Kids 4 Christ performed beautifully as well as Jada Starr McLean, who danced a solo. Instrumentalists and singers such as Sky Caldwell, Tay Lorenz, Charles Hill and Chicool performed so beautifully it made me wonder why so many images of our Bronx Black youth in the public arena are so negative, so harsh! These young performers brought only beauty into the lives of the spectators on Saturday. Representatives from the U.S. Cenus Bureau and the Board of Elections, and many of our elected officials were also on hand to remind us of our very important civic duties that are ahead for us. Akeisha, on behalf of the youth committee, thanks our community for their continued support of NCNW projects. Women Represent! 2020 Mark your calendars! Saturday, April 18. “She Shaped Me: A Man Reflects on Woman’s Way,” is our women’s program theme this year. Male participants will reflect on how women have molded them into the men they are today. The theme for Women Represent this year is based on “The Color of Water”
Section 4 Partnership
You are a member Remember, you are already an important member of this team. You are a shareholder. You don’t have to live in Section 4. Come and get involved. Let’s show up! Let’s get it done! Email: section4partnership@gmail.com. Phone: 347-915-4939. The Section 4 Partnership is comprised of every Building in Co-op City referred to as Co-op City’s Section 4 — Building 20, Asch Loop; Building 21, Bellamy Loop; Building 22, Co-op City Boulevard; Buildings 23, 24 and 25, Benchley Place; the Adler Place Townhouses, the Asch Loop Townhouses and the Broun Place Townhouses. Join us, March 13 All are welcome. We meet in “The Gathering Room” at 120 Bellamy Loop, Building 21B, at 7 p.m. sharp please. Help us continue this positive effort and reap the benefits of a united community. The Section 4 Partnership is making an important impact on the community of Co-op City each time we show up for events like Pioneer Day, the MTA rallies, July 3 fireworks, Hoops and Beats, the ice cream social, the grand opening of the Section 4 basketball courts and other notable events, meetings and gatherings. Section 4 Partnership Mission Statement The Section 4 Partnership’s purpose is to promote a community of more than just neighbors, but as one family of many cultures, that proactively embraces greatness, and promotes neighborhood interaction. The goal of the organization is to offer solutions that will educate, elevate, inspire and mobilize our community in unity, to sustain affordability and growth in order to remain environmentally sound and vibrant for generations to come. Each one of us divided by all of us equals a force for good. See you around the neighborhood. —Michelle Marbury
by James McBride, the book we are currently reading in our Book Club. April is National Poetry Month and we invite poets — men, women, boys and girls — of all ages to participate in our poetry segment in recognition of National Poetry Month. So if you are a poet, please join us! You may read original poetry or poetry by other poets. The program will be in the Dreiser Community Center, room 4, on Saturday, April 18, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact Camille Worrell, co-chairman for our event, if you would like to participate or for more information, at worrellswords@aol.com.
Brotherhood Winery Join us on Saturday, June 20, for a delightful day featuring a guided tour and wine tasting at Brotherhood Winery; all-you-can-eat buffet lunch at the Golden Corral; three-hour stay at Resorts World Casino, Catskills. All this for only $95, no refunds. Bus leaves from 177 Dreiser Loop at 8 a.m. sharp. Make checks payable to NCNW Co-op City Section and mail to PO Box 93, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. For more information contact: 917-574-6286, 718-379-3788 or 646270-1985. —Joyce Howard
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