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Co-op City Times / April 20, 2019
Retirees Of Dreiser Loop
Note: Our next membership meeting will be on Wednesday, May 1, at 1:30 p.m. in Dreiser, room 19. At that meeting, we will have an election for board members’ positions. Please come prepared to be nominated or to nominate someone in good standing…and then Vote! Travel Events: (price includes coach bus; located on Dreiser Loop, in front of H&R Block) • June 24-26 (◄ date change) (Mon.-Wed.), Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, De. Price: $380, double per person/$470, single. Deposit: $100 ASAP. Two payments each due April 1 and May 6: double, $140 per; and single, $185. Final payment due June 3. Hotel accommodations at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino, all-youcan-eat crabs at Woody’s Crab house, non-stop action at the Dover Downs slots, and shopping at Rehoboth stores. Contacts: Serita Grayson, 347-564-5722/Barbara Williams, 718-320-0500. • Sept. 16-19 (Mon.-Thurs.), Niagara Falls, Canada. Price: double: $589/single: $709. Deposit $150 ASAP. Final payment due June 5. Passport required. Meet & Greet upon arrival, guided tours, 3 breakfasts/3 dinners, and Niagara Falls cruise. Contact: Serita Grayson, 347-564-5722. Theatre Committee: (price includes van transport, from Dreiser Loop across from Rehab Center) • May 15 (Wed.), “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” Imperial Theatre. Showtime: 2 p.m. Sold out! Contact: Dorothy Lindo, 718-379-0314. • May 25 (Sat.), “Tribute to Michael Jackson,” Lehman College. Price: $55. Contact: Eleanor Barlow, 718-324-7847. • July 31 (Wed.) second show, “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the
Temptations,” Imperial Theatre. Showtime: 2 p.m. Price: $132. Deposit: $50 ASAP. Balance: $82, due July 10. Contact: Dorothy Lindo, 718-379-0314. • Sept. 11 (Wed.), “Mambo Italiano,” Westchester Broadway Theatre. Showtime: 11 a.m. Price: $75. Deposit $40. Balance due, $35, Aug. 9. Contact: Marie Green-Ryan, 718-671-4949. We only accept checks payable to Retirees of Dreiser Loop, along with your name and telephone number. Committee members will be available in the Dreiser clubroom #19 (718-379-0377) on Mondays and/or Thursdays, 2:30-5:00 p.m. Good And Welfare To members and friends who may still be under the weather, we hope that each new day bring you renewed strength and brighter times. Call Josephine Flowers, 718-320-0539, regarding illnesses and bereavements. Join us on our next “Jazz Up Your Health With A Senior Spa Day,” which will be on Wednesday, May 8. Call Claudette D, 718-379-4784/Hattie L, 718-6718449, if interested. Attention! The Retirees need experienced part-time freelance drivers with a CDL license with passenger endorsement with at least 3 years’ experience and a clean driving record. A stipend can be expected for each trip. This position requires transporting members and friends safely to and from special events within the Bronx, as well as to outer boroughs. Please call C. Davis at 718-379-4784 and leave your name, telephone number and a brief message. “Keep the smile, Leave the tear, Hold the laugh, Leave the pain, Think of joy, Forget the fear, Be joyous, coz It’s a new month! Happy new Month!” —Claudette Davis sive legislation. As a civic action group, Co-op City Indivisible (an aspiring Co-op City certified community organization) promotes progressive causes. As Co-op City WF/Indivisible members, we do both. We embrace progressive values by modeling inclusion, respect, and fairness in all of our actions; we work to make Co-op City a stronger community; and we insist our representatives serve as our voice in Co-op City, in the Bronx, in Albany, and in Washington, D.C. Next Meeting Tuesday, April 23, is the next scheduled meeting — our regular 4th Tuesday meeting. As usual, it will be held in Einstein, room 35, at 7:00 p.m. Expect a reminder call or email or just come! This month, we hope to meet new members and get reacquainted with recent members. A choice of a short video presentation will be offered. We do not say no to dues, but what we really want is your presence and your input. Remember, you don’t have to have a family or a job to join us, you can be single or retired and still join the Co-op City Working Families Party. All progressives are welcome. For more details, text or call 718-219-2211, or email mpjazz@optonline.net. —Mary Pearson
Co-op City Working Families Party
Voting Get Out The Vote efforts will soon begin for the upcoming Riverbay Board of Directors election and the city-wide June 25 primary for Public Advocate, a position filled by Jumaane Williams until the end of this year. Help your preferred progressive candidates — running right here in Co-op City and beyond — by spreading palm cards, information and excitement. Voting in big numbers in any election makes elected officials pay attention!
Williamsbridge Club
Greetings, friends. The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., The Williamsbridge Club, which meets on the second Friday of each month in Dreiser Loop Community Center, is an organization established in 1935 for the purpose of supporting and encouraging women in business and the professions. We sponsor a Founders’ Luncheon each spring at which we recognize members of the community who have excelled, and give scholarships to high school seniors going on to college.At this time, we are accepting nominations for women in the community who should be recognized for achievement in the Business, Profession, Education, Community Service and/or Ministry. Please contact us at P.O. Box 6, Co-op City Station, or call 718.328.2302 for more information. Current Events: The Williamsbridge Club’s 43rd Annual Founders Day Luncheon, Saturday, May 4, at Eastwood Manor, 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Our Awardees are: Sojourner Truth Award – Jen Lackard, ReEntry Link, Social Impact Programs; Community Service Award – Deborah Ogumah, creating unity in the community; Man of the Year Award – Lucian Pinckney, artist, bringing awareness to family and cultural heritage; Minister of the Year Award – Rev. Dr. Naomi Tyler-Lloyd, educating and nurturing her spiritual community; Business Award – Catherine Branch, Toning our Bodies; Professional/Educator Award – Shanequa Moore, CEO, I Raise Inc.; Achievement Award – Angelina Asberry-Holmes; and Trailblazer Award – Leticia James, NYS Attorney General, first African American New York State Attorney General. Come out to see and encourage our community members. Contact: 404.803.9869. We invite persons who are interested in learning about The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., The Williamsbridge Club to contact, Joetta Brown, 718.328.2302. You may stop by our meetings on the second Fridays, at 7:00 p.m., room 8, Dreiser Loop Community Center, to indicate an interest in joining our organization. —Joetta Brown
Contacting Here’s the closest-to-Co-op City contact information to email, write or call our closest-to-grassroots elected officials. For city level issues: • NYC District 12 Council Member Andy L. King; Andy.King@council.nyc.gov; 135 Einstein Loop, Room 44, Bronx, NY 10475; (718) 684-5509. • Jumaane Williams at The Office of the Public Advocate; GetHelp@pubadvocate.nyc.gov; 1 Centre Street, 15 Floor North, New York, NY 10007; (212) 669-7250. For state level issues: • State Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, benedettom @nyassembly.gov; 177 Dreiser Loop, Rm. 12, Bronx, NY 10475; (718) 320-2220. • State Senator Jamaal Bailey, bailey@nysenate.gov; 959 East 233rd St., Bronx, NY 10466-3207; (718) 547-8854. For federal level issues: U.S. Congressman Eliot Engel, engel.house.gov/contact-me; 177 Dreiser Loop, Rm. 3, Bronx, NY 10475; (718) 320-2314. The Co-op City Working Families Mission As progressives, Co-op City Working Families members work to elect the most progressive candidates possible who will stand in the way of all regres-
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