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Co-op City Times / June 22, 2024
Section Five Association
Building 21 Association
with Congressman Jamaal Bowman Please stay vigilant. The viruses are (pictured). This took place Thursday, still around. Summer is here and there June 13, at 4120 Hutchinson River is talk of a heat wave. Make sure to Pkwy, Bldg. 30. It was standing room. drink plenty of water and avoid the Congressman Bowman reminded us sun as much as possible. that housing is a human right. Happy Father’s Day – To all faFamily Fun Day – will be Satthers, it was a beautiful day and we urday, June 29, from 12 p.m.-4 p.m. hope all fathers had a lovely day. We /RFDWLRQ 6HFWLRQ *UHHQZD\ 7KHUH wish them all well. will be activities with games, sports The Riverbay Candidates’ Foand much more. Bring your chairs and rums – are being rebroadcast on join us. channel 12 and channel 591. Tell your The vice president of SFA, Ms. neighbors and friends to listen to the Photo by K. Asante Carol Arthur, gave information recandidates. They were the best candidate forums, in our opinion. We must embrace the garding 501c; OMNY Card will be in affect very freedom to vote when called on. Voting is extended soon, and we will look into other options; SCRIE/ to June 28. We are close to the 5,035 quorum and DRIE, she is able to offer assistance; and all shareholders are eligible for the STAR Program, but you we should meet the quorum by the extension date. /RFDO 2I¿FLDOV (DUO\ 9RWLQJ – is from June 15- must register. We offer our sympathies and condolences to all 23, and Primary Day is June 25. Early voting is being held at Dreiser Auditorium. You can check the families who lost a loved one. We wish all the best Co-op City Times for the days and hours, also the of good health. Happy birthday wishes. One may hours may be posted on the Crawler. Just make sure reach Nelson Sweeting, president, at Section5assowe seize the opportunity to vote when called upon. ciation10@gmail.com or 914-709-5395. “All great communities have at least one thing Let’s not take our freedom to vote for granted. This is your opportunity and freedom to vote for your in common––they talk to their members, ask quesHOHFWHG RI¿FLDOV 3OHDVH PDNH VXUH \RX KDYH YRWHG tions, listen to what they have to say, and take action.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. for your Riverbay Board of Directors. Section Five Association – hosted a conversation —H. Overman
On Thursday June 27, we are having a live and in-person meeting in our gathering room in the back of Building 21B Lobby. It will begin at 7 p.m. VKDUS We would like at least one member from every family to come and represent. We will have a guest speaker so please arrive on time. A reminder that this is your community. We PXVW VWD\ LQIRUPHG DQG HQJDJHG Your Building Association is where you can start to be engaged in your community. Riverbay Board Elections have been extended, VR SOHDVH YRWH QRZ 3OHDVH PDNH \RXU YRWH FRXQW :H QHHG ÀRRU FDSWDLQV RQ HYHU\ ÀRRU VR SOHDVH YROXQWHHU WR EH D ÀRRU FDSWDLQ RQ \RXU ÀRRU Questions, comments, and suggestions are always welcome – you can place dues and or suggestions in our lockbox located in the laundry room (next to the television). Our yearly dues are $10. Our regular monthly meeting is every fourth Thursday of each month. You may contact us at our email us at 21association@gmail.com. If you have furniture deliveries or moving furniture, you PXVW JHW D SHUPLW IURP WKH &62 RI¿FH (QMR\ \RXU ZHHN 0D\ *RG EOHVV DQG FRQWLQXH WR NHHS \RX DQG yours safe. ––Jarasia Wilson
NAACP The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has profoundly affected the struggle for civil rights and equality. Join the NAACP to help us do the work. We march to defend democracy. Membership is the lifeblood of the organization. We meet the fourth Sunday of the month at 3 p.m. (currently virtual) barring any unIRUHVHHQ FLUFXPVWDQFHV 7KH 1$$&3 RI¿FH KRXUV are Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Our next NAACP general meeting is scheduled for June 23 at 3 p.m. Meeting ID: 896 7661 5567; Passcode: 888806, or call in at: 646-558-8656. Primary Election Day is June 25. The early voting period is Saturday, June 15, to Sunday, June 23. NAACP is on the side of democracy. We know this is an uphill battle, but we will continue the ¿JKW *HW RXW DQG YRWH Freedom Summer 60 Years 1964-2024: The NAACP and SNCC Legacy Project celebrated the Freedom Summer 60 Conference on June 21-22, which took place in Indianola, Mississippi. The event commemorates sixty years of the freedom struggle, where we fought for the right to vote and won. In 1964, a voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered Black voters in Mississippi. For more information, visit YouTube
The Joys of Time BY FRANK MAYES
We rejoice our births when life begins and moan when someone passes, We wait until their life is still to praise their bodies or ashes. We enjoy our lives but sometimes still forget ZKDW *RG LQWHQGV to lead with love throughout our lives against the strongest winds. We warm our hearts with sounds of things, we paint the scenes of time, We script our thoughts that beauty brings on the canvas of our minds. We enjoy the breeze after showers fall, the warmth that sunshine brings, The beauty of the leaves in fall and the dawning of early spring, and yet we go about not knowing what beauty life employs, WKH WKLQJV ZH WDNH IRU JUDQWHG DUH DOO *RG¶V gifts of joys.
and search for “The Dark Legacy Behind the Freedom Summer” (documentary). FAFSA Workshop: On June 15, there was a ZRUNVKRS UHJDUGLQJ FKDQJHV PDGH WR )$)6$ ¿nancial aid forms. Parents joined along with youth WR DVN TXHVWLRQV DQG ¿QG RXW WKH EHVW ZD\ WR JHW the most out of their scholarship search for school. The parents were advised about the importance of setting up their own portal. We thank our Youth Committee member Mrs. Overton, a high school guidance counselor and college advisor, for facilitating the workshop. UA Local Union #1 Trade Education Fund Plumbers Apprentice Program re-opens June 10. (DUQ ZKLOH \RX OHDUQ ¿YH \HDU SURJUDP ZLWK VDODU\ EHQH¿WV DQG SHQVLRQ )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ and application, call: 718-752-9630. 115th NAACP National Convention – July 13-17, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Ve-
gas, NV. For more information, visit: naacp.org/ convention. Your Right to Vote: The NAACP remains committed to ensuring every Black American can FDVW WKHLU EDOORW LQ 1RYHPEHU :H DUH ZRUNLQJ WR educate, engage and mobilize millions of Black voters throughout the 2024 election cycle. You can follow us on Facebook: Co-op City NAACP – Our Membership Campaign is ongoing. Become a member, gift a membership or upgrade your membership. Take your advocacy further by MRLQLQJ LQ WKH ¿JKW IRU RXU VDFUHG ULJKW WR YRWH $QQXDO membership: Adult, $30; Youth, $10; or Silver Life, $750. Make checks/money order payable to: NAACP Co-op City, Mail to: NAACP Co-op City, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 36, Bronx, N.Y. 10475.To leave D PHVVDJH FDOO WKH RI¿FH SKRQH DW or email: naacpccity2210@gmail.com. ––Brenda Brown
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