Co-op City Times / August 1, 2015
Vision With Purpose – Our Youth/Community Evelyn Turner
When the Riverbay Board allocated view of the Cultural Arts $50,000 to the Riverbay Fund to create a Director’s Viewpoint Center below and to your right “Road Map” for a youth and community are entrances to the STEM enrichment center, an environment for Program and Fashion Arts Second Vice President Center. The Fashion Arts enrichment where learning and various Center is equipped with a large applications of knowledge are always on disgarage door that we imagine being opened up for play, the following happened with your fashion shows on the mezzanine and stair. We envifunds: sion the mezzanine and the Cultural Arts Center to • SSK Architecture was selected to design also be used for displays from the STEM program, the space at the former Bingo Hall. The team Product Development Center and Creative Arts consisted of James J. Moorhead Jr., Registered Architect, who holds a Master of Technology Center. Turning 180 degrees at the top Science in Advanced Architectural Design of the stairs leads you back to the Product Development Center on the right and the Creative from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts Technology Center at the end of the mezzanine. Architecture from Cornell University. Finally, following the “Green Wall” up to the roof Assisting him was team member, Keena leads you to the Green Roof/Urban Organic Garden and Suh, Registered Architecture. She holds a Master Degree Wind Turbines. in Architecture from Columbia University and a Bachelor Ultimately, by having objects, technology and the varof Arts from the University of Illinois (Urbanaious program components all on display, we hope that the Champagne). She is LEED accredited and also teaches Interior Design at Pratt Institute and is currently an student or teacher that came for one activity might see Adjunct Associate Professor. others that interest them and subsequently enroll in multiple courses. Relevant Projects: On Track Sports Center (OTS), Floor 1 – Section A – The first floor will consist of 2 Tarrytown, N.Y.; Thai Rock Restaurant, Rockaway office spaces. Cultural Arts Center, Culinary Arts space Beach, NY; Urban Physiology, Fitness Center, Mashpee and 2 restroom facilities. The Cultural Arts Center will be Elementary School and Cape Cod Academy, MA. James used for dance, theater and youth baseball. The cultural Moorhead performed program studies, layout studies and arts space will require collapsible floor equipment (stage schematic design studies for these two schools. Kenna Suh as Designer and Project Manager of Brook and half-basketball court). Lastly, the aforementioned Avenue Gardens, Bronx, NY, was responsible for the renculinary arts space will be located in the kitchen area with an adjacent office for culinary staff. The culinary space ovation of 2 warehouse buildings into a 79 low-income will require appropriate space for equipment, food storage housing project with a day care center. The project was and records. awarded the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award. Floor 2 – Section B – will house the Creative Arts With input from the community and a paid Interim Center. The creative art center will merge arts and gardenProgram Consultant, the following learning model was ing. The second floor will house the product development created: room which will offer sewing, knitting, crocheting and As you enter the center, the “Green Wall” with the words “See…Learn…Create” rises up adjacent to the fashion design courses. In addition, the center will house main staircase. the fashion art center which seeks to offer training in creTo your right, the Culinary Arts Center is visible ative graphic applications and programs. Moreover, the through a glass wall and straight ahead is a view to the roof will house a solar efficient organic garden. Cultural Arts Center. As the Green Wall guides you to the Participants will grow their own organic fruits and vegetables for use with the culinary activities. Total second floor, you are deposited on the mezzanine with a
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Approximate Budget Cost - $4,528.427. How much would you suggest we invest in this type of program for Co-op City’s youth verses the MILLIONS spent to build and upgrade jails/prisons? The Program Model crafted by the paid Program Consultant, based on input from the community, is defined by the following core programs: Co-op City Youth Afterschool Tutorial Program Co-op City Youth Social Clubs The Co-op City Senior & Youth Enrichment Program – seniors will have the opportunity to work both independently and in partnership with youth receiving dance training and instruction, assisting with the preparation and presentation of healthy inspired meals and the creation and development of creative artistic pieces. Cultural Arts Social Club - Arts improves academic performance. Arts spark creativity and innovation, arts have positive social impact. Culinary Arts Social Club - Students will be afforded the opportunity to study the culinary arts and learn what it means to practice healthy cooking. Students will grow their own organic produce for sourcing the healthiest foods for preparation and consumption and reinforcement of the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Science and Technology Social Clubs. A Mental Health Resource Center – seeks to offer youth participants with one-to-one and group therapy sessions focusing on topics which are important and relevant to overall youth development and growth. My fellow cooperators, the aforementioned are “documented.” “The President of the fund has spent over $30,000 of our money and did not even have a basic business plan.” “Fail to Plan – Plan to fail” – a fellow Board director wrote in his viewpoint, 7/25/15. Please pray for those who appear to be “frozen in negativity.” Please join with 10 others, a new initiative to enlist the support of true friends, with special talent because a friend of the Riverbay Fund has to want to invest in our young people NOW! To be continued: Contact me at: Evelyn M. Turner, 917-324-1033 or 718-320-8088 – eturner@riverbayboard.com
Evangelical Church of Co-op City – UMC Open Doors, Open Hearts and Open Minds
Come & Visit Us – We welcome you to God’s House – Your House – One Family in Christ. We are a congregation with spirit-filled worship, offering a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and service to God and our community. We are a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and bilingual congregation and all are welcome. Services are at the church at 2350 Palmer Avenue, across the street from Building 30. Parking is available. Sunday Services – The first Sunday of the month is a bilingual service with communion at 10 a.m. Each Sunday the English Service is at 9 a.m. and the Spanish Service is at 11:30 a.m. Children: Sunday School is at 10:30 a.m. Classes are for 3 yrs. – 12 yrs. The curriculum being used is The Super Book. Prayer Night (English) & Prayer Morning (Spanish): The Lord said, “Whenever two or more are gathered in my name, I am in the midst of them.”
Matthew 18:20. Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Come and bring your prayer needs so we can pray together. Remember that prayer brings many blessings, which God has promised to all his children that have a personal relationship with Him. Crescendo Christian Music School: Are you interested in learning how to play an instrument or to sing, come and join the music school. They teach piano, guitar, drums, violin, voice and other instruments. Registration for the summer & fall seasons are beginning and cost is very reasonable. Registration for fall semester is free. Call Maestro Frank Colon (917) 7533644 to set up a time to come and register. Students range in age from 5years to seniors. Remember music is a wonderful way of getting children to learn. Trip to Lancaster Pa.: On Friday, December 18, we are going to Sight & Sound Theater to see Miracle of
Christmas. Also included in the trip is shopping at Rockville Square Mall and dinner at Shady Maple. Transportation is included. The cost is $140/person and $100 for children 12 and under. A $50 deposit is required when making reservations, the reservations must be made no later than August 30th; second payment by September 20th and final payment by October 25th. Call Barbara at 347-603-7473. If no answer, leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Make your reservations soon because seats are filling up fast. Flea Market: On Saturday, September 5, we will be having our second bi-annual flea market. Hope everyone will come out and support us. If you are interested in being a vendor, you can contact Pauline at 718-3201552 (between 8 a.m. & 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. & 9 p.m.) or the church at 718-320-3795 (if no answer, leave a message). Cost for being a vendor is $30/space and $5/table. —Barbara Penn
National Council of Negro Women
Today, the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is a council of 39 affiliated national African American women's organizations and over 240 sections - connecting nearly 4 million women worldwide Our mission is to lead, develop and advocate for women of African descent as they support their families and communities. We fulfill our mission through research, advocacy and national and community-based health, education and economic empowerment services and programs in the United States and Africa. Through section and affiliate volunteers in 34 states, NCNW addresses local needs while impacting communities nationwide. Our national headquarters is based in Washington, DC, with an historic main office on Pennsylvania Avenue that is strategically located between the White House and the Capitol. We also have two field offices around the country. The national headquarters acts as a central source for program planning. You may notice that NCNW is not made up of “chap-
ters” or “branches,” but of “sections.” That is because our founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, envisioned this organization being together like the “sections of an orange” that may function individually, but together, make a complete and powerful entity. Our Co-op City Section, during the summer months of July and August, is busily preparing for our annual Community Health Fair which will be on Saturday, September 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Dreiser Auditorium, 177 Dreiser Loop. This health fair will have exhibitors from AARP, Council of Senior Centers & Services, Jackie Cauthen, RN, an exercise specialist, Poison Prevention Services and Domestic Violence Prevention Program and many, many more. For more information, call 718-379-3788. Sections from the northeastern United States, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, will be attending the NCNW Northeast Regional Leadership Training Conference
that will take place October 30-November 1, at the Crystal Springs Resort in Vernon, NJ. We will be discussing such topics as Membership, Section Operations, Protocol, Programs and Finance. All members of NCNW Co-op City Section are invited to attend. Please contact President Dorcas Lay if you are interested in attending. Travel with Co-op City Section to Italy in 2016! We will be sponsoring a perfect one-week vacation from September 11-18, 2016 in Florence, Rome and Venice. A delicious Italian dinner with wine at a famous restaurant awaits you on the first day in each city. Our trip will include seeing the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s David, gondola ride on the Venetian canals, St. Mark’s Square and Doges’ Palace and so much more. For more information, call: 718-320-2366 or 718-655-9034 or 718-538-8606. Happy birthday to all our August birthday members! —Joyce Howard