Co-op City Times / November 12, 2016
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NCNW Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Five women dedicated to community service, Roberta Boozé Jessie Profit, Lillian Dean, Dorothy Edwards and Evelyn Garner, under the sponsorship of Daisy S. George, a former national vice president of NCNW, met with Dorothy Irene Height at her YMCA office in Harlem to be briefed about starting NCNW in Co-op City. With their dedication and commitment, the Co-op City Section was formed with 54 Charter members. Their first Members of the dais pose for a photo. meeting was held at Commutions Working Together for the nity Protestant Church in Co-op City 45 years ago. Future.” The 45th Anniversary was Throughout the 45 years in Co-op celebrated at Villa Barone Manor. City, some of the major programs were NCNW was honored to have a the Saturday Reading and Math Tutowonderful dais which included Lori Melton, NCNW Co-op City Section President; Honorable Kim Adair Wilson who is also an NCNW member; Rev. Dr. Calvin E. Owens, Sr., Pastor of Community Protestant Church; Rev. Sheldon E. Williams, Pastor of Co-op City Baptist Church; our guest 45th anniversary guests. speakers Pat Battle, NBC-TV and Darcel Clark, District Attorney Bronx County. Our guests were also enterGuest speaker Bronx DA Darcel Clarke (right) tained by the outstanding Carl and NCNW member Lisa Wade-Stewart. Bartlett, Jr. Trio band, NCNW Chaplain and songstress Rev. Beverly Spruill who led us in song, rial, Brotherhood, Harambee, Black as well as sung two beautiful musiHistory and Women’s History and cal selections. Poetry Month Programs. NCNW has NCNW First Vice President also hosted a career day for youth; toy, Camille Worrell, accompanied by winter accessories, school supplies and her daughter, entertained us with an can food drives; a Book Club at Barnes original and beautiful Creative Word and Nobles, partnered with the Not on L-R: Lori Melton, NCNW Co-op City Section presentation, and the Third Vice My Watch Movement (NOMW) ComPresident; Pat Battle, NBC-TV Anchor and Hon. bating Domestic Violence and Human President Akeisha Neely, Director of Kim Adair Wilson, M.C. & NCNW member. Trafficking, in addition to many other In His Hands Dance Ministry from activities. Circle of Christ Church in Co-op City, led the wonderful praise dancers in praise On Saturday, October 29th, NCNW dance. reflected on their past and looked The Honorees and Charter Memtowards their future as they celebrated bers Roberta Booze and Olive Glas45 years of community Service in the gow were presented Service Awards. Co-op City and the surrounding comThere were beautiful gift baskets as munity. The theme was “All Generadoor prizes and 3 raffle prize winners. NCNW thanks family, friends and neighbors for their support throughout the 45 years of service in Co-op City in addition to everyone who supported NCNW’s 45th Anniversary. If you had a chance to Co-op City honors and thanks watch NBC channel 4 on all veterans & active service Sunday morning, Pat Batpersonnel for their selfless tle recognized the Co-op sacrifices. We cannot say In His Hands Dance Ministry from Circle of Christ City Section on their 45th “thank you” enough. Church, Co-op City. Anniversary. BY LORI MELTON
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Free indoor winter tennis begins today
The Co-op City Tennis Club, in association with the New York Junior Tennis League, is offering free indoor tennis each Saturday and Sunday morning this winter. The program begins today, but registration is ongoing and open to all young people between 5 and 18 years old. The tennis program meets from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the Mount Vernon Tennis Center, 431 Garden Avenue in Mount Vernon. Registration can be done in person only. For more information, call 917406-3260.
Next CB #10 Meeting Nov. 17
The next CB #10 meeting will be held on Thursday, November 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Greek American Institute of New York, 3573 Bruckner Blvd. South, Bronx, NY 10461. For further information, please contact CB 10 at (718) 892-1161.
Girl Scouts and Councilman King to Clean Up Co-op City today
The Office of NYC Council Member Andy King and 150 Girl Scouts, from Daisies, to Brownies to Ambassadors (five different troops from Co-op City), will take to the streets for Operation Cleaner Streets today, Sat., Nov. 12, at 10:30 a.m., cleaning the business corridor at the intersection of Baychester Avenue & Donizetti Place. Operation Cleaner Streets is a program headed up by Council Member King, aimed at encouraging community residents in the 12th District to pick up trash in front of their homes, bus stops and subway stations and heavily trafficked streets. It takes place every 12th of the month at different locations within the 12th Council District.
We wish our readers a safe and memorable Veterans’ Day Holiday weekend!
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