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AIM Queens Ends on a High Note Thank you to the Queens community for supporting us in our wonderful 2nd season of AIM of Queens! Last week, March 2nd, we ended this season of AIM on a high! Our 12-week program included speakers such as Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, Rabbi Bentzion Klatzko, Rabbi Jeffrey Greenberg, Rabbi Benzion Shafier, Mrs. Amit Yaghoubi, Ms. Chevi Garfinkel, and Mrs. Kaila Lasky. The speaker weeks were alternated with workshop weeks. Workshops
were given by local high school alumni, focused on relevant topics, and were much enjoyed by the girls. Each week also featured activities such as basketball, machanayim, sushi making, and Jumba with Mati Kaminetzky! We’d like to express our appreciation to neighborhood stores that helped us out with refreshments. Thank you to Shimon’s, Benjy’s, Naomi’s, Seasons, Main Glatt, and Sweet Glaze. We also express our heartfelt appreciation to generous neighborhood sponsors, without
whom AIM wouldn’t be a reality! A special thank you to Bnos Malka and Mr. David Berger, for the benevolent usage of their school building each week! AIM is a free Queensbased Motzei Shabbos Program for high school girls that combines inspiration and fun in a healthy and positive, growing atmosphere. AIM runs during the winter months and is open to girls from a variety of schools. For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at aimqueens@gmail or call 646-713-8561.
NEWS
Community
Rabbi Chaim Wakslak of the Young Israel of Long Beach Delivers Invocation at the NYS Assembly
Rabbi Wakslak, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and Speaker of the Assembly, Sheldon Silver
Rabbi Dr. Chaim Wakslak, whose leadership during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is credited with facilitating the recovery and uniting the Long Beach, NY, Jewish community, was invited to deliver the invocation for the New York State Assembly on March 6th 2013. The invitation was extended by Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (DNassau) in recognition of Rabbi & Rebbetzin Wakslak’s efforts which included
Rabbi Wakslak with Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg
establishing a close relationship with both the Assemblyman’s Long Beach and Albany offices. Following the “calling of the house to order,” Rabbi Wakslak delivered a message and prayer to the assembly. Following the invocation, Rabbi and Rebbetzin Wakslak had the opportunity to meet with Sheldon Silver, Speaker of Assembly, and with Dean Skelos, State Senate Republican Leader.
HANC Celebrates 100 Days of School On Thursday, March 7th, First Grade students at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School in West Hempstead were very excited to celebrate the 100th day of school! In honor of the 100th day of school, students completed a number of different projects relating to the number 100. Students made 100 piece Cheerio
necklaces, played a math game called “First to 100!”, graphed 100 foam pieces, wrote 100 words found in Dr. Seuss books and illustrated a poem about the number 100. We are very proud to announce that all our first graders are now 100 days smarter!