EAST BRONX HISTORY FORUM PRESENTS AWARD
Glenn Velger was presented a certifi cate of appreciation for his contributions to the
documentary fi lm, ‘A Day in Harmony, An Evening at the Palace,’ during the East
Bronx History Forum’s meeting on Wednesday, January 16. The documentary, which
focused on Harmony Record’s last day was produced by the East Bronx History Forum.
(Above, l-r) Nilka Martel, East Bronx History Forum communications director; Glenn
Velger, Harmony Records owner; Richard Vitacco, EBHF president and Tom Vasti,
EBHF vice president. Photo courtesy of EBHF
Elder abuse awareness and support
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Religious relics will be on
display at St. Helena Parish
Over 150 sacred relics will be on display
at St. Helena Parish, 1315 Olmstead
Avenue, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday,
March 5 in the parish gymnasium.
There will be a public teaching about the
sacred relics at 7 p.m.in the parish church.
Father Carlos Martins of the Companions
of the Cross will be there with a very
special Vatican collection, some as old as
2000 years.
Among the treasures will be relics of St.
Helena, St. Maria Goretti, St. Therese of
Lisieux (the ‘Little Flower’), St. Francis of
Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Thomas
Aquinas, and St. Faustina Kowalska.
In addition, there will also be present a
portion of the veil of Our Lady, as well as
one of the largest remaining pieces of the
True Cross in the world. Those in attendance
will be able to examine and venerate
each relic.
There is a special plenary indulgence
attached to viewing this display. In the
Church’s history, many miracles and healings
have been worked in the presence of
relics, and many have been healed through
this ministry.
You are encouraged to bring your articles
of devotion (such as rosaries, holy
cards, etc.) and pictures of ill friends/family
members which you will be able to touch to
the reliquaries as a means of intercession.
For more information, call the church at
(718) 892-3232.
* * *
The New Move of God Church and
pastor Margie Cole-Kendley will be sponsoring
a Free Coats/Clothes Drive Giveaway
on Saturday February 23, from 10:30
a.m to 3:30 p.m at 327 Bolton Avenue. Most
of the items are gently worn and have been
donated by New York Cares to be distributed
in our local neighboring community.
All sizes for adults and children, will be
available to everyone in need.
* * *
Stop by the PSS City Island Center, located
at 116 City Island Avenue, Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Experience
their exercise classes from gentle
yoga stretch, balance class, arthritis workshop
and tai chi as well as the fi t for life and
cardio fi t. They also offer acrylic painting,
calligraphy, canasta, health presentations,
singing group, and parties. Lunch is served
from noon to 1 p.m., suggested donation
$2. The center participants go on shopping
trips every day; i.e. Shop Rite, Dollar
Tree, Target, Kmart ,as well as theatre excursions,
boat trips, special luncheons and
more. It’s free to become a member but
you must be 60 years or above. For more
information contact Patty at (718) 885-
0727 or email pattis@pssusa.org for their
monthly calendar.
Upcoming special events include Thursday,
February 7, Emergency Preparedness
Presentation by the Offi ce of Emergency
Management, at 12:30 p.m.; and Monday,
February 11, will include lunch followed by
entertainment at noon.
* * *
Do you need help getting to and from
your medical appointments? Transportation
services are available to seniors Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in
community districts 9, 10, 11 and 12. The
program provides door-to-door service for
all medical appointments. Their drivers are
courteous and professional; and their vehicles
are clean and handicap accessible,
including wheelchair lifts.
For further information, contact Mildred
Cardona, program director of the R.A.I.N.
Transportation Program, at (718) 882-
8513.
* * *
Michael Cuniberti, Jeremiah A. Houlihan
and James Coleman of Houlihan-
Parnes Properties have arranged mortgage
fi nancing totaling $3,500,000 on
three retail properties in the Bronx, 134
West Fordham Road, 1735 University Avenue
and 26 West Kingsbridge Road and
one in Yonkers, NY on 575-585 Central
Park Avenue.
The properties are all multi-tenanted,
single-story retail buildings in thriving urban
locations.
The separate refi nancings were placed
with a Long Island-based bank for 5-year
terms at 4.625% interest and 30-yr amortization
schedules.
The loans were done at par and have
sliding scale prepayment penalties and include
5-year options to extend. The borrower
was represented by Christie L.
Houlihan, Esq. and title provided by First
American Title.
For more information, call James J.
Houlihan at (914) 641-4324 or email: jjh@
houlihanparnes.com.
BY HEALTHY SENIORS CLICC
Elder abuse is a hidden scourge in
our society. The problem is that no one
talks about elder abuse. One study estimated
that only 1 in 14 elder abuse
cases are reported to the authorities
(National Research Council, 2003).
There are several reasons for this. For
one, the senior may be too weak, sick,
or ashamed to report the abuse. Others
may be in denial and or not truly
feel the abuse. There is limited public
awareness regarding services available
in the community to address the
problem.
Elder abuse can happen to anyone
regardless of race, ethnicity, culture,
religion, class or gender. It can happen
in a variety of places including a
family member’s home, assisted living
facility, or nursing home. This abuse
can be experienced in several ways
such as:
Physical: slapping, hitting, cutting,
burning, or forcibly restraining
and/or confi ning an individual
Sexual: the touching, fondling, intercourse,
or other sexual activity, in
which the senior is unable or unwilling
to consent and is threatened, or
physically forced.
Emotional: verbal threats, intimidation,
insulting, demeaning language
Financial: misuse or withholding
of seniors resources. This can include
cash, credit cards, assets, and other
funds.
Neglect: failure or refusal of a
caregiver to provide life’s necessities
including but not limited to food, clothing,
shelter, and appropriate medical
care.
What can you do if you suspect that
someone is being abused or exploited?
If the person is in immediate danger,
then contact 911.
The Department for the Aging has
an Elderly Crime Victims Resource
Center which can be reached through
311 and can connect you with assistance
throughout the city.
Neighborhood SHOPP’sVIP program
which provides assistance with
orders of protection, changing of locks,
and victim compensation claims. They
can be reached at 718-542-0006
BronxWorks has an elder abuse
case manager who can be reached at
718-299-0300 x303.
R.A.I.N. has case managers that
can conduct assessments for homebound
seniors and part of their training
is to screen for elder abuse. They
can be reached at 347-346-9676.
Never stay silent. Seek help and get
the safety and security you deserve.
Brought to you by Montefi ore Medical
Group, R.A.I.N. and the Hartford
Institute for Geriatric Nursing @ NYU,
based on American Geriatric Society
materials.
All reports back
from the American Legion
Mid Winter Conference
indicate all
had a good time and
gained useful information
to bring back
to the Bronx County posts. The hospitality
room was a big hit with the
Bronx Bomber theme, job well done
to all that participated and to those
that did the heavy lifting to make it
happen. At the last Bronx County
meeting it had been announced to
start moving the County Commanders
meetings to the different posts to
increase the number of people coming
to the meetings
as well as being benefi
cial to each post fi -
nancially.
The next scheduled
meeting will be
held at the Throggs
Neck Memorial Post #1456. Voice
your ideas and support the posts.
No sick call to report this time
around which is always a good
thing, lets all try and stay healthy.
Remember to make your meetings
and be part of the program, more
to come next time.
We are stronger as one, lets work
together. God bless America.
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