Goya Foods donates food to Venezuela
YVETTE CALDERON, M.D. JOHN L. KENDALL, M.D.
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Goya Foods, America’s largest Latino
food company, announces its commitment
to donate 200 metric tons of
food, equivalent to 440,000 pounds of
food, to the people of Venezuela.
In collaboration with the United
States government, Goya is working
to coordinate the delivery of the truckloads
of product from Goya’s Houston,
Texas facility to Colombia before entering
the border of Venezuela. “We
unite with our brothers and sisters in
Venezuela to bring nourishing food
during a time of desperate need,” said
Bob Unanue, president of Goya Foods.
“I commend the support of the United
States and other countries, private and
public entities, and individuals who
are also working diligently to ensure
that the people of Venezuela receive
food, water, and aid.”
The donation of Goya Black Beans
(Caraotas Negras), a Venezuelan staple,
is part of Goya’s charitable arm,
Goya Gives, a global initiative committed
to promoting and supporting
the overall well-being of communities
through social responsibility, environmental
initiatives, and company
values. Goya supports over 300 organizations,
events, and scholarships
worldwide and has always played an
active role in providing food donations
during times of crisis in the United
States, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Mexico,
Haiti, Chile, Peru and El Salvador
among others.
For more information, visit, www.
goya.com.
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The Board of Directors of the
American Board of Emergency
recently elected two new members:
Yvette Calderon, M.D., and John L.
Kendall, M.D.
Dr. Calderon was nominated by the
Emergency Medicine community-atlarge,
and Dr. Kendall by the Society
for Academic Emergency Medicine
(SAEM). SAEM is an ABEM sponsor
organization
Dr. Calderon is chair of the Department
of Emergency Medicine at
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Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and Professor
of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn
School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She
has been an ABEM oral examiner since
2010, and an item (question) writer for
the Qualifying (written) exam since
2014. Dr. Calderon completed her Emergency
Medicine residency training at
the Jacobi Medical Center.
Dr. Kendall is Professor of Emergency
Medicine and vice chair of Education
in the Department of Emergency
Medicine, and Director of Ultrasound
Curriculum at University of Colorado
School of Medicine. He has been an
ABEM oral examiner since 2013, and
a senior case reviewer since 2015. He
also is a member of the MyEMCert
Advisory Panel, Case Development
Panel, and Modifi ed Singles Advisory
Panel, and was an item writer for the
Qualifying Examination. In 2016, he
was the recipient of a Lifetime Service
Award from the Ultrasound Section of
the American College of Emergency
Physicians.
Dr. Calderon and Dr. Kendall will
begin their terms as ABEM directors
at the close of the summer board meeting.
The ABEM Board of Directors is
comprised solely of volunteer, boardcertifi
ed, clinically active emergency
physicians who are actively participating
in ABEM Maintenance of Certifi -
cation, a program of continuous learning
and periodic assessment.
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The next meeting of
the Pelham Parkway
Neighborhood Association
will be on Tuesday,
March 12 at Bronx
House, 990 Pelham
Parkway South at 7:15
p.m. Our special featured
speaker will be the The Honorable
Robert E.Torres, Administrative
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BY GENE DEFRANCIS
It has been in our attention that
drug activity in several area buildings
have been enhanced, encouraged,
and even engaged in by superintendents/
staff of these buildings.
In this open letter we call upon our
elected offi cials to create legislation
to prohibit those entrusted with the
care and maintenance of large properties
to be held accountable. Even
explore ownership being held liable
and co-conspirators in this drug activity.
Property owners are responsible
for the actions of their staff. Background
checks and references should
be high priority when staffi ng. And
any rumors of illegal activity should
be investigated and reported. If ownership
does not take these proper
steps then they are clearly apart of
the activity.
Sadly this is not limited to private
property but also city staff in NYCHA
property are alleged to engage
in drug activity. We are conscious of
the political push for the legalization
of certain drugs. However, let me be
clear we are referring to drugs that
are not in that discussion. We are
requesting that immediate action is
taken. We will be happy to discuss
this matter further in detail at our
next executive meeting.
Since the matter is ‘alleged’ we
will not disclose locations publicly.
In many cases there is an open investigation.
If you live in a building and
expect staff to be involved in illegal
activity you can email us at Allerton-
Merchants@gmail.com.
Also, we seek legislation protecting
superintendents and staff from
being threatened, intimidated and
harassed by local area drug dealers.
Similar to the protection MTA drivers
receive. These individuals given
this responsibility know our residents
at their most vulnerable. When
they enter, when they leave, and other
personal information. They should
be of the highest moral character and
protected just the same.
Our upcoming events are: St.
Patrick’s Day Lucky Bingo, Friday,
March 22 at The Sanz at 7 p.m.;
April Executive Meeting, Tuesday,
April 2 at The Sanz, doors open at 7
p.m.; Easter Bunny at the Sanz, Saturday,
April 20 at 11 a.m..; Mother’s
Day Clean-up, Saturday, May 11 at 11
a.m.; and Anniversary Party, Saturday,
May 18 at 7 p.m.
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