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Lehman Hosts Concerto Competition for high school students
Attention high school
woodwind and brass players
and percussionists. Friday,
March 15, is the deadline
for entry into the 18th Annual
Jerome G. Sala Memorial
Concerto Competition,
hosted by Lehman College’s
Department of Music, Multimedia,
Theatre, and Dance.
The competition itself will
take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Friday, March 22 in the Recital
Hall on the third fl oor of
the Music Building on the Lehman
campus. Instructions
for entry can be found on
the competition website and
questions about the competition
should be directed to the
Department of Music, Multimedia,
Theatre, and Dance
at (718) 960-8247 or by email
at music@lehman.cuny.edu.
Contestants in the Sala
competition must be high
school students and residents
of the lower Hudson
Valley region, including
New York City, Long Island,
Westchester, Putnam, Rockland,
Orange, and northern
New Jersey.
The contestants will be
judged on a woodwind, brass,
or mallet percussion solo,
suitable for performance with
wind band, such as Haydn’s
“Trumpet Concerto” or the
Chaminade’s ‘Concertino
for Flute.’ It is strongly recommended
that contestants
bring an accompanist or accompanying
audio recording
(CD, Mp3, etc.) to their evaluation
session. Judging will be
based both on technical skill
and artistic presentation.
The winner of the fi rst
prize will receive a $500
award and perform his or her
piece with the Lehman College
and Community Band in
concert on Sunday, May 19.
The runner-up will have the
opportunity to perform with
the band at a later date.
The competition is named
in memory of Jerome G. Sala,
a member of the Music faculty
at Lehman College for 20
years and founding director
of the Lehman College and
Community Band.
For more information
about the competition, visit:
www. lehman.edu/music/
sala.php.
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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.
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Renaissance Home
Health Care Services announces
that they have received
top scores from their
audit conducted by the Visiting
Nurse Services of New
York (VNSNY). The largest
home care insurance provider
in New York, VNSNY
is accredited by the Community
Health Accreditation
Program (CHAP), certifying
that VNSNY meets the highest
recognized standards in
healthcare. They do their audits
once a year and with little
more than an hours’ notice.
This audit recognizes 2018
and took place on January
25.
“I am so proud to receive
such a wonderfully high
score from the VNSNY,” said
Marise Deaussou, RN, CCM,
MBA, director of Patient Services
at Renaissance Home
Health Care Services. “Only
a team who believes in providing
the very best care for
our clients and who truly work
together can achieve this.”
Alexander Markowits, president/
CEO of Spring Hills Senior
Communities, said, “The
Renaissance Home Health
Care Services team continuously
shows their passion for
their patients. Their score illustrates
their dedication and
attention to detail.”
VNSNY provides insurance
to the patients. They
conduct their audits in each
of the following areas:
Personnel records – all up
to date and within regulations;
documentation of communication
with VNS regarding
the patient; incident recording;
visit compliance; nursing
supervision; and care plan/
task reconciliation
All Renaissance Home
Health Care and Adult Day
Services offer a full range of
individualized services that
promote social, physical, and
emotional well-being through
their home health care and
adult day locations serving all
fi ve boroughs in New York.
Their Signature Touches
philosophy refl ects the company’s
goal of providing compassionate,
professional, and
skilled services in the comfort
of one’s own home or in a
clean, nurturing environment.
For more information, visit
www.renaissancehcs.com.
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The Bronx Museum of
the Arts announces the appointment
of seven new
members to the museum’s
board of trustees.
“We are very pleased and
fortunate to welcome such a
strong and diverse group of
industry leaders in academia,
art, architecture, fi nance, and
social media who all share
the museum’s dedication to
making art accessible to all,”
said Joseph Mizzi, chairperson
of the Board of Trustees.
The appointees are as follows:
Angel Otero, artist; Dana
Emmott, owner, Elden Services
Company; Debbie
Landau, co-founder and fi rst
president/CEO, Madison
Square Park Conservancy;
Karen Robinovitz, co-founder,
former co-CEO, Digital Brand
Architects; Mark Lu, principal,
Terracina Real Estate Management;
Nathaniel Wilcox,
associate dean for Finance
and Human Resources, The
School of General Studies at
Columbia University; Susan
Hinkson, executive vice president
and co-leader, The Real
Estate, Land Use and Zoning
Practice Group at Capalino +
Company.
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The Mobile Mammography
Van, sponsored by the
Italian American Cancer
Society will be at St. Helena
Parish, 1315 Olmstead
Avenue, on St. Patrick’s Day,
Sunday, March 17, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Any woman
between the ages of 40 and
80 who lives in New York City
and has not had a mammogram
in the past 12 months is
eligible for this free screening.
Early detection of breast
cancer does save lives.
You are asked to register
for your own personal time
slot by calling the parish at
(718) 892-3232. There is
no charge for this service,
no co-pays are required,
and deductibles are waived;
however, if you have an insurance
card, you are asked
to bring it, which is how this
service can be offered free
of charge., and uninsured patients
are also welcomed.
Then, once you have had
your mammogram, you might
be ready to do some fundraising
for cancer research,
either out on the track or in
the privacy of your comfy
coach.
The First Annual Bay
Plaza 5K Run-Walk to benefi
t cancer research and programs
at the American Cancer
Society of the Bronx will
Rally Held In Support Of Councilman Diaz, Sr.
Community members rallied in support of Councilman Ruben Diaz, Sr. on Thursday,
February 14 in front of his district offi ce at 2347 Lafayette Avenue. The rally was held
in response to the councilman’s remarks regarding the City Council being controlled
by the LGBTQ community. Some council members demanded Diaz resign, and others
demanded he be punished. His son, Borough President Ruben Diaz, did not publicly
support his dad. In response to the controversial characterization Council Speaker
Corey Johnson punished Diaz by taking away his leadership position as chairman
of the council’s Taxi Committee. The committee was disbanded to the dismay of the
limousine drivers.
(Above) Councilman Diaz (c) thanked residents for their continued support.
Photo by Curtis Heath
take place on Sunday, March
31.
Registration begins at 8
a.m., and the start time is at
9 a.m. You can either register
to participate in the event
or you can support one of the
many runners participating in
the event, including St. Helena’s
very own Omara Santiago
(ID 448475) who is running
for her mother Carmen
Hernandez, a breast cancer
survivor.
The race will begin at the
Bay Plaza Mall. To register to
participate or to donate to the
cause, go to: www.ACSDetermination.
org/BayPlaza5K.
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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 further information
contact Patty at (718) 885-
0727 or email pattis@pssusa.
org for their monthly calendar.
Upcoming Special Events:
Monday, March 4, Charades,
Snacks & Cocoa, 1 p.m.;
Friday, March 8, Signs and
Symptoms of Depression
Talk by VNS, 12:30 p.m.
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The fi rst of four free
healthy aging workshops offered
by SBH Health System
and catering to individuals 60
and over, will take place at St.
Barnabas Hospital (4th fl oor,
Center for Comprehensive
Care, 4422 Third Avenue) on
Tuesday, March 12 beginning
at 9 a.m. The fi rst workshop
is entitled ‘Ingredients for
Successful Aging.’
The fi rst event will focus
on anticipated changes during
the aging process and
how to counteract them with
proper nutrition and proactive
behaviors. Clinical specialists
will discuss such things
as healthy eating habits,
weight maintenance, smoking
cessation, and social networking.
Future workshops
will be on hydration and fall
risk, physical activities and
bone health, and managing
medical conditions and medication.
The groundbreaking
Health and Wellness Center
at SBH will open in 2020.
The 50,000 square foot center,
which is part of a mixed
use development that will
include more than 300 units
of affordable housing, will
also feature a fi tness center,
a teaching kitchen, a rooftop
garden, and an integrative
health center.
The goal of the project is
to address such issues as
food and housing insecurities,
education, social support
and personal safety concerns
for a county that perennially
ranks in 62nd and last place
in New York State.
To register for the workshop,
call Wilma Diaz, RN,
at (718) 960-8988. Seating is
limited.
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