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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, APR. 8-14, 2022 BXR
FYI Around The Borough
The Bronx Chamber of Commerce
Foundation held the “Women of Distinction
Luncheon” on March 25 at Villa Barone
Manor. At this event young women
were honored with scholarships for college.
Lisa Sorin, president of Bronx Chamber of Commerce
with Christine Corke, Montefiore Medical
Center, RN (honoree), and April Horton, Bronx
Chamber Foundation Board chair.
NYSNA honored by the Black Dems of Westchester
The New York State Nurses Association was honored by the Black Dems of Westchester
on March 27 for their work and commitment during the pandemic.
(l-r) Mary Simon, supervisor of nursing, state
Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, and Rosemarie Mason,
RN 3A head nurse, at Jacobi Medical Center.
(l-r) Rosemarie Mason, Mary Simon and Westchester
County Legislator and Christopher A.
Johnson.
Photo courtesy NYC H H/Jacobi Medical Center
A memorial was held for the 87 victims of the Happy Land Social Club Fire on March
25. The Memorial Monument, on Southern Boulevard and East Tremont Avenue, was
open on the 32nd anniversary for community members near and far to show their respects
for the lives lost on March 25, 1990, by an act of arson.
Members of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce hold a check for $10,000 from MGM Resorts and Empire
City Casino for education and workforce development Photos Jewel Webber
Happy Land Social Club fire marks 32 years
Bronx Chamber hosts Women
of Distinction Luncheon
The Happy Land Memorial Monument dedicated to the 87 victims who died in the Happy Land Social
Club fire on March 25, 1990. Photo Jewel Webber
Lisa Sorin, president of Bronx Chamber of Commerce; April Horton, Bronx Chamber Foundation Board
chair, and Elizabeth Figueroa de Rivera of the New York Botanical Garden with scholarship recipients.