HOPE CENTER RESIDENT WINS ART FROM THE ART AWARD
Highly talented 52-year-old Hope Center resident Roberto Cortes is one of 13 New York statewide winners of this year’s ‘Art From the Heart’ contest.
The contest, organized each year by the Foundation for Quality Care (FQC) and the NYS Health Facilities Association/NYS Center for Assisted Living (NYSHFA/NYSCAL) visually measures
artistic capabilities of residents at nursing homes and rehabilitation centers across NYS.
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ASSEMBLYMAN PICHARDO HOSTS
COMMUNITY AND FAMILY DAY
PPNA DONATES GLASSES
TO BRONX LIONS CLUB
GJONAJ ATTENDS
SILVER BEACH
FAMILY DAY
Roberto Cortes’ award winning masterpiece. Photo courtesy of Centers Health Care/Hope Center
Roberto Cortes is one of 13 winners who will have their art
work to appear in the 2020 ‘Art From the Heart’ wall calendar.
Photo courtesy of Centers Health Care/Hope Center
Residents of all ages enjoyed some last minute summertime fun.
Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Victor Pichardo’s Offi ce
(l-r) Bronx Lions Club secretary Bill Gumble, PPNA vice president Steve Glosser and Lions
Club board member Ann Piper with the donated eye glasses. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
Assemblyman Victor Pichardo, Community Board 6 and Friends of Tremont Park co-hosted
‘Community and Family Day’ on Saturday, August 31 which brought families together for a
day of summer fun.
Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association delivered another batch of used eye glasses
collected for charity to the Bronx Lions Club on Wednesday, September 4 at F & J Pine
Restaurant.
Councilman Mark Gjonaj was glad to meet
with residents of Silver Beach at their Family
Day celebration.
(Left) Councilman Gjonaj (c) met with Silver
Beach residents during the festivities.
Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Gjonaj’s Offi ce