CINEMA CLUB
Monday, August 30, 4pm –
Channel 995
The August movie up for
review is “In the Heights”
playing in the NST movie
theater and on the streaming
service HBO Max. This 2021
American musical is based
on the Broadway show
about life in Washington
Heights and was filmed on
location.
Written by Lin-Manual
Miranda and Alegria Hudes.
One musical number featured
synchronized swimming
and was shot over two
days with 500 extras. The
soundtrack was produced by
Miranda with his rap style
and hands-on guidance. One
critic gushed, “Light’s up for
‘In the Heights’--A joyous
celebration. Dazzling directions
and singalong songs.”
While it may not be for
everyone, it is a statement
on immigration, urban life,
different music (rap) and the
excellent use of technical
innovations. Learn more
when Vicki Mazel and Dr.
Nurit Israeli discuss the film!
ANNUAL WOMEN’S CLUB
LUNCHEON
Wednesday, August
18, 12 pm
Jolly Fisherman, 25 Main
St., Roslyn
Cost $32 includes tax
and tip. (subsidized by the
Women’s Club). Separate
checks per person.
Dues must be paid before
you can attend the luncheon.
Transportation on
your own.
Leave your check for $32
payable to the Women’s Club
with your building concierge
and put building rep’s name
on it. Include your table
seating preference on the
envelope.
Building 1
Sylvia Landau 7W
Building 2
Marilyn Goldberg 9M
Building 3
Chickie Kaufman 1T
BINGO BASH SUPPER
Thursday, September 30 -
Towers On the Green
Bingo: 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Supper: 5:45 – 7:00 pm
$20 per person (subsidized
by the Women’s Club)
Includes Dinner and Bingo
The Bingo Bash is headed by
Selma Black (718-819-8840)
and Dawn Steinberg (718-
229-1448) and will give you
more bang for your buck along
with bingo cards, prizes, and a
light supper. Open seating and
members only. Member status
will be checked at the door.
Leave your check with your
concierges with building rep’s
name on envelope:
Building 1
Sylvia Landau 7W
Building 2
Marilyn Goldberg 9M
Building 3
Chickie Kaufman 1T
That’s it for now - see you in
the lobby, the arcade, the pool, the
gym…wherever. Look for our yellow
rose flyers - there’s more to come!
VERSE BY VICKI
Requiem to Zoom
Nothing can be more obnoxious,
Than putting people in little boxes.
Don’t you thinks it’s very mean,
To line up faces on the screen?
Are people really fully dressed,
While listening to a special guest?
During the pandemic it was a boom,
Everyday was another Zoom.
Along the screen the camera pans
People talking without raising hands.
Although not a crime like corruption,
Many gabbers prone to interruption.
Zooming is very often fraught,
With lots of people getting caught.
Sleeping or eating chicken wings,
And then if the telephone rings????
Now that folks are on the mend,
Maybe it’s time for zooms to end.
Real people talking with conjecture,
Time to go back to plain live lectures.
Downstairs cardroom now the scene,
For wisdom and interest and in between,
The Women’s Club is on a roll,
Starting off with Professor James Coll.
Many more to follow through the year,
No more little boxes to fear.
Listen, learn with friends in the room,
Good riddance to that thing called Zoom!!!!
Paying it Forward
NST Grandchildren Raise Big Money for LLS
BY JILL DAVIS
You might think it’s unusual
for teens to become active
in fundraising, but not so
for Dawn Steinberg’s grandchildren,
Michael and Samantha.
Michael and Samantha are students
at Half Hollow Hills West High
School and dedicated a lot of their
time and even more of their energy
this year towards raising money for
the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(LLS). They were part of a consortium
of 26 Long Island high school
student teams that participated in
the campaign.
Their hard work paid off handsomely,
as the dynamic duo raised
more than $70,000 for the charity
more than three times their goal
of $20,000. As if that’s not impressive
enough, they did so over the
course of less than two months;
Samantha raised $5,000 all on her
own; and Michael, who co-chaired
his team of 15 with his best friend,
managed to get the job done even
while recovering from Covid.
Why such dedication? Michael
explained, “We decided to get
involved with LLS because we’ve
seen firsthand in our family what
cancer can do…we have lost family
members and watched our loved
ones suffer because of this disease.”
He continued, “Samantha and I
personally know children who have
been diagnosed with leukemia and
we have both decided that we want
to help the situation any way we
can. We have also witnessed the
power of research and medicine,
which brings us hope for a future
where people are able to defy the
odds and eventually get to a point
where no one ever hears the dreaded
word.”
But their giving spirits are not limited
to just this one effort. Samantha
plans to join LLS’s next fund raising
drive and the experience has gotten
Michael to thinking about a career
in the healthcare field. “I now see
the true importance of health and
how easy it is to take it for granted,”
he said. That’s certainly “paying it
forward!”
North Shore Towers Residents:
Do you have a grandchild who is
“Paying it Forward?” Please send
your story to the North Shore
Towers Courier by emailing the
editor at jdavis@qns.com. Please
be sure to put “Paying it Forward”
in the subject line of your email.
August 2021 ¢ NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER 17
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