FOR BREAKING NE WS VISIT www.queenscourier.com march 19, 2015 • The Queens Courier 33 SCOTT BARON’S STAR OF QUEENS Marlene Smith-Sotillo President and CEO of the Sickle Cell Awareness Foundation International brought to you by star OF queens SCOTT BARON & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 1-866-WAS-HURT (866) 927-4878 718.738.9800 Background: Marlene Smith- Sotillo, 46, lives in Jamaica and was born and raised in Morvant Port-of- Spain, Trinidad. She loves the diverse and multicultural community in Queens, which includes the best variety of restaurants, shopping malls, schools and public transportation. Occupation: Smith-Sotillo is a home health professional. She helps families manage illness or injuries, explains diet and nutrition programs, and teaches sel f-monitoring techniques. Her office is located at 108-03 164th St. in Jamaica. She said she chose this line of work mainly for the happiness she could create by making a difference in people’s lives and making the world a little healthier and safer. Community Involvement: Smith-Sotillo is the president and CEO of the Sickle Cell Awareness Foundation International based out of Jamaica. She engages the community with educational outreach workshops, health fairs and support group development to improve the quality of life for those affected by the disease. She raised a daughter and son who have both been affected by the disease and recognized the lack of knowledge from medical staff members in hospitals. She puts a great deal of importance in better educating medical facilities, so she started the nonprofit organization. She also directs walk-a-thons and seminars in local schools and churches. The foundation holds an annual “Health is Power” 5K walk at Roy Wilkins Park, as well as an annual dinner theater fundraising event held each October. Whether people are looking to get help or give help, she connects them with the tools and resources they need. Greatest Achievement: “My greatest achievement is educating the community Holy Cross Student Breaks (Pi) Day Record Photo: Kurt Gollerstepper (center) winner of the Pi digit contest at Holy Cross High School with record breaking 506 digits flanked by Kevin Rivera, 2nd Place (302 digits) and John Flynn ‘15, 3rd Place (210 digits). Holy Cross students celebrated been calculated to over 51 billion National Pi Day on Friday, March decimal places. This symbol has 13, 2015 with a competition to see spawned t-shirts, movies, books, fan who could recite from memory the clubs and even websites with chat most digits of this infinite number rooms. There are numerous tips that expresses the ratio of the on how to memorize the digits and circumference to the diameter of those who do are ranked according a circle. 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