86 The Queens Courier • buzz • june 4, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Send us your announcements & pictures to: The Queens Courier c/o making a buzz: 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 • editorial@queenscourier.com subject: making a buzz s people making a buzz Flushing Town Hall Nearly four decades of great performances and cultural events were celebrated during the 36th anniversary gala for the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA) at Flushing Town Hall on May 28. The Hakka Alliance Inc. and the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel were recognized for their contributions to the organization along with Master Chao-Lin Ting. Scores of prominent business persons, elected officials and other supporters turned out for the event and contributed funds to keep the FCCA thriving. Last year, the council served nearly 10,000 children from 40 different schools in sponsoring matinee performances at Flushing Town Hall as well as special workshops, in-school residencies and camps. 1 3 1. Ellen Kodadek, executive and artistic director at Flushing Town Hall; Angela Fan, president, Hakka Alliance Inc.; and Veronica Tsang, senior vice president at Cathay Bank and vice president of Flushing Town Hall board of directors. 2. Ellen Kodadek, Veronica Tsang and Ed Staniszewski, general manager of the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel. 3. Ed Staniszewski; Queens Courier Publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis; and guests of the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel. 4. Rob MacKay of the Queens Tourism Council; jazz pianist Daniel Kelly; Greg Mays of A Better Jamaica; NY1 News anchor and event emcee Ruschell Boone; and Carol Conslato, director of Queens public affairs for Con Edison and member of Flushing Town Hall board of directors. 5. Amy Mak Chan of the Fook Funeral Group, City Councilman Peter Koo, Victoria Schneps-Yunis and guests of the Fook Funeral Group. 6. Napoleon Revels-Bey and students from P.S. 184Q 7. Councilman Koo, Michaiah Barrett, a student at P.S. 20 and winner of the Queens Historical Society’s 18th Annual Art & History Contest; and Sherrell Jordan, Michaiah’s mother 2 7 4 5 6
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