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Helen Keitz and Ross Keit with Ted Lehman of
LIJ Forest Hills Northwell (right)
Foundation gives grants to community groups
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Aft er 17 years of being
a warrior for the disabled,
a fi ghter for funds
and superb manager, Jeri
Mendelsohn said goodbye to the
people she has served so faithfully
these many years.
City Councilman Barry
Grodenchik, paying tribute to
Jeri at the dinner celebration,
admitted that he gave $600,000
to the Y because Jeri was such
a great advocate for the work
being done at her beloved Y and
the programs were so unique
and well run that he was happy
he could do it.
Taking the Y back to fi nancial
health and growing its services
was the critical leadership Jeri
gave to her beloved agency.
She received a standing ovation
for multiple minutes from
the almost 200 people in attendance
at the elegant Glen Head
Country Club in Glen Head,
New York.
Speaker aft er speaker and a
loving video tribute reminded
everyone of her impact at the Y
and the respect everyone who
worked with her felt.
Although she will remain a
consultant, she graciously handed
over the baton of leadership to
Danielle Ellman who had served
as the director of the Forest Hills
branch of the Central Queens Y
and will now oversee both facilities
and the 30 locations in the
community where they provide
services to people, from nursery
ages to seniors.
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Lina Scacco of Parker Jewish Institute, Jeri
Jeri Mendelsohn with her successor, Danielle Ellman (at left) Mendelsohn and Gus Buitrago of Flushing Bank
Founder Andrew Koslosky with
Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello
Longtime board
member Clyde Bullard
Bill O’Reilly with his
honoree son, Spencer
For over 15 years,
Andrew Koslosky has given
out over $4 million, making
it his mission to celebrate
the life and good works of
Josephine Koslosky, keeping
alive her life work of
helping children achieve
their goals through music,
art and sports. She had
worked for decades with
children in East New York.
Th e Josephine Foundation
was born in 2002 and each
year since, Andrew has
inspired others to help raise
money and recognize young
people and programs that
foster these goals.
It was my pleasure to
be present at this year’s
gala recognizing dear
friend Monsignor Jamie
Gigantiello at the Crest
Hollow Country Club
where recognition awards
were also given to 18
deserving people.
A bonus was to see Bill
O’Reilly’s son Spencer and
Ariana Barlas receive the
Elaine Agin award.
Grants were given to dozens
of groups from all over
the city and Long Island.
Th ere were a lot of deservedly
happy people in the
room.