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Leader of New Terminal One at JFK presents charitable donation to LIFE Camp
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Following their 2021 Annual Ladies
Golf Outing event earlier this month, the
JFK Rotary Club joined honoree Kimberly
Hardy, M/WBE director for the New
Terminal One at JFK Airport, to present
a check for $5,000 to the South Jamaicabased
LIFE Camp.
As a leading nonprofi t serving youth and
their families in Queens and New York City,
LIFE Camp will use the charitable donation
to support violence intervention, job
development and employment training
opportunities.
“On behalf of our entire team at LIFE
Camp, I would like to extend my deepest
gratitude to Kimberly Hardy for selecting
our organization to receive today’s donation,”
LIFE Camp Founder Erica Ford
said. “Building a safer, stronger community
requires the support and recognition of
partner organizations, and we look forward
to leveraging these funds to further our
essential work.”
Founded in 2002, LIFE Camp is one
of the nation’s leading violence prevention
and intervention organizations which
develops young leaders and provides youth
and families with positive alternatives to
violence, bullying and other forms of
anti-social behavior.
LIFE Camp off ers young people, ages
13 to 24, and their families educational,
employment and social opportunities they
might not otherwise have at the core of
their program.
“I’m proud to join the JFK Rotary club
and local community leaders in presenting
this donation to LIFE Camp,” Hardy said.
“Erica Ford and her inspiring team at LIFE
Camp provide critical community services
to southeast Queens, helping youth prevent
and heal from violence and transform
communities.”
Hardy was selected as JFK Rotary Club’s
2021 honoree because she ensures diversity
and inclusion remain top priorities for the
New Terminal One at JFK.
“Kimberly Hardy’s commitment to supporting
and amplifying inclusive environments
for M/WBE businesses to thrive
and grow has made a noticeable impact
in southeast Queens and the surrounding
neighborhoods,” JFK Rotary Club
President Nancy Vargas said. “Th e JFK
Rotary Club is excited to see her work
extend to the youth in our community
through this donation to LIFE Camp,
an important social impact-driven organization
that is propelling our neighborhood
forward.”
Hardy and her team work toward
improving diversity metrics in all aspects of
the project, including design, construction,
fi nance, operations and more.
“Ms. Hardy’s work to further diversity and
inclusion on the New Terminal One project
at JFK is truly admirable,” Councilwoman
Selvena Powers-Brooks said. “I’m honored
to join her today to celebrate and support
LIFE Camp in their mission to improve the
lives of youth and families across southeast
Queens and the country.”
Th e New Terminal One at JFK is a new
world-class international terminal to be
built on the sites of the current Terminal
One, Terminal 2 and the former Terminal 3.
Th e New Terminal One will feature 23
new gates, state-of-the-art amenities and
New York-inspired shops and restaurants
with a local Queens fl avor.
“Th e New Terminal One team is committed
to collaborating with neighborhood
based organizations that promote job
development, particularly second-chance
employment, environmental stewardship,
aviation-focused education and capacitybuilding
for local, minority and/or womenowned
businesses in southeast Queens and
the communities surrounding JFK Airport,”
New Terminal One at JFK Executive Chair
Dr. Gerrard P. Bushell said. “We thank
Kim Hardy for leading the charge and JFK
Rotary for its support of LIFE Camp and
our mission.”
Photo courtesy of JFK Rotary Club
LIFE Camp, the South Jamaica-based nonprofi t, receives a charitable donation to support violence
intervention and job development in southeast Queens.
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