FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com september 22, 2016 • BUZZ • The Quens Courier 61 Call now for special offers on HEATING OIL petro.com SWITCH TO PETRO HEATING NEEDS! 1.866.539.5361 #1 for all your NYC Lic. No. 1314079. ©2016 Petro. P_16577 A to Z Master Cooking 718-268-6400 For free dinner reservations please call Former Flushing House Staffer Robert Salant Receives Rose Kryzak Senior Award Flushing, New York, September 14, 2016 - Robert Salant, the former community relations director at Flushing House, received The Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award at the retirement home’s “Jazz Up In The Sky” fundraiser on September 9, 2016. Salant retired from Flushing House on July 29, 2016, after working there for 17 years. The award was presented by Douglas Kurtz, President and CEO of Flushing House. The awards are named after the late Rose Kryzak, the famous senior activist and Flushing House resident who fought for the rights of older adults. Rose Kryzak was best known for spearheading New York State’s landmark 1987 Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program. To keep her legacy alive and spotlight the causes she cared for, the awards were established in 2000. Helping present the award was Lucy Zaslow, Rose Kryzak’s grandniece, and Rebecca Burgoon, Rose Kryzak’s granddaughter. “For 17 years, Robert Salant soldiered on in the tradition of Rose Kryzak, making major contributions for older adults,” Kurtz said. “As director of community relations at Flushing House, Salant developed and executed communications media and public relations initiatives to promote and support our mission. He also contributed as website writer and editor.” Kurtz explained that Salant has served as a long-time board member of the Queens Interagency Council on Aging, the premier advocacy and lobbying group in Queens that speaks on behalf of senior concerns “With One Voice” to elected officials. Salant will continue serving on the QICA board, he said. “Robert also maintained contacts with government officials and advocated for Flushing House needs. He got us a new bus from New York State’s Department of Transportation, he secured Local Discretionary grants from Legislators for a Computer Learning Center, and obtained a CCTV magnifier for small print publications. And, he also coordinated our annual Galas and established the Rose Kryzak Awards,” Kurtz concluded. Robert and his wife Deborah reside in Franklin Square, New York. Born and raised in the Bronx, he graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn with a Bachelor of Industrial Design Degree. Built in 1974, Flushing House is the largest not-for-profit retirement community in New York State, and one of the first to offer older adults “Independent Living” along with supportive services on premises. The address of Flushing House is: 38-20 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354. Please go to www.flushinghouse.com for more information. (L-R) Douglas Kurtz, Rebecca Burgoon, Lucy Zaslow, Robert Salant.
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