68 THE QUEENS COURIER • KIDS & EDUCATION • SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com kids & education Sponsored by There’s more in store for you when you have a 5Star Credit Card. Apply today online at mynycb.com or call us at 1-888-550-9888 Smart Student BANKING1 > Absolutely Free Student Checking •No minimum balance •No per check fee •No monthly maintenance fee > Free unlimited ATM transactions at NYCB locations > Free VISA®CheckCard > Free Direct Deposit > Free On-line Banking with Free Bill Pay† > 24 Hour Bank by Phone > Convenience •Over 140 locations in NY and NJ •Extended branch banking hours •Supermarket banking •7 day-a-week banking at many locations > Pre-Paid Solutions •VISA® Gift Card •Pre-Paid Long Distance •Pre-Paid MasterCardTM •Pre-Paid Wireless Service •MetroCards Open your Student Checking2 Account today and enjoy: • NO MINIMUM BALANCE FEE • NO PER-CHECK FEE • NO MONTHLY SERVICE FEE Free ▪ Unlimited transactions at NYCB ATMs ▪ Visa® check card ▪ Direct Deposit ▪ Online Banking and Bill Pay3 with e-Statements Convenience ▪ Over 175 locations in NY and NJ ▪ Extended branch banking hours ▪ 24-hour bank by phone ▪ 7 day-a-week banking at many locations For more information call 718-448-7272 or visit www.myNYCB.com Be sure to ask about our Smart Student Savings Account too! †For your online security, information will be verified by the Bank. Once the verification process is complete, your Free Online Banking & Free Bill Pay account will be activated and ready for you to use. No monthly services charges apply. A separate fee applies for optional services such as Money HQ. Please talk to a branch representative or ask for our fee schedule for more details. © New York Community Bank. Member FDIC Equal Housing Lender (877) 786-6560 • myNYCB.com 1Student Banking is available for personal accounts only and is free of maintenance and activity fees. 2Student Checking Accounts with a Visa® check card are automatically enrolled in the Even >more Rewards Program. For complete terms and conditions speak with a branch representative. Restrictions apply. 3No monthly service charges apply. A separate fee applies to optional services such as Money HQ®. Please talk to a branch representative or ask for our fee schedule for more details. Bank is not responsible for typographical errors. ©2014 New York Community Bank- Member FDIC Equal Opportunity Lender Young female students of today plant the seeds of tomorrow BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF editorial@queenscourier.com A dozen students from the Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria tended to the garden of the Queens Library in Astoria over the summer. Under the leadership of the school’s English teacher, Marlena Nadler, students worked two hours a week every week this summer, beginning June 30 and ending Aug. 28, according to the library. The seed-toting group staved off the effects of a hot sun by watering the plants. They also noticed that the Shakespeare Garden had elevated beds that were in need of support. They constructed little plant supports using the materials found in the garden shed. “We had fun digging up the hole for the tree, taking out the rosebush; the hole was so big that you could put a dead body in it!” Amira Daoud, one of the students, said. “I came because I enjoy working with plants, and I like maintaining a garden; it’s a lot of hard work!” In all, they put in about 20 hours of work this summer. And they are planning on creating a gardening club that would allow them to come back very summer to toil in the soil. The women’s leadership school is a public school that has classes from sixth to 12th grade. While the students planted many trees and plants in the garden, they gained handy life skills like knowing the difference between fl owers and weeds. “The main thing I learned was how to tell the difference between a plant and weed. In the beginning, I probably pulled out more plants than I did weeds,” Stela Zabelaj. Nadler volunteered her time to supervise the project. Students in other grades and from other schools heard about it through word of mouth and joined. “They’re really an excellent group of nature-loving individuals who recognize community responsibility and have strong spirits of volunteerism,” Nadler said. Photos courtesy of Queens Library
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