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30 The QUEE NS Courier • december 12, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com brought to you by SCOTT BARON & ASSOCICATES, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 1-866-WAS-HURT (866) 927-4878 718.738.9800 star OF queens SCOTT BARON’S STAR OF QUEENS Christian Amez Business Enterprise Instructor Woodside on the Move, Inc. COMMUNITY SERVICE: Christian Amez has worked with Woodside on the Move for about five years, starting as an aide in the afterschool program. He ultimately created his own year-long class, the “Business Enterprise” program. It teaches children, in grades four and above, various financial literacy and math skills. From learning how to create a budget, to understanding credit and loans, these students ultimately create their own business plans and professionally pitch them to community leaders. Woodside on the Move has served the Community Board 2 district for over 30 years, providing youth and cultural development programs all across Woodside an d its surrounding neighborhoods. BACKGROUND: “I’m a first-generation American born in Queens. My family moved from Peru to Woodside, then finally Sunnyside,” said Amez. “Having grown up attending public schools in both neighborhoods (I.S. 125 and P.S. 150, respectively), the two are synonymous with home to me, so I spend a great deal of  time getting to know my neighbors and participating in community outreach.” BIGGEST CHALLENGE: “My biggest challenge here had to be one I shared with Woodside on the Move, and that was our rally in May 2012 to restore funding for the afterschool and summer programs we host at P.S. 11 and 152,” said Amez. During this time he said he had never seen so many students, parents, and community members engaged in what was a collective time of need. FAVORITE MEMORY: The outpouring of support during the 2012 rally became Amez’s favorite memory at the organization. “Soon after, due to the efforts of our executive director, Adrian Bordoni, all our staff, and Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, we succeeded in temporarily restoring funding. In the following months, even more support came from Congressmember Joseph Crowley, who donated hundreds of school supplies for th e children to prepare for their upcoming school year,” said Amez. INSPIRATION: “I went through a very transformational time while studying finance. A lot of businessmen and women dream of becoming CEOs or billionaires, but why create one success story when you can create many,” asked Amez. That is what inspired him to work at Woodside on the Move, where the organization can improve the future of the city locally from the ground up, starting with the children. BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO Natalie Cohen (Born Natalie Maxine Shwartzapel) was a devoted wife, daughter, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. Everyone loved Natalie, she was friendly, loving, caring, and helpful. She was motivated more than anything to make things easier and improve the lives of her husband (Sheldon Cohen), her two children (Bennett Cohen and Andrea Cohen), and her three grandchildren (Eli Cohen, Lila Cohen, and Anders Shenholm). She will be so very missed. Natalie was really smart, funny, energetic and gregarious. She and her sister Marilyn (pre-deceased), grew up comfortably in the Bronx, NY. Her father, Meyer Shwartzapel worked from the ground up as a new immigrant to this country, to become a successful wholesaler in the paper industry. Her mother, Hilda, made a courageous journey to America as a young woman and made a good life for herself through hard work and determination. Natalie met her husband Sheldon, now a retired attorney, at sleep-away camp when they were teens and they married when she was 23. Natalie graduated from Hunter College with a BS in nutrition. She worked as a hospital dietitian, then as middle school teacher, then as a manager of Coop apartment complexes in Queens. She retired about five years ago. She was well known and liked in her community of Bayside Queens where she moved to in 1966. She raised her children in Bayside and lived there until her passing. She was very active in the community serving on various community boards and councils, such as the 111th Precinct Community Council. If you knew Natalie, either directly or through her children or grandchildren, you were part of her family. She thought the world of any friend of her children or grandchildren. We welcome you to share your memories of Natalie here or through email to Bennett (bennettjc61@gmail.com) or Andrea (acisok@yahoo.com). Toy Drive 5 Miler At Forest Park Presented by the Queens Tourism Council As the title stipulates, this IS a toy drive, and being that we are a month and some change from Christmas, we are going to be collecting as many toys as we can to donate to local charities. Distance: 5 Miles Date: Sunday, December 22, 2013 Time: 10:00am Price: $22 non members, $17 Students/QDR Members How To Get There: E/F Train To Kew Gardens/Union Turnpike Stop, walk down Union Turnpike to Forest Park Drive to Metropolitan Avenue to arrive at the starting line. The starting area is approximately half a mile from the train station Register now on queensdistancerunners.org!


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