TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014 • 22 Exhibit Tells The Story Of Queens Botanical Garden Flushing Greenspace Has World’s Fair Roots A new exhibit celebrating the history of Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) in Flushing opened on Tuesday, May 6, in the gallery of the garden’s visitor and admininstration building. “Harvesting our History: The Story of Queens Botanical Garden” is part of QBG’s extensive season of special events celebrating the 50th and the 75th anniversaries of the New York World’s Fairs, with which QBG’s history is inextricably linked. The Queens Botanical Garden grew out of the “Gardens on Parade” display at the 1939 fair and was moved to its present location to make way for the 1964 New York World’s Fair. QBG’s story—its origins, development and continued flowering—reflects the borough’s love of plants and community. Harvesting Our History tells that -SEE GARDEN ON PG. 56- -SEE JACOBS ON PG. <NONE>- Glendale School Gets Grant High Honors For Ridgewood Students Several students at Ridgewood’s Grover Cleveland High School were recently recognized for academic excellence. In the left photo, Irishvarsha Iyyadurai was accepted to Macaulay Honors College in Manhattan. The flagship program operated by the City University of New York educates 1,400 of the city’s highest-achieving students in the liberal arts. Pictured at right are Michael Saban and Tatiana Sattur, both of whom earned third-place plaques while participating in the San Francisco Trade Show advertising competition. They also earned honorable mention at the New York City International Web Design Competition. (photos: Marcin Zurawicz) CALENDAR -CONTINUED FROM PG. 20- meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1-718-779-1234. SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-784-6173, ext. 112. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. FRIDAY, MAY 2 BOY SCOUT TROOP 28 meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114th St. in Richmond Hill. All boys age 10-1/2 to 17 are welcome. For more information, call 1-718-478-5747. GIRL SCOUTS K to 3rd grade meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Grades 4 and up meet from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Andrews United Methodist Church, 91 Richmond St., between Etna St. and Ridgewood Ave., Cypress Hills. BOY SCOUTS Troop and Pack 233 meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St, near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. All boys in grades 1 and up are welcome. For information call 1- 718-827-7377. GIRL SCOUTS meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St., near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456-2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-896- 8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366- 3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold aerobics to music at 9 a.m., watercolor painting at 9 a.m. For more information, call 1-718-894- 3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61- 20 Woodside Ave., provides Earth Day At Christ The King The Christ the King school celebrated Earth Day 2014 on Tuesday, Apr. 22, by planting vegetable and flower gardens. The celebration involved all members of the CK Campus, including the high school, daycare, prek, and was joined by Middle Village Preparatory Charter Middle School. To kick off the celebration of Earth Day, students from Middle Village Prep visited the daycare and pre-k classes, where they taught a lesson on the growth of plants. The students then all proceeded outdoors to help plant throughout the campus. The gardens will be tended by members of the CK community, and the school hopes to create a cross-curriculum which will engage students, teachers, school administrators, parents and community members in creating a more green and healthy environment for everyone to enjoy. Redeemer Lutheran School in Glendale was recognized by the faculty, staff, and students of Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School with a grant from the Lutheran Crusader Fund (LCF) during a special chapel service on Thursday, Apr. 3. Redeemer’s $2,000 grant will go toward its Heavenly Hosts Children’s Choir, whcih performs at services and other community events. Provided by an anonymous donor in 1998, a generous $1 million contribution enabled LI Lutheran to establish the LCF. To date, approximately $1,600,000 has been awarded to over 500 deserving organizations through the LCF. Michael C. Williams (background, second from right), Redeemer Lutheran’s principal, was among those on hand for the special service. -SEE CALENDAR ON PG. 55-
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