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TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 • 22 R’wood Students Earn Scholarships Golfing For Causes In Whitestone The Circolo Santa Margherita Belice organization recently held its ninth annual golf outing in honor of the Holy Crucifix at the Clearview Park Golf Course in Whitestone. In past years the golf outing has raised funds for charities such as Juvenile Diabetes, Cooleys Anemia, St. Matthias Educational Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and for local community causes such as the Serrano Warriors and the Callahan Family. Pictured are members at the event. Santa Margherita Belice is a town in Sicily. Over 100 years ago many Italians immigrated to the U.S. from there and started the organization. Pictured are members at the golf event. Eighth-graders from the St. Matthias School in Ridgewood have received a total of over $285,000 in scholarships, the school announced. The students, pictured from left to right in the back row; Adam Szaniawski, Antonio Rodriguez, Derek Brito, Gabriela Arreaga, Kevin D'Amico, Melanie Intriago, Jason Roman, Nadia Campoverde, Lukasz Paul, Michelle Malinowski, Kacper Olchanowski and Jonathan Ortiz. In the middle row, left to right; Maria Theresa Fernandez, Christina Shenouda, Katherine Koziol, Ewelina Adamczak, Adrianna Llumitaxi, Emily Perez and Jazmine Orellana. In the front, left to right; Msgr. Peter Zendzian, Kevin Vizhnay Urgiles, Jazmine Tineo, Jose Rodriguez, Luz Castillo, Yoshua Gil, Jailyn Gonzalez, Fady Israel and Principal Barbara Wehnes. If You See Breaking News On Your Block... Contact The Times Newsweekly Call 1-718-821-7500 • Email info@timesnewsweekly.com Diversity Celebrated at Bushwick’s P.S. 299 P.S. 299 in Bushwick held its annual multi cultural show in the schools’ auditorium on Friday, June 6. This was the fourth consecutive year where students got to design a culturally significant tribute to a country. For this show, students created a dance to capture a country. Almost 200 students, from pre-K to fifth-grade participated in this celebration of diversity and the multi-cultural aspects of the community. Pictured are Amelia Flores and kindergarten students dressed for Samba, and Ms Escalera’s fourth-grade doing the Merengue.


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