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TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014 • 22 Maspeth High School’s Revival Club recently donated clothes and canned food to St. Stanislaus Church in Maspeth. As noted, most of the donations will be provided to local families and a soup kitchen in Brooklyn. The club plans on making another donation later this month. Shown with club advisor Mr. Kwon are Maspeth High School students Katherine Kippes, Franz Kippes, Patrick Tameta, Paula Tameta, Ryan Garcia, Veronica Agosto and Susanna Nitchman. The Ridgewood YMCA recently hosted a day of service made possible through a donation from entertainer and Queens native LL Cool J. As noted, the star of NCIS: Los Angeles donated 100 turkeys that were distributed at the Ridgewood Y on Nov. 22. Members of the organization’s Teen Leaders Club at Grover Cleveland High School joined YMCA staff members Shanaja Hughes and Delissa Dixon to organize the event. F.H.-Based College Pulled From The Brink Of Failure Pol’s Intervention Rescues Bramson ORT Rep. Grace Meng announced on Monday, Dec. 1, that she worked to prevent a college in Forest Hills from shutting down. On the brink of closing its doors, Bramson ORT College in Forest Hills was spared after the congresswoman intervened with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, the DOE had placed Bramson ORT under heightened cash monitoring, which requires that a school submit additional documentation before financial aid funds are made available to it. But after the college provided the necessary paperwork, the DOE was unresponsive to the institution, and later declined to release any financial aid payments. As a result, Bramson was weeks away from closing down. After the college contacted Meng for help, the congresswoman convened a conference in her office with school and DOE officials where she identified sources of miscommunication between the two, and put forth a plan for the resumption of urgently needed financial aid payments. As part of this plan, the DOE made its first disbursement of $175,000, and the school anticipates receiving the balance of $980,000 soon. “I am glad that this matter between the Department of Education and Bramson ORT College has been resolved, and I’m pleased to have facilitated a favorable outcome by bringing both sides together,” said Meng. “With the school remaining open and this issue now behind it, the institution can move forward to continue the important work it does in educating New York students. I thank officials from the DOE for working with us to prevent the school from shutting down.” “We would like to sincerely thank Congresswoman Meng and her staff for their continued support and guidance in securing payments, and ongoing efforts to restore our financial aid payment status back to the standard method of payment,” said Dr. David Kanani, president of Bramson ORT College and an -SEE BRINK ON PG. 57- ORTHODONTICS WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Adults & Children Invisalign™ Premier Provider Multicolor Mini-Bonded Brackets Ceramic - Clear Braces ©Times Newsweekly 2014 – GLENRIDGE Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics GLENRIDGE ORTHODONTIC SPECIALISTS Dr. V. Bilello*, Dr. M. Nissenbaum, Dr. P. Bilello, Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 65-34 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385 1-718-381-2965 1-718-386-8728 RIDGEWOOD HAIR STYLISTS 57-01 Catalpa Ave. (Cor. Seneca Ave.) 1 - 7 1 8 - 8 2 1 - 9 5 8 1 W E A L S O D O M A K E - U P • U P - D O s W A X I N G • W E D D I N G PA R T I E S ! SENIOR CITIZENS WEDNESDAY - 15% OFF Perms $50 with Cut and Blow ©Times Newsweekly – 2014– R'WOOD^HAIR CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT • WALK-INS WELCOME Wed. & Fri. Short Hair Only Refer a Friend Both Get $5 OFF Every Chemical Treatment Get a Free Deep Conditioner With This Ad Only, Expires December 12, 2014 Closed Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Gift Certificates Available Maspeth Students Deliver Charity YMCA Gives Back To Ridgewood


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