8 The Courier sun • april 9, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Community Board 5 appoints new members BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected]/@A_GiudiceReport Nine new members were appointed to Community Board 5 this week. The board, which includes Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth and Liberty Park, received five new members from City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s 30th District and four new members in Councilman Antonio Reynoso’s 34th District. The new members in Crowley’s district are Tobias Sheppard Bloch of Glendale, Karamjit Dawali of Glendale, Sarah Feldman of Ridgewood, David Sands of Glendale and Alex Maureau of Glendale. In Reynoso’s district, the new members are Raquel Namuche of Ridgewood, Cathleen Knight of Ridgewood, Tom C. Dowd of Ridgewood and Carmen Santana of Ridgewood. Richard Huber of Glendale was not reappointed this year. Community board members are appointed by the Queens borough president largely based on the recommendation of the City Council member(s) within the board’s jurisdiction. TIMES NEWSWEEKLY/File Photo Teams of volunteers, like this one at last year’s Middle Village Relay for Life, will raise funds for cancer research at relays scheduled in Queens this spring. Volunteers wanted for Relay for Life events in Queens this spring BY ROBERT POZARYCKI are our family, friends and neighbors who have faced [email protected]/@robbpoz cancer themselves. Each new team that registers brings us one step closer to saving more lives.” Those looking to put their best feet forward in the Each Relay for Life kicks off with the “Survivors’ fight against cancer are encouraged to join Relay for Lap,” as local cancer survivors take the first steps on Life events scheduled across Queens in May and June. the course, symbolizing their resiliency and strength. The relays benefit the American Cancer Society Once the survivors complete their circuit, the fundraising (ACS) and include teams of volunteers from families, teams take the track; at least one member of each businesses, churches, synagogues, mosques, schools, team must be on the track for the relay’s duration, into civic associations and other groups walking or running the night and following morning. laps around a course to raise funds for cancer research Team members camp out trackside and, when not and treatment. on the course, get to rest and enjoy games, music and New York City played host to 27 Relay for Life events entertainment. last year, raising more than $1.4 million combined, a After nightfall, volunteers hold a luminaria lighting goal the ACS hopes to eclipse in this year’s relay events. ceremony, when candles lining the course are lit in “The Relay for Life movement unites communities honor of a cancer survivor or in memory of someone across the globe to celebrate people who have battled who died of its complications. cancer, remember loved ones lost and take action to The Relay for Life for the communities of Broad finish the fight once and for all,” ACS Relay for Life Channel, Breezy Point and the Rockaways takes place Senior Manager Ben Messner said. “Many participants on Saturday, May 16, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next morning at the Broad Channel Athletic Club, located at 125 Cross Bay Blvd. For more information, contact Carol Palacio at 631-379-4924 or carol.palacio@ cancer.org. Bayside will hold its Relay for Life on Saturday, June 6, from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning in Alley Pond Park. Those interested in participating can contact Marlene Medina at 646-318-7636 or marlene. [email protected] for additional information. One week later, the Howard Beach Relay for Life will kick off at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at Frank M. Charles Memorial Park, located on 165th Avenue near 83rd Street. To learn more, contact Meghan Neary at 631-300-3458 or [email protected]. Lastly, the Middle Village Relay for Life will take place two weeks later on Saturday, June 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next morning at Juniper Valley Park’s Brennan Field, located off the corner of 71st Street and Lutheran Avenue. Contact Marlene Medina as the previously listed email and phone number.
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