FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com april 24, 2014 • kids & education • The Courier sun 33 ▶ kids & education Sponsored by There’s more in store for you when you have a 5Star Credit Card. Apply today online at mynycb.com or call us at 1-888-550-9888 ASTORIA WRITING CHAMP BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO Hartsock, CEO of The Be Kind People aaltamirano@queenscourier.com Project. “The national writing contest @aaltamirano28 provides a unique opportunity for students One Astoria first-grader has a prizewinning language arts while demonstrating their commitment to kindness.” Isabella’s essay, called “Kindness Is …,” included a colorful drawing of two girls smiling with a large red heart between them. She ends her essay with “Kindness makes the world a better place. Kindness is … everything!” Along with taking home the grand prize, the Isabella’s essay was also a winning entry in the first-grade category of the contest. Isabella and her teacher, Stephanie Lupoli, received Amazon gift cards, and P.S. 122 will get a personalized congratulatory Be Kind Pledge banner for the school office. Isabella’s classmates will also have the chance to participate in an online chat with members of a young urban dance performance group called The Be 1 Isabella Taxilaga, a student at P.S. 122 Mamie Fay, has been named the $1,000 grand prize winner of the nonprofit The Be Kind People Project’s national student The “Kindness is the Key to Unlocking Good Character” competition was open to public, private and home-schooled students in kindergarten through eighth grade across the United States. Each student was asked to write an essay on how deciding to be kind can help develop good character and make a positive impact on classmates, family, friends and the whole community. “Our ultimate goal is to ensure that kindness becomes a vital and ongoing part of students’ lives,” said Lisa to apply what they are learning in > Absolutely Free Student Checking •No minimum balance •No per check fee •No monthly maintenance fee > Free unlimited ATM transactions at NYCB locations > Free VISA®CheckCard > Free Direct Deposit > Free On-line Banking with Free Bill Pay† > 24 Hour Bank by Phone > Convenience •Over 140 locations in way with words. writing contest. OPEN YOUR STUDENT CHECKING2 ACCOUNT AND/OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND ENJOY: • NO MINIMUM BALANCE FEE • NO PER-C HEC K FEE • NO MONTHLY SERVICE FEE Free ▪ Unlimited transactions at NYCB ATMs ▪ Visa® check card ▪ Direct Deposit ▪ Online Banking and Bill e-Statements NY and NJ •Extended branch banking hours •Supermarket banking •7 day-a-week banking at many locations > Pre-Paid Solutions •VISA® Gift Card •Pre-Paid Long Distance •Pre-Paid MasterCardTM •Pre-Paid Wireless Service •MetroCards Pay3 with Convenience ▪ Over 175 locations in NY and NJ ▪ Extended branch banking hours ▪ 24-hour bank by phone ▪ 7 day-a-week banking at many locations For more information call 718-448-7272 or visit www.myNYCB.com For more information call 718-263-0937 or visit www.myNYCB.com †For your online security, information will be verified by the Bank. Once the verification process is complete, your Free Online Banking & Free Bill Pay account will be activated and ready for you to use. No monthly services charges apply. A separate fee applies for optional services such as Money HQ. Please talk to a branch representative or ask for our fee schedule for more details. © New York Community Bank. Member FDIC Equal Housing Lender ©2014 New York Community Bank- Member FDIC Equal Opportunity Lender SBmAaNrt KStIuNdeGnt Please visit our Full Service Branch and Recruitment Center located in the Student Union at Queens College! 1Student Banking is available for personal accounts only and is free of maintenance and activity fees. 2Student Checking Accounts with a Visa® check card are automatically enrolled in the Even >more Rewards Program. For complete terms and conditions speak with a branch representative. Restrictions apply. 3No monthly service charges apply. A separate fee applies to optional services such as Money HQ®. Please talk to a branch representative or ask for our fee schedule for more details. Kind Crew. “Students from Sacramento to Delaware participated in this year’s contest, which is part of a comprehensive program to help young people acquire the character skills they need to be respectful, positive and encouraging to others,” Hartsock said. “We believe that it’s essential to take every opportunity to acknowledge and reward acts of kindness whenever they occur.” To read Isabella’s essay and other winning entries, visit www.thebekindpeopleproject. org. Photo courtesy of The Be Kind People Project First-grader Isabella Taxilaga from P.S. 122 in Astoria was named the grand prize winner of The Be Kind People Project’s national writing contest.
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