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Extraordinary women
in life and on screen
and was I glad I did.
Reneé is an accomplished recognized
award winning author,
journalist, creative writing
teacher and speaker. Her organization,
Girls Inc., encourages
young women to pursue their
passions and empower them to
be strong, smart and bold.
The group is similar to the
Girl Scouts, but all their services
are free and mostly involve
young minority women from
Long Island.
I love that she has created the
Reneé Daniel Flagler scholarship
program, which provides a graduating
high school student from
Nassau County $1,000 a year.
The student must display an
interest in writing or be involved
in community service, and have
shown an interest in empowering
others through their work.
It’s all part of a what a special
unique woman Reneé is. And
I’m so glad to get
and her mission.
Her goal this ye
girls gain fina
get to know her
year is to help
financial literacy
empower them to
cy and empo
speak out
about abuse.
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talents
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ing
Adding to Renee’s
talents is her motivational
speaking.
One of her
favorite quotes
is something
that inspires
me as well:
“If opportunity
doesn’t
fav
is
t
m
knock, then
run out into the street and tackle
it!”
Then over the weekend I went
to see “A Star is Born.” I tried for
the 4:15 show, but it was sold
out! The 7:30 show sold out as
well, but I wasn’t giving up on
what I heard was a movie not to
be missed.
Finally I came back and caught
the 9:30 p.m. show and sat in
the lush leather reclining armchairs
at the AMC theatre. What
a treat it was to see the great talents
of Bradley Cooper and the
remarkable Lady Gaga together
on screen. In fact, I didn’t realize
it was Lady Gaga until the credits
came up at the end of this totally
engrossing movie.
The 2018 version of “A Star is
Born” is the third remake of the
classic Judy Garland film of the
1950s. Barbra Streisand starred
in a remake in the 1970s.
Cooper starred and made his
directorial debut in this updated
version of “A Star is Born.” He
said in a recent interview that
he chose Lady Gaga because “I
knew I needed nuclear power in
a voice,” and did he get it! The
soundtrack is already number
one on the Billboard list.
Beyond the music, “A Star is
Born” is a sad story of addiction
combined with extraordinary
success, devastating jealousy
and desperation. To me, it was
all about the power of women.
You must see this passionate
performance for yourself, and
feel free to let me know how it
moved you!
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga star in “A Star is Born.” (photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
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For years, I have been celebrating
extraordinary
women, and this week I
had the pleasure of experiencing
two — one in person, and
another on the silver
silver
screen.
When my
dear employee
Megan Smith was
honored with the Equity
Fi t F d ti ’ thi d
First Foundation’s third annual
Angels award for her work
on behalf of people with cancer,
I attended the award presentation
with her family at the seaside
Piermont catering hall in
Babylon.
The afternoon was a celebration
of women who have contributed
to their community, and
among those manning a table
at the event was Reneé Daniel
Flagler, the executive director of
Girls Inc.
For me, I found instant love
and respect for her work and her
passion for service. We made
arrangements to meet last week
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