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Holiday celebrations
With snow still falling,
I made my way to
the Brooklyn Heights
Casino, having received an invitation
from Peter Meyer of TD
Bank, owho hosted us at the
Yuletide Ball. It raises funds for
the important work done by the
preschool run by the Brooklyn
Kindergarten Society.
The development director told
us how meaningful each dollar
is, giving preschool kiddies
in disadvantaged neighborhoods
a chance to grow and develop
great school skills.
I was especially delighted to
congratulate Yvonne Riley-Tepie
who had just completed Ph.D. the week before. She is
my role model for my favorite
song, “I am woman, I am
strong, I am invincible,” sung by
Helen Reddy. That is Yvonne.
She is a single mom who works
full time in a leadership role at
TD and completed her degree.
She is also as kind and beautiful
as she is smart! I feel honored
to be her friend. She proves
anything is possible if you are
willing to work hard to achieve
your dreams and yes, always be
dreaming.
Happy Hanukkah Celebrations
Hanukkah celebrations began, too, and I was thrilled to
join all my grandchildren to mark the holiday. My “balabusta”
daughter, Samantha, who is the most accomplished
and loving hostess, welcomed us all to her home, which
allowed our kiddies to play with their newest gifts and each
other. It doesn’t get better than that!
Stay local this holiday season!
With the holiday
in full swing, it’s
the time families,
friends and colleagues gather.
And how lucky we were also to
have a splendid, picture-perfect
snowfall to bring in the
season.
Gift-giving is on everyone’s
mind and shopping locally will
be what I’m doing and you
should, too.
There is power in bringing
your shopping to our robust,
competitively priced, family
owned businesses.
It’s the local business
owners who
support our community
through
their contributions
to our churches,
schools and civic
and social groups. The
people who belong to the
Rotary Club, Lions, Kiwanis
and Masons and more all give
their time and dollars to support
local causes, and many
of them
are in business
in our backyard.
They are the
very
fiber of our
neighborhoods.
and I
believe there
is a shop on every
street where you can
purchase all the items
on your gift lists. Let’s support
them as they do us.
So think about making your
holiday purchases locally!
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