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To a joyous new year
With 2018 coming to an
I just heard about a group called
end, I’d like to focus on
“Just Detention International.”
the many acts of kindness
They help bring letter writers
shown by our readers to each
to prisoners who had been
other.
raped
raped behind bars. The prisoners’
ers’ gr
des
gratefulness was eloquently
described
in an op-ed published in The
New York Times on Dec. 22.
Sofia Robinson, a 13 year old
in the Episcopal School of Los
Angeles wrote this powerful statement:
“I write Christmas cards to
p
thing that
prisoners. I hope you do something
that makes you and another
person feel good this holiday
season.” So eloquently
written!
Talk about acts of kindness!
I would also like to stop and
focus on my gratitude for all that
I have. Life has challenged me
and I know so many of you have
lost loved ones this year. But
with their loss comes gratitude
for what they gave us while they
were physically with us.
What are you grateful for?
Remembering that helps me
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Congressman Tom Suozzi, Debra
Markell-Kleinert and Glen Kotowski
(standing) with former Borough
President Claire Shulman and Fred
Chernow at the UJA Federation’s
chapter gala at the
North Shore
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deal with
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Josh his sisters
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Borough President Melinda Katz and
Yoselin Estrella of Neighborhood
Housing Services at the Elmhurst
Hospital gala in October
y
Geraldo and
Erica Rivera
with their
daughter
Sol holding
the Torah as
she begins
her bat
mitzvah
service
a Octobe
Dear friend Claire Shulman celebrated the Nov. 15
birth of her great-grandson, Colin Maxwell Brown
Josh and I with Les and Jennifer Goodstein
after closing on the CNG purchase
Frank and Joyce
Frank and Joyce
Seddio renewed
their vow
vows
neps
e Festival Brian Rice, Ralph D’Onofrio, Bob Brennan,
and Tracey Schneps. Josh and I were honored
at the Elmhurst Hospital gala.
Maria Grasso and her team
at Kidney Foundation outing
Tara Buonocore, Michael Rosenblut and
Lina Scacco of Parker Jewish Institute at
their annual golf outing
Matt, one of the many
young people that
Life’s WORC helps
One of the children being
gifted at our toy drive
d
t Jimmy Kaloidis
at his Name Day
The Mattones celebrated Christmas
at the Columbus Club
Israel Rocha, Dr. Jasmin Moshipur, Medical Director
and Dr. Linda Williamson Perez of HHC/Elmhurst with
State Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan
Remembering
Constance Maltese
Jim Whitmore
was honored as
a “King of Long
Island”
Peter Meyer and Denise Arbesu at
the Yuletide Ball in Brooklyn
ing
r dri
Robert Wagner with Regina
Keller Gil at the Gold Coast
Cinema Gala honoring him.
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with life’s challenges.
My warm
wishes to
all my dear
readers on
a happy,
healthy and
joyous new
year!
Josh, his sisters
Samantha and
Elizabeth, and I
at his 40th birthday
celebration
My grandchildren celebrating
Hanukkah, the Festival of
Lights
Frank Seddio, incoming Attorney
General Letitia James and State
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli at the
SOMOS Puerto Rico Conference
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