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Community Guide The South Canarsie Civic Association (not to be confused with the United Canarsie South Civic) will hold its next meeting on Monday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the HES. SCCA President Mary Anne Sallustro says a representative of Governor Pataki will be the guest speaker. For further information, call (718) 251-7145. School Board 18 The next meeting of Community School Board 18 will take place on Tuesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at P.S. 208, 4801 Avenue D. Immediately following the closed meeting, a Town Hall meeting will commence. For further information, call (718) 566-6045. Classes Power Squadron Safe Boating Class The Brooklyn Power Squadron will begin Safe Boating classes starting Monday, April 26 at the Ryan Center at Floyd Bennett Field. For information, call (718) 768-6764. Adult Workshops At HES The Hebrew Educational Society, East 95 Street and Seaview Avenue, has workshops on Makeup Application, Belly Dancing for Women, Conversational Spanish, Pasta Workshop and more. Morning and evening classes available. For further information, call Sarit at (718)241-3000, ext. 31. Clubs Weekly Chess Club Seaview Jewish Center, 1585 East 98 Street, between Seaview Avenue and Avenue N, hosts a free chess club every Saturday at noon. Beginners to advanced players are welcome. For details, call (718) 251-1900. Domino Club An elite domino club has been established in East Flatbush. If you feel that you can play dominoes on a professional level, with tournaments being offered locally, out of state and internationally, call (718) 677-9070 or (917) 868-9411. Gardening Garden Planning Workshop Get your garden started on the right foot by attending a Garden Planning Workshop at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, 5816 Clarendon Road, on Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m. The schedule is subject to change, so call (718) 629-5400 to confirm. Health Free Or Low-Cost Low income women who feel they cannot get a mammogram are urged to call the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program at 800-877-8077 to learn about where they can get a free or low cost mammogram. Cardiac Rehab Program If you have had a heart attack within the last year, a coronary bypass or angina in the last six months and if you have an okay from your physician, you’re a candidate for the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Program at Maimonides Medical Center. Museum Mother’s Day Tea & Tulip Festival At Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum Celebrate motherhood amid spring tulips on Saturday, May 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. during the free Mother’s Day Tea & Tulip Festival at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, 5816 Clarendon Road (at Ralph Avenue). Fun and entertainment for boys and girls! Dance around the maypole! Play with Colonial toys! Rain or shine. For information, call (718) 629-5400. Music Free Sunday Concerts At KCC The Kingsborough Community College Spring 2004 free concert series will begin on April 25 when the Kingsborough Stage Band, Danny Repole, conductor, will feature the sounds of the big bands in a concert at 2:30 p.m. Further concerts will be presented on May 16 and May 23. For information call (718) 368-5596. Musicians Wanted Brass and Woodwinds...all levels needed for the American Legion Concert Band. Various functions. All welcome. For further information, call Irwin at (718) 769-2818 or Elliot at (718) 531-8130. Other Caribbean Immigrant The Caribbean American Center of New York (CACNY) and Trinidad & Tobago Independence Celebration Inc. (TATIC), in collaboration with the Kings County District Attorney’s office, will host an Information Seminar entitled "Empowerment Through Knowledge — Defend Your Rights As An Immigrant" on Wednesday, April 28 at 6 p.m. at the Trinidad & Tobago Consulate, 475 Fifth Avenue (at 41 Street), 4th Floor, Manhhattan. The public is invited. Canarsie History Fair Next Month Officials of the Canarsie History Museum have announced the 2nd Annual Canarsie History Fair will take place on Sunday, May 16 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Canarsie Post 573 American Legion Hall, East 92 Street and Conklin Avenue. Highlights include neighborhood history exhibits, as well as military, transit and Fire Department displays. Free admission. For information, call (917) 880-5676. National Library Week Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) celebrates National Library Week, with fun-filled and educational events at neighborhood libraries. Participants will hear folk tales, mysteries and multicultural stories from established and emerging artists who will lead them in free song, dance, acting and arts & crafts programs. For more information, call (718) 230-2100 or visit the web site at www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org Free English Language Classes The Adult Literacy Program at the Brooklyn Public Library will offer free ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes at various branches through June 21. For information, call (718) 832-3560, ext. 4 or 6. Brooklyn College Class The Brooklyn College class of 1954 will hold its reunion and join the commencement ceremonies as honored guests on June 3, 2004. For further information on the reunion, call (718)951-5065. Pets Save The Lives Of Felines The city’s Animal Care and Control Centers need your help to save the lives of lost and homeless felines. All three centers — Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island — are filled to capacity with a wonderful assortment of cats and kittens in need of permanent homes. All cats have been neutered and vaccinated. For information, call the Brooklyn Center at (718)272-7200, the Manhattan Center at (212) 722-3620 or the Staten Island Center at (718) 984-6643 Religious Israel Bonds Breakfast The Temple Sholom Men’s Club will host the State of Israel Bonds Inaugural Flatbush Testimonial Breakfast on Sunday, April 25 at 9:30 a.m. at the temple, located at 2075 East 68 Street. Guest speaker will be Dr. Gabriel I. Barbash, head of the largest hospital in Israel and former Surgeon General of the Ministry of Health. For further information, call the temple at (718) 763-5444. Plymouth Church Women’s Day Weekend Retreat The "Women of Plymouth" have announced the celebration of "Women’s Day Weekend 2004" Friday through Sunday, May 14 — May 16, with a spiritual retreat, praise and worship at the Radisson Hotel (near JFK Airport). For information and registration, call the Plymouth Congregational Church Office at (718)649-5962. Registration deadline is May 2. Sales Spring Card Party At MQH Officials of the Mary Queen of Heaven Rosary Society have announced they will host their Spring Card Party on Friday, April 25. "Shop ’Til You Drop!" Doors open at 7 P.M. For information, call (718) 763-2354 or 763-2330. MQH is located at 1395 East 56 Street. Senior VIP/CSS Day Program For Seniors The VIP/CSS Day Program for Seniors, located at 1310 Rockaway Parkway, a not-for-profit organization that provides support, structure and varied activities for Brooklyn seniors, has openings in its supportive day program. Exciting trips, hot lunches, physical therapy, music and art activities are just a few of their offerings for seniors who are struggling with emotional difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, mood swings or lonliness. For more information, contact Merry Nachemin or Natalie Bowen at (718) 257-3746. Glenwood Senior Center All seniors are invited to join the nutritional and recreational program at the Glenwood Senior Center, located at 5701 Avenue H in the Glenwood Houses complex. The program includes breakfast and lunch and offers a variety of fun indoor Abe Stark Senior Center Sponsored by Millennium Development, the Abe Stark Senior Center, 103-15 Farragut Road, offers a nutritious breakfast & lunch program plus daily activities, including beginning computer time, billiards, bingo and more. Transportation provided. For information, call 1-718-272-9515. JASA Seniors Meet At Come join in on the fun at Temple Emanu-el of Canarsie, 1880 Rockaway Parkway, where JASA Senior Center members meet daily. Join them Sports Registration For Summer Registration for the 69th Precinct Community Council Summer Baseball League is taking place every Monday and Wednesday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. during April and May at the precinct station house, 9720 Foster Avenue (at Rockaway Parkway). Birth certificates are required. For further information, call (718) 257-6205. Cyclones Single Opening Day and other single game tickets for the Brooklyn Cyclones’ season will go on sale on Sunday, April 25. Fans can get their tickets in person at Keyspan Park or by calling the Shea Stadium box office at (718) 507-TIXX (8499). NY Sharks — The NY Sharks Women’s Professional Football Team is currently home to 50 female football players from the tri-state area who are proud to be ranked #1 in the country. The New York Sharks will host the Montreal Blitz on Saturday April 24th. The game will be played at August Martin High School, Jamaica, Queens. Kickoff is at 3pm. For more information or ticket info, call (212) 645-4611. Support Groups NAMI Support Group When there is mental illness in the family, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) can help family members cope. For info, call Hattie at 1-718-375-0600. HELP LINE Helps In Crisis Have you ever had a crisis or problem that overwhelmed you? Have you ever felt lonesome or depressed, or even suicidal? Did you have someone to talk with? Do you wish you did? HELP LINE, a Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services program is a nonprofit telephone service program offering emotional support and information through a 24-hour hotline at (212) 532-2400. To volunteer, call (212) 684-4480 Continued On Next Page Community Guide… Continued From Previous Page Learning Disabled Adult Group The Kings Bay Y, 3495 Nostrand Avenue, sponsors a learning disabled adult group that meets every Monday and Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For further information, contact Bernie Rubin at (718) 648-7703, ext. 230 JASA Friendship House The JASA Brooklyn Friendship House, 650 Remsen Avenue, is a free program for older adults with mental health needs. Free transportation and Single Parent Support Group Come and join the Single Parent Support Group at the Hebrew Educational Society (HES). This professionally led mutual support group gives single parents a place to share their challenges and successes. Bring your children and have them join our children’s support group at the same time. For more information, call Orna Neutra at (718)241-3000, ext. 60. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Fairview Adult Day Care Center, 1444 East 99th Street, sponsors a support group for Alzheimer’s caregivers. Meetings are twice a month. For information, call Laura Schlatter, M.A. at (718)251-5600 Center Against Domestic Violence Is your partner controlling you? Threatening you? Degrading you? Yelling too much? Throwing things at you? Hitting or hurting you or your children? Forcing you to do things against your will? If the answer is "yes" to any of these questions, or if you know someone that may be caught up in domestic violence, contact the CADV Hotline, 24 hours a day, at 1-718-439-1000. THEY CAN HELP! Volunteers Needed Interpreters Needed At Hospital Volunteers who speak English and Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Italian or Chinese and are available 10 hours a week are needed at Maimonides Medical Center. For further information, call (718)283-3980. Maimonides Needs Blood Donors The blood bank at Maimonides Medical Center, like all blood banks in the region, is currently experiencing a severe blood shortage, especially of Type O-Positive and O-Negative blood. Other blood types are also needed. Please visit the Blood Donor Center on the 3rd floor of the administration building. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.For more information, or to arrange a blood drive, call Christine Clark at (718) 283-7179. Youth Activities Girl Scouts Meet Twice A Month Girl Scouts hold their meetings on the first and third Sunday of every month at Mary Queen of Heaven Church’s Monsignor Burns Parish Center, East 57 Street and Avenue M in the Teen Club Room. The meetings are held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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