ROBS PROJECT HOPE
AUTUMN 2008

A letter from Peter Vercillo
Project Hope Chairperson

Dear ROBS Member,
     This is now the 12th year for ROBS PROJECT HOPE. As you may know, PROJECT HOPE is a way for the retirees of the Brentwood school community to show we are still concerned about the children of the area. Through SUBURBAN CHILDREN INC., ROBS adopts local families during the traditional holiday season. Food is provided for Thanksgiving and many gifts are bought, wrapped and presented at Christmas time.
     In the past, many of you have generously supported this endeavor. Your efforts have been very much appreciated, not only by the folks at Suburban but especially by the children and their parents.
     Through our donations, PROJECT HOPE touches the lives of many. It is a way to add o the joy and the spirit of the season. Please help continue this fine tradition. Checks should be made payable to ROBS/PROJECT HOPE, so that we may keep proper records. Please send checks to: Peter Vercillo, 26 Willoughby St., Brentwood NY 11717.
     Thank you for your loyalty and support. Best wishes for the special weeks ahead.
Sincerely,
Peter Vercillo
Project Hope Chairperson

A MESSAGE FROM JEAN (FOX) ELARDE

     Jean was Front Office Secretary at South Elementary School and for Conrad G. Follansbee when he was the Principal at the South Annex to the High School & Administrator for the Maslow-Toffler School.
 
(Masslow-Toffler School 1979)

     The following is a message from Jean along with a photo of her and her husband Frank:
"Hi All, 
     This is us at our church gathering which took place after the 11:00 Service.  It was a ground breaking ceremony and there was music and singing and a short Service and then a
nice lunch.   They are expanding our church to make more room for
more people who want to join.
    We were Ushers the whole month of August.  We enjoy being members of this United Methodist Church.
     Love to all." 
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WELL, WHO KNEW?*

By John Sherin

    Fifty years ago before anyone else used the name, we were the "Play Boys". We became the Jon Sherin Quintet after several of us married.
     Today we use the name of who ever among us books the engagement. Now a quartet we lost our beloved keyboard and piano player Joseph Caruso, to cancer in 1996. He was the identical twin brother of vibes player Victor Caruso
     Our percussionist John Morena, has arranged with the Snapper Inn for us to play there on Friday, Oct. 24th from 6 - 10pm. Alexander Abruzzo will be on guitar.
      We're glad to still be together after so long a friendship. We don't play as often as we'd like - lives, family and careers continue to move us in different directions; as they have for over half this century in education, architecture, music, and business.
      We play modern jazz with a distinctive Shearing sound and do many classic American melodies of the 30's. 40's 50's and beyond.
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     My name is Ruth Teich and I'd like to tell everyone why my daughter calls herself an Internet Orphan. At least twice a day I spend time on my new-found, dearly loved website www.paperbackswap.com. there I am known as Ruth T, nickname RegencyBelle, email address: thegrandsophie@hotmail.com. People all over the country have sent books I've selected from the PBS list of available titles. I've paid nothing for this service. When I have mailed items to Club members who

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request my books, I've paid for the postage -around $2. I even print my own book wrapper from the screen. Some club members print their postage that way too. Once you join, I recommend that you decide on a nickname and perhaps, an email address dedicated to books. Before you do so, you will have the opportunity to list 10 books you would like to trade. For this, you will get 2 credits to enable you to select 2 books. Once other members, and there are thousands across the country select a book from your shelf, mail it and receive another credit. I could go on for hours, writing about the over 2,500,000 books from categories such as Mystery, SciFi, Cooking, Romance, Westerns, History, Religion and Children's Literature and many more too numerous to mention. Instead, why don't you log on the website. You'll have your own personal tour guide who will explain things a lot better than I can.
     If you would like to contact me, my phone number and email address are listed in the ROBS Directory and send your phone number to me. If you decide to join the PBS group. I would appreciate it if you used my nickname and or email address when they ask you how you found out about PBS. I think I get credit for this. There's always that extra book on my Wish List. That reminds me..............
Happy Reading
Ruth Teich
Northeast Elementary Teacher

* Articles appear in ROBS Newsletter September-October. See Newsletters