April 14
Spring Brunch

June 2
End-of-Year Luncheon

Events Schedule

Meetings Schedule

SAVE THE DATE
THEATER PARTY
POSTED 4/1/23
      On Wednesday, August 23, NYSUT Council RC21 has organized a Theater Party. It will include lunch at Gallo Restaurant in Patchogue and tickets to see "Jersey Boys" at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, NY. Click on the following link to view the flier for details and to sign up.
Theater Party.

SAD SHARING
POSTED 4/22/23
     It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Ralph Ruggiero. Ralph was a teacher, coach, Dean of Students and High School Assistant Principal. In addition, Ralph was a US Marine. His wife, Beverly was also a Brentwood Home Economics teacher.
     Ralph Ruggiero was instrumental in the creation of the ROTC program in Brentwood High School.. To recognize his efforts in this endeavor, his family would like to present a scholarship for this school year to a current student in the ROTC Program. Family and friends are asked to make a donation in lieu of flowers etc. You can either give a cash donation in an envelope provided at the wake to Beverly or a check made out to Beverly W. Ruggiero, and in the left memo line of the check, write Memorial Donation ROTC. In 40 days the total donated can be viewed on the website www.RaynorDandrea.com. The funeral service will also be streamed on the website.
Funeral Arrangements:
Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Home
245 Main Street
West Sayville, NY
631.589.2345
Public Visiting Hours:
Friday 2-4:30 and 7-9:30
Services:
Funeral Mass at 10 am Saturday, April 22, 2023
St. John Nepomucene RC Church
Burial:
Saturday, April 22, 2023 Pinelawn Memorial Park Pinelawn, NY.

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ROBS NEWS UPDATE FOR MEMBERS
POSTED 4/5/23
    As per the exterior and parking lot renovations at the Brentwood Public Library, all Executive Board and General Membership meetings are cancelled for the months of April, May, and June. We will revisit this situation come September and decide at that time what we will do for ROBS at that time. We will not be holding elections at our May meeting since it has been cancelled. Anyone who wishes to take on a specific leadership or committee role in ROBS just has to say that they want the position and it will be given to them.
    Updates from RC21: On May 9th there will be a General Membership meeting at the West Islip Public Library. Voting for the leadership positions in RC21 will take place on that day. June 13th is the RC21 End-of-Year- Luncheon. There is a flyer in the latest issue sent from RC21 in the mail.

FEATURED AUTHOR: LETTY SUSTRIN
POSTED 4/25/23
     On May 13th, 2PM to 5PM Letty Sustrin, our resident author, will be the featured author in the Reading Around the Parks program taking place at the Gardiner County Park in Bay Shore. This program features local authors reading children's stories in the park. Come and share this exciting event with Letty.
    Click on the image below to learn more about it.

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SAD SHARING
POSTED 4/16/23
     Emery Hadjuck, who retired after 30 years teaching at South Elementary School, passed away suddenly on April 13, 2023. Always laughing, smiling, joking and giving, Em filled the lives of those around him with love and joy. We are asking those who knew him to post their favorite photos and SHARE their favorite memories of Em here:
Visit Emery Em J Hajduks
Memorial Website                  
     A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 21st from 7pm to 9pm at: New Hope Baptist Church
140 Smith Ave
Holbrook, NY 11741

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SAD SHARING
POSTED 4/27/23
     We are sorry to inform you of the passing of our colleague, Goldia Bullock, a Brentwood School District Social Worker who retired in 1993. Goldia passed on Resurrection Sunday, April 9, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NY. Her Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, April 16, 2023 at the Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, in St. Albens, NY. The Interment was held, Monday, April 17, 2023 at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, NY.
    Condolences can be sent to her daughter, Millet Bullock Harris, at 18747 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica, NY 11432.
   May Goldia rest in peace.

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Check Out Member Benefits

Why did we do it?
     What was our purpose in taking on such an open ended “History Project”; for which we evolved a script of questions and got answers from over 150 subjects for two decades?
     We couldn’t answer the question in 1994 when people would ask “What are you going to do with the interviews?” All we could say was that for educational purposes we had to document our record now or lose the chance to preserve so many poignant accounts, funny stories and touching tales told by exemplary educators. We knew these dedicated public servants might shortly, for reasons yet unknown, be leaving Brentwood for good.
     So, we decided to let time sort out the details. We began scheduling appointments. We asked questions and listened saving for generations the essence of what it meant to have been an educator or employed, in this large public school system during the second half of the 20th century. Brentwood remains an exemplar to all others; a diverse microcosm of America reflecting 124 districts on Long Island while simultaneously resembling thousands across the U.S. We’ve accomplished something here to be proud of. Whether we were interviewed or not, ours is a claim of service that few professionals in the State of New York or elsewhere have positioned themselves to share in the way we have.
     INITIALLY the practice of sitting with a subject for an hour and giving them a hundred percent focused attention seemed somewhat daunting to a number of friends and colleagues. So much so in fact that many declined our repeated invitations to speak with us as they left careers or retired from full employment. Despite all assurances that we were not about investigative journalism or invading privacy, they deferred. Now, twenty years after we began, some are saying they may be ready. “Better late than never” we say. However, to all among you who were willing to share not only your classroom experiences and personal stories, but precious memories from your lives along with your fondest hopes for the future, we say “Thanks”. Thanks for allowing us to continue the process by paying it forward as we share these interviews with the Brentwood community and countless professionals and researchers near and far. Through an acceptance of ROBS offer of collaboration with Archivist Dr. Geri Solomon and The Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University our History Project lives on in academia as well as in the collection of the Brentwood Public Library, thanks to Director, Thomas A. Tarantowicz.
   You can enjoy unlimited visits to www.robsny.org where you can watch and listen to segments from featured Interviews in the ROBS History Project Section on our Announcements Page each month. Return here to listen and learn again and again.

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