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| IMPORTANT DATES | IN THE NEWS MARCH 2022 | ||
Upcoming Meetings and Events |
SAD SHARING POSTED 3/1/22  It is with great sadness that we inform you about the passing of Maria Canale. She retired from Brentwood Special Services as the Head Clerk. . . One of Brentwood's finest. Maria was a lovely lady and a devoted member of ROBS. She had a wonderful personality, and she kept so many of us laughing while we were in her company! She will be missed! May her Memory be a Blessing and May she Rest in Peace. Funeral Arrangements are as follows: VISITATION: Thursday, March 3, 2022 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. St. James Funeral Home 829 Middle Country Road St. James, N.Y. 11780 Tel. #:631-584-5200 INTERMENT: Following the visitation Thursday, March 3, 2022 St. Charles Cemetery 2015 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735 |
ROBS SCHOLARSHIP
DONATION REQUEST POSTED 3/1/22 It is that time of year again when we decide what ROBS Scholarships we are going to fund for this year's class of graduating seniors. As we have done in the past, Fern will be looking at seniors from the Brentwood High School who plan to pursue a degree in the fields of education or health care. This year we have two additional scholarships to award ... one in Memory of Florence Corkery and one in Memory of Peter Vercillo. Please be as generous as you can with your donations! If you would like to donate to the Fund, please send your check to Carmen Roldan 49 Linda Lane North Babylon, NY 11703. Make the check out to ROBS with the word Scholarship noted on the memo line of the check. Thank you so much in advance for your contributions. SAD SHARING
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POSTED 3/13/22 We sadly inform you that Eileen Brooks-Hughes, the mother of Ronda Brooks, passed away on March 9th, the day after her 89th birthday. Graveside services were private. Donations to the National Kidney Foundation are welcome. Shiva will be observed at Ronda's house Sunday and Monday both from 1-4pm and 6-8pm. May Eileen Rest in peace. PETER VERCILLO MEMORIAL & CELBRATION OF LIFE POSTED 3/22/22 Peter P. Vercillo Jr. Memorial Mass, Internment, and Celebration of Life is scheduled for Saturday April 23. Everyone who was touched by Peter’s life is invited to share in this day, or any part thereof, either in person or digitally, or in whatever way they so choose. Please click on the following link for the details: Peter Vercillo Memorial and Celebration of Lifel (PDF File) | ||
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 View the In Memoriam page with the list of our Brentwood colleagues who have passed away. This list will be updated on a yearly basis. * * * * * If you would like us to place an announcement on the website of the passing of one of our colleagues please contact us here. |
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NYSUT Website www.nysut.org 2021 NYSUT Retirees "Health & Wellness Webinar Series" nysut.org/retireewebinars MEMEBER ACTION CENTER Support VOTE-COPE with your voluntary contribution. Download the VOTE-COPE Contribution Card here. |
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| Check out the Famous People and Events on that special day in March, and see what else happened! Historical Facts and Events for March |
March 2022 Holidays, Bizarre, Unique, Special Days Bizarre and Unique Holidays in March |
All About March March in History |
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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. |
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED HISTORY PROJECT
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You can also
view any of the past interviews by visiting History Project Interview Archives
View May 8, 2015 History Project Celebration Photo Album View History Project Slide Show on YouTube
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RC 21 Website: http://rc21.ny.aft.org |
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| MEMBER WEBSITES | |||
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Complete Team Building Kits
Teaching Cooperation/ Collaboration Emotional Intelligence (EQ) www.cooperationsquares.com Rick Mundy
Watercolor Prints of L.I., Adirondacks, NYC...
www.RickMundyWatercolors.com Elmon Kazandjian Ronda Brooks
Children's Social Skills Groups www.KidHelp.org |
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