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Women-Helping-Women Workshop Schedule Spring 2011
Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester
600 Bear Ridge Road -- Pleasantville, NY 10570
 During these unprecedented economic times many people, especially women, are looking for job search guidance. With funding from the Leir Charitable Foundations, WJCS launched Women-Helping-Women (W-H-W) to provide encouragement, information, resources and services for women seeking employment.
In 2010, W-H-W developed a workshop series to provide useful and practical information. To date, nearly 350 women have attended our workshops in Greenburgh, New Rochelle, Tarrytown and White Plains. And, many continue to meet for additional support and to share resources.
This spring, W-H-W is offering more workshops aimed at reaching an even wider audience. We hope you'll join us for one or all of these free, non-sectarian sessions. If you have a friend, relative or neighbor who could benefit from these sessions, please share this information. Remember, we are all links in the chain of women helping women.
Lenore Rosenbaum, MS
W-H-W Program Director
Registration required for any or all of these workshops. Contact:
Lenore Rosenbaum
W-H-W Program Director
761-0600 X308
Westchester Jewish Community Services
www.wjcs.com
Click here for directions to Rosenthal JCC...
Strengthening lives... Shaping futures.
Thursday, April 28 9:30 - 11:30 AM
THE ONE THING THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
Self-Esteem is the one thing that changes everything. It is the essential element to a happy, successful professional and personal life. How you feel about yourself crucially affects virtually every aspect of your life, and feeling good about yourself can be a challenge when you are unemployed. In this workshop you will learn strategies to build enduring self-esteem that will enable you to feel good about yourself, take more risks and be more productive in your job search.
Ettie Shapiro, LCSW, ACC, "Coaching Results"
Tuesday, May 3 9:30-11:30AM
GETTING YOURSELF ORGANIZED & STAYING ORGANIZED IN YOUR JOB SEARCH
Get the insights, tips and suggestion for managing your job search. Learn how:
--to organize all the steps your need to take to land your new job
--to develop a plan of action
--excel in the art of networking
--to develop a system for follow-up
Marcia Sloman, MBA, President, Under Control
Thursday, May 12 9:30-11:30AM
THRIVING THROUGH UNEMPLOYMENT
Being out of work can be a very scary thing. It can also be a great opportunity to stop and look at your work life: where you've been, and where you want to go. In this workshop you will learn:
-- tools to handle the stress that arises from being out of work
-- to manage rejection during the job search
-- how to take care of yourself emotionally while unemployed
-- how to handle well-meaning friends and family giving unwanted advice
-- tips and tools for bringing your best self to the interview
-- to find the balance between being and doing
Cathy Wilke, Life Coach specializing in career transition and women's issues. www.freedomandfulfillment.net
Tuesday, May, 17 9:30-11:30AM
ASK THE RECRUITER
Join us at an Open Forum where you will have the opportunity to ask the questions that you always wanted ask the professional executive recruiter! This is your chance to ask:
--What does a company look at when they look at your resume?
--How do you present yourself (resume) for today's crazy and difficult job
market?
--How can you emphasize what is unique about the wisdom and experience
that you can bring to the job?
--What about the mature candidate in today's market? Is there hope?
--How can you market yourself to find a job?
--How do you deal with search firms - and how do you decide which to talk
to?
--How does the search firm see you as a candidate?
Donald J. Zinn, Managing Partner, Exigent Search Partners Inc.
One-Day Grant-Funded Erosion Control and Green Stormwater Management Training
Learn new job skills and get certified!
Cost: No charge (grant‐funded) – But you MUST attend all day to get the certification.
Date/Time: May 5, 2011 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (lunch on your own)
Location: Educational Opportunity Center, Room 607, 26 South Broadway, Yonkers NY 10701
Audience: One‐Stop Employment Center clients, unemployed or laid off construction or municipal highway workers (Must provide information for an Individual Training Account (ITA) to attend)
TO REGISTER: Yonkers One‐Stop clients contact Lillian Morales @ (914) 964‐0105, Extn.
230.
Anyone else please send an e‐mail to Diana Hesse @ hvrc@hvi.net with your name, address, and telephone number.
(You will receive e‐mail confirmation that you are registered for the workshop.)
For registration questions, please call Diana Hesse @ (845) 564‐4075.
Download the Program Flyer for more information and registration.
One-Day Grant-Funded Erosion Control and Green Stormwater Management Training
Learn new job skills and get certified!
Cost: No charge (grant‐funded) – But you MUST attend all day to get the certification.
Date/Time: May 12, 2011 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (lunch on your own)
Location: One Stop Location, 120 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains NY 10605
Audience: One‐Stop Employment Center clients, unemployed or laid off construction or municipal highway workers (Must provide information for an Individual Training Account (ITA) to attend)
TO REGISTER: Yonkers One‐Stop clients contact Lillian Morales @ (914) 964‐0105, Extn.
230.
Anyone else please send an e‐mail to Diana Hesse @ hvrc@hvi.net with your name, address, and telephone number.
(You will receive e‐mail confirmation that you are registered for the workshop.)
For registration questions, please call Diana Hesse @ (845) 564‐4075.
Download the Program Flyer for more information and registration.
 You Can Help Your Older Neighbors by Volunteering with
Community Helping Hands
Community Helping Hands is a non-profit, Aging in Place Organization.
CHH was formed to assist older adults who choose to stay in their own homes as they age.
We are looking for volunteer fundraisers, administrators, event planners and drivers. Whether you have an hour to spare or can devote more time, we have an opportunity for you.
Please contact us at 914-346-7773
P.O. Box 708 Ossining, NY 10562
communityhelpinghandsossining@gmail.com
Working hand in hand to build a community that welcomes and honors our senior population.
Ossining Summer Day Camps, 2011
Camp registration will take place in April, each camp will have one evening of registration at the Community Center at 7pm, dates are listed below.
You must bring the following items to registration night: completed registration form; birth certificate, copy to leave; immunization records, copy to leave with us; Recreation ID card; checks or money order made out to Ossining Recreation; the above for each child if you’re registering more than one on the same night.
Online registration starts one week prior to the in person dates listed below, due to high demand we suggest you take advantage of the online process. This requires that you open an account and come to the Community Center to get an ID card. Proof of residency is required with a picture ID and some sort of bill or a piece of mail to that address. A Recreation ID card is required to register for camp. If you register online you must bring the Recreation ID card and copies of the birth certificate and the immunization record to the Community Center by 4/28/11.
Cut off dates for age groups correspond to School District guidelines. Child must be of age by December first of 2011 to qualify for age bracket.
CAMP REGISTRATION NIGHTS AS FOLLOWS:
- Claremont School Camp (ages 6 -10) Mon., 4/25
- Ryder Park (6-10) Tues., 4/26
- Pre-K Camp (Comm Cntr.) (4-5) Wed., 4/27
- Roosevelt School (5-6) Wed., 4/27
- Veterans Park Sports Camp (10-14) Thurs., 4/28
- (Registration starts at 7pm for all camps)
For more information, download the 2011 Spring/Summer Brochure or call the Recreation Department at 941-3189.
Online Registration for Recreation Department Programs
Become a Therapeutic Foster Parent
Leake & Watts has a New Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program in Westchester County.
We are Looking for Families Interested in Becoming
Foster Parents for Youth ages 5-18
There are many children with special needs in Ossining and other Westchester communities that are unable to live with their own families and need temporary care until their families are able to care for them again.
Call us today at (914) 375 -8795, or text (914) 882-7043 to learn more.
Download Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program flyer [PDF]
www.leakeandwatts.org
Significant Tree List Nominations Solicited
Ossining has an important Tree Ordinance that protects our trees from unnecessary destruction and also provides that the Village Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) should compile a list of nominations of trees in the Village to be added to the Village’s "Significant Tree List."
Please help the EAC compile the nomination list by recommending your own favorite tree. Trees to be nominated must be located on your property. The Ordinance defines a tree as “any woody plant having at least one well-defined trunk with at least a [diameter at breast height] of four inches and having a clearly defined crown."
A Significant Tree is a single tree or grove of trees selected “on the basis of specimen quality, historical significance or other unique characteristic.” The law further provides that the designation must be agreed to by the property owner.
The EAC needs your help with nominations for inclusion on the Significant Tree List. The ultimate decision whether to approve the submitted nominations will be made by the Village Board of Trustees, but providing the EAC with pictures, locations, and a statement of why you think the tree or grove should be so honored, along with owner’s permission note or name, will be a great help and can be a fun and learning experience for you and your children.
For more information or to nominate a tree, email Ossiningtreelist@gmail.com.
COMMUNITY GARDENERS WANTED IN OSSINING
Town and Village of Ossining residents are invited to participate
in the Ossining Organic Community Garden.
The garden located in beautiful Cedar Lane Park, is newly redesigned with raised and ground level garden beds, native perennial & edible flower gardens, mulch, leaf compost, drainage,
standpipes & deer fencing.
Registration began on February 16th. Notification of plot assignments will occur after March 15th. A waiting list will be available if necessary.
Garden plots will be available from April 1 – October 31st 2011.
Beginner gardeners are encouraged to share their plot with a friend. Gardeners should expect an average of 4 to 5 hours of work weekly towards the maintenance & upkeep of their garden. Applicants younger than 18 years old are required to sign up with
an adult who will accompany & assist them with their garden.
All applicants will be required to sign a contract of rules & deadlines
to ensure a pleasurable working environment for all of the gardeners.
A class in organic vegetable gardening will be held at the
Joseph G. Caputo Community Center in April. Contact the center for information. First time gardeners are encouraged to attend.
Raised garden beds are available for gardeners with limited mobility.
Costs: $20 deposit (checks only, no cash please.) with a current Ossining Parks & Recreation ID card. ($4 ID cards for the garden will also be available.) The deposit will be returned after October 31st if the conditions of the contract have been met.
Ossining Organic Community Garden’s 350.org event in the news:
About the Ossining Organic Community Garden from Bill Cary’s Journal News blog.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20101011/NEWS02/10110329/Community-Gardeners-in-Ossining-have-own-Global-Work-Party?GID=b+TVO5FUdlJ2/QcBQeIdi0KS9+FnVOppZ0TmdSimNWY%3D
http://yorktown.lohudblogs.com/2010/10/10/350-org-global-work-party-2010/
Click on the highlighted “350.org global work party” to see a gallery of photos of the gardeners.
The garden is also on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ossining-Organic-Community-Garden/389769441112?v=wall&ref=ts More photos of yesterday’s event should be posted on this page soon.
Se Buscan Jardineros Comunitarios (Spanish Version)
Se les invita a los residentes de Ossining a participar en el Jardín para Vegetales Orgánicos.
For more information or application please contact:
Ossining Recreation and Parks
Joseph G. Caputo Community Center
95 Broadway, Ossining, NY 10562 (914) 941-3189
Blueberry Pond Theatre Ensemble
Fall Schedule 2010
October 8th & 9th at 8 PM--The Lady with All the Answers, the story of Ann Landers
"Dear Ann Landers"…For decades, renowned advice columnist Ann Landers answered countless letters from lovelorn teens, confused couples and a multitude of others in need of advice. No topic was off-limits, including nude housekeeping, sex in a motorcycle helmet, the proper way to hang toilet paper, sibling rivalries, addiction and wandering spouses. Landers regaled her readers with direct, insightful and often humorously honest responses. Late on a 1975 night in Landers' Chicago apartment, an ironic twist of events confronts her with a looming deadline for a column dealing with a new kind of heartbreak: her own. As she shares her struggles to complete the column with us, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about the wise, funny, no-nonsense woman whose daily dialogue with America helped shape the social and sexual landscapes of the last half-century. Directed by Michael Muldoon, Carol Eagen will portray the delightful Ann Landers.
$29 Regular / $20 Memberships / $25 Senior
November 5th at 7 PM -- “what's the deal?" An interactive game to help teach ethics and key life skills to children.
A powerful yet easy way to engage 8–11 year-old children in dialogue about the challenges and pressures they face in their everyday lives. In "what's the deal?" Fiona and Luke find themselves in lots of sticky situations. Follow these exploits with your children and watch them grow as they think through the best solutions for Fiona and Luke - and begin to apply them in their own lives.
”what’s the deal?” was awarded Creative Child’s Magazine Seal of Excellence for Social Awareness.
This event will provide a demonstration of the game with Blueberry actors and allow audience member participation.
$20 Per person / One complimentary game per family attending; additional games will be available for purchase.
November 19th & 20th at 8 PM – Blueberry Main Stage Reading
$25 Regular / $18 Members / $20 Senior
December 3rd & 4th –Happy Holi-Plays
Blueberry’s very popular 8x10 sampler of plays reflects on the ups and downs of the holiday season. Free refreshments.
$25 Regular / $18 Members / $20 Senior
For further information contact:
Download Blueberry Pond Theatre Ensemble Fall Schedule 2010
Westchester County launched its Home Energy Assessment program on September 1st. The program will be offering limited free home energy assessments for 2,000 Westchester County residents on a first come first serve basis. The assessments will be offered by a team of Home Energy contractors from:
- Bright Homes Energy Ideas v Comfort Solutions v Green Star Energy Solutions
- All HVAC Service v Bright Home Energy Solutions v Franszoso Contracting.
Home owners are eligible for the program if they meet all of following criteria:
a. The prospective Client’s property must be located in Westchester County.
b. The person calling the Call Center must be the owner of the property.
c. The prospective Client’s dwelling must be 4,000 square feet or less.
Homeowners will be directed to call 211 for an appointment beginning September 1 to May 31, 2011. A representative will screen the prospective homeowners to determine whether they qualify for a free home energy assessment and answer any questions. An authorized contractor will then call the homeowner within 24 hours to schedule an appointment.
Residents Plan Memorial Bench in Honor of Supervisor Martha Dodge
 A local group of residents have teamed up with the Town of Ossining to honor Town Supervisor Martha Dodge, who passed away in December 2009 after a fight with cancer, by erecting a bench and memorial in her honor at Louis Engel Waterfront Park.
Several of Dodge’s friends approached her husband, John Codman, about how best to memorialize Martha’s enthusiasm for protecting the environment and the Hudson River, and to commemorate her service to the Ossining community. A public bench honoring Dodge at the Ossining waterfront seemed the perfect solution.
A dedicated fund has been established to help fund the bench and memorial and to landscape the site. Those wishing to donate to Martha’s bench and memorial should mail the donation to: Town of Ossining, Supervisor’s office, Attn: Martha’s Bench, 16 Croton Ave, Ossining NY 10562. Please make sure to include the words “Martha’s Bench” in the “re:” line of the check. This is a dedicated fund. All donations received will go towards the purchase of the bench and memorial, landscaping, and upkeep of the site.
The Town will have a dedication ceremony with the Codman-Dodge family once the bench and memorial have been installed.
The Hon Martha L. Dodge, Town Council member and Town Supervisor, passed away on December 27, 2009 after a brief and courageous fight with cancer.
For more information, contact the Town of Ossining at 914-762-6001.
For information on Memorial Gifts or Donations,
please write or call OVAC at (914) 941-3941.
OSSINING VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS INC.
P.O. Box 523, Ossining, New York 10562
http://www.ossiningvac.org
Photo: Martha Dodge and Sam Luben, Chief of OVAC, signing of agreements to create an Ambulance District for Ossining & part of New Castle.
Versatile Dodge had 'spirit of public service' - Dedication on LoHud.com
http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912310334 |
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Shoppers will find many farm products including fish, pasture raised meat and poultry, pickles, produce, specialty foods, artisanal cheeses, cider, apples, pears, cider donuts, crusty bread and baked goods.
Since 1991, farmers markets developed and managed by Community Markets have been successfully serving all three purposes – making locally-grown produce and locally-made products readily available and, at the same time, providing an ideal place for the community to come together to share news and gossip, thoughts, and ideas, and improving nutrition.
Sponsored by Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce - Corner of Main and Spring St. - Saturdays 8:30am-1pm, Rain/Shine, 5/28 - 12/17
Founded 2009 | Sponsored by Briarcliff Congregational Church
Church Parish House, 30 S. State Rd, Briarcliff Manor
2011 SCHEDULE – EVERY SATURDAY
9:00AM - 1:00PM - RAIN OR SHINE
JANANUARY 8 THROUGH MAY 21
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's "About Boating Safety" (ABS) course is certified by the
National Association of State Boating Law Adminstrators and meets the boating safety course completion requirements of most states.
The Fee is $75 per person. This basic boating safety course also includes the NYS PWC operator certification.
For more information contact Raymond Hitney 914-319-3470, vfc@force67.com
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Important Dates:
– Mother's Day - 5/14
– Memorial Day - 5/30
County Recycling Events Schedule -
Household Recycling, E-Waste and Mobile Shredder dates |
