Adviser Vol. 3 2016 | Page 53

As part of an ongoing effort to include as many member stories and photos as possible and to make access to member news easy, dates have been added to each member story headline. These dates refer to the release dates as posted on the LeadingAge New York website. All Noteworthy stories will link to the main “Member News” page where stories are listed by date, with the most recent postings first. Send us your news stories and be featured in the next issue of Adviser. MEMBER NEWS NOTEWORTHY SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES SELFHELP CLEARVIEW SENIOR CENTER Braunstein Gives Check to Selfhelp Clearview State Assemblyman Edward Braunstein presented a $500,000 grant from state capital funds to Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center at the Senior Health & Wellness Forum. The funds will go toward improvements to the building such as upgrading the lobby, auditorium, the heating system and a handicap accessible walkway. 7/14/16 Selfhelp Closing Bell on the NYSE Members of Selfhelp’s board and staff rang the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, August 5. 8/8/16 Borough Hall Puts Faith and Funding Into Affordable Housing in Central Brooklyn Selfhelp Community Services and The Hudson Companies developers will team with Calvary Community Church to build Calvary Intergenerational, a development that will include some 185 units of affordable housing, half of them for senior citizens, on the parking lot behind the church. 10/19/16 GURWIN JEWISH NURSING & ST. ANN’S COMMUNITY St. Ann’s Communities Named Excellence in Action Award Winners St. Ann’s Community at Chapel Oaks and Cherry Ridge Assisted Living were named winners of the 2016 Excellence in Action Award in recognition of outstanding resident satisfaction. 9/7/16 REHABILITATION CENTER Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Residents Bring Home the Gold at Suffolk County Golden Games Eleven residents at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center participated in the Suffolk County Golden Games held recently at the Patchogue YMCA. 10/4/16 (See Noteworthy on page 53) leadingageny.org 52