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By Joanna DelBuono
Brooklyn Daily
Bensonhurst
Three cheers to Allstate Insurance agent Lina Bennardo, whose commitment to volunteering in her community garnered her a $1,000 grant from the AllState Foundation for the Staten Island Kiwanis Charitable Organization. “Lina is an active and respected member of the business community,” said Linda Collora, New York regional sales leader at Allstate. “She makes a point of getting involved personally by dedicating her time and efforts to making a difference in people’s lives.”
Standing O pal Lina now has a Standing O to add to her accolades!
Allstate Insurance Company [1904 86th St. at 19th Avenue in Bensonhurst (718) 234–1800].
Borough wide
Weichert by any other name
Happy name change to Weichert Relocation Resources Inc. The mobile mover announced that it officially changed its name to Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. to reflect the company’s expanded scope of services.
“As the demographics of the mobile workforce and the mobility needs of our clients have shifted, we’ve transformed our business accordingly, expanding our global footprint, deploying next generation technology and analytics, and establishing deeper advisory capabilities,” said Aram Minnetian, president.
Minnetian added that the name change better conveys the broad range of solutions the company provides to make it faster, easier, and more cost-effective for clients.
Some assets will remain the same, however, said the executive veep.
“While our name is changing, all of the things that have helped us achieve a 99 percent client satisfaction rate and become a trusted partner to some of the world’s leading companies will stay the same,” said Dave Bencivengo.
Standing O says a rose by any other name still means the same outstanding quality.
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Together at last!
Two powerful names in civic pride joined forces last Thursday when the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club became a card-carrying member of Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
The alliance was announced — with dues paid in full — shortly after Chamber president Carlos Scissura spoke at the Rotarians’ luncheon at Archives Restaurant in the Brooklyn Marriott Downtown.
“We love what Carlo is doing with the Chamber and we wanted to be a part of it,” said Rotary president Ed Weintrob. “He’s breathing new life into the institution that does plenty of great things for the borough.”
Scissura happily accepted the Rotary club into membership, and looks forward to seeing members at upcoming Chamber events.
“It’s great when new groups join, but you get the most out of membership by coming down and being part of what we do,” Scissura said.
The Rotary Club, which joins the Chamber’s more than 1,300 members, is also celebrating 100 years of Roatarians in Brooklyn.
Visitors are welcome to meetings of the club, with membership in Rotary by invitation. Anyone interested in learning more about Rotary and Rotary in Brooklyn, may visit a meeting or contact any Brooklyn Rotarian.
To contact club president Ed Weintrob e-mail him at Ed@BrooklynBridgeRotary.org or call (718) 908–5555.
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Congrats and bon voyage
Nesi’á tová (bon voyage) to Dr. Brenda Strassfeld. The chairwoman of Mathematics Education at Touro College has been selected as a visiting faculty fellow to the Weizmann Institute in Israel — much to the delight of her colleagues.
“We are extremely proud that Dr. Strassfeld has been chosen,” said Dr. LaMar Miller, dean of the Touro Graduate School of Education. “This is a richly deserved honor for her and reflects her deep commitment to the pursuit of research to maximize all student learning.”
At her last fellowship Standing O pal Brenda worked on a joint research project with the Integrated Mathematics Wiki-book Project, a program that affords teachers the unusual opportunity to collaborate on editing the textbooks they use in their classes, and producing Wiki-based revised versions of those textbooks.
This year, Brenda’s will focus on working directly with students in the Rothschild–Weizmann Program, a master’s initiative designed for secondary school teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.
Standing O wishes the Israel-bound fellow a safe trip and a speedy return.