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By Joanna DelBuono
Brooklyn Daily
Sunset Park
Cheers to Marci Resnicoff, RN, for being elected boardmember of the American Holistic Nurses Association. She will be installed at its annual conference in June in Portland, Ore.
Our pal Marci is currently the charge nurse on the night staff at Lutheran Medical Center. Her hands-on holistic approach includes body, mind, and spirit self-care classes to staff as part of the center’s approach to healing, along with weekly meditation classes for staff and visitors. She uses all her skills to help the rehabilitation patients decrease anxiety, reduce pain, and improve sleep patterns.
Marci, who has a degree in psychology, is also a Reiki master practitioner and teacher. She will help to expand the holistic approach to nursing and integrative health care at Lutheran.
Lutheran Medical Center [150 55th St. at First Avenue in Sunset Park, (718) 630–7000].
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
New and improved
Cheers to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for awarding a $348,000 grant to the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. The association will open an office in Queens, and add services to the satellite office already in place at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Patients will see improved social services, including information and referrals, as well as more caregiver and support counseling.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Alzheimer Center, [370 Lenox Rd. at Linden Boulevard in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, (718) 287–4806].
Borough wide
Happy anniversary
Hats off to the Pythians, whose Genesis Lodge No. 64 celebrated its 150th anniversary.
The non-sectarian fraternal order is based on “friendship, charity, and benevolence,” and supports our troops, benefits various charities, and champions many community causes, among its manifold endeavors. The group especially aids the American Cancer Society with various drives and fund-raisers.
Men interested in joining the fraternal order can contact Errol Lewis at (718) 375–9229 or e-mail genesis64.kop@aol.com.
Any friend of our troops is a pal of Standing O.
Bay Ridge
Techies come in all ages
Thanks to the generosity of Mazii Learning Center and Sister Fran Picone, seniors at Shore Hills will be gathering for a weekly dose of Intechy, a digital intergenerational literacy program.
The computers donated several years ago by Standing O pal state Sen. Marty Golden (R–Bay Ridge) sat unused in the computer lab. Now thanks to Mazii, seniors will be able to turn on, tune in, and browse the web in techy nirvana, said Andrea Lawrence of Mazii.
“Our mission is to engage and facilitate the intergenerational community using technology as a tool,” she said.
It sure has put many a smile on the faces of seniors who can now connect with family and friends through the web, said Intechy teacher Johnny Vazquez, who has learned a thing or two himself.
It was a great opportunity for me to learn how to make spaghetti pie, and learn more about the residents of the center,” he said.
Seniors will enjoy another 20-week cycle of Intecchy, and learn how to use photographs to tell their life story.
Shore Hill Senior Center [9000 Shore Rd. at 90th Street n Bay Ridge, (718) 630–8900].
Midwood
Save the date
Standing O hears that there will be an inaugural, inter-sing competition called Brooklyn Sings between students at James Madison High School and Edward R. Murrow High School next month, benefitting the American Cancer Society.
Brooklyn Sings is the brain child of the Relay for Life team of Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, and Marine Park. The group contacted staff and students to take on the sing to help raise funds and awareness to help fight the dreaded disease.
Joe Gillette, a group organizer, hailed the teamwork.
“Our team is so thankful for each of these amazing schools and their students for taking on this challenge of Brooklyn Sings,” he said.
Standing O is proud, too, and can’t wait for March 8 at 6 pm to witness this epic Battle of the Sing competition.
Edward R. Murrow High School [1600 Avenue L at E. 16th Street in Midwood, (718) 258–9283].