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Mill Basin Civic Association, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
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Member Board of Directors from 1980 to 1988.
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Member of the Auditing Committee.
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Personally obtained tax-exempt nonprofit organization 501 C3a Status.
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Member of the youth, polices and drug committees.
The Mill-Bergen Chemical People Task Force, Inc.,
Brooklyn, NY
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Founder of this organization in 1982, in conjunction with Nancy Reagan.
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President from 1982 to 1988.
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Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1988 to 1991.
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Personally incorporated and obtained tax-exempt nonprofit organization 501
C3a Status.
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This is a drug awareness organization formed to rid the neighborhood of
drug and youth problems.
- Major Accomplishments:
- Formation of court
watching committee involving members of the community going to court to
insure those arrested for selling drugs were sent to prison and received
the maximum penalties.
- Establishment of
community service program for those youngsters deemed deserving of a
“second chance”. Worked closely with District Attorney Elizabeth
Holtzman.
- Establishment &
installation of “Safe Store” program where children would be able to go
for help in case of emergency.
- Drug referral service
program and literature service library.
- Establishment of the
only Police Van Tour of the Neighborhood for the community to see first
hand the drug epidemic.
- Guest lecturer for the
New York City Police Department and Vera Institute of Justice regarding
the formation of the NYC C.P.O.P. (Community Police Officers Program)
involving the “Bring Back the Cop on The Beat” program. Involvement
included working with all the District Attorneys of New York City, Mayor
Koch, Police Commissioners Robert Mc Guire and Benjamin Ward, U.S.
Attorney Rudy Giuliani, Director of NYS Substance Abuse program and
Commissioner Julio Martinez, and The Citizens Committee for NYC, Inc.
The Flatland Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.,
Brooklyn, NY
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Member of the Board of Directors, 1986 - 1989.
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Member of the Board of Trustees, 1986 - 1989.
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Treasurer, 1987 - 1989.
NYS OFFICE OF
AGING
- Presently
volunteering as an Ombudsman at Nursing Homes making sure the resident's
rights are being upheld and that they are treated with respect, caring
and diginity.
AWARDS & CITATIONS
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Community Service Award, White House, Nancy Reagan.
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Community Service Award Citation, Mayor Koch, NYC
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NYS
Community Service Award, Senator Jeremy Weinstein
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Certificate of Commendation, Robert Stutman, Director of DEA
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Community Service Award, Mill Basin
Civic Association.
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Community Service Award, American Legion, Post 1060.
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Community Service Award, NYS Drug Substance & Abuse Services
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