EYE ON OUR COMMUNITY with "OLA"

- Condolences to Mrs. Ingrid Lewis-Martin on the passing of her mother.

- Congratulations to Ms. Lurita Brown and Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery on their 20th Anniversary Celebration. Over the next 12 months, the gallery will have sales promotions and lots of surprises. For more information visit clintonhillframe.blogspot.com/.

- SAVE THE DATE: U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke will be hosting a JOB FAIR on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. See the first flyer attached for more information.

- For a list of Food Pantries in the 57th Assembly District, see the second attachment.

Food Pantries in the 57^th Assembly District

Child Development Support Corp.

352-358 Classon Avenue

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238

CONTACT: Mireille Massac

718. 398.2050 / 230-0056

Hours of Operation: Thursdays, 10am - 1pm

Hope City Empowerment Center

650-656 Washington Avenue

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238

CONTACT: Jennifer Ochoa

718.857.5698

Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 10 am – 4 pm

Quincy Community Service - (Mt. Sinai Baptist Church)

84 Quincy Street

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238

CONTACT: Doretha Haywood & E. Brown

718.740.1680

Hours of Operation: 1^st & 3^rd Saturdays, 2^nd & 4^th Wednesdays, 9 am - 11 am

Church of God Feeding Hungry

836 Classon Avenue

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238

CONTACT: May Walker

718.783.6024

Hours of Operation: Thursdays, 10 am – 1 pm

St. Teresa Of Avila

525 St. John’s Place

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238

CONTACT: Gerald Gibson

718.622.3652

Hours of Operation: Thursdays, 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Queen of All Saints Church – Fort Greene Food Pantry

300 Vanderbilt Avenue

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11205

CONTACT: Sister Aileen Halleran

718.638.7625

Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday, 9 am – 12 pm

Bethel Sharing Ministries

457 Grand Avenue

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238

CONTACT:

718.622.2435

Hours of Operation: Wednesdays, 3pm – 5 pm

Brown Memorial Baptist Church

484 Washington Ave. (Enter on Gates Ave.)

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238

CONTACT: Frances Carmona

718.638.6121

Hours of Operation: Mondays at 12 noon, 3^rd Thursdays at 9 am

Full Gospel Assembly

131 Sullivan Pl.

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225

718.940.9687

CONTACT: Angelique Brown

Hours of Operation: Wednesdays 5pm – 6pm, Saturdays, 10 am – 12 pm

Crown Heights Youth Collective

Ebbets Field

11 McKeever Pl., Lower Level

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225

347.789.8977

CONTACT: Frank Johnson

Hours of Operation: Monday – Sunday, 10 am

Hanson Place SDA Church

150 South Portland Ave.

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217

718.399.7513

CONTACT: Clive Semper

Hours of Operation: Thursdays, 3 pm -5 pm

John Wesley United Methodist Church

260 Quincy St.

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11216

718.783.5735

CONTACT: Tashen Robinson

Hours of Operation: Tuesdays, 1pm – 2pm

Hanson Place United Methodist Church

144 St. Felix St.

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217

718.783.0908

CONTACT: Tamar Aubar

Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 10 am – 12 pm

New Haven SDA Temple

634 Prospect Pl.

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11216

917.667.6378

CONTACT: Deborah Best

Hours of Operation: 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays, 11 am – 1:30 pm

New Life Tabernacle Church

1476 Bedford Avenue

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11216

718.636.4938

CONTACT: Dr. Angela Moses

Hours of Operation: Wednesdays, 1 pm

Teen Challenge, Inc.

444 Clinton Ave.

(718)789.1414

CONTACT: Aaron Dallas

Hours of Operation: 7pm on the 3^rd & 4^th Fridays of every month

Please note that some pantries may require identification, so it is best that you call prior.

- Mr. Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) would like to share with you why he, various elected officials along with labor and community organizations are opposed to WAL-MARTand support a Wal-mart Free NYC. The third attachment is an editorial featured in this week's Amsterdam News by President Appelbaum and I encourage you to read it.

- Join Pastor Dennis Dillon and the Brooklyn Christian Center for "The Breakthru Experience" - A Gospel Concert Celebration of Great Caribbean and Continental Gospel Music.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

5pm - 8pm

1061 Atlantic Ave.

Bklyn

$20 in advance, $25 at the door

- Rev. Joseph Abraham and the Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Clinton Hill invite you to their 2011 Cultural Day on February 27th. The event will be held at the church which is located at 595 Classon Ave. and will begin at 11:15am. The church also has FREE GED and tutoring assistance available. For more information call (718)789.6416 or email bethelnazchurch@optonline.net.

***Finally, let me express my profound thanks and appreciation to Pastor Melwyn Mounter and the Hanson Place Seventh Day Adventist (SDA)Church for honoring me yesterday with a Community Service Award in commemoration of Black History Month. New York State Assembly Member Hakeem Jeffries was my fellow honoree and I'm truly grateful for the acknowledgement.

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- "A life is not worth living if it

has no positive impact upon others." - JACKIE ROBINSON

Please feel free to contact me about any issues, either by responding to this email, or by emailing me atolanike.alabi@gmail.com.

OLANIKE "Ola" ALABI
State Committeewoman / District Leader
57th Assembly District