EYE ON THE COMMUNITY WITH "OLA"

GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS!!!

*This past weekend, I visited 3 churches in the southern and central parts of the 57th Assembly District. I addressed parishioners about the the true meaning of Thanksgiving, hunger and the importance of donating to our local soup kitchens and food pantries. It's unfortunate that although the United States of America is the wealthiest nation in the world, too many families - most especially children go to bed on a nightly basis hungry. Attached is a list of food pantries in the 57th Assembly District. Please feel free to make a donation financially or of a non-perishable/canned good.

- Presentation and Open Discussion on the Medgar Evers Campus Quad Project – the proposal to close Crown Street (b/w Bedford and Franklin Avenues) for the establishment of a Landscaped Pedestrian Plaza for use by the College and the Community.
TODAY

Sponsor: Community Board #9

M.S. 61, 400 Empire Blvd. @ New York Ave. Ave.

Bklyn - 7pm.

- Rev. David K. Brawley of the St. Paul Community Baptist Church encourages all eighth grade students to apply and enroll in the September 2012 class of the Young Writers Academy. The deadline to apply is December 2nd. For more information, see the document attached.

- The 2nd Annual Bill Robinson Promising Vocalist Awards Competition will be held on January 20, 2012. If you know of teenagers, ages 13 - 18 who may want to enter the competition see the third attachment.

- Join the Pratt Area Community Council for a discussion on "Single and Multi-Family Foreclosure: The Changing Face of the Crisis."

Friday, Dec. 2, 2011

218 Gates Ave., Bklyn - 8:30am

For more information or to RSVP call (718)522.2613 ext. 22.

***Lastly, earlier today I joined the staff and members of District Council 37 along with elected officials on the city and state levels for a N.Y.C. Congressional Briefing on the "Impact of Federal Funds on Jobs and Services." As officials in Washington, D.C. continue to

deliberate on ways to reduce spending and the national deficit - it's important that we understand the effect on our local communities.

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"Leadership is tested not by one's capacity to survive politically, but by one's ability to make tough decisions in trying times." - Stuart Appelbaum

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

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