Call for Help …

Donations for Hurricane Harvey relief by check can be made to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37839  Boone IA 50037-0839  or Salvation Army  P.O. Box 1959  Atlanta Ga 30301  and NYSUT Disaster  Relief  Fund  NYSUT Headquarters  800 Troy-Schenectady Rd  Latham  NY  12110. 

 

Donations can be made on line and by phone – check the website of the above organizations for directions.  Be careful – donation to known organizations only – unfortunately scams abound in situations like this.

Annual Picnic – Tuesday, September 12

The Vanderbilt Tent

The Vanderbilt Tent

A view of Northport Harbor

A view of Northport Harbor

On September 12 the R-UTN Annual Picnic will once again be held on the beautiful grounds of the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Plan to join friends and former colleagues, welcome new retirees, and enjoy a delicious picnic buffet. Admission is free to paid-up R-UTN members, and guest are welcome for $10. RSVP by August 29 when you send your membership form to Membership Chair, Judy Bensimon.

The Vanderbilt Museum is also offering free admission to the 2:00 p.m. Planetarium show. Parking on the grounds is free, and a shuttle is available to members in need of assistance from the parking lot to the luncheon tent.

Sad News …

Denise Nicolosi, retired Norwood Avenue School teacher,  passed away on August 14.
The wake will be on Thursday at Clayton Funeral Home, Kings Park from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.
The Funeral Mass is on Friday at St. Joseph’s Church in Kings Park @ 10:30 A.M.