COMMUNITY GRANTS  $500-$3,000 grants for community improvement projects ranging from community gardening and arts initiatives to tenant organizing and school recycling drives. We prioritize grants to community-led efforts in low-income neighborhoods and Title I schools.     Applications are due January 31, 2013. Questions? Contact Arif Ullah at 212-822-9580 or <a href="mailto:aullah@citizensnyc.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">aullah@citizensnyc.org</a>.

$500-$3,000 grants for community improvement projects ranging from community gardening and arts initiatives to tenant organizing and school recycling drives. We prioritize grants to community-led efforts in low-income neighborhoods and Title I schools.

Applications are due January 31, 2013. Questions? Contact Arif Ullah at 212-822-9580 or <a href="mailto:aullah@citizensnyc.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">aullah@citizensnyc.org</a>.

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After 34 years at WFAN radio, I was ready for retirement and the best possible advice regarding Medicare and all its plans and programs and angles, and found that Robert Remin was the best of all possible people to help me, and eventually my wife, find the right Medicare plans, and its been done, thanks to Robert’s expertise, knowledge and information…simply said, he’s THE MAN”-Steve Somers-“The Schmoozer”
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The class will cover the A, B, C’s, and D’s of Medicare — Information you won’t find in the government Medicare Handbook or in any previous presentations you’ve attended.
Who Should Attend:
<ul><li>Those becoming Medicare-eligible soon</li><li>Those already enrolled in Medicare</li></ul>
Adult children helping their parents navigate Medicare decisions
Timely Topic-How to Use Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) the Right Way

Medicare Myths We’ll Bust:
<ul><li>Myth: You can only change plans during AEP&nbsp;Myth:The more you pay, the more comprehensive your coverage.</li><li>Myth: Your doctor, Dr. office manager, CPA, financial advisor, or regular insurance person can properly advise you about Medicare.</li></ul>
How to Register: For the class link, E-Mail me at: robertremininsurance@gmail.com or call/text 914-629-1753 (please include your full name).
I am licensed and Medicare-certified in NY, NJ, CT, and FL with all major carriers in these states. Visit my [LinkedIn page] or <a href="https://www.robertremininsurance.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.robertremininsurance.com</a> to see my published articles and client testimonials.
Class is Educational only.

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Nothing says spring better than our popular Classic Design Luncheon and Lecture! We’re honored to feature Genevieve Wheeler-Brown, the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://beyondblueandwhite.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">“Beyond Blue and White.”</a>
Wheeler-Brown’s book explores the history of Delftware ceramics, focusing on the often-overlooked roles of women as makers, patrons, and collectors, from 17th-century factory owners like&nbsp;Barbara Rotteveel&nbsp;to Gilded Age collectors like&nbsp;Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. A must for devotees of decorative arts and the history of material culture. 
Location: The award-winning Jay Estate Gardens designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz. Co-Chairs, Tracy Edwards, Liz Garrett, Emmy Lambert, Lindsay Bello Martin and Suzanne Clary.
Guests will enjoy botanical cocktails and a tour of the blue and white blooms of our gardens at 11:30am followed by lunch and lecture at 12 Noon. Booksigning at 1:30pm. Catering provided by Scarborough Fair Catering.
Spring garden attire and hats encouraged! 
Tickets start at $150. Tables of 10 start at $1500
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All proceeds will benefit JHC's family and adult horticulture programs.
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GENEVIEVE WHEELER BROWN
Founding Genevieve Wheeler Decorative Art Advisory in 2003, Genevieve comes to the advisory business with more than 12 years of experience in the auction world, strong generalist knowledge and a wide range of contacts in American, European and Asian decorative and fine arts.
Genevieve began her career with Christie’s in 1992 with the European Decorative Arts Department after working as an intern at The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. in 1990. She was then asked to run Overseas Consignments at Christie’s Park Avenue, a department that handled inquiries for European based auctions including Indian and Southeast Asian art, Islamic Art, Miniatures, Textiles and Cameras. In 1995 Genevieve became the New York contact for sales of Fabergé and Russian Silver at Christie’s Park Avenue and most recently was as a specialist in Fine Musical Instruments at Christie’s Rockefeller Center from 1998 to 2003.
While at Christie’s, she was involved with important sales such as ‘The Pine Cone Egg’ by Carl Fabergé and ‘The Taft’ Stradivari which fetched the auction record for an instrument sold in the United States. She has also been an appraiser on the PBS production ‘The Antiques Roadshow’.
A supporter of several fine and decorative art related institutions, Genevieve has served on the Board of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York, served as a member of the Young Fellows Steering Committee of the Frick Collection from 1995 to 2005 and co-Chaired the Winter Antiques Show Young Collector’s Night, New York in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Genevieve currently advises several organizations including <a href="https://www.dumbartonhouse.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dumbarton House</a>, a Federal period house museum in Georgetown, as a board member as well as for <a href="https://www.thewintershow.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Winter Show</a> as a vice-chair of Opening Night and as co-founder of The Winter Show Luncheon.About The Jay Heritage Center
The nonprofit Jay Heritage Center (JHC) is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and revitalizing a place that has meaning for all Americans: The Jay Estate. The property is the centerpiece of the Boston Post Road Historic District, Westchester County's only National Historic Landmark District,&nbsp;an irreplaceable cultural and natural resource.&nbsp;
Through lectures, workshops, volunteer opportunities, school programs, and concerts, JHC offers timely lessons in history, environmental conservation, architecture, and social justice, while tracing the evolution of democracy in the United States. It hopes to inspire the future historians, civic advocates, and stewards of our fragile cultural and natural resources.&nbsp;
Just as the architects of our nation’s government pursued self-improvement through dialogue about our nation’s most relevant topics, JHC promotes learning through programs led by prominent experts, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, and academics in a variety of disciplines from sustainability to legal history.
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