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EDC wants beachfronts,

open spaces addressedThe NYC Economic Develop-

ment Corp. and the NYC Dept. ofParks and Recreation have issueda request for expressions of inter-est to enhance and re-invigoratethe public beachfronts and openspaces on the East and SouthShores of Staten Island. In re-sponse to the devastation ren-dered by Superstorm Sandy, theRFEI seeks innovative ideas fornew programming, amenities,

events, services, open space im-provements, and/or developmentfor the public beaches, adjacentparks and fields, and open spaces.The RFEI targets eight locationsto leverage existing assets andgenerate new uses that will ap-peal to locals and visitors andstimulate economic recovery forthe surrounding residential andbusiness communities. Submis-sions for early summer 2014 acti-vations are strongly encouraged,as are concepts focused on a moreenduring or comprehensive vi-sion for the area.

Proposals may consider one ormore locations, for temporary,seasonal, and/or permanent acti-vations. Responses are due nolater than 4 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2014.For information, visitnycedc.com.

Public library announcesStartUP! competition

The New York Public Library,in conjunction with its sponsor,the Citi Foundation, announcedthe 5th Annual New York Start-UP! Business Plan Competitionfor New York-based startup entre-

JANUARY 2014

BITS & BYTESThe dark side of fiber.

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ON THE JOBSee this months movers and shakers.

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SMALL BUSINESSOrganization laws for small biz.

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NYS Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and NYC Councilmember Vincent Ignizio were among the bevy of dig-nitaries, friends and family who turned out to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Marina Cafe with ownersJoy and Sam Corigliano (fifth and fourth from right). Marina Cafe suffered extensive damage from SuperstormSandy that forced it to close for re-construction.

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By TIM RONALDSONBusiness Trends

Out of tragedy came triumph for a group

of business owners on the North Shore ofStaten Island.

Following Hurricane Sandys destructionin October 2012, and what they felt was a

poor government response to the storm, agroup of business owners on the NorthShore rallied together to hold seminars and

please see NORTH page 5

Progress seen on the North Shore

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Northfield Bank holds Annual Holiday Toy Drive


Northfield Bank distributed more than 1,200 toys to 25 local organizations through their Annual HolidayToy Drive. Toys were provided to children with special needs, battered womens shelters, foster homes,military families and many worthy causes. The bank donated $5,000 toward the toy drive, allowingevery organization to receive toys. Along with the banks contribution, customers, employees and com-munity members dropped off toys to help families in need. All Northfield branches acted as a collectionpoint for their local charity.
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EXPANSIONShowtime Publications

Showtime Publications, a localbusiness that has served the Stat-en Island community and beyondfor 31 years, announced that it isexpanding its business to includebook publishing, under the nameShowtime Books. The book pub-lishing industry has undergonedrastic change in the past fewyears because of computers andsmart phones and smart every-thing, says Bob Williams, presi-dent of the company. A lot ofregular people who have storiesto tell can now become authors.And we can give them a print run

of a thousand books, a hundredbooks, or just one book!

Showtime Publications beganin 1982 by producing a programfor Staten Island Civic Theatre,which was housed at Christ Epis-copal Church, New Brighton.Over the years, Showtime pub-lished programs for Wagner Col-lege Theater, local public andparochial high school theaters,and community theaters acrossthe country.

JILL M. WEGENERBlythedale Childrens Hospital

Blythedale Childrens Hospital,New Yorks only specialty chil-drens hospital, has named Jill M.Wegener, MSN, RN, CCRN, ofStaten Island as its new chiefnursing officer.

Wegener comes to Blythedalewith 27 years of pediatric nursingexperience, most recently as theassistant director, Pediatric Nurs-ing Quality, Performance Im-

provement and Clinical Integra-tion at Maimonides Infants andChildrens Hospital. She had pre-viously served as the clinicalnurse specialist coordinator forthe hospitals Department of Pe-diatrics.

Wegener also previouslyworked at New York PresbyterianHospital-Weill Cornell MedicalCenter, as the assistant nursemanager of the Pediatric Inten-sive Care Unit, before being pro-moted to clinical nursing supervi-

sor for Department of Womenand Childrens Health. She beganher career as a staff nurse in thePediatric Intensive Care Unit atthe Childrens Hospital at AlbanyMedical Center Hospital.

DR. JOHN PIAZZANY Chiropractic

and Physical Therapy

The New York State Chiroprac-tic Association has appointed NYChiropractic and Physical Thera-pys Dr. John Piazza as presidentof its District 5. NYSCA has beenthe governing foundation for Chi-

ropractic service standards since1970.

Dr. Piazza has been practicingsince 1996. He has lectured atlocal and national conferences,and has been a featured industryexpert on television and in print.

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Business organizations exist inseveral forms. The purpose ofthis article is to familiarize smallbusiness people with the types ofbusiness organization usuallyutilized in New York. Althoughthere are other types not outlinedhere, they are generally not usedby small business people. Everybusiness person, when organiz-ing a business, should consultwith his or her attorney and ac-countant early in the process.

Sole Proprietorships

When an individual is in busi-ness by him or herself, the busi-ness may be conducted in thatpartys individual name, i.e.,John Smith. The party may alsoadopt an assumed name such asSmith Contracting Company. If aparty does so, they are obligatedby law to file a Certificate ofDoing Business Under an As-sumed Name. Knowing failure todo so makes a party guilty of amisdemeanor. It should be notedat this juncture that the word

company can be set forth in theCertificate, as it could be in apartnership certificate. The wordcompany can only be used forcorporations if it is followed byany of the following words: cor-poration, corp., incorporat-ed, inc., limited or ltd.

PartnershipsPartnerships can be formed

verbally and without any written

agreement, but it is a serious mis-take to do so.

In the event of a falling out be-tween the partners or death or in-capacity, it can lead to much liti-gation.

The terms of a partnershipshould be spelled out in a partner-ship agreement, which should besigned and acknowledged by allparties. A partnership can file anassumed name certificate just asa single proprietorship can.

CorporationsThe benefit of incorporating

any business is that the owners ofa corporation have limited liabili-ty. Only the corporate assets canbe subject to the claims of credi-tors and not the individual assetsof the stockholders such as theirhome or bank accounts.

There are two types of corpora-tions. The historic type of corpo-ration was a Subchapter C corpo-ration which provided limited lia-bility, but the losses of whichcould not be passed along to itsshareholders as losses in a part-

nership could be.Likewise, any income to a Sub-

chapter C corporation is taxed atthe corporate level, and again atthe individual level, when distri-butions are made to shareholders.

The second type is a Subchap-ter S corporation (usually knownas a closely-held corporation). Ina Subchapter S corporation, cor-porate losses can be passedthrough to shareholders and de-

ducted on their personal tax re-turns. Likewise, income ispassed through to the sharehold-ers so income tax is only paid atthe individual level.

At or about the time of forma-tion, the parties involved shouldfile an election with the InternalRevenue Service to receive Sub-chapter S status. In all closelyheld corporations, the sharehold-ers should have a shareholderagreement setting forth theirrights in the event of dissolution,death or mental incompetency.

Limited Liability CompaniesBecause Subchapter S corpora-tions limit the number of share-holders or certain categories ofshareholders, the preferred vehi-cle for small businesses has be-come the limited liability compa-ny.

It provides both the benefits ofthe Subchapter S corporation asfar as pass through of losses andgains, as well as limited liabilityof its members. Members of lim-ited liability companies should

also have an operating agreementsetting forth the rights of themembers between themselves,much the same as a partnershipor closely-held corporation.

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discuss the relief effort. Whatstarted as a get-together amongsupportive colleagues soon be-came a full-fledged member-driv-en organization.

In May, this organization wasofficially incorporated as theNorth Shore Business Associa-tion, and its volunteer membershave been working on their

neighborhoods revitalization,support and growth ever since.

Timing is everything, saidEttore Mazzei, a North Shorebusinessman of almost 30 yearswho serves as the organizationssecretary.

Were just fortunate that rightnow theyre putting in the foun-dations of the Stapleton Home-port project, which is in our back-yard.

Large projects such as theHomeport, the New York Wheel

and the Empire Outlets are rapid-ly changing the perception of theNorth Shore from a place youwant to avoid to a place you wantto be, said Mazzei, theowner/landlord of EdgewaterPlaza, Dock Street and Chez VousCatering. These projects providethe neighborhood with a terrificopportunity to affect change, justas the associations slogan states:The renaissance is real. Watchus transform.

Its wonderful that we have allthis new development, Mazzeisaid.

With development come poten-tial pitfalls, though pitfalls suchas a loss of identity in the form ofchain stores and restaurants.

Our concern is that there willbe a dichotomy between the exist-ing and the new, Mazzei said.

To reinforce the importance of,and expose patrons to, the NorthShore business scene, the organi-zation held its first Restaurant

Crawl in September, an event thatexceeded even the organizers ex-pectations. With 175 tickets soldthe night before the event, it wasa pleasant site when 550 peopleturned out the next day.

It was wonderful, Mazzeisaid. That day certainly shiftedthe perception of many people.

A ticket to the crawl allowedpeople to visit any of the 18 par-ticipating restaurants for a tast-ing of what they offered. It pro-vided a physical connection be-tween patron and restaurant, ex-posing not only the eateries to po-tential future customers, but thesurrounding businesses to themas well.

The success of the first crawlled the North Shore Business As-sociation to plan bigger and bet-

ter crawls in 2014 with one al-ready scheduled for Sunday, April6, one scheduled for Sunday, April21, and a third scheduled for Sun-day, Sept. 21.

But the best thing to come outof the crawl, Mazzei said, was tohear people walk away sayingthat the North Shore is a safeplace to visit, and that they wantto come again.

The goal of the organization isto bring cohesion and a voice tothe North Shore, with its mem-

bership committed to the trans-formation, beautification andsafety in our neighborhoods.

To that end, a primary focus in2014 will be on expanding its SafeHaven program, Mazzei said. Theprogram is great for the organiza-tion, because its inexpensive torun and serves as a valuablebranding tool for the businessesand neighborhood as a whole, inaddition to the actual service itprovides.

Businesses that participate vol-unteer to put a sticker in theirwindow that indicates that it is aSafe Haven allowing people whofeel unsafe or are in danger toenter their place of business andhave 911 called on their behalf.Mazzei said the organizationsgoal is to have 50 businesses par-ticipate and take responsibilityfor the safety of the neighbor-hood. Hopefully, over time, peoplewill start to identify the sticker byits logo, a butterfly with bright

green colors. Its about brandingsafety, and getting everyone to co-operate and work as a team.

I think its going to make ahuge difference, Mazzei said.

Projects such as these are great

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Dawn of a new day


Happy New Year! This particu-

lar new year brings with it big

changes to the city-wide polit-

ical environment, as we welcome Bill

DeBlasio as the first Democratic

mayor of New York City in 20 years.

There have been varying opinions

among economic thought leaders as to

just what this change will mean to

those doing business here. One camphas looked at the new mayors agenda

with a jaundiced eye, sure that it will

bring the city back to the bad old days

of high crime and high taxes and their

resultant negative impact on the econ-

omy.

Certainly there is reason to look

closely at Mr. DeBlasios plans. He

comes to office with a decidedly differ-

ent point of view from his two most re-

cent predecessors. So we are watching

with great interest as Mr. DeBlasio an-

nounces appointees to his administra-

tion, looking for signs of what is to

come.

As of this writing, two major posi-

tions of particular interest to business

have been filled. William Brattons re-

turn as Police Commissioner signals

that the incoming mayor is sensitive

to his critics concerns that he will besoft on crime.

Mr. Bratton, in his first go-round as

commissioner during the Giuliani ad-

ministration, was widely credited

with implementing the strategies that

began the steady trend of reduced

crime that we have enjoyed for two

decades.

He also brings to the table a com-

mendable record of strengthening re-

lations between the community and

the police force one of Mr. DeBlasios

chief campaign issues.

The announcement of Alicia Glen

as Deputy Mayor for Housing and Eco-

nomic Development has likewise

brought approval from some key busi-

ness constituencies. Her credentials

as a business generator are impecca-

ble, and she also brings a solid record

of public service in the housing sector,another of Mr. DeBlasios high-profile

campaign issues.

With these two appointments as in-

dicators, Mr. DeBlasio appears to be a

highly savvy leader -- which bodes well

for his administration. He ran on a

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the looks of things right now, he

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SituationAfter 9/11 none of the affected business-

es relocated to Staten Island. While therewere many reasons for this, one factornoted was our telecommunications infra-structure.

Over the years broadband traffic has in-creased from simple VoIP telecom, Inter-net, email and data needs to live videostreaming (entertainment and consumer),high resolution imaging (medical, design,security), healthcare (connecting distantfacilities and campuses with fast, secure

private networks), financial services(speed-fastest access to market data andtrading), education (larger pipes to connectcampuses, students and faculty to super-computers and other schools), public safe-ty (police, fire, sanitation, and others) and

industry (manufacturing and distribu-

tion), and the current telco system of Inter-net services may be getting too slow andtoo expensive to keep up. Perhaps there is acheaper and better way of insuring almostunlimited speed and capacity?

What is dark fiber?As major roads were rebuilt, fiber optic

cable was installed along the right of way,similar to what was done with decommis-sioned oil pipelines and rail road beds backin the 1990s.

This cable is resilient (glass) and cancarry an almost limitless amount of data

over a hair size strand of fiber. Darkfiber refers to optic cable that is notowned or controlled by a traditional tele-phone company such as Verizon or AT&T.Instead its dark with each end availablefor lease from a network service provider

for many separate private customers. Its

like renting a pipe you can use it forwater, fuel, anything you want its yourown private broadband connection. Itcould be connected to the conventional In-ternet, giving you faster speeds and securi-ty, or it could be connected to custom de-vices that can provide you speeds andfeeds only limited by the sophistication ofthe equipment on each end of the pipe.

Who can use dark fiber?Anyone who needs high-performance,

secure, reliable, and cost-efficient connec-tivity. Major customers have been organi-

zations that require: extremely fast speeds(traders, brokers, banks where nano-sec-onds make a difference), large capacity toconnect various locations (healthcare, non-profit service organizations, education,hospitality, manufacturing and distribu-

tion), and specialized operations (video

transport - TV broadcasts such as sportsand other live events) and organizationsthat need redundancy they can never bedown (public safety/government, emer-gency response, telecommunication carri-ers).

As we put more data on the Internet,consumers will need larger pipes andfaster speeds for streaming TV, security,and to link geographically distant sitesseamlessly.

Capacity exampleA standard telco T1 connection can

give you 1.5 Mbps speed (1.5 million),where a dark fiber connection can provide10 Mbps (10 million) to as much as a 100Gbps (1 Gbps=1000 million) line! And it

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doubles about every nine monthsas technology advances.

ProsYou can use dark fiber any way

you want to, and not be depend-ent on a telco; it may be more eco-nomical for your organization orbusiness than using a telco; it cangive you a significant competitive

advantage over your competition(price and performance); and youcan get as much bandwidth andspeed as you need, not whatyoure limited to by your carrier.

ConsRight now the hardware for

each end of the circuit can be ex-pensive, so only organizationsthat need it for competitive ad-

vantage can justify the expense.As with all technology, as theearly adaptors move on to thenext thing, it will be more afford-able for everyone.

Also its not available on allparts of Staten Island, mainlynear major highways and someareas on the north and eastshores.

Bottom-lineAccording to Moores law, The

amount of data coming out of op-tical fiber is doubling every ninemonths. Thus, excluding the

transmission equipment up-grades, the cost of transmitting abit over an optical network de-creases by half every ninemonths.

I have tried to whet your ap-petite for this dark discovery inan overly simple and brief article.I will be talking about it more asthe roll-out on Staten Island con-tinues and will have some white

papers available for those inter-ested. Our dark fiber has the ca-pability to enable Staten Islandorganizations and businesses tobe world-class and attract start-ups to come here and connectwith the world.

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of business success spanning over30 years in helping hundreds of or-ganizations improve their profitabili-ty. He is the principal technologyspecialist with Comtel InformationServices, a New York based telecom-munications consulting firm, and anadjunct lecturer in business at theCollege of Staten Island, C.U.N.Y.Contact him via email [email protected] .

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Business Network Intl. (BNI) Net-work Alliance Chapter: Z-OneLounge, 1821 Richmond Ave. 7 to8:30 a.m. For info, call TimothyHouston at 718-981-8600.

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SCORE Business Counseling:Chamber of Commerce, 130 Bay St.9 to 11:30 a.m. Appointment neces-sary. No charge. For info, call 718-727-1221.

E.L.I.T.E. (Executive, Leadership,Interactive, Team, Effort) Net-working Group: 1110 South Ave. 8a.m. New members welcome. Forinfo, call 347-273-1375.

College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.Business Counseling: CSI, 2800Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Forinfo, call 718-982-2560.

THURSDAYBus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDCSmall Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointmentonly. For info, call 718-816-4775.

Kiwanis Club of Staten Island:LiGrecis Staten, 697 Forest Ave.7:30 p.m. For info, call 718-967-4345or kiwanisclubofstatenisland.com.

Rotary Club of South Shore: Mari-

na Grand, 141 Mansion Ave. 12:15 p.m.For info, call 718-987-2061 or visitsouthshorerotary.org.

Rotary Club Mid-Island: New Dako-ta Diner, 921 Richmond Ave. 7:30 to9:00 a.m. Call 718-981-0700.

SCORE Business Counseling: SIBank & Trust, 1550 Richmond Rd. 9a.m. to noon. No appointment nec-essary. No charge. For info, call 718-727-1221.

Rotary Club of North Shore: LiGre-cis Staten, 697 Forest Ave. 7 p.m.For info, call Chris Williams at 718-

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In addition to safety, the organi-zation is also hoping to create avoice for the North Shore. The

most immediate focus of that in2014 will be a survey it is conduct-ing of local businesses to gaugefeedback on outgoing BoroughPresident James Molinaros rec-ommendation to change two-waytraffic to one-way traffic on BayStreet and Front Street/Edgewa-ter Street between Hylan Boule-vard and Hannah Street.

The North Shore Business As-

sociation says Molinaros recom-mendation was made withoutany investigation of the impacts

such a change would have on ourbusiness community, and itwants to hear what other busi-nesses think.

Mazzei said the organizationdoesnt think the proposal is defi-nitely negative; however, it wantsto poll its constituents first beforeit presents a cohesive message toelected officials.

Projects such as these requireparticipation, which is aided evenmore by a strong membership

base, Mazzei said. Membershipmakes a difference, and theNorth Shore Business Associa-tion is always looking for new, ac-tive members. Membership levelsrange from $150 to $1,000, and in-formation can be found at the or-ganizations website, http://sins-ba.com.

The good thing is were not de-pendent upon grants or money,

Mazzei said. Were self-funded,and were doing grassroots proj-ects that dont require a lot of

money. So were not going any-where; were here for the longhaul.

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College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.Business Counseling: CSI, 2800Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Forinfo, call 718-982-2560.

Community Emergency ResponseTeam (CERT): 7 p.m. For info. and

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FRIDAYBus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDCSmall Bus. Counseling MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointmentonly. For info, call 718-816-4775.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTSSIEDC honors David Rampulla


David Rampulla, president of the Bucks Business Network on Staten Island, was honored by the SI Eco-nomic Development Corp. for his many years of promoting and enhancing the business community here.Many Bucks members turned out to congratulate him at the award ceremony held at the Vanderbilt atSouth Beach. Pictured, from left, are Bob Cutrona of Project-One Services, Chris Ferrera of FacatelCommunications, Dan Schiffner of NetPay, Rampulla, Gerald Amerosi of Gold Mine Jewelers and Sal Sot-tile of Sottile Security.


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preneurs, with cash prizes total-

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York StartUP! gives aspiring en-

trepreneurs the opportunity tobolster their business acumen.Entrants gain practical insightsabout starting and growing abusiness, while learning aboutthe comprehensive small busi-ness resources at NYPL's Science,Industry and Business Library.

Visit www.nypl.org/bizplan fordetails on eligibility and how toenter the competition.

NARI-HIC donatessupplies for buildingA group of licensed profession-

als, representing the National As-sociation of Remodeling/HomeImprovement Contractors of Stat-en Island, donated building mate-rials along with their time andskills to shield the fire-damagedKruser-Finley House at Historic

Richmond Town from the ele-ments while the landmarkedhouse, circa 1790, awaits restora-

tion.The project will result in a free-

standing canopy that will protectthe structure until the earlyspring, when the restorationwork can be completed.

SI University Hospitalreceives award

For the 13th time, SI UniversityHospital has received a Con-sumer Choice Award from theNational Research Corporation,which specializes in health careperformance measurement andimprovement.

SIUH is one of only 15 hospi-tals to receive the award in NewYork State.

The annual award is given tohospitals throughout the country


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Here's a revenue-boosting

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Decades-old Dome Property Man-

agement, one of the largest and

most respected companies of its

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tan area, is offering an unprece-

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based on more than 270,000 na-

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care facilitys overall quality,image, reputation and the careprovided by its doctors and nurs-es.

ENT & Allergy announcesexpansion of offices

ENT & Allergy announced anexpansion of its Staten Island of-fice. In March 2014, the Staten Is-land office of ENTA will relocateto 1 Teleport Drive from its cur-rent address at 1887 Richmond

Ave. The new, much larger officewill include 16 exam rooms, threeof them for allergy. The in-houseaudiology suite will include 2 au-diology booths, an advanced audi-ology testing room and a HearingAid Dispensary.

To enhance the range of avail-able services, ENTA also an-nounced that its 4-bed Sleep Labwill be housed at the same new 1Teleport Drive location, adding tothe Practices comprehensive

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SI Foundation makesfive substantial grantsThe Staten Island Foundation

has made five substantial grants -ranging from $150,000 to $250,000 -from its Nonprofit RecoveryFund. The Fund was created tosupport the Islands nonprofit or-

ganizations as they work to re-lieve the devastation caused byHurricane Sandy. Key support tothis fund was provided by theAmerican Red Cross, which do-nated $1 million.

The grant to Richmond Sen-ior Services will benefit 20 house-holds with home repair needs.

The Staten Island YMCA willprovide tutoring and counselingto 100 children.

The Jewish Community Cen-

ter will provide service to 300 in-dividuals suffering with PTSDsymptoms and give support totheir families.

Community Health Action ofSI will provide benefits counsel-

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Staten Island Mental HealthSociety will provide coaches forSandy affected youth at high riskfor substance abuse to help themmove towards positive goals andlearn job readiness skills.

Xerox receivesExcellence cert.

Xeroxs customer care centeron Staten Island recently receivedcertification as a Center of Excel-lence by BenchmarkPortal. This

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Mannix Family ShopRitesdonate 3,000 turkeysMannix Family ShopRites,

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Delaware and Maryland this year.ShopRite Partners In Caring alsodonates $3 million annually tolocal food banks and pantries inthe communities ShopRitesserves.


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The Pratt Industries mill on Staten Island passed a major milestone

recently, producing its five millionth ton of 100 percent recycled con-tainerboard. Voith Paper was the supplier of the Staten Island 196-inch trim gap former machine. To acknowledge the milestone, Voithpresented the mill with a commemorative plaque.

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Joanne Gerenser accepted a "Community Health Hero" award from

SI University Hospital CEO Anthony Ferreri at the recent SIEDCHealth & Wellness Expo for her work establishing the "Back to Ba-sics" program, which assisted those affected by Superstorm Sandyin obtaining household essentials.

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RICHMOND CNTY.BANKERS ASSOC.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8

Location: Mikes Place, 4677 HylanBlvd.

For information, call 718-370-7037

NYS WOMEN, INC.(RICHMOND CNTY.)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Bella Vita Caf, 1919 Hylan

Blvd.For information, call 718-816-5991

INDEPENDENTASSOC. OF

ACCOUNTANTS OF SI

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Bocelli, 1250 Hylan Blvd.


POWERFUL YOU!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Giulianas, 4105 HylanBlvd.


FILIPINO COMMUNITYPRESENTS RELIEF FOR

THE PHILIPPINESWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Nicotras Ballroom at theHilton Garden Inn

For information, call 718-477-2400x5

NETWORKING PLUS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16

Time: 8:15 a.m.

Location: Golden Dove, 3281 Rich-mond Ave.


NYS WOMEN, INC.(STATEN ISLAND)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: LiGrecis Staaten, 697Forest Ave.

24-7NETWORKING SALES

MONDAY, JANUARY 27

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Z-One Restaurant, Rich-mond Ave.


WORLD OFWOMEN MTG.

MONDAY, JANUARY 27

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Marina Grand, MansionAve.


NEW DAYTOASTMASTERS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: SI Univ. Hosp., SeaviewAve.


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