2018 CareerCon held at St. John’s University

Our chapter recently led the Sisterhood of Women’s Organizations to provide more than one thousand local students with information and tools to assist them make decisions that will impact their future. We joined with the three Staten Island- based colleges to help guide local high school students navigate their academic careers at a Career Conference on the grounds of St. John’s University. The three colleges are co-sponsor of this event and supported by 30,300 Degrees, the NYC Department of Education, SI Chamber of Commerce, NYS My Brother’s Keeper, NYC Mayors Community Affairs Unit, United Activities Unlimited, and Council members Joseph Borelli, Steven Mateo and Debi Rose. Participating Sisterhood organizations are Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., National Council for Negro Women, New York State Women – Staten Island chapter, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Soroptimist International- Staten Island, and World of Women (WOW).

We worked together to develop free workshops in partnership with the College of Staten Island, Wagner College and St. John’s University for this conference to support students as they begin to plan their future.” At the event we were well represented. We presented presentations business, health, environmental science and government and other topics such as “You are the Architect of Your Life,” by Naomi Jones, Life Coach; “Brave Enough to Succeed,” by Fran Reali; “Dressing for Success,” by Rosemarie Cavanaugh , Nutritionist; “Non-traditional jobs in STEM,” by Katia Gordon , Director, SI Regional and Community Affairs, Con Edison; Financial Information for High School Students,” by Joan Wilton, Financial Advisor; “Identity theft and Identity verification” by Fully-Verified and “Social Media Marketing.”

This was a day were the students were interested and very enthusiastic. We are deeply grateful for the partnership and the opportunity to help build young people’s careers.

Legacy Tea Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Congratulations to Chair, Virginia Allen and her team for this successful event.

And thank you Borough President James Oddo for declaring Saturday, March 3rd, as the

Centennial Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Day in the Borough of Staten Island

By Ann Clinton

The cloudless sky was a perfect blue and provided a clear palette for the gray spire reaching high into the sky. The red door stood in direct contrast to the somber dark gray edifice. The red door perhaps a signal to STOP and visit.

Riding along the busy thoroughfare one is aware of ethnic restaurants, antique shops, the ever popular cell phone stores, convenience stores and pizza places. Drive on just a little farther and you will be rewarded with what could be a scene in Oxford or Cambridge, England. But this is Staten Island and the building is St. John’s Episcopal Church with the tall spire and the red door.

Alongside the church is a lovely garden – small, yet seeming to include a diversity of flora. Sometimes hidden by the greenery are several statues, darkened with age, representing the biblical history of the church. The property includes a manse for the Rector. But, while aged both are strong, proud reflections of days gone by, still important today.

At the end of a long driveway which divides the church and manse stands a new building. Six stories of brick, an imposing structure with wide windows on each floor and over the main doorway the name on the building reads: Canterbury.

Oh, and if you happen to stop at the red door and go inside the church, you will find, among other things, a large interior with center altar, upholstered pews, stained glass windows and to the left Our Lady’s Chapel.

The congregation is as diverse as the many varieties of flowers in the garden.

NYS WOMEN-SI LEADS SISTERHOOD TO DEVELOP CAREER CONFERENCE

The Staten Island chapter of NYS Women leads the Sisterhood of Women’s Organizations to sponsor a Career Conference in conjunction with the Island’s three colleges. The event, set for February 26, 2018 from 9 am to 1 p.m..on the campus of St. John’s University will host Staten Island high school seniors — 3,000 students – to this conference.

The Sisterhood organizations are pooling their resources, talents and expertise to help develop presentations and decide on speakers that resonate with our community’s youth and guide them to make informed decisions about their academic and career choices.

For more information about this event and how to participate please contact Rosemarie Dressler, 917 751 1876 or rdcommunic@aol.com.

The Staten Island chapter of NYS Women help make Thanksgiving possible by providing food for local families.

Join the fun as the Staten Island Chapter of New York State Women raises funds to support Hurricane Relief efforts.

Unleash your creative potential at our Paint Party.

We provide the supplies and two hour instruction to help you create your own Masterpiece. All materials to create your masterpiece are included.

Bring home a 16” x 20” canvas of your original art.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 – 7 PM

Manresa Columbian Club Knights of Columbus Hall – 185 Cedar Grove Avenue Staten Island, NY 10308

To reserve your seat mail your check, ($50.00 per person), payable to NYSWomen-SI and mail to:

Annette Fusaro
305 Lighthouse Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10306

For more information call: 718-987-0892.

Volunteers needed for the Operation Backpack Program supported by the 123rd Precinct Community Council in Tottenville.

Friday, Aug 18th at 6:00 PM they will be sorting and filling the backpacks at Messiah Lutheran Church, 205 Jefferson Boulevard Dr – 10312.
Saturday, Aug 19th, 11:00 – 4:00 they will be distributing the backpacks from Messiah Lutheran Church.

They are also looking for the following donations: Unopened backpacks, #2 Pencils, colored pencils, pencil boxes, erasers, highlighters looseleaf notebook paper, glue, pocket folders, composition books,24 count crayon boxes, spiral notebooks, 3-ring binders, rulers, protractors, child-safety scissors, 3 x 5 index cards, basic function calculators, and blue,black and red pens.

Volunteers are needed for both days.
Please sign-up by Monday, July 3rd at (718) 698-6056 – Elaine Croteau

NYSWi SI participated in the 2016 Breast Cancer Walk at Midland Beach along with St. John’s University Women.