May 15 7:30PM , Next Civic Meeting

Next Meeting: Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 7:30 P.M.
Place: New Elmont Memorial Public Library.
Guest Speaker: Sewanhaka CHSD Superintendent, Mr. Warren Meierdiercks
Topic: Sewanhaka CHSD School Budget / Improving our area.



At our May meeting, our quest speaker will be Sewanhaka CHSDSuperintendent Warren Meierdiercks. It will be a great opportunity for usto discuss about the issues that are truly affecting our immediate area.The meeting will start promptly at 7:30 P.M. sharp. All our meetings arean open forum, and provide all our members the opportunity to askquestions and receive answers. Important components of our community areour schools and we encourage all our community members, neighbors andfriends to join this important meeting.Brainstorming ideas and solutions may help ensure a more tranquil, andenjoyable months ahead. Now that the weather is nicer, please interactwith your neighbors, participate in the civic and become better informedto what is going around in the community.We hope that everyone has taken the time to read and review the proposedschools and library budgets and we encourage everyone to vote. Inaddition, everyone should review the candidates running for the School andLibrary Board of Trustees and vote for those whom you feel would representour community well. The School Budget Vote and Trustees Elections willtake place on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Members in our area will vote at theGotham Avenue School. We remind that you must be over eighteen years old,a resident of Elmont for more than thirty days, and be a United Statescitizen in order to vote. We hope that everyone who is able takes the timeto exercise his or her freedom to vote.On Sunday, May 11, we celebrated Mother’s Day in the United States.Washington Irving once stated that “A mother is the truest friend we have,when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes theplace of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine,desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, andendeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds ofdarkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”. On Mother’s Day, takethe time to thank, rekindle, and to appreciate the “mothers” in our livesand in the community.At the end of this month, we celebrate Memorial Day for all the men andwomen who served this country for the preservation and protection ofdemocracy. We asked all our members to show your support for theindividuals who had served in the armed services and who are currentlyserving. We especially must show our respect for all those who gave theultimate sacrifice for our great nation. They are the true American rolemodels and we must continue to display our gratitude for their service. Weask all our members who are capable to march with us in the Memorial DayParade. There will be more information pertaining to the celebration atour May meeting.Participating in the civic process help shapes the future of our communityand of our world. The civic understands that we all have busy schedules tokeep. However, we should give some time to help preserve the quality oflife of our neighborhood. This upcoming meeting is important to attendbecause there are serious issues that affect us directly. It is importantfor all members be informed, and to work together to resolve these issues.Together we can make Elmont the best place to live anywhere.Come on down on the 15th at 7:30 P.M. at the Elmont Memorial PublicLibrary and be a proactive component of our community. Bring your family,neighbors and friends. It is always great to see our neighbors togethersupporting a positive cause.A special salute to our troops and armed forces, because thanks to theirpatriotism and sacrifice, they help protect our freedoms and are aninspiration to all Americans.