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Details of 2009 Budget Announced
The North Shore Towers Board of Directors held an open meeting on Wednesday, December 3 to discuss the cooperative’s 2009 budget, which will include a maintenance increase and assessment. Meet Your Board Member: Jim Short
As the representative of the sponsor, Jim Short has been a member of the North Shore Towers Board of Directors for about 20 years. Hadassah Hosts Hanukkah Party
Migdal, the North Shore Towers chapter of Hadassah, held a Hanukkah party in the Major General Speaks To Residents About Iraq
Major General William Terpeluk, the former commander of the 77th Regional Readiness Command at Fort Totten, spoke about the war in Iraq during a Country Club presentation on Monday, December 15. Harmonica Duo Entertains Residents
The Harmonica Duo performed for North Shore Towers residents on December 10. The harmonica players were husband and wife duo Jia-Yi He and Liping Wang. They were also joined by their daughter, Jenny He, who played the piano and danced. Diabetes & Hearing Loss
Audiologists at the Advanced Hearing Center, which has an office in the arcade level of Building Three at North Shore Towers, is educating people about diabetes and the relation it has to hearing loss. message from the president: What it Takes to Serve on the Board
In a couple of months several shareholders may begin to think about running for a position on our Board of Directors. It is a wonderful opportunity to serve our community. However, the position requires a person who is able to work cooperatively with colleagues who may have opposing views. Every member of the Board has his/her own philosophy and agenda. To be truly successful, elected officers must have the interest of our shareholders as their highest priority. message from the general manager: Community Teamwork Ensures Success
“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision, the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” - Andrew Carnegie Worship Center Safety
As New Yorkers, we understood what the citizens of Mumbai are feeling right now. And the attacks have reunified our community in a sense of grief and commonality in the worst tragic sense. The Mumbai attacks reveal that terrorism is still very much alive. An Open Letter to the NST Board of Directors
During last week’s finance budget meeting there was no mention of specific cutbacks in services or amenities, nor was there any mention of same in the monthly letters from our board president. I’m specifically referring to elimination of the ‘winter tree lighting’ and more importantly the total elimination of the ‘holiday party’ for our employees. Residents Who Give Back
Although December may be known as the “season of giving,” for many North Shore Towers residents the season of giving lasts throughout the entire year. Here are just some of the residents who help those in need all year long. Resident Finds Success in Business and Volunteering
Throughout her life, North Shore Towers resident Phyllis Hill Slater has learned that being successful takes a serious commitment. She is now exceeding as a businesswoman and volunteering, showing that she has remained true to that commitment. CROP + COLOR
Whitestone resident Arthur Brill developed a recent interest in art while in Aruba several years ago and seeing some photographs he felt were too “bland.” JANUARY EVENTS
Queens Library www.queenslibrary.org Life Insurance Trusts - Estate Tax Relief
Individuals whose estates exceed the estate tax exemption often purchase life insurance, which can be used to pay the estate taxes due on their respective estates. The current federal exemption is $2,000,000, until January 1, 2009, when it will increase to $3,500,000. In 2010, the federal estate tax will be repealed in its entirety only to be reinstated in the year 2011. “Fearless in ‘09”
(So how did that champagne taste, anyway? Did you wear a paper hat? Did you stay up late and celebrate?) The Giraffe Room is a hidden gem
The Inn at Great Neck has a wonderful restaurant - The Giraffe Room. I call it a hidden gem because it is inside the hotel and not seen from the street.
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