----- Original Message ----- From: joseph mazzella To: cynthia groopman Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:38 PM Subject: letter to editor
Starts New Year With Praise To The Editor: What a wonderful way to begin a brand new year full of hopes and aspirations than to read the several positive articles that were featured in the Dec. 31, 2008 issue of the Gazette. I am truly thankful to the TD Charitable Foundation of the TD Bank for their generous donation of $25,000 for the food bank. That is truly the embodiment of the holiday spirit of giving, caring for the less fortunate and feeding the hungry, which are all good deeds in the eyes of God. With the downturn of the economy, and people out of jobs or with low-paying jobs and food so costly, so many are hungry and depend upon food banks. This donation is a blessing and we applaud the donors for their kindness.The donors are role models and others can follow. Donation of even a dollar is helpful. If everyone in the city contributed $1, then we would have $8 million. Nobody in our city should go hungry and food is definitely one of the basic needs of human beings to survive. This was uplifting indeed to read on this snowy afternoon. I also laud the Queens DA and his office for conducting the toy drive for needy children. This is indeed the fulfilment of the true meaning of the holiday season. Children who would otherwise not have a toy to play with as a gift were indeed blessed through the kindness of these people who truly cared. Thanks, Gazette, for featuring such positive articles that truly show that this city does have kind and generous sharing people. We can all give of ourselves, our time, some money, some non-perishable food to make a difference in other's lives and this can be done throughout the year. I applaud Councilperson Peter Vallone Jr. for his concern about the reduction of the police force. Of course there is a budget crisis in our city, but during previous administrations of different mayors, the police were never cut. Police are necessary to promote law and order, reduce crime, make our city safe from terrorism, violence and to protect the public safety and property. Councilmember Vallone was wise in his statement and he is to be applauded in all that he has done for our city and borough during his tenure in the City Council. I am also glad that our mayor decided to change his mind concerning the treatment of senior citizens in Meals On Wheels and senior center services. After all, the senior citizens are the largest voting block of our city. During the re-election campaign which will shortly begin for mayor of our city, Mayor [Michael] Bloomberg has to save face and support senior services. I am definitely glad that the mayor will be in control of our public schools. He did a tremendous job in promoting learning and discipline. I also applaud [City] Comptroller William Thompson for his caring about senior citizens and their centers. Senior centers are the lifeline for people over 60, giving them recreation, education, socialization, meals that are nutritional, and social service support services and computer literacy and exercise and joy. I appreciate that the Gazette has done so much in providing us with the news of our community borough, city and world during the past year and thank the staff for doing such a superb job. I wish a happy, healthy New Year to the readers and to the staff. I also appreciate the fact that my voice and opinions are heard in the Letters column. Cynthia Groopman Long Island City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows LiveTM: Keep your life in sync. Check it out. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
