Queens Interagency Council On Aging

120-55 Queens Boulevard, room 319, Kew Gardens, New York 11424

Phone (718) 268-5954 / Fax (718) 268-5952/ Email: qicany@aol.com
November 20, 2018

NEWS ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Bruce Cunningham

Elder Abuse, A Multidisciplinary Teams Approach
Discussion, Solutions And Access To Services

The Queens Interagency Council On Aging (QICA) in partnership with the Office of The Queens District Attorney will hold its monthly community program on Wednesday, December 5th from 9:00am to 11:00am at Queens Borough Hall, room 213, 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens, NY. Registration starts at 9:00am served with a Continental breakfast. The program begins promptly at 9:30am.

SBS Visits FH

On Friday afternoon, Flushing House was host two 14 members of the Swiss Benevolent Society wanting to learn more about Independent Living. The group of brave women traveled from all over despite the inclement weather to enjoy a beautiful lunch and information session.

Veterans Benefits Fair

and November Outreach Events

Attention Seniors!

The NYC Department of Finance in conjunction with NYC Veterans and State, City and County Government and Elected Officials will be hosting a number of events throughout the Boroughs for Veterans, Unremarried Surviving Spouses, and Gold Star Parents to educate them about various exemptions and other entitlements. 

On Monday, November 12, 2018 Flushing House honored their resident veterans with a rooftop brunch overlooking New York City. This holiday is especially important at Flushing House because of our aging population. Photos, artifacts and stories were shared of time spent in the military and the important lessons learned while serving their country. Flushing House residents continue to be an inspiration to us all.

The residents were treated to a special luncheon in the Flushing House solarium which offered breathtaking views of the foliage around Queens and the Manhattan skyline in the distance. The menu was created by Executive Chef, Dennis Grobe, and served by the Flushing House Culinary Team. The veterans shared stories, photos and medals with one another while their meal was being prepared.

Flushing House Resident, Vera Polak celebrated her 100^th birthday with friends, family and neighbors on the Flushing House Rooftop. Vera smiled ear to ear as ‘Happy Birthday’ was sung to her before blowing out her candles. The culinary staff created a special menu just for her party that day. Vera has been a Flushing House resident for over 8 years and is one of several centenarians residing here. Vera can often be found soaking up the rays and taking in the view from our rooftop or busy creating in the lower level Activities Center. Happy Birthday Vera!