The Bristol Housing Authority Newsletter October 2016

Events: Ongoing BONNIE ACRES • Salvation Army: 3rd Friday of the month from 1-2 p.m. • Catholic Prayer Service with Sister Delores. Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. • Bingo: Mondays at 6 p.m. in the Community Room • Tenant Council Meeting. 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. • The Bridge Bible Study: Fridays from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Community Room • Flu Clinic: October 11 from10-11:30 a.m. in the Community Room CAMBRIDGE PARK • GED: Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:30-12 p.m. Students can register throughout the semester • ESL: Mondays from 9-12 p.m. in the Community Room • Reading is Fun: Begins October 20 from 5-7 p.m. in the Community Room • I Can Be Series: October 27 from 5-7 p.m. in the Community Room • Flu Clinic: October11 from 12-1:30 p.m. in the Community Room

JOHN F KENNEDY • Tenant Council Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. • Game Nite: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. • BINGO: Saturdays at 6 p.m. • Bible Study: Fridays from 2-4 p.m. • Bible Study with Pastor Eduardo Herrera: Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. in the Community Room. • Arts & Crafts: Every other Thursday from 2-4 p.m. • ESL: Mondays from 1-2 p.m. (location may alternate with Gaylord) • Flu Clinic: October 3 from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Community Room GAYLORD TOWERS • BINGO: Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in the Community Room • Service with Pauline: Second Thursday of the month at 3 p.m. • Tenant Council Meeting: 2nd Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. • Bread Program: Fridays at 11 a.m. • ESL: Mondays from 1-2 p.m. (location may alternate with JFK) • Flu Clinic: October 3 from 12-1:30 p.m. in the Community Room

MOUNTAIN LAUREL MANOR • Bingo: Wednesdays at 5 p.m. • Saturday Social: 5 p.m. KOMANETSKY ESTATES • BINGO: Mondays and Saturdays at 5:15 p.m.

• Ceramics and Chair Massage: Twice a month. Check calendar by dining room for dates and times.

• Tenant Council Meeting: 3rd Thursday of the month at1:15 p.m.

• Po-ke-no: Wednesday nights at 6 p.m.

Check Us Out Online For additional information about resident

services and events as well as activities taking

place in the community, visit us at

www.facebook.com/BristolHousingAuthorityCT

The Resident Services section is under

construction on our website. We will let you

know when it is ready. There you will find

important information about the ROSS Program,

event listings, and family activities.

An afternoon with NPR’s Chion Wolf We had a terrific time with Chion Wolf, radio

producer and co-host on WNPR in Hartford.

Chion gave a marvelous talk to the kids about

following

dreams, working

hard, and holding

on to whatever

“lights” them

up.” Chion spoke

about her

academic

struggles, from

not doing well in

grade school,

failing classes in

high school, and her eventual decision to drop out

of college. With

an unexpected

talent for

photography, an

engaging

personality, and a

curiosity for

learning new

things, the girl

who failed in

school found

herself in NYC

being interviewed for a photography job by one of

the oldest, most respected magazines in the

nation. It was the beginning of some incredible

adventures to

come. NPR was

hosting a contest

looking for an

announcer to do

the introduction

for its two major

national shows.

Chion, a lifelong

fan of the station

and its programs,

entered and ended

up narrowed down

in a group of applicants invited to Washington,

D.C for a final interview. Now a full-time NPR

employee, Chion continues to discover new

talents, including

that of amateur

film maker for a

project she created

and pitched to NPR

executives who

loved her idea.

Chion is a great

reminder that it’s

okay to feel lost.

Sometimes being

lost gets you

exactly to the place

you need to be.

The Office will be closed on Monday

October 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

FINAL REMINDER

All air conditioners must

be removed from

windows by October

15th.

Did you Know? High school

graduates are more

likely to find jobs

than people without a

diploma and more

likely to see higher

wages. Individuals

with a diploma

earned more than

$10,000 a year

compared to those

who dropped out of

school.

The Bristol Housing Authority Newsletter October 2016

Hi everyone, now that autumn has

arrived we can finally expect cooler

weather, especially during the nights

when temperatures will be dropping.

In her poem, A Woman’s Birthday [In

August], the American poet Sarah

Morgan Bryan Piatt wrote, "It is the Summer's great last heat, It

is the Fall's first chill: they meet.” If you must turn the heat on

please be aware of the Housing Authority's policy of closing all

doors and windows to keep heat inside. Remember, all air con-

ditioners must be removed by October 15th. As always, the

Housing Authority has consistently strived to make

improvements wherever needed at their properties. Whether it

be maintenance repairs, working on property appearances, or

upgrading security systems for a safe living environment.

Residents should be very proud of all the projects staff has

tirelessly worked on to achieve. Please feel free to contact me

at: dgodin@bristolhousing.org. with any questions or

comments. You may also send correspondence to me at: David

Godin, 164 Jerome Ave., Bristol, CT 06010.

FROM THE MAIN OFFICE

We need your help keeping your neighborhood looking

nice and well-maintained. Please pick up any litter

around your home. Someone else may have put it there

but it’s your home, so please show everyone the pride

you have in your home by removing any trash around

your area. Let’s work together to keep your community

clean and neat.

We will be having a community clean-up day with

Housing Authority Staff, the Boys and Girls Club, and

the families living at Cambridge Park. You will be

notified when a date has been chosen. You can also

periodically check our Facebook page for an update on

our Fall clean up day.

Emergency Preparedness Presentation Receives Good Turn-out!

When our friends from the City of Bristol, Harley and Ed, stopped by to put on an emergency

preparedness presentation, we knew it would probably be one of the most important events for our

residents. We learned a lot about what to do in an emergency such as what supplies to pack in an

emergency bag and what documents to protect in the event of a natural

disaster. Emergency preparedness presentations also took place at

Gaylord Towers and JFK apartments.

Mark Your Calendar! 2016-2017 Family Events Parties and dinners will take place in the

Community Room at Cambridge Park

Give Thanks Day

Thursday, November 17, 2016 5:30-7 p.m.

Holiday Party

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

• Party One: 4-5 p.m. • Party Two: 5:30-6:30 p.m. • Party Three: 7-8 p.m.

Reach For The Stars

Thursday, June 22, 2017 5-7 p.m.

*Rain Date: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Family Day

Friday, August 18, 2017 10-4 p.m.

*Rain Date: Monday, August 21, 2017

Cash Prizes Awarded! Fire Safety Poster Contest

Contact your Resident

Service Coordinator

(RSC) if your child would

like to participate in the

2016 Fire Safety Poster Contest sponsored by

HAI Group. Poster contest will take place during

Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15. For more

information contact RSC at 860-585-2022