Women and children are living nearby in a homeless shelter in East Elmhurst, Queens, NY. They need toiletries, such as: toothpaste, bars of soap, shampoo, lotion, and bodywash. We are collecting these items and donating them to the women because they don't have money to buy these items themselves. There are about 100 families in this shelter. It would be helpful if anyone could donate any of these items for us to deliver to the women. They also need strollers, for two women with babies. If you can donate money to help these women and children, we will use it to purchase and deliver the things they need.

We can receive the supplies from you either at the Garden School at any of our Sunday Meetings from 11am-1pm (starting again 9/8) or by calling President Thomas Raffaele at 718-779-3374 to deliver them to his home in Jackson Heights, Queens, NY.

Here are some photos of our recent donation.

Queens Ethical marched yet again recently in the annual Gay Pride parade in Jackson Heights, Queens. Queens Ethical has marched in every single one of the parades since the parade's inception in the 1990's.

Thomas Raffaele, president of Queens Ethical (second from right in photo), was a speaker at the event. The event was hosted by the Tri-State Sri Lankan Muslim Community, "To honor the victims and lives lost in the tragic terror attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka." Victims of all other attacks on people of any given faith were also honored. The event celebrated what brings us together, and denounced division based on hate and fear.

The St. Pat's for All parade in Queens was a great time this year, as always. We'll see you there next year again!

Please join members of the Ethical Humanist Society of Queens in attending the following good-works event:

5th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr./Mitzvah Day of Service
1/21/19, 9:30am
At the Renaissance Charter School, 35-59 81st St., Jackson Heights, NY 11372

9:30am: Free light breakfast
10am: Program starts, with panel of recently-elected's (Jessica Ramos, Catalina Cruz)
11:30am: Workshops and service opportunities after the program, Special activities for children

• Workshops/service opportunities include:
  • Bystander intervention and de-escalation training
  • Voter rights issues including the census
  • Housing issues
  • Immigration issues

Please bring these donations for the needy:

• Non-perishable canned or packaged food (NO glass bottles) for their food pantries
  
• NEW children's books, ages 3-8, for Elmhurst Hospital Auxiliary Pediatric Reach Out and Read Program

"Keeping the dream alive, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service which honors his life and his teachings of justice through the principles of nonviolence. Mitzvah Day is held in the Jewish tradition of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world by reaching out to others in their hour of need and enriching their lives and community."

For more information or to volunteer contact Peggy Heeney at 718-803-0060 x119 or [email protected], or on weekends Eileen Pentel at 718-569-1887.

The Ethical Humanist Society of Queens attended (and very much enjoyed) celebrating LGBT pride in the Queens LGBT Pride Parade in Jackson Heights.

​The Ethical Humanist Society of Queens marching in the 2017 Gay Pride Parade in Jackson Heights
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