Update from Yonkers City Council Majority Leader, Michael Sabatino, 3rd District.

Yonkers Councilmember Sabatino   District 3 Newsletter  Hon. Michael Sabatino Majority Leader Councilmember  District 3 City Hall  40 S. Broadway  Room 414  Yonkers, NY 10701  (914) 377-6313   May 24, 2019     Dear Friends,                            This upcoming Monday, May 27th is Memorial Day in the United States of America. It is a day to reflect upon the many times brave American women and men have answered the call to duty to serve their country and fellow Americans. We honor the memory of those who've lost their lives while fighting for our collective freedom and way of life by upholding the American founding principles of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" being made possible for all.      Best Wishes,        Majority Leader Michael Sabatino                             TOILETRY DRIVE FROM NOW UNTIL 6/15/19   Council Member Shanae V. Williams has partnered with the Homeless Task Force of Yonkers to host a toiletry drive for Yonkers most in-need residents. The collection will be on June 15, 2019 from 11AM until 1PM being at the Y.W.C.A.of Yonkers - 87 South Broadway  Yonkers, NY 10701. Any toiletries that you would like to donate as part of the June 15th collection, should be dropped off with  Deana Robinson, Legislative Aide to Council Member Williams, at Yonkers City Hall (Room 414). If there are any questions about donating, please call 914-377-6319. This Upcoming Week in Yonkers   Below is a list of upcoming events in Yonkers for the week of May 27th through June 1st, as published by  the Office of Mayor Mike Spano:    Monday, May 27 (MEMORIAL DAY) COY Memorial Day Ceremony Veterans Memorial Plz 40 S Broadway 9AM   Crestwood Memorial Day Parade* Starts at Schultz Field 9:45AM   Catholic Slovak Club Memorial Day Ceremony* Victory Park 50 Lockwood Ave 12PM   Yonkers City VFW Post 1666 Memorial Day Service* VFW Post 1666 574 Yonkers Ave 1PM   Empire VFW Post 375 Memorial Day Service* Empire VFW Post 375 10 Huber Place 2PM Tuesday, May 28 Richmond Community Services Renovated House Ribbon Cutting 18 Cook Ave 1PM   Wednesday, May 29 OFA's Senior Health & Fitness Day PAL 127 N Broadway 10:30AM   Annual Parade of Flags (Hispanic) City Hall - Unity Fountain 4PM   Thursday, May 30 COY/Bajart Post Memorial Day Parade Charles Bajart Post 1122 840 McLean Ave 6PM   Friday, May 31 Opening Ceremony - Relay for Life Gorton HS 6PM   Two More Weeks of Budget Hearings    The fourth week of citywide budget hearings has passed, with the Yonkers Police Department ending this week's hearings. Below is a list of the upcoming budget hearings for the week of May 27th at Yonkers City Hall:   *As a reminder all budget hearings are live-streamed on Yonkers City Council's Facebook page. There you will also be able to find all the hearings that have happened this budget season.*  Monday, May 28th 4PM - 6PM - O'Connor Davies Presentation Thursday, May 30th  7PM - Budget Adoption of Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Operating, Capital and Grants Budget  HAPPY NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS)   WEEK!  *Pictured above are the many paramedics, emergency dispatchers, ambulance drivers, medics and other emergency medical services worker of Yonkers' very own Empress Emergency Medical Services. The City of Yonkers is grateful for your service and duty to the people of Yonkers and beyond.  (From the National Association Emergency Medical Technician website)  "May 19-25, 2019, is the 45th annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. NAEMT partners with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to lead annual EMS Week activities. Together, NAEMT and ACEP are working to ensure that the important contributions of EMS practitioners in safeguarding the health, safety and wellbeing of their communities are fully celebrated and recognized. EMS Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine's "front line."  Whether celebrated with a company cookout or a catered lunch; an open house, an awards ceremony or even quiet reflection about what it means to be an EMS practitioner, EMS Week is the perfect time to recognize EMS and all that its practitioners do for our nation."  JORDANIAN FLAG RAISING    This past Tuesday, May 21st, Yonkers raised the Jordanian flag to show our solidarity with the Jordanian community of Yonkers and to recognize the incredible achievements and contributions that Jordanian-Americans have made to our incredible city and country. I am proud to be Majority Leader of a City Council that celebrate's our city's diversity and worldwide cultures.  Happy Belated Birthday  Council member  Shanae V. Williams!   The City Council of Yonkers, the City of Yonkers, and I are grateful for all you do to make Yonkers a better place for everyone.