YONKERS VIDEO: Carlos Jimenez Mambo Dulcet at Portuguesse-American Community Center
A benefit for Puerto Rico by Carmen Gomez Goldberg and Mayor Mike Spano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEppjGjXFbg
#Bridge2Give: Meet nonagenarian Bernice Smith, a lifelong volunteer
By Swapna Venugopal
YONKERS HERO: At 94, Bernice Smith keeps busy.
JOURNAL NEWS: Twice a week, she drives from her apartment in Yonkers to the Volunteer New York! offices in Tarrytown. It’s a ritual she’s followed for the past 20 years. As a placement specialist, Smith helps potential volunteers figure out the right opportunities through in-person consultations.
“I like the challenge of figuring out what a good match might be,” #BerniceSmith said. “Sometimes, they don’t know what they are looking for, so I interview them and try to figure it out.”....
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2017/11/17/lifetime-volunteering-meet-nonagenarian-bernice-smith/876149001/
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