SPOTLIGHT ON LIFE MEMBER MARGI  WOLCHOK                                                    August is designated Nova 5' month to submit our candidate life member to be spotlighted by our region and it is our privilege to have Margi, president of the Queens Keller club shine in well deserved recognition.  

Growing up in the depression prepared Margi for all the challenges that lay ahead.  After an uneventful childhood, her school years flew by and ended as a high school graduate with one year in college.  Margi’s employment started in the secretarial field and with the advent of WW-2 she found herself working for Uncle Sam after which she married and raised her family.

          In 1966 she began her career with New York Telephone in Flushing, Queens as a steno secretary.  Margi joined the pioneers as soon as she became eligible.  Then before she knew it the time for retirement had arrived.  With time on her hands, she volunteered at the College Point Poppenhusen Library and was useful in the many functions of the Library as well helping to prepare programs for children’s learning and entertainment. In 1989 she received a pioneer welcoming letter and decided to attend meetings.  She would soon be drafted into the secretary chair, then the entertainment as well as community service chairs.  She would ultimately be elected to the office of president of the William J. Keller Life Member Club and remains president to this day.  Margi is never shy about the pride she feels for her club and the record they have made for themselves. With the membership of the life member clubs waning, she fears their time is also coming to end. Hopefully her fears will be proved unfounded and they will continue to serve their community.

F.Y.I. -TELL EVERY ONE YOU KNOW!

          Date line: 1/24/2008

          Harvard University announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president, Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only 10 percent of the students in Elite higher education come from families in lower in lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution".

           If you know of a family earning less than $60,000.00 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition.

           To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://adm-is.fas.harvard.edu/FAO/index.htm or call the schools financial aid office at: (617) 495-1581.