(Long Island, NY) The Roselie Brenner Tai Chi Fund, managed by Hempstead-based social service agency EAC Network, awarded three mini-grants of up to $1,000 to Long Island-based community groups to develop sustainable projects and activities that promote active participation in Tai Chi Chuan programs.
The winning applications included Mt. Sinai Heritage Trust in Mt. Sinai to offer free educational workshops to the community, including those 55 and older, Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook to provide Tai Chi class at no cost to LISVH residents, including older adults who are at-risk of falling, and the Boys & Girls Club of the Bellport Area in Bellport to offer eight weeks of Tai Chi for teen members to help alleviate stress and anger issues, concentrate, and learn a new exercise; a second class for parents and other adults will also be offered.
Roselie Brenner was a passionate practitioner and teacher of Tai Chi Chuan. On a very personal level, she felt Tai Chi had a profound and positive influence on her life. As a result, she wanted others to enjoy Tai Chi and experience its many benefits, and in her memory the Roselie Brenner Tai Chi Fund was founded.
“The fund’s committee, made up of dedicated volunteers who were touched by Roselie’s spirit, has been committed to continuing her work through the promotion of Tai Chi,” notes Angie Malone, Division Director of Health Services at EAC Network. “We know that Tai Chi benefits the mind, body, and spirit. Our three awardees have excellent programs planned, and we look forward to watching their progression and learning of their impact on their communities.”
For more information on the Roselie Brenner Tai Chi Fund at EAC Network, contact Angie Malone at 516-539-0150 x109 or angela.malone@eac-network.org.
About EAC Network
Founded in 1969, EAC Network is a not-for-profit human service agency serving 68,500 people annually through over 70 programs across Long Island and New York City. EAC Network’s mission is to respond to human needs with programs and services that protect children, promote healthy families and communities, help seniors, and empower individuals to take control of their lives. Among those the organization assists are children who have been physically or sexually abused, senior citizens needing support, people struggling with substance abuse and/or mental illness, youth in the foster care system, persons on public assistance seeking financial independence, adults and youth who are under or unemployed, individuals needing help to mediate disputes, and families in crisis. For more information about EAC Network, please call 516-539-0150 or visit www.eac-network.org,facebook.com/eacnet, and @EACNet.
