Bay Ridge Community Council names Hidden Treasures award winners
Seven grassroots leaders who have worked, often behind the scenes, to make their neighborhood a better place to live will be rewarded for their efforts by the Bay Ridge Community Council at the organization’s annual Hidden Treasures of the Community Awards ceremony later this month.
Ralph Succar, president of the Bay Ridge Community Council (BRCC), announced the winners on Monday.
The 2017 winners include: Eileen Oldcroft, emergency medical technician at the Bay Ridge Ambulance Volunteer Organization 9BRAVO); Mary Bocchino, member of the Columbiettes at the Archbishop John Hughes Knights of Columbus Council; Mary Forestiere, recording secretary of the Bay Ridge Mental Health Council; Theresa Monforte-Caraballo, executive director of Grandma’s Love, Inc.; Dr. Ahmad Jaber, president of the Arab American Association of New York; Henrietta DeRyck, a tour guide; and Linda Dahl, vice president of Narrows Botanical Gardens.
