My name is Emily Sussman, and I am a teacher as well as a parent at Crossroads School in Brewster, New York. I wish I were more eloquent. I wish that I could place the right phrase at the right time so people would stand up and take notice, but I am not.
I am a simple person with a lot of passion. Crossroads is a small private school that is danger of closing its doors forever. It is a place where your child can learn and grow to be their very best. Oh, I am sure you have all heard this before from many schools, but the fact of the matter is that it doesn't always happen.
Yet I see it here at Crossroads. I have seen children who are broken and fragile and have lost hopes due to the treatment of their peers and the school system. I have seen kids who are paralyzed with anxiety who can not leave their homes because they fear the bullying of other students, even teachers and the system in general. I have seen them all.
I have also seen them walk through the doors at Crossroads School here in Brewster and within one month you can see the light of their smiles again. You can see a ray of hope in them. Give them six months, and I can see their grades going up because they WANT to learn! They need to LEARN.
I have seen so much good running in and out these doors --- and they are going to close.
Crossroads School will be having a fundraiser/information day/family fun day on Saturday, May 15th. All of the children are involved in one way or another to help raise funds. Some of our high school students are amazing artists. They are going to be selling limited edition prints of their work and the proceeds’ will go to the school.
We need your support. Please contact us at 845-278-2774 or visit us on the web at crossroadsschool.net for more information about the school.
Emily Sussman and the entire Crossroads School Family
Crossroads School
2443 U.S. 6
Brewster, NY 10509-2528
COMMENT:
Dear Emily,
Greenwich Roundup Was Born A Jew And He Was Taught That Jewish Law Mandates That A Parent And Society Owes A Child An Full And Proper Education.
Greenwich Roundup Was Also Taught That Jewish Laws State That A Parent - And If A Parent Cannot, Then Society Is Obligated To Provide For Every Child's Education.
Therefore, Greenwich Roundup Will Send A Check To Help You Help These Children Have Suffered So Much.
Now Don't Get Too Excited, because It Won't Be A Big Check, But It Will Be A Bit More Than Greenwich Roundup Can Afford At This Time.
This Is Because, After Greenwich Roundup Converted To Christianity At Harvest Time Church On King Street In Greenwich - He Has Further Learned That Much Is Expected From Even From Believers Of Modest Means.
Greenwich Roundup Has Also Learned That Much More Is Expected Of Those To Much Has Been Given.
Jesus Christ Could Not Have Said It Any Clearer....
"From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked."
The Sad Fact Is That ....
It Is Always The Children Who Suffer First In An Economic Down Turn
What's Wrong With This Picture:
Wall Street Bankers Take Home Multi-Million Bonuses - Schools Are Being Closed Down
One Famous Quote I Have Always Remembered Is From Pearl S. Buck
"If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all."
Others Have Spoken Of Our Need To Put The Needs
Of Children First And Foremost
Ann Landers:
In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.
Garrison Keillor:
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.
Walt Disney:
Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.
In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.
Garrison Keillor:
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.
Walt Disney:
Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.
Perhaps Jesus Christ Said It Best:
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Matthew 25:40 (King James Bible)
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Reducing the size of government, even on a municipal level always has beneficial, long-term, and lasting effects. Greenwich is quite a fortunate town and has many services and programs that many other towns are not as fortunate to have. Therefore to maintain our ability to keep our standard of living and community-oriented programs certain money needed to be re-administered in order to make sure the town was spending its money the best way possible. This makes perfect sense when you realize how wide-spread and hard the economic recession has been to many local governments, but also households and familys.
Greenwich suffered from a $8.4 million spending gap. Tesei could have taken the easy road and said lets keep already wasteful/not needed spending and just raise taxes, whether they be sale taxes, property taxes, income taxes, etc. Instead Tesei took the initiative and did what he believed to be right for our community. His vision clearly was not on immediate interests to appease constituents, instead he cut wasteful spending, reduced the size of government and placed Greenwich on a long-term sustainable path.
Leaders sometimes do not make decisions that seem to make sense immediately, sometimes one must be patient to observe the overall effects. This economic nightmare was not created in a day, and it will not take one day to come out of it. Instead of criticizing Tesei as taking away jobs he should be complimented for reducing government, and cutting wasteful spending while maintaining the level of great opportunity Greenwich has always been exposed to whether it be through school programs or community-oriented organizations.
Government workers' expenses are completely paid for by the taxpayer. I think it is Just of government when it reduces its size and influence, maintains responsible spending and a balanced budget, as well as keep social unity. Government is not here to give us free jobs that cost us more than it would give to us. Tesei should be complimented, and with full sincerity I know he has Greenwich's interests first, and support him and his administration to the highest extent possible.
Everyone wants the smallest most effective Government possible, but Greenwich has been cut to the bone.
Durrng the last Nor easter there were not enough boots on the ground and major roads like King Street were blocked by downed trees for over a week.
Last month the BET laid out plans to cut the towns social service department at a rate twice that of any other town department.
This is going to cause more pain to the weakest members of Greenwich society - children, seniors and the disabled.
This social services cut is also going to hurt honest hardworking folks who have lost their jobs, because of the greedy speculation of investment bankers and hedge fund guys.
Now Tesei's administration is delaying the Nathaniel Witherell project saying they want to study of closing down the town owned nursing home.
Just look at how many millions are wasted just on one project by the powers that be in Greenwich.
These cuts are needed because the town wasted millions on fraud waste and abuse over the last three years on the Hamilton Avenue School remodeling project.
Today Greenwich is going to spend mega bucks tearing down the toxic modulars.
These modulars could have been leased, saving the town millions.
And When Facility Director Anthony Byrne got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, the town put him on a $30,000 administrative leave vacation so that he could increase his retirement benefits.
Now the town wants to spend 1) million dollars to build a soccer field on top of the Cos Cob Power Plant's toxic waste dump.
This is all so Republican Greenwich insiders can get paid off.
It is a shame that hard working employees will have to be fired so that a 10 Million dollar soccer field can be built.
Worse yet, Tesei said yesterday that he wants to cut the pension fund and health care costs of the town employees who survive his next round of town employee firings,
Tesei is going to shut down the social service department's emergency food closet, yet he takes his staff at taxpayer expense to the Millbrook Club to clap as he pats himself on the back.
Tesei and his inner circle should be ashamed of themselves and start cutting checks to that soon to be cut food closet on the third floor of town hall.
Tesei could have patted himself on the back on the front steps of town hall at very little expense to the taxpayers of Greenwich.
But no Tesei had to waste taxpayer dollars dragging his inner circle over to a swanky shin dig at the Millbrook Club with money that could have been used to feed the children of a family that has suffered an emergency.
Tesei spent more tax dollars on a one day party, than the emergency food closet gets in one year.
Basically, Tesei is patting himself on the back as he takes food out of the mouths of needy children.