Bay Ridge Community Council – What Do They Do?
*UPDATE: To be a member – fill out this form and mail it in with the dues.
The Bay Ridge Community Council was established in 1951 and serves as an umbrella organization for its member organizations. (Yeah that’s not good…I’ll explain more on this later).
*This group is not elected by the public. This is important to note as it makes them the same as a Kiwanis Club or other community group…..but the name of the organization makes it sound like they are elected. Brooklyn used to have elected school boards in each area. This group may have an election within their organization because they have officers, but the officers have mostly stayed mostly the same since 2015.
Mission: To promote the moral, social and economic welfare of the people living and/or working in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton.
Bay Ridge Community Council has:
- Board of Directors
The president of the Bay Ridge Community Council told the paper these words which rang through out community. (repeated here)
- Member organizations – yes this part is strange. The organizations listed on the linked page are members and someone can’t be a member unless they are a school or a block association or they make up a 503 association.
** Yet, in October 2018, I saw this message; “To join BRCC and to sponsor events, contact Ralph Succar, President BRCC – contactbrcc@gmail.com
Contact:
- The Bay Ridge Community Council website
- Facebook for the Bay Ridge Community Council
What do they do?
- In October 2018, they are holding a debate at Xaverian High School. They run the Halloween Window Decorating Contest each Fall.
- In 2018, this will be the 66th year for window painting (October 25th- Rain date October 30th). The windows look beautiful throughout the community.
- In October 2018, they held a debate at Xaverian High School between Max Rose and Dan Donovan. In October 2017, BRCC ran the City Council debate at Xaverian for candidates in Bay Ridge
- They held a Gala at the end of Spring to celebrate activism in the community. Here’s what 2017’s gala looked like.
- In May 2018, the Bay Ridge Community Council gave out 16 Kassenbrock scholarships to students in this community for being involved and doing community service. The awards ranged from $1,000 – $5000 dollars. In 2015, there were 16 scholarship winners as well. The funds for these scholarships come from a variety of sources including two main fundraisers a years; a luncheon in March and a bus trip to Atlantic City in October. The scholarships are also funded through donations, including many from former scholarship winners. In 2009, 18 students won a Kassenbrock scholarship.
- In March 2018, the Bay Ridge Community Council organized a rally against the property across the street from PS 104 on 92nd Street and 5th Avenue because it may be building a hotel there (and the hotel could turn into a homeless shelter). The rally looked like it was run by Senator Golden because of the way it was advertised and how it appeared on social media.
- They hold an annual photo contest every Spring.
- In the Spring, they honor NYPD and FDNY with awards.
- They gave out hidden treasure awards (this was started in 2004).
- They help out and donate gift cards for the Christmas Party at the Army Base.
- They hold an essay contests for students.
- They held fundraisers such as a trip to Atlantic City or a night at the races in order to support senior citizens or The Kassenbrock Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund (these are $1000 to $5000 scholarships for high schools students going to college who did community service……Brian Kassenbrock is on the Board of Directors – see here)
- BRCC Photo Contest – Entrants must live, work or attend school in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights or Fort Hamilton, or be a member of a BRCC organization. Amateurs only, no professional photographers please.Contest is open to students grades 5-12 and adults of all ages. One print allowed per entrant.
- The advertisement for the Bay Ridge Community Council in the local paper says that the BRCC holds public forums on matters of community concern……we haven’t seen those….but maybe that’s because they aren’t widely advertised.
Hugs,
marlene
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