Riso honored for helping special needs kids.In recognition of his leadership and dedication to helping children with special needs, St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children will honor Vincent L. Riso of the Briarwood bri·ar·wood n. Wood from the root of the briar. Noun 1. briarwood - wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes brier-wood, brierwood Organization with St. Mary's Humanitarian Award. The award will be presented at St. Mary's Tribute Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers Chelsea Piers, officially Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex, is a series of sports and entertainment buildings constructed on four adjoining piers on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. , New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Throughout his career, Riso's mission and passion have been to provide safe housing developments and communities where families can flourish. For more than 50 years, Riso has led the Briarwood Organization, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a builder of two and three-family homes and mid to high-rise residential buildings in New York City. A family-owned business for more than a century, Briarwood has constructed thousands of residential units and thousands of square feet of commercial space. Since the mid 1980s, Briarwood has developed more than 2,500 housing units. Among Riso and Briarwood's credits is the recent revitalization of Far Rockaway Rockaway, narrow peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Queens borough of New York City. Separating Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean and isolated from the rest of New York City, the densely populated peninsula owes its growth to road and rail into what has been dubbed "The Hamptons West," with the completion of 80 two-family units and 130 more in construction. In a continued effort to provide affordable housing in New York City, Briarwood is also developing 162 cooperative apartments in the Bronx. Riso first became acquainted with St. Mary's in the 1960s as a young member of the Bayside bay·side adj. Situated very close to or on the shore of a bay: bayside cottages. Lions Club who visited the hospital twice a month to give the children haircuts. Although Riso has long since retired his scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends , he returned to St. Mary's in 2004 and joined the Board of Directors. The Humanitarian Award is presented each year to an individual who exemplifies outstanding leadership and commitment to the mission of St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children. In addition to his work for St. Mary's, Riso is involved in numerous other civic, charitable, and professional causes. He received a 2006 East Harlem Community Service Award from Hope Community for having contributed greatly to making East Harlem a better place to live and work. |
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