The Town of Greenburgh will honor Centurion John Stroud, a life long Greenburgh resident (Grandfather to Shamara and Sanjay Singh and father to Sandra Singh and Shelley Stroud) at the Greenburgh Town Hall on Wednesday, October 23rd @7:30PM. Please join us in hearing his journey through 100 years as a Greenburgh resident. Come see a video presentation of some historical facts about Greenburgh.
John was President of the Greenburgh Civic Association in the early 1960's, advocating for a better Greenburgh;
John also served as a member of the Greenburgh Zoning Board - helping the town address land use and planning issues;
John Stroud was the first African American president of the White Plains Lion's Club. He also was a Greenburgh Auxiliary policeman;
John successfully pushed for changes that helped children. He initiated the successful implementation of getting the Parkway Homes' school bus to come to the top of hill rather than have children walk so far home from the bus stop - late 1960's;
John Stroud spearheaded the construction of Lawrence Ave between Augustine Rd and North Road allowing for quicker access for the fire department and headed the Young Men's Council at YMCA breaking the color barrier.
****************************************************
Visit our web site at www.greenburghny.com and view archived Supervisors Reports.
****************************************************
To unsubscribe to list send an e-mail to:
imailsrv@cit-e.net
Please put the following in the body of the e-mail:
Unsubscribe gblist