Social Security Assistance

Representatives from the Social Security Administration will be answering questions and concerns about Social Security at Congressman Eliot Engel’s Bronx office, 3655 Johnson Ave., on Wednesday, Aug. 27.  To make an appointment, call Richard Fedderman at (718) 796-9700.

Choruses Seeking Members

The Lehman College Chorus and the Lehman College Community Chorus are both accepting new members for the fall semester. Community members are eligible to join either chorus, and there is no fee. The Lehman College Chorus meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m., starting Aug. 27. The Community Chorus meets on Tuesdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 2. Both choruses rehearse in room 330 of the Music Building on the Lehman Campus, at Bedford Park Blvd. West and Goulden Avenue. For more information, call Prof. Diana Battipagli at (718) 960-7795.

Soccer Players

The Bronx Bombers girls travel soccer team is looking for a few good fourth grade players. Students born after Aug. 1, 1998 must be able to attend twice-weekly practices in Van Cortlandt Park and travel to southern Westchester for games. For more information, contact Sean Maher at (917) 854-5494 or e-mail seanatnds@yahoo.com.

Adult ESL and Computer Classes

PS 94 will offer ESL Levels 1 and 2 and Computer Skills classes beginning in September through Summer 2009. Both classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Computer classes will be taught in English and will include lessons on keyboarding, Microsoft Word and other programs. Registration is first come, first served. For more information, call Ms. Seminario, the parent coordinator, at (347) 563-4772 or (718) 405-6345.

MS 80 Requiring Tetanus Booster

MS 80 has announced that all students entering 6th or 7th grade in the 2008-09 school year and who are 11 years or older must receive the tetanus booster (“Tdap”) vaccine. For more information, please read a letter to parents on the Office of School Health’s Web site at http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/health/ImmunizationInfo/default.htm, or call Miriam Alejandro at (646) 359-9873.

Flea Market

Saint Ann’s Church at 3519 Bainbridge Ave. holds flea markets Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through August. For more information, call (718) 547-9350.

English Classes

The New York Public Library will offer free classes in English for speakers of other languages beginning in September at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. (off Fordham Road).  Registration begins Sept. 11.  For more information, call the Library’s Office of Community Outreach Services at (212) 340-0918 or visit www.nypl.org/calendar.esol.html.

Career Seminars

The Office of Continuing Education at Lehman College is offering free career information seminars in September for its fall semester non-credit certificate programs, including, among others, bookkeeping, nurse and medical technician, and computer information technology.  For more information, call (718) 960-8512 or visit www.lehman.edu/ce.

Housing Assistance Program

Community Board 7 and the West Bronx Housing and Neighborhood Resource Center are offering housing counseling services, every third Tuesday of the month, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., through September. For more information, call (718) 933-5650

Farmers Market

The North Central Bronx Hospital and Harvest Home Farmers Market, Inc. have opened a farmers market on the east side of the park below the Mosholu Parkway Station on the No. 4 line on Jerome Avenue. The market operates every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., through mid-November. Vendors will feature fresh produce from regional farmers, as well as baked goods and specialty items. For more information, call Mike Heller at (718) 918-3826.

Fordham Road Discount

The Fordham Road “Advantage” Program, sponsored by the Fordham Road BID, is scheduled to run from August 2008 to July 2009, and offers specified discounts to students, faculty, and staff members of participating area colleges, institutions, medical facilities and healthcare training centers who display their photo identification cards at the time of a purchase. Participants include: 1199 SEIU Healthcare Training Center, 1199 SEIU Child Care Corp., ABC Training Center, Bronx Community College, Choice Care Professional Registry, Inc., CUNY on the Concourse, Family Support Systems Unlimited, Inc., Fordham University, Lehman College, Monroe College and Montefiore Medical Group on the Concourse. The discounts and offers range from a free gift to up to 50% off purchases.