Past Health and Fitness Programs, Services, and Events


April 6, 2024: CWNY Wellness Day

We hosted a Wellness Day at our Fort Totten Center. We had Strength Training & a Wellness Circle, Spa-like Pampering, and a Book Club Information & Welcome Session


March 27, 2024: Women’s Issues Think Tank: “Women’s Health & Wellness”

Guest Panelists:
Jacqueline Diaz, Founder, The Steven Spectrum Career Project
Carmela Frattasi, National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
Angelica Marie, Founder & Owner, Valiosa Wellness

Our Women’s Issues Think Tank Guest Panelists each month lead us in finding actions CWNY & our community can take to advance the cause, raise awareness, help find solutions, & answer questions.

To receive a copy of the PowerPoint slides for the above presentation, please email [email protected] with the subject line, “Slides from Women’s Issues Think Tank 03/27/2024 Health & Wellness”


January 24, 2024: Women’s Issues Think Tank: “Caregiving Part II, Applying for Medicaid”

Guest Panelists: Representatives from
Sunnyside Community Services – scsny.org
Carino Law – carinolaw.com
Queensboro Council for Social Welfare – [email protected]

Our Women’s Issues Think Tank Guest Panelists each month lead us in finding actions CWNY & our community can take to advance the cause, raise awareness, help find solutions, & answer questions.

To receive a copy of the PowerPoint slides for the above presentation, please email [email protected] with the subject line, “Slides from Women’s Issues Think Tank 01/24/2024 Caregiving Part II”


November 1, 2023-Present: Outdoor & Indoor Yoga Classes

We had outdoor yoga classes that have moved indoors in the cold and wet weather starting in the late Fall twice a week on Wednesdays at 12-1 PM and Fridays at 10:30-11:30 AM at our Fort Totten location. All levels of yoga experience are welcome and is led by Certified Yoga Instructor, Robin Stuelpner.


June 27, 2023: “Rueda” Salsa Lesson Party with Carol

Attendees danced at CWNY before the “Independence Day Celebration at Fort Totten Park” fireworks display began.


June 21, 2023: International Yoga Day Celebration

We had our celebration in-person at our Fort Totten location. We had a Yoga Class led by Robin Stuelpner, Certified Yoga Instructor and Meditation led by the Sri Chinmoy Meditation Center.


May 24, 2023: Women’s Issues Think Tank: “Inequities in Women’s Health”

Guest Presenter: Giovina Lara Collura, MDAssistant Clinical Professor, Medicine, Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / NYC Health + Hospitals / Queens

Our Guest Presenter shared knowledge, did Q&A, & discussed actions to take to improve women’s healthcare & close the inequities gap.

Our Women’s Issues Think Tank Guest Panelists each month lead us in finding actions CWNY & our community can take to advance the cause, raise awareness, help find solutions, & answer questions.


February 15, 2023: Financial Literacy Series: “Disability & Life Insurance”

Presenter: Kathy Carroll, E.A.


January 17, 2023: Financial Literacy Series: “Health Insurance”

Presenter: Kathy Carroll, E.A.


September 14, 2022-October 26, 2023: Outdoor & Indoor Yoga Classes

We had outdoor yoga classes in the Fall that had moved indoors starting in the late Fall twice a week on Wednesdays at 12-1 PM and Thursday evenings at 6-7 PM at our Fort Totten location. All levels of yoga experience are welcome and is led by Certified Yoga Instructor, Robin Stuelpner.


July 14-August 6, 2022: Summer Outdoor Yoga Classes

We had outdoor yoga classes in the Summer twice a week on Thursday and Saturday mornings from July 14 – August 6 at our Fort Totten location. All levels of yoga experience were welcome and was led by Certified Yoga Instructor, Theresa Rossini.


June 4, 2022: “8th International Day of Yoga”

CWNY held a free yoga session on the lawn of our Fort Totten location in partnership with “Indo-American Arts & Cultural Forum” and Counsel General of India, New York.


October 16, 2021: CWNY’s 13th Annual Walk/Run (In Person)

Group photo of CWNY's in-person Walk/Run event

CWNY held its 13th Annual Walk/Run at our Fort Totten location at 207 Totten Avenue, Fort Totten Park, Queens in person. For those who couldn’t make it in-person or felt more comfortable supporting us from the comfort of your home, we also offered our Virtual Walk/Run from Oct. 16-24, 2021.


February 22-28, 2021: “How a Mom Rescued Her Daughter from Anorexia” Interview – National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

After noticing her 12-year-old daughter had not been eating, resulting in her becoming increasingly thin, a mother realized she needed to take action for the sake of her daughter’s well-being. In this interview, we will hear from a mother as she discusses how she found medical intervention for her daughter. She will also discuss her daughter’s long road to recovery from body dysmorphia and anorexia nervosa. In addition, we will learn about another 12-year-old girl’s bout with bulimia.


January 2021: Interview with Dr. Rochelle Joly, M.D. on Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention

Listen to our interview with Dr. Rochelle Joly, M.D. for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month on our podcast on our Anchor.fm


Nov 23-30, 2020: Food Drive

We were pleased to partner with City Harvest to help feed hungry New Yorkers. For a week we had a donation box for non-perishable food in front of our Ft. Totten building.


Nov 22-30, 2020: CWNY Virtual 5K Run/Walk/Jog/Ride

CWNY Run/Walk/Jog/Ride donation campaign thanks to participants image

Champions who did a 5K run/walk/jog/ride had people cheer them on through donations to CWNY.


Oct 22, 2020: Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Treatments

GUEST SPEAKERS:

  • Seeta Trivedi, M.D.
    Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
  • Argie Moutafis-Agelarakis
    Breast Cancer Survivor

The PowerPoint slides from the above webinar are available here:


Oct 15, 2020: Parenting School Children During a Pandemic

Parenting School Children During a Pandemic Workshop banner

The PowerPoint slides from the above webinar are available here:


Sept 26, 2020: Art as Therapy

Art as Therapy

The PowerPoint slides from the above webinar are available here:


Apr 30, 2020: Health & Wellness During Quarantine Webinar

Featuring:

  • Marianna Zara
    Psychotherapist, Certified Recovery Coach
  • Izzy Jacobus
    Certified Nutritionist, Certified Trainer
  • Paige Bellenbaum
    Founding Director, The Motherhood Center of New York

Thank you to our sponsor, Wisselman, Harounian & Assocs. The PowerPoint slides are available for download as a PDF file:


Sept 22, 2018: 10th Annual Fort Totten Walk-a-thon


Sept 16, 2017: 9th Annual Walk-a-thon