St. Gabriel’s Older Adult Center to celebrate 25 years of community service

According to Caribbean Life, St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church Older Adult Center (SGOAC) in Brooklyn says it will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a spectacular Silver Jubilee Luncheon and Awards ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the church’s Golden Hall. The Older Adult Center at 331 Hawthorne Street, Brooklyn, was established in June 2001. “For over quarter of a century, St. Gabriel’s has served as a vital pillar of the community, providing a safe, enriching, and vibrant environment for socialization and recreation for local seniors,” the center said. “This landmark event will honor the center’s rich history, its trailblazers and dedicated staff, who have inspired the community daily and whose enduring support has shaped the success of the center,” it added. SGOAC said the honorees will include: Dr. Una S.T. Clarke, the trailblazing, Jamaican-born, first Caribbean woman to be elected to New York City Council; the