The members of the George Washington Carver Community Coalition Inc. located in Wyandanch, NY delivered much needed sewn facial masks to Dominican Village. We appreciate their kindness and choosing to work with us in the time of need to providing the essential necessities to the staff and
Massapequa Resident and Mom, Monica Guargiulo, was recently announced the winner of a $50 Visa Card from Massapequa Takes Action Coalition’s Toolkit for the Massapequa’s Marijuana and Vaping Prevention Campaign. The campaign provides key messages and facts in the prevention of marijuana misuse and vaping. To learn more about the campaign, go to mtacoalition.com.
Tara Capolongo, a Special Education Teacher in the Bay Shore School District and a member of NYSUT, is making an impact on her local community. Tara’s sister, Jamie Ferro, is a nurse in the MICU/CCU and she wanted to do something kind for the staff but couldn’t decide on what to do. A few weeks […]
Ronkonkoma based nonprofit Options for Community Living, Inc. was awarded a $7,500 grant from Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Funding supports Options’ scattered-site supportive housing program for formerly homeless individuals and families with disabilities and those living with HIV/AIDS. “This award couldn’t have come at a better time,” said Yolanda Robano-Gross, Options
Students and staff from the Meadowbrook Alternative Program in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District participated in a car parade on April 6 to congratulate Class of 2020’s valedictorian and salutatorian Laszlo Goch and Mariana Mora, respectively. “The MAP staff met in their cars in a parking lot and then proceeded to parade past Mariana’s […]
Teachers from Deer Park’s John F. Kennedy Intermediate School came out for a “Honk and a Hello” on March 30, greeting thrilled students via a parade of cars through the neighborhood. The event was organized by fourth grade teacher Keri Schumacher. Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District
Deer Park High School student Jason Deonarine was recently selected for the 2020 Bank of America Student Leader program. The more than 300 high schoolers chosen as Student Leaders are awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofit organization and participate in a national leadership summit in Washington, D.C. that focuses on skill building and creating […]
Students from Edna Louise Spear Elementary School experienced Earth Day in a different way this year, when they were encouraged to create musical instruments out of recycled materials. Music teacher Lisa Scrom asked the third, fourth and fifth graders to create an instrument from one of the four instrument families – percussion, woodwind, string or brass […]
The Farmingdale School District is stepping up to help local hospitals with badly-needed medical supplies. With schools closed and students learning remotely, administrators, teachers, and students mobilized to take an inventory of what they could donate to those working on the frontline. “It started with an email thread to share ideas of how we could […]
The residents at Jefferson’s Ferry Life Plan Community believe in the value of small gestures. They demonstrated this principle by raising in excess of $1,000 in pennies in just two weeks, which they donated to the Jefferson’s Ferry Foundation. Resident Art Romita, who writes for the community’s “Ferry Tales” newsletter, initiated the drive in recognition […]
Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker joined Heritage Trust Board Members Victoria Hazan, Brad Feldman, Bree Devereux, Heritage Trust member Nicholas Pennington at the Heritage Trust Food Drive. On Saturday, April 18, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker participated in the Heritage Trust Food Drive at Heritage Park in Mount Sinai. The food drive was held to […]
The expansive system of bays and waterways of Long Island serve not only a beautiful respite for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also serve as a way of life and source of income for business owners and boaters, especially as the height of the season gets under way. As part of the Governor’s “New […]
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