Friday, July 29, 2022
Vol. 82, No. 30
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS
From left to right: Councilman Tom Hand, Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Sara Hughes, Danielle Galardi, Ava Fiorello, Joan Olivero, Eden Price and Girl Scouts of Nassau County CEO Rande Bynum. The Town of Oyster Bay recently joined with Girl Scouts of Nassau County CEO Rande Bynum to honor Girl Scouts who have achieved their Gold Award. “We are so proud to honor such distinguished young women. The Gold Award acknowledges the power behind each Girl Scout’s dedication to not only bettering herself but committing to make the world a better place for others,” said Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “These girls identified needs in their communities and took dedicated action to address them. We are so proud to honor Girl Scouts who have achieved the most prestigious award in scouting.”
Sara Hughes of Farmingdale
To earn her Gold Award, Sara start-
ed a Zumba fit club at her high school. She developed this club in order to address the lack of fitness clubs offered in her school, and to find a solution to social isolation experienced by many students during lockdown. While promoting exercise in a fun and engaging way, Sara educated students about the physical, mental and social benefits of Zumba while also leading workshops for schools, teachers and Girl Scout troops. The Zumba Fit Club will be carried on through Sara’s school as it was approved by the school’s administration.
Lazy Days of Summer event a rousing success
Levittown Community Council’s Lazy Days of Summer event held at the East Village Green Park on Saturday, July 16, brought out a large crowd of families eager to experience the activities and events of the day. Pony rides, a petting zoo, a blow-up slide, music and lots of games kept the crowd of approximately 300 active and, based on comments, very excited and happy. The event is free to participants and supported by the Council members’ dues and the sponsorships of local businesses and organizations as well as in-kind contributions. This year’s Gold Sponsor was O’Shea Funeral Homes and the Silver Sponsorship was by Levittown Special Events, Inc. Bronze sponsors included Levittown Chamber of Commerce, Don Patane/Main Street Financial, Dalton Funeral Homes, Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers, Domenico’s
Pizza Restaurant, Long Island Hearing and Minuteman Press. Supporter Sponsors included The Killing Kompany, Jon Probstein, Esq. and Learn N Grow Childcare. Contributors to the event included King Kullen, which donated a beautiful sheet cake; All Round Foods Bakery Products, Inc. which contributed delicious donuts, cupcakes and cookies; BJ’s Wholesale Club, which contributed helium for the balloon decorations and paper plates for refreshments; Stew Leonard’s and Levittown Lanes, which contributed prizes for raffles and games, and Tim Aldridge, who provided the services of a deejay for the day. Volunteers from the Council and other local organizations kept the activities going and teen volunteers from the Levittown School District oversaw all of the activities. In what has become one of the See page 10
Danielle Galardi of Seaford
Post COVID-19, mental health concerns amongst teens and young adults are on the rise. Through Danielle’s project, See page 10
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Volunteers begin the day with a photo shoot.
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