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Friday, December 15, 2017
Vol. 77, No. 50
Town’s ice skating rinks will aid charity
WINTER WONDERLAND
BY GARY SIMEONE
On December 6th, Berry Hill’s PTA organized the Holiday Boutique for students to purchase gifts for family and loved ones. See page 8.
All through the month of December, ice skating rinks in the Town of Oyster Bay will serve as food drop-off sites for people facing hunger on Long Island. The special drive is called ‘Helping through the Holidays’ and it is a joint Initiative between the Town and the Island Harvest Food Bank organization. Town Supervisor Joe Saladino and Town Councilman Thomas Hand were instrumental in getting the ice skating facilities involved in this great cause during the holiday season. “We ask our residents visiting any of our ice skating facilities this month to bring a donation for this wonderful cause,” said Saladino. “Just one or two items from each visitor would make a great difference to people in need.” Island Harvest Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization on
Long Island. CEO and President of Island Harvest Randi Shubin Dresner said that the Town’s involvement in helping people fight hunger is an added bonus to their mission. From now until December 31st, the Town of Oyster Bay rink in Bethpage, and the outdoor skating rinks at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa and Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, will be accepting nonperishable food items. Collection boxes will be made available for people to donate items. Items can include anything from canned vegetables and fruits to rice, beans, and jars of peanut butter and jelly. “We are asking our residents to assist us during this season of giving, in helping local families in need,” said Councilman Hand. “Worth the help of Island Harvest, we will be able to provide me necessities to our neighbors in need.”
Renowned boxer helps raise money for displaced dogs
BY GARY SIMEONE
WBO boxing and former kick boxing champion Chris Algieri, was at the Title Boxing Club in Syosset this past Saturday to help raise money for displaced animals in hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico. The event was called ‘Boxing For Barks,’ and all the funds that were raised went to the Dylan’s Candy BarN Animal Shelter Rebuild Fund for Puerto Rico. “There were numerous dog shelters destroyed in Puerto Rico as a result of the hurricane in September,” said the 33 year old Algieri. “With the funds from this event, we hope to rebuild some of
the shelters and take care of the homeless animals.” Algieri greeted fans at the club and even helped coach a few rounds of the boxing classes. The boxer, who has headlined at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn and at the Paramount in Huntington, said that he started out as a pro kickboxer before transitioning over to his full time boxing career. “I’ve been a pro for fourteen years and it’s always something that I’ve been into since I was a little kid,” said Algieri. “I used to watch and was inspired by all the greats like Mike Tyson, Oscar De La
Hoya, and Roy Jones Jr.” Danny Cordova, owner of the Title Boxing Club, said that fundraisers like this have raised money for hurricane victims in the past and that he was happy to be a part of this one. “We have an amazing community of people out there who give of themselves and donate to others,” said Cordova. “Whether it is just one dollar or a bigger sum of money, it shows that people care for those who have undergone a terrible tragedy like the people in Puerto Rico.” Dylan Lauren, owner of the non-profit organization, Dylan’s Candy BarN, recently adopted a dog from the hurri-
cane ravaged Island. Her organization is focused on animal rescue efforts around the world and changing the stigma of adopting a rescued animal. “She is an animal lover and the rescuing and adoption of these animals is extremely important to her,” said executive director of the organization, Devon Francis. If people are interested in making a donation to help the homeless animals in Puerto Rico they can make a donation on the ticket site, dylanscandybar.ejoinme. org/boxing.
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