Friday, April 13, 2018
Vol. 78, No. 15
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Grant money will help community center grow
LITTLE LEAGUE SEASON BEGINS
BY GARY SIMEONE
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (back row, center) recently joined with coaches, players, and parents for the opening day ceremony of the Plainview Little League Baseball Challenger Program. Challenger Baseball is a Little League-sanctioned program established in 1989 that gives physically and mentally challenged children the opportunity to play baseball. Supervisor Saladino commended everyone in the league for their efforts in providing an important recreational outlet for boys and girls in the community, and extended his best wishes for an enjoyable season.
Memorial Day Parade planned for Hicksville
On Monday, May 28th, the United Veterans of Hicksville will be holding its annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremonies. The United Veterans of Hicksville is comprised of the American Legion, Jewish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Nassau County Chapter 82 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, and the British War Veterans of America. This year’s parade is being hosted by the Hicksville Veterans of Foreign Wars, William M. Gouse Jr. Post 3211 under the direction of Com-
mander William Walden. This year’s Grand Marshall will be Jewish War Veterans Commander Jack Hayne. The parade will step off at 9:00AM from the Sears parking lot, behind the auto center. It will turn left and head south along Broadway (rte. 107) to Old Country Road. At Old Country Road it will turn west until it reaches Jerusalem Avenue. At Jerusalem Avenue it will turn south and proceed to 4th Street where it will end by the Hicksville Middle School. At approximately 10:30AM, the Memorial Day
Ceremonies will take place at the Middle School’s Veterans Memorial Park. Invitations to community and veteran organizations that have participated in previous parades have been sent out. Any other Hicksville organizations that would like to participate in the parade are asked to contact VFW Commander William Walden at (631) 374-4473 or call the Hicksville VFW Post at (516) 931-7843. The United Veterans of Hicksville look forward to another successful parade and ceremony.
The YES Community Counseling Center in Massapequa was recently the recipient of a $50,000 grant that will help the organization expand its services and programs. The grant money was donated by Nassau County assemblywoman Christine Pellegrino as part of the 2018-19 state budget. “The YES Community Counseling Center reaches out to Long Islanders who are coping with everything from domestic violence to the loss of a loved one,” said Pellegrino. “This funding will help ensure that the Center keeps doing its valuable work for the most vulnerable members of our community” The community center is a non-profit organization that helps members overcome a whole range of issues including domestic violence, substance abuse and addiction, family conflict, sexual abuse, and marital/peer difficulties. The Center serves residents primarily in southeastern Nassau communities such as Massapequa, Plainedge, and Farmingdale. Jaime Bogenshutz, executive director of the Center, explained that these types of grants help to establish additional resources for the center that their overall budget would not allow for. “We can use these funds to help expand and develop our services and to ensure that we have staff members available for all of our residents in need,” said Bogenshutz. “This is an awesome gift and no words can describe how thankful we are to be the recipient of this generous donation.” She added that agency was currently immersed in the opioid epidemic that is ravaging Long Island communities. “A lot of our resources are devoted to this ongoing epidemic and the grant money will go a long way to helping us battle it.”
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