Saturday May 18, 2024 Thursday, May 16, 2024 ~ Volume 69 ~ Issue Number 24 ~ $1.00
Lennon’s Bill Signed Into Law:
‘Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day’ By Matt Meduri The topic of Veterans’ mental health is salient for an unfortunate reason: it is a problem that continues to persist, in some places at record-high levels. Legislator Chad Lennon (R-Rocky Point) recently submitted a bill to name September 22 as “Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day” in Suffolk County. The bill’s legislative intent states that since September is Suicide Prevention Month and since approximately twenty-two Veterans take their own lives each day, the date of remembrance of September 22 is appropriate. The bill was signed into law by County Executive Ed Romaine (R-Center Moriches) at the V.F.W. Post #6249 in Rocky Point last Thursday. Continued on page 11
County Executive Romaine (left) and Legislator Lennon (right) sign bill designating September 22 as Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day. (Credit - Office of County Executive Romaine)
Bellport Boys and Girls Club Hosts
‘Give Back Bellport’ Day By Matt Meduri
Credit -Office of Legislator Thorne
The Bellport Boys and Girls Club’s Second Annual Give Back Bellport Day
A community’s strength can be gauged by many metrics, but none quite as important as its ability to give back. From addressing common issues to rendering help to those who most need it, a community can find utmost strength by directly addressing challenges and uncertainties those within it might experience. Bellport put such a display of generosity and civic-mindedness last week at the Boys and Girls Club on Atlantic Avenue. The Second Annual “Give Back Bellport” Day was a massive success, delivering services, information, outreach, and even prayer to three hundred people from the area. The Boys and Girls Club of the Bellport Area (BGCBA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides children ages five to nineteen with a safe environment for preschool, after-school care, and teen programs. According to the BGCBA website, the club offers programs that “impact the lives of our members in vital areas, such as academic success, good character, citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. Young people need to know that someone cares about them and we are here to support them in every aspect of their lives.”
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