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Jacob Fine brings financial lessons to local libraries “He was definitely very knowledgeable about it, and the way he had his presentation A conversation with a fellow organized, it looked very prostudent about money left Jacob fessional,” Sferlazza said. The workshop was initially Fine with a question: How could someone understand recommended to Sferlazza by investing but not know the another Nassau County libraribasics of saving? an. She said Fine’s work demThat realization led Fine, 17, onstrates what can happen to launch the Financial Free- when a young person sees a dom Initiative, a stuneed and takes the dent-led effort proinitiative to address viding free financial it. literacy workshops “That’s the best t o yo u n g p e o p l e version of pay it foracross Nassau Counward you could posty. s i b l y h ave, ” s h e Fine, who lives in said. “When a teen Jericho, has conductwants to do someed more than 50 thing like that, not JACoB FINE workshops, reaching only are they pasmore than 1,200 stu- Founder, Financial sionate about the d e n t s e a c h y e a r Freedom Initiative subject they’re lookt h r o u g h p a r t n e ring to teach, they’re ships with libraries and other also passionate about helping community organizations. Two others.” of those stops brought his Fine said his interest in wo rk s h o p t o t h e M e r r i ck financial literacy began after Library and the East Meadow speaking with another student Public Library. through his school’s investing At the Merrick Library, Fine club. led two workshops earlier this “We talked about stuff that’s summer for students in sixth more complex like investing, grade and older. For Rachel and I mentioned something Sferlazza, head librarian of that was definitely more basic, Youth & Parent Services at the like a savings calendar,” Fine M e r r i c k L i b r a r y, F i n e ’ s said. “They had no idea what I approach stood out. Continued on page 5
By JUlIA GIllEGo
jgillego@liherald.com
Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
Kennedy sophomore wins STEAM logo competition Dylan Siegel, sophomore at John F. Kennedy High School, won the districtwide STEAM Logo Design Competition. Siegel, second from left, with STEAM Chairpersons Danielle Caliednao and Roger Bing and Kennedy Principal Gerard Owenburg.
‘Pink Ribbons and Cognac’ brings breast cancer story to Bellmore stage By JUlIA GIllEGo jgillego@liherald.com
A new stage production coming to Bellmore this October will use storytelling, humor and emotion to explore the realities that can accompany a breast cancer diagnosis, including struggles that families may face behind closed doors. “Pink Ribbons and Cognac,” a production by LaKeesha Gethers under Skyeboxx Entertainment, will be presented at the Bellmore Movies on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., during Breast Can-
cer Awareness Month. The play, which Gethers wrote, produced and directed, is based on the true-life experiences of two women who battled breast cancer. “This is a true-life story of two women who battled breast cancer and at the same time battled alcoholism,” Gethers, of Hempstead, said. “So that’s why it’s called Pink Ribbons and Cognac.” While breast cancer is at the center of the production, Gethers said she also wanted to address Continued on page 7
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