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Kiwanis kicks off the season of holiday giving the community,” she said. “It’s really not too hard to get that many volunteers, because As T hanksgiving nears, everyone is always really eager East Meadow High School’s to help out, which is very exciting to see.” Key Club wrapped up one of Yee’s advisor, Catherine its most impactful weekends of Razzano, who chairs Kiwanis’ service, collecting hundreds of food items during its annual food drives, said working with students brings its fall food drive outown rewards. side ShopRite in “A n n a b e l w a s Uniondale on Satextremely shy urday and Sunday. when I first met Students spent her,” she said. “She both days stationed has brought the outside the store Ke y C l u b t o a n from mor ning electronic a g e, until early afterwhich is amazing.” noon encouraging This fall’s drive shoppers to donate will suppor t 118 goods for neighfamilies, Razzano bors in need. The effort, run in part- DoNNA GolDStEIN said, underscoring the value of comnership with the President, m u n i t y i nvo l ve Kiwanis Club of Kiwanis Club ment during just a East Meadow, drew of East Meadow few concentrated strong participadays of service. tion from the com“It’s paramount that, while munity — and from the roughly 150 Key Club members who our youth get involved, our entire community gets volunteered their time. Annabel Yee, the Key Club’s involved in just a few days of president, helped lead students service,” she said. The drive was particularly in the effort throughout the vital this year as households weekend. “It gives students an oppor- continue to face food insecuritunity to show up — not just to ties, especially with the uncervolunteer, but also experience Continued on page 10
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
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A fantasy wonderland in Eisenhower Park LuminoCity, a holiday-themed lantern festival, is back in Eisenhower Park. Open through Jan. 1, 2026, Nassau County residents will have the opportunity to explore 14-acres of impressive creations and dazzling displays. Cassie Yu, 6, of Oceanside, in front of her drawing of ‘Icy the Bunny,’ now on display in the park. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Reimagining East Meadow Presentation highlights possible capital improvements By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
The East Meadow community got its first look at a long list of capital improvements that may be coming down the pipeline. A presentation by Superintendent of Schools Ken Rosner at the Nov. 12 school board meeting, dubbed “Reimagining East Meadow,” has been in the works for about two years, Rosner explained, and focused on a myriad of building improvements and construction projects around the East Meadow School District. “Building improvement projects are planned collaboratively with the district administration, parents, teachers, staff — with support from dis-
trict architects and the new project manager that we have brought on to address both current and future needs,” Rosner said at the meeting, held at the Salisbury Center. Every year, the school district prepares its annual budget, presents it to the community and votes on in May. It covers operating costs, salaries, supplies, transportation and small-scale building projects, Rosner explained. Funding for that budget comes from various sources, including state and local property taxes and federal grants. Over the last few years, budgets that have passed have allocated funds towards certain projects around the district, on a schedule that Rosner and district administration cannot Continued on page 7
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t is important to us, in the season of giving, to help as many people as we can.