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A Bellmorite with a passion for giving back ster FCA’s annual appeal. The donated funds were spread across all of FCA’s divisions. Meet Bellmorite Mia Mon“I am always trying to help zidelis: an 11-year-old entrepre- children and families,” Mia told neur with a passion for philan- the Herald. thropy. At age 5, she envisioned a “I have always been giving new toy — now known as the back since I was 3 years old. I Power Pony — that combines the chose FCA so I could give back power of a Hoverboard with the where I live.” war mth of a Her donation plush toy. Her creto FCA was made ation has been on possible, of the market since course, by the August, and Mia, Power Pony. “I’ve who loves to give always had a pasback to those in sion for horses,” need, is set to be Mia explained. “I honored by the would always ask Family and Chilmy parents, ‘Why dren’s Association can’t we put a later this month horse in the backat the organizayard?’” tion’s inaugural When she was MiA MoNziDElis Women in Philan5, she said, she thropy breakfast. was given a HovThe Family and Children’s erboard — a two-wheeled, motorAssociation is one of Long ized toy that moves the user Island’s largest human services around when weight is applied agencies, offering help to the to it — for Christmas. In her area’s most vulnerable children, garage one night, she put a plush families and seniors. According horse on top of the device, sat to Craig Pinto, FCA’s marketing down, and felt like she was riddirector, the organization served ing a real horse as it moved 34,000 people last year. around. Last December, Mia, a fifth“I called my parents into the grader at Shore Road Elementa- garage and they said, ‘Oh my ry School, donated $5,000 to bolContinued on page 10
By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
Courtesy Michael Walsh
A shamrockin’ good time in Bellmore-Merrick Bridget, 4, and Clare Walsh, 3, couldn’t contain their excitement for St. Patrick’s Day last week. More photos, page 3.
In Merrick, community hears from congressional candidates By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
Four of the five Democratic candidates vying to replace U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice attended a Meet the Candidates night hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick Democratic Club at the Merrick Road Golf Course Clubhouse on March 14. Rice announced that she would not seek re-election in the 4th Congressional District last month. Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe, Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett, former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen and first-time candidate Kevin Shakil, of Westbury, responded to ques-
tions submitted by their potential constituents. County Legislator Carrié Solages, who is also running, was unable to attend. Each candidate made a three-minute opening statement, and was given three minutes to respond to each question. Among the topics discussed were the affordability of living on Long Island, and public safety. The first question was, What did the candidates feel was the biggest problem facing the district, and what would be their solution? Corbett said it was the use and trafficking of illegal handguns. “We need a real comprehensive, federal program Continued on page 4