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Vol. 23 No. 49
A clothing bank for cancer patients In May 2019, she received a sudden breast cancer diagnosis, which led to chemotherapy and a For many women battling double mastectomy. She strugbreast cancer, findgled in many ways ing the right cloth— after the surgery, ing to wear while she couldn’t lift her undergoing treatar ms above her ments is often an waist — but she additional burden. didn’t expect the Shirts with front added stress of buttons or zippers having to find the that allow access to right clothing. the body for chemoThere were no therapy, for examnearby outlets that ple, are available carried specialized, online, but not at treatment-friendly major retailers. clothing, Alderman Women who underrecalled. She go breast surgery ordered shirts are usually advised loRAINE AlDERMAN online, but they to wear this spe- East Meadow were never the cialized clothing, right fit — somewith openings for thing she would drainage as well. have avoided, she said, had she Loraine Alderman, of East been able to browse for options Meadow, knows this burden well. CoNTiNueD oN page 11
By ANDREW gARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
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SENIoR T.J. RogERS, the starting wide receiver for Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s football team, leapt for a pass during a flag football tournament benefiting the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard on Nov. 24.
Flag football tourney benefits Community Cupboard By AlySSA SEIDMAN aseidman@liherald.com
Flags were flying on the Sanford H. Calhoun High School field before Thanksgiving break last Tuesday, as student athletes took part in a flag football tournament to benefit the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard. Since fall sports in Nassau County were postponed until March 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic, assistant football coach Joe Migliano
said that he and other coaches wanted to give their athletes an opportunity to play ball while contributing to a good cause. “We’ve been practicing with the kids three days a week for the past two months, just running and conditioning, kee ping everything socially distant,” Migliano said (see box, Page 3), “and we just wanted to give them something to have some fun with. Anything to give them enjoyment, that’s why we’re
here — that’s what this is about.” In the spirit of giving, students were required to donate two non-perishable food items to take part in the tournament. By the end of the day, nearly 60 pounds of food had been collected for the Cupboard, which will help feed local families this holiday season. Although the usual features of a high school sports event were absent, Colt pride CoNTiNueD oN page 3
t struck me, though, that everybody has a wig bank, so, we thought, why not start a clothing bank?
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