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Choppin’ locks to fight cancer Annual Mepham H.S. event raises $67K for St. Baldrick’s Foundation By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
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AT MEPHAM HIgH School’s ‘Chop Your Locks for Charity’ event, which benefits the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Danielle Witt shaved her entire head, in solidarity with children fighting cancer.
The Mepham High School gym was loud and bustling once again for its annual “Chop Your Locks for Charity” event, as the entire Bellmore-Merrick school community gathered to raise awareness for pediatric cancer research. For the past 15 years, Mepham has been a dedicated supporter of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit that raises funds to help find cures for children with cancer. Volunteers sponsored by family and
friends shave their heads, or chop their locks, in solidarity with children who may lose their hair during chemotherapy treatments. Mepham social studies teachers Kerry Dennis and Chris Patten, who instruct seniors in the Participation in Government class, organized the event. Dennis said that the first time Mepham held a St. Baldrick’s fundraiser was around 2008, and then the event took a hiatus for a few years. Since 2013, she and Patten have led the efforts, and the school Continued on page 2
Frisch home, one of Bellmore’s oldest, is now fully restored By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
The Charles A. Frisch House, on Martin Avenue in Bellmore, has come a long way since it was built more than 100 years ago, thanks to the restoration efforts of Walter Eisenhardt, who purchased the property in 2007. When he bought it, the Victorian-era home was encased in 1970s décor, Eisenhardt recalled, including wood paneling and shag carpeting. The previous owners had covered up the home’s original fixtures and failed to see what Eisenhardt saw — “a real piece of history.” “Even though this house was
a complete mess and a wreck when I found it, pulling up and seeing it — I knew,” he said. “It had good bones. I knew it had to be one of the oldest houses in the community.” Eisenhardt, who is originally from Queens, purchased the home and then spent the next several years restoring the Bellmore time capsule back to its former glory. Stepping inside the front door is like stepping back in time — everything from the furniture to the pictures on the walls, while not original to the house, are historic, and reflect a Victorian style that Eisenhardt hoped to recapture.
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WAlTER EIsENHARDT Owner
In the 16 years he’s owned the home, modern amenities, such as electricity and televisions, have blended in with the structure’s original wood flooring, narrow staircases and small doorways. More recent projects, Eisenhardt told the Herald, included the full restoration of the
house’s wraparound porch and the renovation of its attic, which was converted into a bedroom. Restoring the home wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Wantagh resident Doug Brooks, a “master craftsman,” Eisenhardt said. “He’s just amazing,” Eisenhardt said of Brooks. “He takes such a passionate approach to
doing it. He wanted it to look right historically.” Eisenhardt is now creating a speakeasy in the home’s basement, modeling the space after the undercover bars that illegally sold alcohol during the Prohibition era of the 1920s.Once finished, it will even feature a secret doorway, as it would’ve 100 Continued on page 23