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HERALD Joan Jett rocks Nassau County
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Golfers hit the links for a good cause “He was a great guy,” Gallagher added at Eisenhower Park’s Red Golf Course. “We thank you. olfers teed it up in The money that we raise every honor of long-time year, we send so many kids to Kiwanian Steven Eis- camp and feed so many families. man on Monday to It’s just incredible.” raise money to send underpriviEisman was a very prominent leged children to community member camp and feed needy serving as past presifamilies. dent of East Meadow The longstanding Kiwanis, the East East Meadow KiwanMeadow Chamber of is Club fundraiser Commerce, and the was renamed in EisNassau County Bar man’s memory to Association. He took recognize his generhis Kiwanis posiosity and dedication tions one step furto the community. ther representing The tour nament, the club as lieutenhosted by East Meadant governor of the ow Kiwanis and BorLong Island South relli’s Restaurant, is Central Kiwanis the club’s biggest and parliaDEBBiE CoATES division fundraiser. mentarian for the “I’m sure he’s Organizer, New York District laughing at us right golf outing Kiwanis. now for all being out “It was sad, and here at a golf outing yet happy and joyful named after a guy who really at the same time,” Debbie Coates, couldn’t play golf,” joked Tom one of the tournament organizGallagher, addressing the nearly ers, said of renaming the golf 200 Kiwanis members, friends, outing after Eisman. “Steve was and neighbors who came out to such a wonderful supporter of swing the clubs for a good cause. not just our Kiwanis Club, but Eisman died in November several, Garden City, a few of the 2015 after a battle with pneumo- others, and was also very nia. He was 61. Continued on page 2
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JUNior FirEFiGHTErS AT Camp Fahrenheit 516 got some real-life experience in putting out fires. Campers had the opportunity to extinguish building and car fires, among other activities.
Fire department juniors feel the heat at Camp Fahrenheit 516 By MAllorY WilSoN mwilson@liherald.com
The heat was turned up for a pair of junior firefighters from the East Meadow Fire Department at Camp Fahrenheit 516 in Old Bethpage. Jenna Cody, 17, and Gabriella Koch, 15, learned last week what it’s like to fight real fires during the weeklong camp. Students, like Cody and Koch, went through courses such as forcible entry, live car and warehouse fires,
emergency evacuation procedures, and more. They also became certified in CPR.. In its seventh summer, Camp Fahrenheit 516 held at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy, provided training for future Long Island firefighters. “I was really excited to go because other members of my family have gone and they really liked it,” said Cody, who joined the East Meadow Fire Department Junior Fire Company when she was 15. “I’m
really excited to meet people and be taught new things and use that when I come back here.” Koch, who joined the EMFD Juniors last July, agreed, adding, “It’s really intense, but I think the different types of trainings will help us bring knowledge back.” “These two come around a lot and they do a lot for the program,” Peter Cheswick, Continued on page 15
teve was such a wonderful supporter of not just our Kiwanis Club, but several.