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‘Mini Walk’ helps Sunrise residents with Alzheimer’s which is on Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, has a “Reminiscence Neighborhood,” where resiThe Sunrise Senior Living dents with Alzheimer’s receive Center of East Meadow will personalized care that is taihost its annual Alzheimer’s lored to their preferences, interests, needs and choices, Mini Walk on Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. The event focuses on sup- Brownfield said. The center also has a life porting Sunrise enrichment managresidents with er who knows the Alzheimer’s and residents, and other for ms of engages them in dementia, and raisindividual activiing money for the ties based on their Alzheimer’s Assointerests and abiliciation. ties. The center creat“Sunrise focuses ed the event over a on encouraging the decade ago, for resiinde pendence of dents and their each resident and families, as a way p ro m o t i n g t h e i r t o p r o m o t e t h e MELISSA quality of life,” a s s o c i a t i o n a n d BROwnfELD Brownfeld said. raise money for it. Executive director, The Alzheimer’s Since then the walk Sunrise of East Association, which has become a com- Meadow hosts and supports munity event, and a variety of walks, many others have joined it and supported the works to promote research, driving-risk reduction and cause. “Sunrise has been working early detection of the disease, with the Alzheimer’s Associa- and focuses as well on maxition for over 10 years,” Melissa mizing care of and support for Brownfeld, the center’s execu- those who have dementia, and tive director, said. “(The associ- eventually ending Alzheimer’s. ation) always supports our The Sunrise staff uses its training methods, and many are cerevents and walks.” Sunrise of East Meadow, Continued on page 4
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East Meadow vows to never forget Its been over two decades since the Sept. 11 attacks claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people. The East Meadow Fire Department and the community commemorated the anniversary on Monday. Above, junior firefighters Matteo Montoni, Gabriella Koch, Angel Wu, Joseph McLoughlin, Michael Dinolfo and John Hefferman at the ceremony. Right, firefighters David Paganini, Frank Cappaso, Benny Doyle and Lt. Michael Moniello. Story, more photos, Page 9.
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