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A safer way to celebrate Chamber to host community ‘Trunk-or-Treat’ on Halloween ness owners can participate by decorating their vehicles and filling their trunks with individualAs Halloween approaches, it ly wrapped candy for children to may evoke different fears and grab as they walk through the worries than scary clowns or spi- parking lot of the park, which ders with the coronamany East Meadow virus still a threat. residents call their But that doesn’t “town square.” mean there aren’t Krug and her hussafe ways to celeband, Richie, have brate the scariest two children, Chrisday of the year. tian, 5, and McKenThe East Meadow zie, 3. “Everybody’s Chamber of Combeen asking me if we merce will host its plan on going trickf i r s t “ T r u n k - o ror-treating,” Taleen Treat” from noon to said, “and I thought 3 p.m. on Halloween this would be a good at Veterans Memorialter native and a al Park, at the corner good way to get the of Prospect and East chamber involved.” Meadow avenues. The East Meadow “A l o t o f t h e School District usuevents that usually TAlEEN KRuG ally hosts its own happen around Hal- Member, trunk-or-treat in the loween have been parking lot of its E.M. Chamber of canceled this year, so Leon Campo Saliswe thought this Commerce bury Center, but would be a good way decided to cancel it for the businesses to this year, along with promote themselves while giving many other extracurricular and kids a safe way to enjoy Hallow- family events. That inspired the een,” said Marcella Pizzo, who is chamber to take the reins and co-chairing the event with Taleen host its own event. “We thought Krug. Both are chamber board it would be a nice alternative, so members. Chamber members and busiContinued on page 9
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DIANE KRuG wAS installed as secretary of the East Meadow Kiwanis Club at the annual installation dinner on Monday at Borrelli’s, where Greg Cajuste, lieutenant governor of the Long Island South Central Division of Kiwanis, installed the 2020-21 board of directors.
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Club recognizes leaders of pandemic response By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
Lisa Hallett’s first event as president of the East Meadow Kiwanis club was its annual pancake breakfast on March 8, after the previous president resigned without explanation. Little did Hallett know that thanks to the spreading coronavirus pandemic, that would be the last time most club members would see each other in person for six months.
But club members have remained active, and have taken on many projects under Hallett’s leadership. She was installed for her first full year as president in front of roughly 60 members — plus those watching the event on Facebook — at the club’s 69th installation dinner on Monday night at Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant. “Rather than not having it at all or doing it over Zoom, we’re happy we could do something in person togeth-
er,” said master of ceremonies Tom Gallagher. The dinner usually draws roughly 200 attendees, but this year a much smaller crowd gathered in Borrelli’s two main dining rooms. The event was also livestreamed on Facebook for those who couldn’t make it or preferred to stay at home. “I’m blessed to have such a compassionate board and club members who went the Continued on page 3
his will be a good way to give our kids somewhat of a normal Halloween during these unprecedented times.