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E.M. eatery hosts collection for veterans The Nassau County Fire Riders comprises members from the Nassau County Fire Service, Thirty motorcycles rumbled Emergency Medical Service and into the parking lot of the Police Department who enjoy Greene Turtle Sports Bar and riding motorcycles. The nonprofGrille on Hempstead Turnpike in it was founded in 1989 to unite East Meadow last Sunday for a firefighters, promote motorcycle special event. The safety and allow Nassau County Fire members to enjoy Riders bikers were one another’s comthere for their fifth pany. annual turkey drop The turkey drop to benefit veterans was run for two and their families. decades by the SufOne hundred and folk County-based I fifty turkeys, 1,500 Don’t Know motorpounds of canned cycle club before the food and monetary Fire Riders took it donations were colover. lected for the Bay “Helping homeShore-based United less veterans is such Veterans Beacon a small thing that we House, a nonprofit GREG STEINER can do to help and veterans service say thank you,” Greg Nassau County organization. Steiner, president of “When we get Fire Riders the Nassau County to g ether and do Fire Riders, said. “I something fun and responsible think it’s such a worthy event to and for the community, we’re not do.” just a bunch of guys riding the The turkey drop is annually bikes,” Pete Wenninger, an East held at the Greene Turtle, said Meadow resident and member of Andy Trink, the Nassau Fire Ridthe Fire Riders, said. “. . . We’re ers past president, who has saying we care about our veter- orchestrated the event since it ans.” Wenninger, a Navy veteran, moved to Nassau. is also commander of East Mead“Homeless vets don’t get recow American Legion Post 1082. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com
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And they’re off! Children gave it their all at the Nassau County 5K Turkey Trot last Sunday in Eisenhower Park. The event drew hundreds of participants, as it does every year. More photos, Page 3.
Nassau Council of Chambers promotes vets’ discount program By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce held its annual promotion of its Veterans’ Discount Program and Shop Locally campaign with County Clerk Maureen O’Connell on Nov. 10 at Evolve Gym in East Meadow. Veterans and families of deceased veterans are eligible to benefit from the program when
they bring their discharge papers to the county clerk’s office to be entered into its data base. They receive a county card, good year-round, to participate in the discount program, which also benefits local small businesses. Frank Camarano Jr., of East Meadow, president of the Nassau Council of Chambers, who manages Evolve, said the gym would take part in the program soon. Many veterans belong to the
gym, as do active-duty service members who live at the nearby Mitchell Field complex, he said. “It’s a great program for a business to get involved in and a way for them to thank all veterans while increasing the business they wouldn’t normally have,” he said. “The chamber is making getting the word out to small businesses about the discount program a year-round CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
elping homeless veterans is such a small thing that we can do to help and say thank you.