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Moving the food to help people in need donated time, food, money, whatever it is. So we do that, and then [after the prayer] that’s when we Nearly 180 volunteers trans- start the load.” ported roughly 760 boxes of food Volunteers lined up, assemto the Long Island Council of bly-style, from inside the Hallam Churches’ food pantry in Free- home to the box truck, which port on March 19 as part of the was parked outside. The group 11th annual The People’s Food loaded the truck, donated by Drive Move T he Nassau Door and Food event run by Window, in 45 minRob and Mary Halutes. The People’s lam. food pantry collected Although there and donated 24,500 were forecasts of items and money — bad weather for that one dollar donated is morning, many volone item added to unteers still showed the count. Some of up to move the food the donations at both the Hallams’ included at least RoB HAllAM home in Lynbrook 1,000 cans of tuna, and the Freeport Lynbrook resident 560 boxes of cereal pantry. The nearly 50 and nearly 1,500 volunteers at the resboxes of macaroni idence were Malverne Commu- and cheese. nity Presbyterian Church conThe donations included $4,225 gregants; employees and custom- in checks made out to the pantry, ers of Rob Hallam’s workplace, which Rob dropped off the day Nassau Door and Window, in prior to the move. “When I got Lynbrook; and neighbors and there, the shelves were empty,” friends. he said. “Frankly, they said they Rob gathered the volunteers were starting to tap into emerto say a prayer before moving gency funds just to buy food to the food. “Like I said, this whole put on the shelf. So it was really thing is a calling from God for in great need, and they were me,” he said. “I pray not only for almost desperate to get a delivthe people that need the food, but ery like this. We just feel wonderI pray for the people that have Continued on page 5
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THe MAlVeRNe HIGH School varsity baseball team gathered before the ribbon cutting for their new field last Saturday — and before getting their season off to a promising start.
Malverne opens new turf field Mules break in synthetic surface with big win By WIll SHeelINe wsheeline@liherald.com
Malver ne High School proudly cut the ribbon on its new, $1.5 million artificialturf baseball field last Saturday. Students, alumni, family members and school district and elected officials gathered at 10 a.m. to celebrate the inauguration of the field, and to watch the Malverne varsity win its first game on it. The event began with a gathering in the stands and
behind home plate, where friends and neighbors caught up and commented on the quality of the field, the beauty of the day, and the chances that the Mules would win the game against West Hempstead. The visitors patronized the concession stand, and many sat in folding chairs for the ribbon cutting in front of home plate. Michael Pelan, Malverne’s director of physical education, health and athletics, served as emcee, and honor-
ees included the committee responsible for remaking and raising money for the field, as well as alumni who had played for the baseball team in the past. The Malverne Mule mascot somehow managed to pop into nearly every photo. Superintendent Lor na Lewis noted how remarkable it was to finally finish the project, after work was delayed by a year due to the Continued on page 10
his whole thing is a calling from God for me.