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Vol. 99 No. 12
MARCH 17 - 23, 2022
Dedicated to the community Inwood Civic Association honors Frank Parise on Saturday to 2006. “I think I got it from my uncle Andy,” he previously told Two years after being named the Herald, referring to his the Inwood Civic Association’s civic involvement, and to long2020 Citizen of the Year, Frank t i m e C e d a r h u r s t M a y o r Parise will finally Andrew Parise, who be honored in perled the village for son by the associanearly 20 years. He tion at the Inwood died in 2015. “I tend Country Club on to just get wrapped Saturday. up in being “It’s nice to see involved and wantwe’re getting back ing to lend a helpto some kind of ing hand,” Frank nor malcy,” Parise said. said of having the Now an Inwood gathering after twoFire District complus years of the missioner, he joined coronavirus panthe Fire De par tdemic. ment when he was The lifelong 43. He has been a Inwood resident is, lieutenant, captain by all accounts, as dAVId HANCE and deputy chief, c iv i c - m i n d e d a s President, Inwood and was de par tthey come. He has ment chief from Civic Association served in a variety 2016 to 2017. He was of positions for a previously a comnumber of community organi- missioner from 1990 to 2000. zations. Parise, 74, was presi“Joining the Fire Departdent of the civic association ment is one of the highlights of from 1991 to 1992. He is a for- my life,” he said. “The moment mer president of the Order of I was sworn in, it felt like 150 Sons of Italy Leonardo da Vinci other individuals joined my Lodge #238. He was a Lawrence extended family. There is such School District Board of Educa- a camaraderie with the departtion trustee from 2000 to 2006, and board president from 2004 Continued on page 13
By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
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Courtesy Tatyana Kopp
WoodMERE RESIdENt dR. Tatyana Kopp sent at least 30 boxes of supplies, donated by friends and neighbors, to Ukraine.
Five Towners help Ukraine Donating food, money and other vital items By lISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com
Responding to Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine, residents of the Five Towns are helping in any way they can, collecting and sending supplies to the war-torn country or offering their homes to refugees who make it to the U.S.
Dr. Tatyana Kopp, who lives in Woodmere, began collecting donations for Ukrainians on March 2 because “my heart just hurt,” she said. “As a mother, as a human, as anything — just seeing what’s going on is heartbreaking,” Kopp added. “The fact that not only are these people going through problems [and] the worst time of their lives,
they’re also being separated as families.” Although Kopp has contributed to a variety of relief efforts, she and her husband, Miroslab, both felt a personal connection to the situation in Ukraine. Both emigrated from Eastern Europe as children, Miroslab from Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, when he Continued on page 14
rank is an excellent choice for Citizen of the Year. His dedication to Inwood is unquestioned.