Clubs and Organization

516 833-3057 Rabbi: Shimon Kramer 2174 Hewlett Ave., Suite 101, Merrick 11566 516 771-9346 President: Nina Lanci 1260 Meadowbrook Road Merrick 11566 F F 516 766-4341 Board Chair: Fred Richman 15 Neil Court, Oceanside 11572 D 516 766-2725 President: Rachel Rosen 430 De Mott Ave., Rockville Centre 11570 F 516 377-6112 President: Donna Rosenblum 1179 Merrick Ave, Merrick, 11566 516 868-9833 President: Lawrence S. ar nkel 1179 Merrick Ave., Merrick 11566 516 771-1171 President: Ira Reiter 153 Merrick Ave. N, Merrick 11566 516 378-2285 President: Frances uercio 1872 Old Mill Road Merrick 11566 516 679-8787 Piccolo Ristorante, Sunrise Highway, Bellmore 11710 Meeting location 888 655-7999 President: Michelle agnon Meetings via oom U 631 232-0011 President CEO: Colleen Crispino 250 Marcus Blvd., Hauppauge 11788 516 623-6118 P.O. Box 125 A 516 764-3596 President: Brian Weiner P.O. Box 31, Freeport 11520

A 516 458-2050 President: Michele M. Walsh 117 Jeferson St., Merrick 11566 LIVING IN MERRICK

Jordan Vallone Herald le he South Merrick Co unity and Civic Association held its annual Spring Clean Sweep a beauti cation pro ect around Earth Day in April

E A 516 867-9605 President: Seth Koslow 2935 Shore Drive, Merrick 11566 A 516 623-8924 President: Derek Donnelly P.O. Box 677 A 516 379-3232 President: Barry Fox P.O. Box 178 A 516 972-6988 President: Sue Moller President: Lou Ciccone P.O. Box 190 A 516 546-5632 President: Joe Kralovich P.O. Box 298 A 516 978-8310 President: Joe Baker Merrick olf Course, Meeting room 2550B, Clubhouse Road Merrick 11566

A 516 361-0604 President: ary Ouelette P.O. Box 571 A 516 623-1400 Pastor: Monsignor Frank Caldwell 2323 Merrick Ave., Merrick 11566 516 379-1356 Pastor: Reverend Stephen Brigandi 720 Merrick Ave. North Merrick 11566 Theodore Roosevelt Council 516 797-7600 President: Christopher A. Maher 544 Broadway, Massapequa 11758 516 741-2550 110 Ring Road W, arden City 11530 516 476-2185 President: Craig Kute 1285 Bellmore Ave. North Bellmore 11710 President: Nick Ippoliti P.O. Box 435

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516 785-9407 rand Knight: Brian K 101 Frederick Ave. Bellmore 11710 516 679-5639 rand Knight: Ed Ronan North Merrick 11566 A 516 375-4516 President: Janet alvin 2301 Penatiquit Ave., Seaford 11783 516 868-1393 Ensign: Laurence Solowey Commander: ary lick 2080 Kenneth Road, Merrick 11566 A 516 521-6989 Commander: Robert Dishman 160 W. Merrick Road Merrick 11566 F F 516 546-6976 Commander: Paul ydor 1 Harvard Ave., Merrick 11566

The Merrick nion Free School District boasts three elementary schools — Levy Lakeside School, Chatterton School and Birch School. Although separated by district-drawn boundaries, one teacher s lesson from her classroom on Bablylon Road — right next to Cammanns Pond Park — recently brought the community together.

Ilene Fox, who teaches second grade at Lakeside, created a lesson for her students on inspirational doodling. Fox s husband, Allan — a musician, writer and artist — died unexpectedly in December 2021, and his book, Doodles, Vol. One, served as her inspiration for the session. The book encouraged spreading positive messages through simple drawings. Some read, Be strong and kind, and Leave a little sparkle wherever you go.

News of her lesson spread to Fox s colleague, Jodi Scavelli, a third-grade teacher at Chatterton on the oh-so-busy Merrick Avenue. Coming together over the online videoconferencing app oom, the classes created artwork, and together, learned about what it means to be kind and con dent. It was really beautiful the way it went through oom, both classes working together and sharing the screen, Fox said. The kids really got into it — they did these amazing doodles.

Fox's lesson continued to student lives during Children s Mental Health Awareness Week last May when the district s social worker featured her class's eforts.

For teachers like Scavelli, involving her students was an easy choice. When I started learning more of what Allan did, she said, I just wanted to bring it into my classroom.

Lakeside and Birch School are located both just of Merrick Road, while Chatterton sits further north, across Sunrise Highway. Despite the many neighborhoods that sit between them, each school s commitment to spreading kindness was brought out by one, simple, inspirational lesson.

Photos courtesy Ilene Fox Photo Ilene Fox a teacher at evy akeside School in Merrick created a lesson that spreads positive essages and kindness through si ple drawings inspired by her late husband

Tim Baker Herald photos op photo he evy akeside School in the Merrick nion Free School District sits right next to Ca ann s Pond Ilene Fox a teacher in the district shared with her students the work of her late husband featured in the book Doodles Vol ne