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Festive sparkle at the Cradle of Aviation Museum
Museum Row in Garden City is among the spots filled with holiday spirit this weekend when the Festival of Trees takes root for its three-day extravaganza, Friday through Sunday. more
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Louisa Rodriguez, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, rode a bicycle for the first time at HOPEFitness in North Bellmore last week.
Fitness for all in North Bellmore
“I don’t know,” replied Louisa Rodriguez, 44, when HOPEFitness Sports founder H.L. Greenberg asked whether she wanted to get out of her wheelchair and onto a stationary bicycle at … more
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Hop on that Magical Mystery Tour when Strawberry Fields and the Nassau Pops reprise the heyday of the Fab Four on Nov. 16.
Return of the British Invasion
The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra is caught up in the throes of Beatlemania as it prepares for its annual concert to benefit United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau. more
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Dylan Hronec, front, a 22-year-old Bellmorite who has cerebral palsy, has surfed since 2012. At right, he was joined recently by Surf For All Co-founder Cliff Skudin.
Feeling free while riding waves
The first time that Dylan Hronec surfed two and a half years ago was one of the best days of his life. The Bellmorite, now 22, said he had always wanted to try the sport –– he just didn’t know … more
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Meredith Gulfman and Don Donneruno, who have joined the team at North Bellmore’s A Taste of Home, will appear on the fourth season of “Next Great Baker” on TLC.
Sweet success at North Bellmore bakery
Meredith Gulfman has been a teaching assistant at Merrick’s Birch Elementary School for six years, but she’s also been baking all her life. Still, she said she was unsure whether … more
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Mike Majikas, of North Merrick, held up a sunfish that Samira Sandoval caught at the Memorare Fishing Club’s “fish-a-thon” last Friday at the Rev. Arthur Mackey Park in Roosevelt. The club held the event for students at the United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau school in Roosevelt.
Fun and fishing at Rev. Mackey Park
Seven-year-old Javier Reyes felt a sudden tug on his line last Friday morning. Mike Majikas, of North Merrick, who stood nearby, bent down to Javier’s level and instructed him to “reel it … more
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Adaptive athlete Steph Hammerman stepped into her first CrossFit box, or gym, on May 3, 2012.
Adaptive athlete, a Kennedy grad, inspires nationwide
Merrick native Steph Hammerman developed cerebral palsy shortly after she was born 23 years ago. But the accomplished athlete and motivational speaker said she doesn’t struggle with anything. more
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Rockville Centre’s Leggz Ltd. Dance, under direction of Joan MacNaughton, always enthralls audiences with their excerpts from The Nutcracker at the Festival of Trees.
Holiday fun at the Long Island Festival of Trees
Museum Row in Garden City is aglow with holiday spirit this weekend as the Festival of Trees welcomes families to its annual three-day extravaganza, Friday through Sunday, Nov. 29-Dec. 1. more
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Actress-singer Linda Eder, who is a frequent performer at Tilles Center, joins the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra for the first time.
An afternoon with Linda Eder and the Nassau Pops
The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra turns to Broadway for its 10th anniversary gala concert on Oct. 27benefiting the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau (UCPN). more
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Sara Sandoval
Bellmore resident receives service award
The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. recently recognized a Bellmorite for her 30 years of service to the organization. Sara Sandoval, an educational assistant at the agency’s Children’s Learning Center, received an award from Assistant Executive Director Karen Geller Hittleman last month. more
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