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Child abuse prevention services Vice President Vincent Keaveny, far left, Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden — co-founders of Sandy Hook Promise — and CAPS Executive Director Alane Fagin met last week after the local group presented the Connecticut parents with an award.
Using their ‘wings for change’
Dylan Hockley was 6 years old when he was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. When his mother, Nicole, thinks about what the … more
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Cayla Goldstein, left, her mother, Janette, and sister, Allie, were among the 100 volunteers who took part in Mitzvah Day at Temple Emanu-El last year, making blankets for people in need. Congregants will team up with members of the Community Reform Temple of Westbury at this year’s event.
Temples teaming up for Mitzvah Day
Two East Meadow temples are teaming up to create positive change in the community this weekend — and they invite all residents to join their cause. Temple Emanu-El, at 123 Merrick Ave. will … more
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Gianna Farley, center, and Lauren Torres were happy to have their faces painted at the East Meadow Jewish Center’s “Purim Party with a Purpose” event on Sunday.
East Meadow Jewish Center celebrates ‘Purim with a Purpose’
A cast of tiny characters sang, ran jumped and paraded around the East Meadow Jewish Center on Sunday to celebrate a holiday and raise money for worthy causes. Costume-clad kids and their families … more
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Woodland Middle School seventh-graders participated in the Walk for Water on Nov. 2, collecting food and water for Island Harvest.
Woodland M.S. helps feed L.I.’s hungry with Island Harvest
The last time Randi Shubin Dresner, 55, stood on the stage at Woodland Middle School, she was a student, receiving an award from social studies teacher Gerald Schehr for her community service … more
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Dozens of East Meadowites donned band T-shirts, discussed their favorite albums and tested their knowledge of music trivia at the Kiwanis Club’s annual “Name That Tune” fundraiser on Feb. 26.
Kiwanians "name that tune" for a cause
East Meadowites and residents of neighboring communities alike flocked to the East Meadow Firefighters’ Benevolent Hall on Maple Avenue last week to participate in one of the Kiwanis … more
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Children and faculty wore red or pink clothing on the “Spread Love for a Cure” -themed spirit day
Meadowbrook students collect pennies for patients
Meadowbrook Elementary School partnered with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Student Series to help patients and families fight these medical issues through their Pennies for Patients fundraiser. … more
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Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum has led Temple Emanu-El’s Reform congregation since 2012.
Activism and altruism
Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum says that while his congregants at Temple Emanu-El recognize that there are many ways to practice their faith, they might not realize that fellow Reform Jews living in Israel … more
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Michael Pfeiffer, an East Meadowite, has joined the board of directors for the Association of Fundraising Professionals Long Island Chapter.
E. Meadowite joins fundraising group’s board
An East Meadowite is now a leader within a major fundraising group on Long Island. Michael Pfeiffer, the first-ever executive director for Nassau’s Habitat for Humanity, was installed to the … more
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Howard Stein, a partner at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, and Michelle Schmitt’s husband, Kevin (left) congratulated her.
Local lawyer receives ‘young professional’ award
A partner at an East Meadow law firm recently received the ATHENA Young Professional Award. Michelle Schmitt, a Jericho resident, was honored at a Jan. 7 breakfast ceremony at Oheka Castle. She … more
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The Autism Society of America’s Nassau and Suffolk Chapter representatives came to Borrelli’s to accept a check from the chamber.
Chamber helps local charities
Members of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce celebrated the holiday season of giving in a big way by presenting checks to several local charities in December. Funds were raised for the nonprofit … more
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