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A sibling boat battle took place in the inflatable lagoon between Jake and Alexandra Daniel at last year’s Kulanu Fair. This year’s fair is Sunday at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park.

Visit the cotton candy station to find the action at Kulanu’s annual fair at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on Sunday, said Bob Block, who was recently hired to do corporate fundraising and community outreach for the agency. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/8/17

The REACH program — Return Every Adult and Child Home — is a registry that uses a database of information and bracelets to track people with cognitive disorders who go missing.

Using information to find the missing

The Return Every Adult and Child Home (REACH) registry is a database maintained by the Nassau County Police Department’s Asset Forfeiture and Intelligence unit at the police academy in Massapequa Park that tracks children and adults with cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, Down syndrome, mental disabilities and traumatic brain injuries that renders them unable to communicate when they go missing. more

By Vanessa Parker | 10/21/15

The "Play Golf" program through the JCC of the Greater Five Towns boasts 12 members and nearly 15 volunteers and golf professionals.

On par life lessons learned

After witnessing a lack of recreational opportunities for children with disabilities, including his son, Adam, 29, who was born with Down syndrome, JCC of the Greater Five Towns Assistant Executive Director David Weingarten launched the “Play Golf” program at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club last fall. more

By Ann Friedman | 10/30/13

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