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The annual 5K Robbie’s Run is set to take place this Sunday at 9:15 a.m. Above, runners took off at the 2012 Robbie’s Run.

Robbie's Run route changed

Attention runners and south Merrick residents: The route for the annual Robbie’s Run has changed. more

4/25/13

Instructor Kevin O’Hara Jr. showed students how to perform the Heimlich maneuver.

Robbie Levine Foundation shows how to save a life

To increase awareness of the importance of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and life-saving techniques such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the Robbie Levine Foundation sponsored free AED/CPR certification courses in Bellmore-Merrick recently. more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/30/13

Merrick Avenue Middle School physical-education teacher Jason Dove taught eighth-graders about how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation last Thursday.

Secrets to saving a life revealed at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Big, blue canvas bags labeled “Little Anne” and “Baby Anne” sat at the entrance to the Merrick Avenue Middle School gymnasium last Thursday. Spread across the shiny wooden floor in neat rows were mannequins, a.k.a. dummies. And in a corner, physical-education teachers Art Canestro, Mallory Cogen and Jason Dove were showing a film that revealed the secrets to saving a life with only your hands and mouth to a class of eighth-graders. Soon the students were kneeling before the mannequins, pumping the dummies’ chests with their locked hands and breathing into their plastic mouths. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/22/12

Jill Levine, the Merrick Herald's Person of the Year, with her husband, Craig, and son Josh at the sixth annual Robbie's Run last spring.

Merrick Herald Person of the Year –– Jill Levine, saving lives, one AED at a time

On Sept. 27, 2005, Jill and Craig Levine faced the unthinkable. Their 9-year-old son Robbie was rounding the bases during a Merrick Little League practice at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick when he suddenly collapsed at home plate. He stopped breathing, and had no pulse. Craig, an oral surgeon trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, gave his son CPR for five long, terrifying minutes until a paramedic arrived with a defibrillator and administered electric-shock treatment. But Robbie never woke up. more

By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad, sbrinton@liherald.com or dweingrad@liherald.com | 12/30/11

Participants in the sixth annual Robbie’s Run dashed off at the start of the race, just outside Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in south Merrick.

Robbie’s Run attracts 1,700-plus runners

More than 1,700 runners and walkers took to the streets of south Merrick on May 22 for the sixth annual Robbie’s Run, which has quickly become one of the Merrick-Bellmore community’s go-to events. In total, the event raised $48,000. more

By David Weingrad | 5/25/11

Robbie’s run for a Reason upcoming

The fifth annual Robbie's Run will take place Sunday, April 25, at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School. The event features a 5K run/walk, a one-mile mini-run and a children's fun-run, as well as children's entertainment and fun for the whole family. more

4/16/10

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