East Meadow's PTA Council marks another Founders Day

The East Meadow Parent Teacher Association Council and PTAs from the East Meadow school district community celebrated Founders Day on May 6. Founders Day commemorates the founding of the PTA and recognizes those who make the PTA and its activities possible.

The affair took place at Leonard’s Palazzo in Great Neck.

Representatives of each of East Meadow’s schools attended the event, along with the district’s central administration. Those who were honored were brought up to the podium to light a candle to signify all they do for the children in each school community, and in East Meadow and Salisbury in general.

Among the PTA’s honorees this year was Peter Cheswick and Fiori Iadevia.

Cheswick is a 1993 graduate of W.T. Clarke High School, and a dedicated father and husband, who’s long been devoted to the East Meadow school district and community. He is also a former chief in the East Meadow Fire Department. Cheswick devotes his time to working towards a positive impact in the community, and he is always lending a hand to those in need.

Iadevia is also a lifelong resident of the Salisbury and East Meadow community. For the last 13 years, he’s worked for Covanta, an energy corporation based in Westbury, as a facility health and safety manager. Through his professional connections, and his personal connection to the community, Iadevia has been able to foster incredible opportunities for East Meadow’s schools and its children.

The PTA Council recognizes the good work of all of the school’s PTA’s throughout the years, knowing the focus is always on the community’s children.