Arts Below Sunrise raffle winner collects her prize

Dan Johannessen, who runs the Nassau County Police Department Explorers Program, dropped in his raffle tickets during the eighth annual Arts Below Sunrise festival on Sept. 22, and one of his tickets was picked to win a bicycle from South Shore Cycle & Fitness. The bike was presented to Johannessen and his daughter, Lilianna, by South Shore Cycle & Fitness owner Justin Fuchs, Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association President David Friedman and Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Endowment Fund Chairman John Roblin on Oct. 30.
Arts Below Sunrise is one-day, outdoor fair that includes an array of activities, programs, contests, entertainment, crafts, vendors and food, along Broadway in Hewlett and Woodmere. The Nassau County Police Department Explorers Program is a way to educate teenagers on career opportunities, character education, citizenship, leadership experience and life skills in a safe environment that aims to offer young people a strong foundation for life. Go to http://nclee.org/about.php for more information.