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Operation SPLASH volunteers, like Steve Bohn, clean local waterways year-round. In SPLASH’s final voyage of the the year last week, Bohn came across a director’s chair.

As we headed back to the Guy Lombardo Marina in Freeport, navigating through Freeport waterways two days before Thanksgiving, the pile of trash on our boat was both gratifying and alarming. more

By Brian Croce | 12/3/14

Harvey and Rita Drucker, of Seaford, were the honored guests at Temple B’Nai Torah’s breakfast on Nov. 2. They were given an award for their years of service to the Wantagh temple.

Seaford couple honored by temple

“There are different types of volunteers,” said Brain Levy of Temple B’nai Torah in Wantagh. “There are the type that bring up ideas and say we should do something, but never go about doing it. Then there are people that actually go out and volunteer. Harvey and Rita Drucker are those type of people.” more

By Brian Stieglitz | 11/12/14

Louisa Rodriguez, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, rode a bicycle for the first time at HOPEFitness in North Bellmore last week.

Fitness for all in North Bellmore

“I don’t know,” replied Louisa Rodriguez, 44, when HOPEFitness Sports founder H.L. Greenberg asked whether she wanted to get out of her wheelchair and onto a stationary bicycle at … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/5/14

Members of Merrick’s Girl Scout Troop 2547 took part in a park beautification project on Oct. 5 at Camman’s Pond, where they removed trash and planted flowers.

Girl Scouts lend their green thumbs at Camman's Pond

A dozen Merrick Girl Scouts from Troop 2547 spent the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 5, helping keep their community beautiful by planting flowers and cleaning up trash at Camman’s Pond Park in south Merrick. more

10/29/14

Bellmorite named attorney of the month

A Bellmorite was recently named the Nassau County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Month for September. Scott Stone, whose practice is in East Rockaway, helps low-income tenants avoid … more

By Julie Mansmann | 10/9/14

Volunteer drivers aid Wantagh seniors

It began as a simple act of kindness — assisting elderly neighbors by providing transportation to and from medical appointments — that spawned an organization called Friends in Safe Hands, or FISH. This group is a non-sectarian network of concerned volunteers providing friendship and service to the elderly. more

By Laura Schofer | 9/24/14

Caroline Smolensky made a butterfly garden in memory of her friend Theresa who dedicated much of her time to the garden at The Farm in Oyster Bay.

Valley Stream Girl Scouts deck out farm for fall

Girl Scout Troops 2124 and 2033 members got together on Saturday to make some seasonal adjustments to the Farm at Oyster Bay. Valley Stream South High School student Allyce Yang, 16, built a cold … more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 9/24/14

Pictured here with honoree Caroline Cosgrove, center are, from left, Trustee Emilio Grillo, brother Carter, mom June, father Michael, Stacy Meekins of the Mayor’s Youth Task Force, sister Molly, Cosgrove, Mayor Francis X. Murray, Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard, Trustee Edward Oppenheimer and Trustee Michael Sepe.

Mayor’s Youth Task Force honors Volunteer of the Year

The Mayor’s Youth Task Force of Rockville Centre announced the 2014 Volunteer of the Year, Caroline Cosgrove. This marks the first time that this award has been given. Caroline, who is in eighth … more

9/17/14

Anie Jamgochian left for a year of service in Ecuador in July. She intends to reapply to Harvard and other schools when she returns

Ivy League schools will have to wait

For many local college students, attending graduate schools like Yale or Harvard would be a dream come true. One recent grad, however, is leaving her Ivy League dream behind to travel to Ecuador on a … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 8/27/14

Volunteer firefighter numbers decline

According to a recent New York Times article, the number of volunteer firefighters is decreasing while the reasons why increase. Besides the apparent reason that the work is dangerous, the allure has diminished because of the amount of fund-raising required; the rise in two-income families, which makes spare time harder to find; and the increase in the scope of the work to vehicular entrapments and water rescues to name a few. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/20/14

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