Vania Bawla, left, and Ysabel Clesoa explained their project to Officer George Matthews, Sgt. Venitra Matthews, Lt. Adrian Ashby, Officer Nicole Maromaty and Sgt. Terrence Heller.
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Principal Erin Malone asked fourth-graders questions about their creations.
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Officers and attendees gave the artists a round of applause.
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Art teacher Colette Giardella and fourth-grade students showed off their pillow creations.
Several Nassau County police officers attended a “Pillows for Police” assembly on June 12 at the Forest Road Elementary School, at which student artists donated pillows they crafted to the officers as a gesture of gratitude.
In attendance were Officer George Matthews, Sgt. Venitra Matthews, Lt. Adrian Ashby, Officer Nicole Maromaty and Sgt. Terrence Heller of the Nassau County Police Department.
