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A womanof Distinction

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Who won trustee seats?

GIVE BLOOD: The Mepham Key Club held its semi-annual blood drivelast week. From left are John Scalesi Jr., Key Club advisor; Mephamnurse Carole Levitan; Principal Michael Harrington; seniorsSamantha Schupke and Victoria Santorello (holding a Nassau County

Certificate); Town Clerk Mark Bonilla; senior Erika Gadasi (holding aTown of Hempstead Citation); and 10th-graders Jennifer Borzym –Key Club vice-president – and Sal Ferro. See story on page 15.

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Budgets pass; school administratorsconcerned about the future

Who will be the Bellmores’

2012 Father of the Year?

It’s time for children, wives andfriends to nominate a “Father of theYear’ for 2012. All nominating lettersmust be received by Thursday, June14, at noon.

The annual con-test has been aBellmore Life tradi-tion since 1978.

Nominating lettersof approximately300 words may bemailed, e-mailed orbrought to 1840 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, 11566. The e-mail address [email protected].

Many valuable prizes are awardedby local merchants and businesses.They include a $25 gift certificatefrom Piccolo Ristoranté, one propanetank refill from Island Greenery, onefree week for two from World Gym, adozen bagels from Bagel Café and ayear’s subscription to Bellmore Life,your commuity newspaper.

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Blood drive at Mepham

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by Douglas Finlay

Local school district budgets passedoverwhelmingly last week as school offi-cials showed enthusiasm for their pas-sage, and public officials said passage ofthe budgets meant the 2% tax cap wasworking, and would provide relief tohomeowners for the foreseeable future.

Underneath their cloaks, however,administrators admit they don’t knowjust how long the 2% tax cap will workfor residents before new expenses – suchas the county sewer tax, inflation and theproposed property assessment paybacks– lead to more drastic cuts in education.

State Senator Charles Fuschillo Jr.told this newspaper that “The tax capworked, because it met with overwhelm-ing success of support for those whowant lower taxes.”

He said passage of the budgets showedthat school boards can indeed controlspending, even when minimizing taxes.

“The bottom line is that with unem-ployment and high taxes still with us,residents can’t afford to pay anymoreproperty taxes.”

State Assemblyman DaveMcDonough agreed. “It’s workingbecause schools know it’s the law and

began trimming their budgets to get out agood budget.”

Arnold Goldstein, superintendent ofNorth Bellmore Schools, said he felt vin-dicated with passage of the $48,101,775budget – 1,442 yes, to 831 no – becauseof rancor over the closing of JacobGunther School.

“Residents have now told us it was thething to do,” he said, and supported it byvoting for the budget.

“We are glad the [$132,663,246]budget passed, 3,974 votes for and 2,930votes against, districtwide,” remarkedMichele Gagnon, a Bellmore-MerrickCentral High School District spokes-woman. “But it was a very difficultbudget to pass, because we have becomelean already,” she added.

Bellmore Schools superintendent Dr.Joe Famularo said its budget[$31,943,890] and tax levy [2%] – pass-ing 766 yes to 347 opposed, while boththe lowest in 17 years, also earned thehighest passage, at 69%.

Concern for the futureAdministration officials feel con-

cerned, however, about future caps andhow they may impact on the district.

“It will get tougher every year as the

tax cap is applied, because we will haveto begin to cut more” to meet newexpense challenges, said Mr. Goldstein.

He cited the county’s new sewer taxand the property assessments – whichhave been paid for decades by thecounty – being thrown back to the dis-tricts in which the challenges aremade, as new expenses the districtswill have to pay for.

“We also have lost federal stimulusmoney, and we also don’t know whenstate aid will be increased in thefuture,” he said.

Freshman Assemblyman Brian Curranof Rockville Centre told a BaldwinCouncil of PTAs meeting recently thatonce the state deficit was reduced to$700 million or so from its $13 billion oftwo years ago, state aid could againincrease.

Assemblyman McDonough supportedMr. Curran’s assertion, saying that therecould be more funding in the future, nowthat the deficit has been contained.

Regarding the 2% tax cap,Assemblyman McDonough added thatbecause “nothing is set in stone, officialsmay be able to argue for more funding‘as the situation arises.’ ”

Budgets pass; still, administrators concernedSenator Fuschillo pointed to an

extra $805 million increase in stateaid this year alone, and an equalamount scheduled for next year asproof state aid is being increased.

North Bellmore schools received anextra $303,000 in state aid, whichhelped put SMART Boards in all itsclassrooms, and hired a part-timenurse and social worker.

Ms. Gagnon said the extra $215,000in state went toward the appropria-tions funds, to pay it down to $6.8million from $7 million.

Any similar aid in the future of that sizemay “not amount to much in the future,”she admitted, but made clear that any stateaid in the future will be appreciated.

The $76,414 more in aid to the Bellmoreschools went “primarily toward reducingthe tax levy,” a school official said.

Senator Fuchillo reminded this newspa-per that the state went from a $13 billiondeficit to a $700 million deficit in twoyears by lowering taxes and cutting spend-ing, and believes school boards know howto find efficiencies as well.

“School boards can negotiate stepincreases with teachers’ unions” tomaintain costs, he asserted. Stepincreases are protected by the state’s

Triborough Amendment, which pro-tects union workers after a contractexpires to continue to get step increas-es even when there is no contract.

He suggested school boards couldnegotiate 0% step increases in a three-year contract.

He said the 2% tax cap would remain inplace for the next four years.

Assemblyman McDonough said that 65-70% of school activities are determined bythe school board, and that the local boardsdo have the power to rein in expenses.

Dr. Famularo told Bellmore Life that,looking forward, two items supposedly tohave been attached to the 2% tax cap limitwere mandate relief and more state aid.

His district’s main concern regardingany increases in state aid in the futurehave to do with distribution of the aid.“We pay the state 16% and only getback 12% from them” he said, suggest-ing there needs to be a reworking of theformula.

He agreed with several Long Island sen-ators and assemblymen attempting to forgea proposal that calls for consideration ofthe cost of living within an area as criteriafor state aid.

The cost of living on Long Island is con-siderably higher than other regions of thestate, for example.

Reductions and other costsWhile administrators reacted favorably

to their budgets being passed, they alsospoke of the less-publicized costs the newfiscal budgets are placing on schoolboards.

“We had to reduce special services forafter-school kids,” said Ms. Gagnon of thenew budget. “We also can no longerreplace teachers when some retire,” so theschool’s teacher population has beenreduced.

Mr. Goldstein reminded this newspaperthat the school district had to close a schoolto meet the new fiscal realities.

“We had a reduction in support stafffrom the closure, such as clerical workers

and janitorial staff” as a consequence of theschool closing, he said.

North Bellmore Board President GraceCramsie told attendees during a boardmeeting in which the board voted to closeGunther, that loss in state aid was instru-mental in the school closure, not simplybecause of decreasing enrollment, butbecause state aid helped operate the school.

An attendee blasted the school board fornot acting sooner to solve the problem andsave the school.

Dr. Famularo said that because the dis-trict began to employ cost-cutting meas-ures years ago, the 2% tax cap had noeffect on reduction of programs and otherbottom-line issues.

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The main event in theNorth Bellmore SchoolDistrict for a trustee seatinvolved challenger NinaLanci against 16-year veter-an Joe Perrone. Mrs. Lancireclaimed a trustee seat onthe North Bellmore boardwith a 726-vote win againstincumbent Joe Perrone, whogarnered 679 votes.

Mrs. Lanci, a former trusteeand president of the North BellmoreSchool District, was most recently pres-ident of the Bellmore-Merrick CentralHigh School District board before los-ing a race to John Ferrara.

With over 25 years financial experi-ence, and working as the director of

administrative services for LaborersLocal 66, she told this newspaper she

ran because the board doesnot have the financial acu-men at present to move for-ward successfully.

As former budgetchairperson on both theNorth Bellmore andCentral High SchoolDistricts, she said sheproactively initiated vendorand provider contacts forconcessions for fees and

services, even when both boards werereducing budget items.

The initial contacts led to multipleconcessions from vendors andproviders, she added.

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by Douglas Finlay

Nassau County Legislator DaveDenenberg last week revealed por-tions of the county’s 2012-15 multi-year financial budget at a meeting atBellmore Memorial Library that hesays shows county officials are trans-ferring funds from the sewer fund intothe general fund, appearing to throwthe sewer fund into a deficit.

By creating a deficit, Mr.Denenberg continued, the ManganoAdministration is using it to push forprivatization of the county’s threesewer treatment plants as the onlymeans of resurrecting the plants at areduced cost.

But county officials responded thatthe extra funds, or intercharge funds,were paying for additional health,

pension or capital costs – over andabove the $100 million transferredyearly from the district fund to thegeneral fund.

Mr. Denenberg was doubtful of thatexplanation, saying employee costswere being addressed in other lineitems for salaries and benefits.

He said in 2009 there was no deficiton the sewer district fund, in 2010there was a $5 million deficit, in 2011there was a $10 million deficit and in2012 there will be a $36 milliondeficit. A $46 million deficit is pro-jected by 2015.

Going bankrupt?Mike Florio, communications direc-

tor for the Democratic minority, toldthis newspaper after the meeting thatthe Republican majority may be

assuming that the county sewer fundwill become bankrupt by 2014, basedupon a Nassau Interim FinancialAuthority statement – hence the worktoward a public-private partnership(P3) with United Water.

George Marlin, a NIFA director,noted that the Mangano Administrationhas announced that a proposed public-private partnership with United Water“... also stabilizes Nassau County’sSewer Authority, which is set to face bank-ruptcy in 2014, as warned by the NassauCounty Interim Finance Authority (NIFA)in an October 2009 report.”

Mr. Marlin said NIFA never madesuch a statement. Rather, he noted thatin the Nassau County Sewer and StormWater Finance Authority bond offer-ing, particularly the section, “SecurityFor the Bonds,” states that “TheCounty and the Authority (as aCovered Organization), pursuant to thestatute governing NIFA, are prohibitedfrom filing any petition with anyUnited States district court or court ofbankruptcy for the composition oradjustment of municipal indebtednesswithout the approval of NIFA and thestate comptroller, and no such petitionmay be filed while NIFA bonds ornotes remain outstanding.”

Mr. Denenberg said there should beno deficit of the sewer fund because in2007 both political parties approved a$700 million fund to upgrade andimprove the sewage treatement plantswith new equipment.

“These plants are over 40 years old,and after 20 years they need majorupgrades,” Mr. Denenberg said.

He said that the improvements werebeing done in increments, and that

$200 million earmarked for 2011 hadnot been used. “The county claims ithas put in $68 million” and that it istoo broken to fix, so a private compa-ny is needed to take it over and fix it.

Deputy County Executive RobWalker told Bellmore Life that while$200 million may still be available,the money has to be bonded by boththe county Legislature and NIFA,which is a time-consuming process.That’s why only $68 million has beenused so far.

Which goes to the heart of theMangano Adminstration’s contentionthat a private operator could do amore efficient job of maintaining andoperating the sewage treatment plants,because they have funds availableimmediately to correct challenges asthey occur.

Mr. Walker noted that United Wateris in court against the City of Gary,Indiana, where it has a contract,because the city wanted to bondmoney first, whereas United Waterhad funds available to immediatelycorrect a problematic situation thathad arisen.

ReimbursementsMr. Walker explained to this news-

paper that the Interfund Charges linein Appendix F of the county’s multi-year financial statement is for costsover and above the $100 millionannual transfer from the Sewer andStorm Water fund into the generalfund for operational costs.

“These are reimbursements ofsewer-related expenses,” he said, suchas employee health and pensions, and

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NIFA: No to Morgan Stanley contract

by Laura Schofer

The Nassau Interim FinanceAuthority (NIFA) rejected NassauCounty’s plan to hire Morgan Stanleyto broker a deal for a private-publicpartnership for the county’s sewagetreatment system.

Last week at a Board of Directorsmeeting, NIFA voted 5-0 against theproposal to pay $5 million to MorganStanley to assist in finding a privateinvestor to fund a $750+ million dealregarding privatizing sewage treatmentplants. A sixth board member, Robert

Wild, abstained from the vote.NIFA is charged with controlling the

county’s finances and is empowered toissue bonds and notes for various coun-ty purposes, including the restructuringof a portion of the county’s outstandingdebt. In addition, the authority has cer-tain powers to monitor and oversee thecounty’s finances.

“The proposed plan reducesNassau’s debt by 25%,” said CountyExecutive Edward Mangano. The dealwould pay off $465 million owed to thecounty’s sewer authority as well as anadditional $400 million in other debts.

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Your right to record

Chicago, 1968, proved the power of television whenviewers around the world saw demonstrators at theDemocratic National Convention taunting police, and thepolice and security guards in turn reacting violently. Thisweek, Chicago again is the scene of an important event,the NATO summit, and once again anti-war protestorswere expected to use the opportunity to be heard aroundthe world.

The difference is this time iPhones, Androids and othermobile devices will be used to record demonstrations. Just inthe nick of time, the U.S. Justice Department released a letterproviding guidance to police about the rights of individuals,not just the press, to record these events and also their rightto “record police officers in the public discharge of theirduties.” The letter also states that “Under the FirstAmendment, there are no circumstances under which thecontents of a camera or recording device should be deleted ordestroyed.”

The police, who put their lives on the line each day to pro-tect the public safety, deserve our thanks and respect.However, when they are insulted by a few of the protestorsbent on getting a rise on them, they have been trained to reactwith restraint and professionalism.

They understand that in doing so, they are helping preserveeveryone’s rights.

A Presidential election guide

The Newspaper in Education Institute, in cooperation withthe League of Women Voters, has provided your communitynewspaper with a nonpartisan guide to Presidential electionsfor use in the classroom. High school teachers can use theguide printed in this week’s issue as part of their citizenshipeducation.

We thought our readers would also be interested in readingthis guide as they prepare to follow the election process andmake their own choices, and we hope it will spark discussionaround the family dinner table.

Elementary school teachers can visit our NIE website atnieteacher.org/lmnie and download lesson plans written foryoung children that can be used with a copy of the regularnewspaper to study democracy in action.

We thank the sponsors who are helping us bring this guideto the Presidential Election to you and to the classroom. Theyare listed in the printed guide and also on our website. Wesalute them for their patriotism.

This Memorial Day we honor our veterans and those whodied to preserve our freedoms. We owe it to them to take ourpart in the election process.

bellmore bits

SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION: Bellmore Hose Company 1 celebrates 90years of service to the residents of the Bellmore Fire District. Commissioner John Johnstonepresents a plaque to Hose Company President Robert Henry, honoring the company on itsanniversary.

M E M O R I A L D A YPARADE: Come down and jointhe Chamber of Commerce of theBellmores as it marches in theMemorial Day Parade onMonday, May 28. The event willbegin at 9 a.m., with a ceremonyand presentation of the wreaths atthe Bellmore Veterans Memorial,on the corner of Bedford Avenueand Broadway in BellmoreVillage.

The parade begins at 10 a.m.,walking north on Bedford Avenueto Oak Street and continuingnorth on Bellmore Avenue. Theparade ends at the NewbridgeRoad School and the NorthBellmore Library, where therewill be a second wreath ceremonyat 11 a.m.

The parade is also sponsoredby the American Legions ofBellmore 948 and NorthBellmore 1749, the VFW Post2770 of Bellmore and theVietnam War VeteransAssociation of America inBellmore.

© © ©CHARITY RUN: The

Thomas Reynolds Foundation,along with St. Elizabeth AnnSeton School and SpecialSpaces, will hold their FirstAnnual 5K Charity Run/Walk atNewbridge Road Park onSaturday, June 9, beginning at10:30 a.m. $20 pre-registrationfee until June 1. $30 day of race,if available. Race check-in timeis between 9-10 a.m. All pro-ceeds will go toward a sholar-ship at SEAS in honor of 13-year-old Thomas Reynolds,who died last year after a bravebatttle with brain cancer.

For information contactChristine Cook at 826-4985 or680-2224. Or you can e-mail toC h r i s t i n e @ T h o m a sReynoldsFoundation.org.

© © ©BEST SCHOOLS: A

Newsweek report out this week

rates the top 1,000 high schoolsin the country, ranking Kennedy261st, Calhoun 474th andMepham 571st, all based inlarge measure upon graduatesgoing to college after gradua-tion (91%).

© © ©CHSD TO MEET: The

Bellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District Board ofEducation will meet onWednesday, June 6, at 8 p.m. inthe Board Room at 1260Meadowbrook Road, NorthMerrick. All are welcome toattend.

© © ©BELLMORE JEWISH

CENTER SHAVUOT SER-VICES: Saturday, May 26, 8p.m. services followed by a studysession; Sunday, May 27, 9:30a.m. Shacharit, 7:30 p.m. servic-es; Monday, May 28, 9:30a.m.Yizkor.

© © ©S E L F - E M P O W E R I N G

WORKSHOP: Bellmore’s MyTime Has Come will hold its annu-al self-empowering workshop forcollege-bound students and parentsin the multipurpose room ofMolloy College on Saturday, June9, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The workshop will provide thetools to navigate the many chal-lenges that can interfere withcollege success.

These challenges includeissues regarding separation fromhome, time and money manage-ment, values, peer pressure andrelationships, study habits, col-lege date rape and associated mat-ters relating to alcohol and drugs.Parents, meanwhile, can expressconcerns related to their childrenleaving home for college.

On hand will be current collegestudents, licensed parent/child rela-tionship experts and post-divorcestrategists The workshop is free.

For information call My TimeHas Come at 783-9178, or visit

www.mytimehascome.org. Oryou can send an e-mail [email protected].

© © ©B R E A S T C A N C E R

SCREENING: The mammogra-phy van will be at NorthBellmore Public Library, 1551Newbridge Road, on Thursday,May 31, from 8:45 a.m.-noon fora free breast cancer screening.

If you have health insurance,you must bring a prescription forthe mammography from yourdoctor. If you are uninsured, therewill be no charge. Bring yourprior films if you haven’t had amammography through NassauHealth Care Corporation before.

To make an appointment, callLegislator Dave Denenberg’soffice at 571-6219.

Appointments are required.© © ©

GARAGE SALE: The LongIsland Crisis Center will hold acommunity garage sale onSaturday, June 2, at 98 Broadway,Massapequa, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

A wide range of merchandise,including housewares, appli-ances, bicycles, toys, collectiblesetc. will be available for pur-chase.

All proceeds from the garagesale will be donated to LongIsland Crisis Center. For informa-tion call LICC at 826-0244.

© © ©F I R S T J E W I S H S E T -

TLERS IN THE U.S.: TheHazak Chapter (seniors) of theBellmore Jewish Centerannounces the upcoming presenta-tion “They Came for Good: FirstJewish Settlers in America,” aPowerPoint presentation by RuthFisher Goodman, award-winninglecturer, author and translator ofYiddish books, at the synagogueon Thursday, May 31, at 1:30 p.m.

The presentation is free tomembers and $5 each for guests.Pre-register by calling Bill at221-2056.

by County LegislatorDavid Denenberg

Nassau County’s wastewater treat-ment facilities are its greatest asset interms of infrastructure and environ-mental protection. The Bay Park andCedar Creek plants treat wastewaterprior to discharge into our environ-ment, a huge advantage over discharg-ing wastewater into holes in yardsand/or directly into groundwater andthen to our waterways.

Like all such plants, there are issuesof odor, proper maintenance, capitalimprovements, discharges to our baysand costs. Recently, there have beenserious concerns over odor issues,unreported discharge of sewage toReynolds Channel and lack of mainte-nance. The county must address theseconcerns – concerns that exist withprivately or publicly operated plants.

Moreover, because our plants areowned by the public, elected officialsmust be held responsible and theservice is provided at a nominalcharge. For example, unlike otheraspects of our taxes, most people donot know how much they pay insewer tax, which, on average, is about$185 per home.

The Mangano Administration cameinto office stating that it would oper-ate the sewage treatment plants better,with improved maintenance andwould implement projects the [coun-ty] Legislature approved in capitalplans. Notably, since 2007, theLegislature and the prior [Suozzi]administration set aside over $700million for improvements of the

sewage treatment plants. These improvements include odor

abatement controls, scrubbers, press-es, separation tank repairs, newdigesters, new gravity belt thickeners,bar screens and the beginning of terti-ary (or third stage) treatment, notablyammonia removal.

In 2009 alone, approximately $80million of improvements were imple-mented. The current administrationtakes credit for $68 million inimprovements since January 1, 2010.

This number is not only overstated,but less than a third of the $210 mil-lion improvements that should havebeen implemented in 2010 and 2011,without even figuring 2012. $427 mil-lion of the $700 million in improve-ments authorized by the Legislaturestill must be implemented.

Maintenance has not improved andimplementation of critical projectshas never been this slow.

Without public input for the last twoyears, the Mangano Administrationwas working on a plan to privatize oursewer system. Two weeks ago, itannounced that it is negotiating a dealwith United Water, a New Jersey sub-sidiary of a French company, pur-suant to which United Water will runthe county’s plants for 20 plus years.

United Water will run the plants,perhaps make the $400 million inimprovements (that were to be com-pleted by 2013) over the next 10years, and make a profit by chargingwhat the administration says will bethe same as the current tax.

After two years, United Water willbe able to charge an annual consumer

price index (CPI) or cost of living(COLA) increase. While it’s unclearwhat that amounts to, the countyraised its sewer tax only once in 10years and the state tax cap of 2%would mean that any county taxincreases would typically be muchless than CPI or COLA increases thatUnited Water will charge.

Who will pay for improvements, whowill provide and respond to environ-mental oversight, residential com-plaints, etc.? United Water’s record as aprivate sewer operator in Atlanta andIndiana and other areas is that it makespromises it cannot keep, and its averagerates increase 15% annually. Clearly,the people are getting a bad deal.

It gets worse. The county executivewill not lease to United Water unless afinance company pays the county$750-850 million. That $750-850 mil-lion will be used to reduce debt,although the budget still requires$400 million to be used as a one-shot[revenue source] to balance the 2013and 2014 budgets. No private compa-ny is simply giving the county $750-850 million to reduce debt withoutexpecting a return on that investment.But, how?

Obviously, there will be sewer rateincreases above the CPI or COLA

over the next 20-30 years that coverthe up-front payment and a handsomereturn. That return must be onincreased water rates above whatUnited Water will be getting. This willbe payed by the sewer ratepayers.

So, for the county to say it reduceddebt, some residents (those in thesewer districts) are being put ingreater debt. Why some people get agreater burden is inexplicable. It’s agame that we will be paying for ahuge backdoor tax increase.

All county taxpayers pay backcountywide debt. Refinancing thatdebt at greater interest rates than thecounty currently pays, just becausethe payments will be made to a privatecompany and not to the county, willbe financially devastating to the peo-ple of Nassau County.

In all, a nominal sewer tax that istax deductible, will be replaced byUnited Water sewer rates that can goup by CPI each year and a surchargeon top of that rate to pay back the$850 million financier. And the coun-ty loses control of its most importantenvironmental asset.

Last week, the Nassau InterimFinance Authority (NIFA) agreed withme, and rejected a $5 million contract

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Air showThe Ninth Annual Bethpage Air Show

at Jones Beach takes place MemorialDay Weekend, Saturday, May 26, andSunday, May 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and thisyear it is expected to be one of the mostattended air shows to date.

Available on a first-come, first-served basis, fans visiting on Saturdaywill be treated to an official, laminatedair show poster, which will be distrib-uted at Jones Beach toll booths.

The air show is free to the public, butthe standard $10 vehicle use fee (park-ing fee) will be collected each day uponentry to the state park. For 2012 NYSParks Empire Passport holders, there isno vehicle use fee charge.

For up-to-date information about thisyear’s show, visit the air show at JonesBeach website or Facebook page, or con-tact the New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation,Regional Office, Recreation Departmentat 631-321-3510.

Gardening workshopCounty Legislator Dave Denenberg

and Cornell Cooperative Extensionhost workshops on gardening/horticul-ture on Thursday, May 24, at 11 a.m.at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center, 1260Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick

Experts provide information, offerassistance and answer questionsregarding plant and lawn care, insectand pest control, growing fruits andvegetables, pruning and fertilization,watering techniques and reduced pes-ticide use.

For information call the Mr.Denenberg’s office at 571-6219.

Friends golf classicThe Friends of Mercy Medical

Center will hold their 31st Annual GolfClassic on Monday, July 23, returningto the Hempstead Golf and CountyClub after a two-year hiatus.

The event will honor esteemed neu-rosurgeon Dr. Michael H. Brisman ofNeurological Surgery, P.C., the largestprivate neurosurgery practice on LongIsland and in the New York Tristatearea, which has been a sustainingsponsor of the Golf Classic, and hasprovided generous ongoing support forall of The Friends major fund-raisingevents for many years.

For information on tournament andindividual packages and to register on-line log-on to www.mercygolf.com, orcontact Diana Gaynor in the develop-ment office at Mercy Medical Centerat 705-2622.

“Marino Road” in Merrick“Marino Road, 5:10 p.m.” by

North Bellmore playwright JohnBlenn will show at the MerrickTheatre & Center for the Arts, 2222Hewlett Avenue in Merrick onWednesday, June 6, at 8 p.m.Tickets are $18 at the door but can

be reserved for $15 in advance bycalling 783-8863 before the day ofthe show. The theatre number is 868-6400. The comedy, produced byMiddle Class American Productions,is Long Island’s only all-original the-atre troupe.

“Marino Road, 5:10 p.m” is thethird play in Mr. Blenn’s “street trilo-gy,” following 2006’s “AbercrombieStreet, 7 p.m.” and 2007’s “ZincAvenue, 11 a.m.” All three plays exam-ine the “what you’d find” if youlooked into eight living rooms on the

same block in suburbia at the samemoment in time.

Water safetyMay is National Water Safety

Awareness Month and county LegislatorDave Denenberg presents a water safetyprogram, Thursday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m.at the Wantagh Public Library, 3285Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh. The programis in partnership with the Long IslandDrowning Prevention Task Force to pre-pare you for summer water activities anddemonstrate how to protect yourself andyour children. Drowning is a leadingcause of injury and death for children andmost drownings happen in residentialpools. Proper safety measures and pre-cautions prevent accidents and fatalities.

Spring fair in WantaghOn Saturday, May 26, from 10 .am.

-5 p.m., there will be an outdoorSpring Fair at the Wantagh MemorialCongregational Church at 1845Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, with lotsof vendors and craft items. There willalso be a Rummage Sale table. Freeadmission. Free parking can be foundin the Town of Hempstead parking lotbehind the church.

Calling all crafters and vendors todisplay at the spring fair All spacesare 10 feet by 10 feet. Vendors areencouraged to bring their own tableand chairs as there is only a limitedsupply to rent.

If you need electricity, you areadvised to apply early, as there areonly a few spaces that will meet yourneeds.

For information, you can send an e-mailto the church [email protected] or call thechurch office at 785-1829.

Ice cream partyChabad of Merrick will host an

“Ice Cream Party” for children andadults on Sunday, May 27, alongwith the reading of the TenCommandments in honor of the holi-day of Shavuot.

There will also be a dairy dinnerbuffet children’s program with MorahSarah and an ice cream bar. It’s allhappening at 5:30 p.m. off SunriseHighway in Merrick. Call Raizy atthe Chabad Center for Jewish Life,833-3057 or visit its website atChabadJewishLife.org/icescream fordirections and information. There isno charge for the party. All are wel-come!

For the troopsSol Goldstein, a member of the

Brotherhood of Temple B’nai Torah,Wantagh, has been collecting drygoods, note paper and other personalitems to be sent to U.S. troops servingoverseas in Iraq, Afghanistan and sur-rounding areas.

Mr. Goldstein has been recognizedby the select services organizations forthis ongoing project which he hasspearheaded for a number of years.Items are donated throughout the yearand mailed periodically.

Sol is seeking names and addresses(including troop number, unit, APOand other mailing information).If youknow of someone who should receivea gift package you can send their infor-mation to Brotherhood, attn: SolGoldstein, Temple B’nai Torah, 2900Jerusalem Avenue, Wantagh 11793.There is no charge.

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She says she worked to develop fair andequitable staff contracts,which included revisions tosalary step increases, as wellas an increase in the amountof contributions by employ-ees to their health care.

Ms. Lanci is president ofthe Bellmore Lions Club,president of Bellmore-Merrick Community ParentCenter, and has won the 2011Town of HempsteadPathfinder Volunteer Awardand the 2012 BMUSTFriend of Education Award,among many awards.

She is a May 1992 graduate of AdelphiUniversity, where she graduated with aBBA degree. She is marriedto husband Richard for 35years, and her daughterGabriella, a 2011 MephamHigh School graduate, isnow a college freshman.

Incumbent GraceCramsie won with 878votes to 789 for Pete Mayoand 299 for Greg Bashaw. “Ihave lived in NorthBellmore for 14 years. Mychildren received a wonder-ful education at the Saw MillRoad School, where I servedon the PTA for many years, always put-ting the children’s needs first,” she saidrecently.

“At Saw Mill, I served asco-vice president and co-president. I’ve spent manyyears as a volunteer teacherat St. Barnabas the ApostleChurch, both in ChristianFormation and VacationBible School. My husbandEd and I have three chil-dren who now attendKellenberg Memorial HighSchool.

“We continue volunteer-ing in our communitywherever needed. I work at MolloyCollege as an administrative assistant.My recent return to the workforce

comes after a career in constructionmanagement, both on the field worksites and the office setting.

“I handled a multimil-lion-dollar budget and allfacets of the accountingdepartment. My six years onthe board, and many yearsattending board meetingsand budget workshops as acommunity member, havegiven me experience andexpertise in the workings ofNorth Bellmore’s schooldistrict.”

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Marion Blane won re-election unop-posed, with 736 votes. She said she ranagain for the Bellmore school board

because a strong school dis-trict is a community’sresponsibility to children,and “I feel very passionateabout strengthening ourcommunity.

“My greatest achieve-ment has been working withmy fellow board membersand the outstanding staff inthe Bellmore schools to pro-vide students with an out-standing educational foun-dation, despite the ever

growing number of unfunded mandatesimposed upon school districts,” shesaid.

Brian Desmond alsowon unopposed, with 708votes. He said that “Over thepast three years the board hashad many challenges to face,from unfunded mandates tonow the 2% tax cap and APPR(Annual ProfessionalPerformance Review).

“Looking to the futureis always essential. Thisupcoming school year, I willhave three children in theBellmore Schools, whichrenews my desire to make

our schools a safe and optimum placeof learning.”

Marion Blane

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with Morgan Stanley to put this dealtogether. NIFA stated that this dealwill be a back-door tax increase andburden Nassau residents with greaterdebt at greater interest rates.

NIFA also noted Nassau’s sewerdistrict does not operate at a deficit.This is a bad deal for the people ofNassau County and must be stopped.

Public necessities, such as sewagetreatment, should be handled by gov-ernment and not a private monopoly.Private enterprise works where thereis competition. Those of us payingprivate water companies, as opposedto a public water authority, can attestto the fact that a monopoly chargeswater rates four times higher than apublic authority, rates are not taxdeductible and the service is worse.

County multi-year financial budget draws fireother capital costs not covered by the$100 million.

But Mr. Denenberg pointed out lineitems that specifically addresssalaries, wages and fees; fringe bene-fits; equipment; and general expenses,and asked what others costs could theadministration be talking about.

Attendee Jim Brady told this news-paper at the meeting that “I’m fright-ened over these one-shot deals” the

county is coming up with.Greg Nahan, leader of District 8 of the

Nassau Coalition of Civic Associations,which is opposed to the public-privatepartnership, suggested that “some peo-ple are living in a bubble.”

He said he didn’t know how the sewerplan would play out, but “we need moretransparency and clarification.”

Stu Weinstein of North Bellmoresaid the private-public partnership“leaves questions still to be

answered.” He said the process isstill a complicated one, and there

needs to be full transparency to getfull support.

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NIFA: No to Morgan Stanley contractNIFA board meeting notes indicate that

board members are skeptical regardingthe county’s plan for a public-privatepartnership.

The county has indicated it wouldchoose United Water, a subsidiary of aFrench corporation Suez Environment, toinitially operate and maintain the CedarCreek Water Pollution Control Plant andthe Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant.Severn Trent will operate the Glen Coveplant until its lease is up in eight years.

United Water will also operate andmaintain 53 pumping stations and 3,000miles of sewers for 20 years with a 10-year renewal option. The plan calls forno increase in sewer rates through 2015,and then a cap at the rate of inflation forthe remainder of United’s contract withthe county.

“I have never come across such anill-conceived plan. It is an example ofbad public finance and if implement-ed will give private-public partner-ships a bad name,” said NIFA directorGeorge Marlin in a prepared state-ment. Mr. Martin is former executivedirector of the Port Authority of NewYork and New Jersey.

“The NIFA board is clearly confusedabout the potential of a public-privatepartnership for Nassau’s sewage treat-ment plants – which are in a state of dis-repair and face fiscal crisis,” statedCounty Executive Mangano.

But Mr. Marlin added that “This is aform of backdoor borrowing. Potentialfinancial investors who invest money topublic-private partnerships expect annu-al returns of 10 to 15%. To suggest thata private operation will achieve enough

efficiencies to cover most of that costand that assessment or user fees willincrease no more than the rate of infla-tion – well, anyone who believes that, Ihave a coliseum in Hempstead I wouldlike to sell to them.”

“The county should focus on balanc-ing the budget and not on creating andexecuting a transaction, which createsthe illusion of balance while putting thecounty and its taxpayers in extremefinancial risk,” added another NIFAdirector, Christopher Wright.

However, the county has a legal opinionthat states the transaction does not consti-tute proceeds of debt. Attorney JamesNorville of Winston & Strawn wrote in aletter to the county attorney’s office that“collection of such fees, the payment ofsuch amounts constitute an obligation ofthe system users and not a debt obligation

of the county.” “Ed Mangano’s sewer deal is dead,”

stated Nassau County Legislator andMinority Leader Keven Abrahams (D-LD).”It was an unnecessary and unwantedproposal that would have saddled a gener-ation of Nassau residents with more debt.”

But the county executive is not givingup. He indicated he will move forwardon this plan. “I have spent two yearscleaning up Democrat deficits, repealingtaxes and cutting millions in wastefulspending. I have reduced the workforceby 20% and implemented other success-ful public-private partnerships that saveover $40 million annually in highertaxes. No other politician has done moreto protect our residents’ wallets, and Ihave every intention of revisiting thisdebt reduction and sewer stabilizationplan with NIFA” he concluded.

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Marking the Strawberry Festival’s25th year, the Lions and Kiwanis Clubsof Bellmore – in conjunction with BlueSky Amusements – will open its doorson Thursday, May 31, from 1-3 p.m.,especially for children with specialneeds. There will be rides, refreshmentsand, of course, strawberry delights, fromshortcakes to daiquiris.

“Children with special needs maynever have had the full opportunity toparticipate in a carnival and enjoy allits rides. For the past several years,we have made this possible at theNassau County Strawberry Festivalthrough Blue Sky Amusements. Bluesky, the operator of the amusementrides has been wonderful help in tak-ing up the challenge by donating theirstaff and time on this speciallyreserved date and time,” said JoeAnderson, co-chairman of the NassauCounty Strawberry Festival.

The general public will not be admit-ted until later in the evening.

The festival is open to the generalpublic: Thursday, May 31, 6-10 p.m.;Friday, June 1, 6-11 p.m.; Saturday,June 2, noon-11 p.m.; and Sunday, June3, noon-8 p.m. Admission is $2 andparking is free.

Additionally, visitors to this familyoriented festival will indulge in a varietyof strawberry delights and carnivalfoods plus enjoy many other attractions,including carnival rides and live enter-tainment acts each night.

The Lions and Kiwanis Clubs ofBellmore have put together this annualfestival in order to raise funds to helpthose less privileged in the community.Look for them under the “Big Tent”where strawberries – and baked goodsand refreshing nonalcoholic daiquiris –will be sold.

About the Bellmore Lions Club Initially renowned for working to end

preventable blindness, Lions are aninternational network of 1.3 million menand women in 200 countries and geo-graphic areas who work together to alsoanswer the needs that challenge com-munities around the world.

Members of the Bellmore club giveback to their communities by contribut-ing their personal time to raise moneyfor a vast variety of projects important to

their communities and its members.

About the Kiwanis of the BellmoresKiwanis is a global organization of

volunteers dedicated to changing theworld one child and one community at atime. The Bellmore club, through theparticipation of its members, has helpedto educate the community’s children,support the community, and establishitself as one of the premier serviceorganizations in Bellmore.

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Jazz and tap = an extraordinary eveningThe Merrick-Bellmore Community

Concert Association concluded its 58thseason last month with exhilarating per-formances by the David Leonhardt JazzQuintet and The Shelley Oliver TapDancers.

David Leonhardt, the criticallyacclaimed jazz pianist who has performedwith jazz greats, including Stan Getz andJon Hendricks, collaborated this eveningwith Matthew Parrish on bass, LarryMcKenna on saxophone, Paul Wells on

drums and singer Nancy Reed. All are superb musicians who smooth-

ly blended their talents and, individually,displayed their distinct styles in excitingsolos. Mr. Leonhardt, always the show-man, provided amusing anecdotesthroughout the evening. The quintetentertained the audience with favorites,including “Summertime,” “Night andDay” and “The Very Thought of You,” aswell as original numbers such as“Whispers of Contentment” and

“Slipping Down.”Adding to the evening's fun was The

Shelley Oliver Tap Dancers. ShellyOliver, who gained fame on StarSearch, has performed internationallyand appeared with notables includingGregory Hines and Savion Glover.

For this performance, she appearedwith Rebekkah Brown, EmilyNewman and Courtney Romano.Accompanied by the David LeonhardtQuintet, they wowed the audience

with their precision and intricate foot-work. Miss Oliver’s “Ode to Bo(Jangles),” with accompaniment byMatthew Parrish on bass, was a poignanthighlight. The evening proved to be a joy-ous combination of music and dance.

The MBCCA will begin the 2012-13season, its 59th, in October.

For information about the upcom-ing four concerts you can visit itswebsite at www.concertsmbcca.org orcall 868-5366.

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ENTERTAINING LIFE

CALHOUN SHOW CHOIR CRESCENDO performed earlier this month at theschool.

by Paul Biondi

Barre chords are powerful, full-sounding moveable chords thatrequire the guitar player to stretchher or his forefinger across the entirewidth of the fretboard while the otherfingers fret individual strings.

Built from basic chord shapes, they canbe played all along the fretboard (it getstight past the 13th fret) and the result: onebarre chord shape yields many chords.That’s a lot more “bang for your buck”than with basic chords. Not for beginners,barre chords can be mastered withpatience – and a little technique tweaking.

Some players think the only way toget a barre chord to ring out cleanly isto press harder. And while that’ssometimes true, what do you do whenyou’re already employing a Hulk or

Thor-like grip on the fretboard butthose stubborn barre chords stillwon’t ring clear?

The good news is you might be oneor two tweaks away from sealing thedeal. With that in mind, let’s take a lookat two barre chord tweaks that can fixbarre chord problems when lack of ade-quate finger pressure isn’t the cause.Both fixes are based on the concept ofutilizing your knuckles while re-adjust-ing your finger pressure.

Using the F barre chord as our exam-ple, position your index finger so thatyour finger tip frets the root note whilethe middle knuckle frets the B and Estring. Rather than using your entireindex finger, press only with the fingertip and middle knuckle.

Your middle knuckle is now effec-tively fretting both the high E and Bstrings, making those strings ringcleanly. Since your other fingers are

fretting the E chord shape, you won’tneed to apply pressure to those strings.

A variation to that tweak is simple(or not – depending on your level offlexibility). Beginning with the posi-tion, roll your index finger to the left sothat the fingernail of your index fingeris now facing the headstock. Again,apply finger pressure to only the fin-gertip and the middle knuckle. Use thisvariation if you need more direct-to-string knuckle leverage.

Give it a try and see how it worksfor you. If this doesn’t solve yourbarre chord problem, or you haveother obstacles that have been holdingyou back, send an e-mail [email protected] describ-ing your specific issue or problem.You might see it addressed in anupcoming column.

Happy barre chording and until nextmonth, keep practicing.

You don’t need to go far to find greatentertainment and activities. Check outthese opportunities, practically in yourbackyard!

Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, 794-9303

June 26 – LMFAO and Far EastMovement.

July 1 – Aerosmith and Cheap Trick.July 21 – Vans Warped Tour.

Nikon at Jones Beach TheatreWantagh, 221-1000

May 26-27 – Jones Beach Air Show.June 1 – Brad Paisley, The Band Perry,

Easton CorbinJune 8 and 10 – Neil Diamond Greatest

Hits.June 9 – An Evening With Yanni Under

The Stars.June 12-13 – Dave Matthews Band.June 16 – Drake, J. Cole, Waka Flocka

Flame, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, FrenchMontana.

June 22 – Ringo Starr And His All Starr

Band.June 24 – The Beach Boys.June 27 – Iron Maiden/Alice Cooper.June 29 – Stevie Nicks.July 3-4 – Phish.July 13 – Def Leppard, Poison, Lita

Ford.July 7 – Scorpions.July 25 – Maze featuring Frankie

Beverly.July 29 – Huey Lewis and the News.August 3 – 311, Slightly Stoopid,

SOJA.August 5 – System of a Down and

Deftones.August 9 – O.A.R.August 10 – Journey, Loverboy, Pat

Benatar.August 14 – Barenaked Ladies, Blues

Traveler, Big Head Todd & The Monsters,Cracker.

August 17 – Big Time Rush with CodySimpson and Rachel Crow.

August 18 – Chicago/The DoobieBrothers.

August 21 – The Fray with KellyClarkson and Carolina Liar.

August 30 – Jimmy Buffet and TheCoral Reefer Band.

September 1 – Jason Mraz andChristina Perri.

September 15 – Florence and theMachine, The Macabees, The Weekend.

September 22 – KISS and Motley Crue.

NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, 334-0800

May 26 – Steve Winwood.June 1 – 1964, A Tribute to the Beatles.June 9 – Gladys Knight.June 13 – Michael Bolton.June 14 – Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang

with Robert Randolph.June 16 – Trace AdkinsJune 20-21 – Crosby, Stills & Nash.June 29 – Electric Hot Tuna.June 30 – Zappa Plays Zappa.July 8 – Lynyrd Skynyrd.July 13 – Lonestar.July 14 – Yes and Procol Harum.July 15 – The B-52s and Squeeze.July 20 – Air Supply.July 27 – Travis Tritt.July 28 – Neil Sedaka.July 29 – Kenny Loggins.

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Longtime North Bellmore residentRudolph Stephen Buczak, known to hisfriends as Steve, died last week at WinthropHospital. He was age 87 years old.

His interest in history stemmed from hisparents, who immigrated from theUkraine, moving to East Meadow in 1918,and were one of the pioneer families ofEast Meadow. “He was passionate aboutLong Island history, and especially aboutthe history of local airfields,” said son-in-law Jeff Fisher, “He had a passion for fly-ing long before World War II.”

Steve Buczak, a member of the GreatistGeneration, was drafted at 18 to serve inWorld War II. He was a ball turret gunner ina B17 with the 457th Bomb Group in

England during World War II. He flew a totalof 33 missions over Germany, France andHolland, firing twin 50-caliber machine gunsat German fighters trying to attack his planefrom below.

In the course of six months in 1944, Mr.Buczak survived three crashes and a ditch-ing in the North Sea, as well as numerousoccasions when heavy artillery fire couldhave downed his plane. He was 20 yearsold at the time.

“It was a very exciting time of my life,”said Mr. Buczak in an article written byBellmore Life in 2002. “Some guys just getlucky or they don’t see too much action. Idon’t know how to figure it out. I guess yournumber is either up or it’s not your time.” Hisfirst mission was on D-Day in England, andhe said “I had the best seat in the house. I saw

everything – strikes and hits.”After returning home from war, he

worked on the family window-craningbusiness on homes in Levittown. In hisspare time, Mr. Buczak managed toassemble historical collections on localhistory as well, as aviation that are housedat the East Meadow and HofstraUniversity libraries. “He was very proudof [these] collections.” says Mr. Fisher.

Mr. Buczak lived on Hart Avenue inNorth Bellmore with his wife,Dorothy. He was survived by his wifeof 65 years Dorothy, children ColleenEdward Flynn, Stephen (Susan)Buczak, Glenn Buczak, and Kathleen(Jeffrey) Buczak-Fisher. He was thegrandfather of Stephen, Eddie, and Tara.He is survived by his sisters Anna Sabia

of North Bellmore, Irene Thompson andBetty Ann Kirby. Burial was at PinelawnMemorial Park in Farmingdale.

“Quite a story what he accomplishedin his life,” said Anna Sabia, “consider-ing we grew up in the Great Depression.”

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“Lisa Williams Schary has a love for theenvironment that is nearly unparalleled.She is a tireless advocate who has spent

countless hours raising awareness andappreciation for our natural treasures, andfighting to preserve and protect LongIsland’s open spaces. She has made ourcommunity a better place and it’s mypleasure to select her for this well-deserved honor,” said Senator Fuschillo.

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tal advocate with a love for nature and apassion for both preserving and photo-graphing it, the senator added. She earneda bachelor’s degree from HofstraUniversity, a master’s degree fromAdelphi University, and spent her careeras an educator.

After retiring, Ms. Schary began devot-ing her time and energy to protecting andpreserving Long Island’s remaining openspaces so that they can be enjoyed for gen-erations to come.

Lisa and her husband Richard foundedthe Friends of the Massapequa Preserve, anonprofit organization which protects,cares for and conserves the preserve’s 423acres of undeveloped woods, ponds, lakesand fresh water wetlands that are home tohundreds of plant and animal species.

Since the organization’s inception, shehas worked with zeal to raise awarenessand educate residents about this naturaltreasure in their own community, sponsor-ing educational programs and even pro-ducing a video documentary that has beenused in local schools and libraries.

Ms. Schary is a founding and cur-rent board member of the Friends ofNorman Levy Preserve and theFriends of Tackapausha Preserve, andsits on the boards of many other envi-ronmental organizations, includingthe Long Island Greenbelt TrailConference and the state Departmentof Transportation’s Scenic BikewaysCommittee.

An avid hiker, Ms. Schary has ledscores of educational nature hikes acrossLong Island and was a dynamic forcebehind the creation of the WantaghNature Trail and Trailview State Park.She has also supervised over 30 EagleScout community projects dealing withenvironmental preservation.

Lisa and Richard Schary reside in NorthBellmore. She is the stepmother of Bradand Jennifer and step-grandmother ofJared and Rebecca Schary.

The Senate’s “Women of Distinction”program recognizes outstanding womenliving and working in New York Statewhose contributions have greatly enrichedthe quality of life in their communities andbeyond. Ms. Schary’s biography andphoto will be on display in the LegislativeOffice Building as part of an exhibit hon-oring the Women of Distinction fromacross New York State.

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Give blood, graduateGiving blood has become an

important activity for manyBellmore-Merrick Central High

School students as a means ofputting in the 10 hours ofrequired community servicework to graduate.

And the MephamHigh School Key Clubonce again provided an

opportunity for students to put in com-munity time by holding its twice-yearlyblood drive at the school last week.

Said John Scalesi Jr., Key Club advisor,of the annual blood drive: “It’s a goodchance for students to give blood, but moreimportantly, to give them an idea of whatit’s like to give back to the communitywhile it helps them gain those valuablecommunity hours they need to graduate.”

Mr. Scalesi told this newspaper he haswritten to both the Governor AndrewCuomo and President Barack Obama toenlist their support to increase commu-nity hours for the students to get themmore involved.

Kim Thorgerson, a guidance counselor atMepham who gave blood, said that “Thereis a culture in Mepham of doing good, ofhelping the community.” Every student thisnewspaper talked with exhorted the valueof helping the community.

Senior Patrick Reilly said of giving

blood that it is “the right thing to do.”Senior Victoria Santorello said that“one pint can help five people, so I’mhere to help.”

Tenth-grader Sal Ferro said he is ajunior firefighter with the NorthBellmore Fire Department and haslearned the importance of givingblood when he can.

Senior Dan Smith, an assistant cap-tain of the Bellmore-MerrickBulldogs hockey club, was getting ared-cell procedure that draws bloodand separates it into plasma and redblood cells so that it can be used rightaway by needy patients.

“The plasma is put back into hissystem,” an attending nurse said. Sheadded that students have to be in verygood shape to have the red-cell proce-dure done, and Dan was in exception-al shape and health to have the half-hour procedure done.

Seniors Erica Gadasi – a Bulldogshockey club publicist – and SamanthaSchupke added that giving blood wasa way to help people in need.

The blood drive will be held againin the fall, “which gets a very goodturnout from students, concludedMepham school nurse Carole Levitan.

– Douglas Finlay

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