LI Elite Announces BBBSLI As 2014 Charity Partner

bbLong Island Elite (LIE), an organization dedicated to fostering the career and personal growth and development of Long Island’s young business professionals and the region’s emerging business leaders, announced that Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island (BBBSLI) has been selected as its 2014 Charity Partner of the Year.  Part of the mission of the LIE is to support local non-profit organizations in the Long Island community. This year the LIE will focus its charitable efforts on raising funds and awareness to support the BBBSLI.

“Big Brother Big Sisters of Long Island is most gratified to be selected LIE’s 2014 Charity Partner. Our organization depends on the generosity and support of individuals and groups within the community.  We thank the business leaders and professionals in the LIE for the efforts they are planning to put forth this year on behalf of BBBSLI,” said Mark Cox, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island.  [Read more…]

Winthrop To Host Alzheimer’s Seminar Series

winthropWinthrop-University Hospital’s Alzheimer’s Program is pleased to host the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center Seminar Series lecture, “Working together: Partnering with the Person with Dementia,” on Monday, April 28 at 6 PM.  The program will be held at Winthrop’s Dr. Martin Spatz Conference Center, Room A, located at 259 First Street in Mineola.

Melanie Bunn, RN, MS, GNP, Alzheimer’s Training Consultant, will discuss strategies to use when caring for a loved one with dementia.  Ms. Bunn has a BS in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MS in Family Health Nursing with a Clinical Concentration in Geriatrics from Clemson University, and completed her post master’s experience in the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program at Duke University School of Nursing.  A dynamic lecturer and skilled clinician in the areas of gerontological nursing and Alzheimer’s disease, Ms. Bunn presents over 150 session each year at local, statewide, and national conferences and meetings with interactive presentations using learner-centered educational strategies. [Read more…]

North Shore University Hospital Awarded

nsNorth Shore University Hospital, part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines.

To receive the award, North Shore achieved 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month intervals and achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with five out of nine Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Measures, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care.

These measures include aggressive use of medications, such as antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, cholesterol-reducing drugs and smoking cessation, all aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of stroke patients. [Read more…]

LuHi Students Help In Nicaragua

luhiDuring February break, 32 students, along with several LuHi teachers and staff, departed the LuHi campus en route to Nicaragua.

Once there, they traveled to Managua where they installed sinks in homes that previously had no running water, paved floors and cared for friends in Leon. Read more…

Fashion Show Benefits Fay Fund

fayWhen Pennie Fay’s teenage son, Stephen, was killed a day shy of his 20th birthday in a vehicular accident in 2012, her world was torn apart. Pennie’s grief turned to anger when she learned that the truck driver that cut Stephen off on his motorcycle had a suspended license.

“I was very upset that this guy was charged with a misdemeanor. This person killed him, he had a history of being in and out of the criminal justice system and my son was at no fault,” Pennie said.

Seeking to make sure no one suffered the same injustice, Pennie founded the Stephen Joseph Fay Fund. Read more…

Reach For The Stars Luncheon Raises Funds

viscardiOn a frigid and windy day last month, 385 guests attended the 32nd annual Reach For The Stars Luncheon, one designed to raise funds for the Albertson-based The Henry Viscardi School.

The luncheon was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, attracting students, past and present, from the school.

Maureen Lovetro, a Viscardi graduate, and her companion dog Drake attended the luncheon. Lovetro is a victim of cerebral palsy. She runs therapy groups in local schools and psychiatric areas of hospitals where dogs tend to calm down residents, especially when petted. Maureen is a graduate of Liberty University and is now working on a master’s degree.

There was also a silent auction with gifts ranging from $2,500 gift certificates for London Jewelers to a signed photo of the cast members of the Broadway play Kinky Boots to a full course dinner for six at Trattoria Diane in Roslyn. [Read more…]

Commisso Brothers Host A Night Of Fashion

commissoSome of Long Island’s most discerning fashion and beauty aficionados came out for the First Annual Spring Fling Fashion Show at Commisso and Company at 30 Main St. in Port Washington recently.

Attendees watched a fashion show featuring local boutiques Entrée, Impulse, Purple, Suite 275 and Shoe Vault. Models’ makeup was provided by Paint Cosmetics and they donned 2014’s hottest hair styles created by the hair designers the Commisso Brothers. Read more…

New Magazine For Teens & Kids With Hearing Loss

hearingJericho’s Melanie Paticoff has launched Hearing Our Way, a new magazine to help change the way kids and teens with hearing loss view their disability. Read more…

58th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner A Success

lincolnOn the evening of March 20, 2014, the North Syosset-Woodbury Republican Club celebrated with over 425 friends, dignitaries and community members on hand at the 58th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner at Crest Hollow Country Club, in Woodbury. 

Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Chris J. Coschignano, who is also the Executive Leader of the North Syosset-Woodbury Republican Club , was the Master of Ceremonies as this year’s Lincoln Day Awards were presented to The Honorable Joseph G. Pinto, a Town of Oyster Bay Councilman and The Honorable Rebecca M. Alesia, Town of Oyster Bay Councilperson.  

Councilman Joseph G. Pinto was a past Trustee of the Village of Massapequa Park and past Town of Oyster Bay Deputy Commissioner of Public Works.  He is community minded and has been involved with the youth of our Community and works diligently to promote the Massapequa Little League. [Read more…]

My Travels To Exotic Tan-Tan, Morocco

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Dr. Ken Kamler, microsurgeon 
and extreme explorer standing 
alongside myself and a portrait of His Royal Majesty King Mohammed VI, our gracious host at Tan Tan a few weeks ago. (Photos by Robert Hemm)

There’s something about traveling to exotic lands that gives you an appreciation for how big the world really is. One of my fondest experiences involved traveling to Morocco for the annual Moussem of Tan-Tan, an annual event where 35 nomadic desert tribes and roughly 30 to 45 thousand people — including Berbers and Bedouin — gather for a week-long celebration of Hassani culture while buying, selling and exchanging food. There are also numerous competitions, including horse and camel contests that are part of a more widespread cultural exchange.

This was my second time in North Africa in 18 months. I was fortunate enough to go with a delegation of 16 or 17 of my friends in the Explorers Club. We went on the behest of His Royal Majesty King Mohammed VI. Our guides were Fadel Benyaich, royal advisor to the King, and the dashing Kitin Munoz, the Moroccan Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and a published author. [Read more…]