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Continued Hansen and ':Stone Continued from page Al . State Assemblyman Andy Raia (R- East Northport) whose - ardes Barbara Hanna and Jocelyn Zadrozny donated baby supplies to the relief effort - agreed with that sentiment. \When everyone wants to help. people might say, 'What's my two cents going to do\\ Raia said. \But when you see one of your neighbors going down there. it makes it a little more personal and I think it's a little more comforting to know it's going to go where it's intended ~ He added. \This is just indicative of the type of compassion Flemming has. no matter what the issue is.\ Granted. the 23-hour journey to Lourmana in a packed Suburban was anvtihing but typical Hansen and Stone. who runs Turnkey Computer Solutons. had fittle steep and far too muh Coca-Cola and Mountain Dew by the time they arrived at a makeshift campsite in Covington, Louisiana. Stone recalled But after a few hours nap. they were ready to rumble. first dropping off the supply packs they d prepared. then driving back and forth to vanous communities delivering the supplies that other people had shipped to the campsite. They had to be finished, and out of the area. before Hurricane Rita arrived. Many families they helped along the w ay wrote down volunteers' names and addresses so they could thank them one day. Stone said that after his return home. he received a card from one of the survivors they had met. Another. Olga Wilson, who coordi- nates aid requests for her community in Slidell, Lou:siana. also took that opportunity to express her gratitude during a recent phone interview. \Tell them we sad thank you very. very much.\ she said. \A lot of them prayed with us and we really. really appreciate it.\ She recalled how it felt seeing peo- ple from all over the country armnving in their own vehicles to help the 16 famlies who had spent three weeks together taking shelter at St. Tammany Junior High School in Slidell \We were so thankful when they came.\ she said. \It was just overwhelming. It was just pouring in. different things for every body We had lost everything.\ That need persists; the junior high is no longer used as a school. as damaged as it was. Families continue to lack items like washing powder, cleaning supplies and basic appliances. and there are 80-year-olds sleeping in cars. in garages or on the pavement since they've lost their homes and had no insurance. Wilson said. In spite of what they lack. however. they haven't forgotten what people like Stone and Hansen so selflessly provid- ed. \They gave to the community.\ she said. \They did a fantastic job. They really helped everybody a lot.\ What inspired the pair to go the extra - mile? - Stone - explained. \Flemming and I, it's kind of our per- sonalities that when people are having a hard time, we want to help.\ If Stone were to do it again. howev- SUBSCRIBE NOW SAVE UP TO 33% OFF NEWSSTAND COVER PRICE KEEP INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR! SUBSCRIPTION FORM | 4 Port TIMES RECORD - 1 yr. $35 J Village TIMES HERALD A4 Village BEACON RECORD J TIMES of Smithtown Township 3 TIMES of Northport & East Northport 32 yr. $59 23 yr. $79 Name Address Students tor Academic Year-All papers $32 » Out of County-Adcitional $15 Year Zip Phone Make checks payable to: TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWSPAPERS PO. 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He realizes now that what survivors of calamities may need, just as much as supplies. are people to talk to. and strangers in particular. \When people are traumatized. you can say things to ~trangers that you can't say to your neighbors.\ he said. Whether you're hving in Northport or outside New Orleans, it's worth rec- ognizring people like Hansen and Stone. for whom the assumed distinc- tuan between stranger and neighbor seems to fade to gray Ryan Continued from page Al Although the side trip provided an opportunity to show Sierra Rose where \her sister came from,\ Ryan's visit to Guatemala was motivated by a desire to find a new referral source for young Guatemalan heart patients and to meet with a commuttee to discuss funding for the program. As Northport Rotary's Gift of Life representative. Ryan oversees place- ment within the Northport and East Northport area. arranging for host fam- ilies for the duration of the child and the caretaker's stay in the US and administering to any clothing and transportation needs. In her larger role as a director on the board of the Suffolk County Gift of Life program, Ryan oversees the placement of children within this larger geographical area and keeps in touch with other Rotary Club representatives. Ryan said that the Suffolk County's Gift of Life program has saved ween iidren st 2002 and 400 since the program began, including children from Trinidad, Bolivia. El Salvador, Poland and Zimbabwe. As an attorney for the last 11 years specializing in real estate transactions. trusts, estates, wills and elder care law, Ryan puts in 45- to 50-hour weeks. She teaches estate planning at a handful of high schools including Northport as part of the continuing education pro- gram. Annually, on \decision-making day,\ she is among the volunteers from the Bar Association lecturing about elder care issues at the library and var- ious community centers. Northport Rotary president Jim Ryan characterized Winter Ryan as \one of the driving forces behind the Gift of Life.\ He said, \Winter coordi- nates the process from start to finish. She runs training programs for host families, she has hosted [families] her- self, and she is currently hosting Teresa, an exchange student from Bolivia.\ She has also been involved in fundraising, including a recent walk at wo we we we me ae an on an o - « me e e ece e e wow e w oon m en ab am able in nl wie oa Jones Beach. \Finding the host families is her biggest challenge,\ Jim Ryan said. \She brings a tireless effort toward sav- ing the lives of babies and children. She inspires everyone in the [Rotary] Club with her energy and enthusiasm.\ Andrea Brovetto, East Northport Rotary's president, was one of five Rotarians who journeyed to Trinidad four or five years ago and witnessed the Gift of Life program's accomplish- ments firsthand. Brovetto said that the experience helped the group realize \how important we are to other coun- tries when it comes to helping their children. [Winter] goes far and beyond the call She's incredibly dedicated and has done an amazing job.\ Manlyn Fox. a Northport resident. was recently honored at the Suffolk County's Gift of Life program's annual appreciation dinner for transporting Gift of Life children and their caretak- ers to and from Stony Brook University Hospital and for serving as a translator for the last three years. Fox. whom Winter Brook Ryan recruuted for her Spanish fluency, spoke of the impact that Ryan has had on her life and on the Northport com- munity at large. \She brings out the best in everyone who helps,\ Fox said. \[Winter]) doesn't want to turn any child away. She tries to take as many children as possible. She will pick them up at the airport at midnight. If the child and the caretaker have to stay longer. she takes them into her own home. Winter has a profound under- standing of the mothers and the hosts and what they go through.\ Fox added, \Winter helped me real- ize that there are possibilities, that we can make a difference internationally in one child's life using the resources and talents that we have in our country.\ Pediatric cardiologist Dr. Thomas Biancaniello - of - Stony - Brook University Hospital has also worked with Ryan and applauded her efforts as champion for children's heaxgts. \She's extremely dedicated to children, and she's an incredible resource for us. She goes the extra mile. Anything that these kids need, she'll do,\ he said. \People like her provide the wake-up call. Disasters like Hurricane Katrina get people's attention, but every day there's a lot of kids who don't get the services that they need to live happy lives. Winter makes sure that they do.\ Due to the demands of her busy schedule, Ryan, who had been learning Spanish, has had to put these lessons on hold. She is the only Gift of Life director in Suffolk County that speaks Spanish. In addition to the tremendous person- al gratification that saving children's lives can bring, it also has had a positive impact on her family. \Despite of all the work, it is one of the best things that a person can do if they have school-aged children. It's an activity that fosters family togetherness,\ Winter said, adding that she has seen a tremendous personal growth in Sierra Rose. \We achieve something together.\ 24 w wk e om sen we am e my cc - +
