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16C . BEACON SHOPPER, March 4 ,2 0 1 0 WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU! Wrapping It Up Grand Opening March 1 3 th 10 a.m. -0 p.m. Candy, Chocolate, Gifts, Balloons Greeting Cards, Parties and more! 180 Park Avenue Amityville SONIAY provides local children with free time at local gyms, college tours, basketball tournaments, mentoring programs and field trips to m u seum s and s p o r t in g ev e n ts. “The com m u n ity has been great to me,” said Spann, whose agency is located in Middle Village. “They’ve supported my business, and w o rking with youth is a great way to give back.” S p a n n ’s o l d e r so n attend e d th e SO N IA Y p rog ram on a w e e k ly basis. Forth B a b y lon Y o u th O rg a n izatio n receives g r a n t fro m A llstate Saunders Omnipresent N e t w o r k I n s p i r i n g A m e r i c a ’ s Y o u t h (SONIAY) received a $500 grant' from The Allstate F o u n d a tion on b e h a lf o f Allstate agent Kevin Spann , o f North Babylon. S p a n n was n a m e d a 2009 finalist for Allstate’s Ray Lynch Com m u n ity Service Award, w h ich r e c o g n i z e s A l l s t a t e agency owners dedicated to m a k i n g p o s i t i v e c o n t r i b u t i o n s in the communities they serve. Based in North Babylon, Shown in the photo, Allstate agent Kevin Spann presents a check to SONIAYs Keith Saunders. Long distance 100th birthday bash Jacqueline Kenney, o f Deer Park, flew down to Jacksonville, Florida, to help celebrate her Aunt Viola Sellers’ 100th birthday. i Arm y Pfc. M ichael E. Fey graduates from the Infantrym an One Station U n it Training , Army Pfc. M ichael E. Fey, o f North Babylon, has graduated from the Infantryman O n e S t a t i o n U n i t T r a i n i n g at F o r t B e n n in g , C o lum b u s, G a . T h e t r a i n i n g c o n s i s t s o f B a s i c Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training. He is the son o f Edward and Marilyn Fey o f North Babylon. D u r i n g t h e n i n e weeks o f b asic combat train in g , the sold ier received tra in in g in drill and cerem o n ies, weapons employment, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid skills, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development o f basic combat skills, battlefield operations and tactics, and experienced use o f various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman. T h e Advanced In d i v i d u a l T r a i n i n g course is designed to train infantry soldiers to perform reconnaissance o p e r a t i o n s ; em p loy, fire and recover anti p e r s o n n e l and a n t i tank mines; locate and neutralize land m ines an d o p e r a t e t a r g e t and sight equipm ent; operate and m a intain communications equipm e n t and radio netw o r k s ; co n s t r u c t field firin g aids for infantry weapons; and perform infantry com b a t exercises and dismounted battle drills, w h ich includes survival procedures in a nuclear, biological or chem ical contam inated area. Lindenhurst resident nam ed Long Island Lutheran student, o f the month Dominique Manzoljlln, a se\enth grader at Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School and a Lindenhurst resident was named January Student of the Month. This recognition is not easy to achieve. Students must exemplify academic excellence as well as character and service to fellow students, an honor worthy of recognition. O u r Lady of Perpetual Help Peace Site Com m ittee honors eleven students as peacem akers The Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) Peace Site Committee, Lindenhurst, led by sixth, seventh and eighth grade social studies teacher Burt Koza, honored 11 OLPH students who have been chosen by their teachers as peacemakers. The members o f the Peace Site Committee, all eighth graders, distributed the awards during the school’s open house on Sun., Jan. 31. “It’s very important that we honor these students for their special efforts to bring peace to their classrooms and to their worlds,” said Koza. The teachers chose one or two children from each grade for this high honor, citing reasons such as volunteering to clean up the classroom every week, helping fellow students when they are struggling with their school work, and reading stories on a regular basis to classmates and younger students. The students received certificates and peacemaker bumper stickers to the applause o f their family and friends. The International Peace Site Committee at OLPH had its first year in 1991 when the school declared itself an International Peace Site, a concept developed by an 80-year-old Minnesota businessman, Lynn Elling, following the Gulf War. There are currently more than 750 International Peace Sites in the world. In order to be classified as International Peace Sites, groups must adhere to five principles: •Seek peace within yourself and others •Be a responsible citizen o f the world •Promote intercultural understanding and celebrate diversity •Reach out in service •Protect the environment Over the years, in addition to honoring O L P H ’s student peacemakers, Koza and his eighth grade Peace Site Committee have adhered to the above principles by becoming involved in many community and national events, including forming an Honor Guard for fallen heroes in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, participating in annual wetlands restoration projects at Ketcham Creek, making pilgrimages to the United Nations building, and bringing guest speakers to their school to address the subject of peacemaking.
