Malverne's garden of faith and forgiveness

Hundreds of people — state officials, residents, community activists and officers from the Malverne Police Department — gathered at Westwood Park as the Steven McDonald Memorial Corporation unveiled its Garden of Forgiveness last Saturday.
The garden recognizes the life, service, sacrifice and family of McDonald, who was shot in 1986 in Central Park and left paralyzed until his death nearly 31 years later, in January 2017, at age 59. The memorial corporation was founded last year by members of the Malverne Chamber of Commerce, the Civic Association and the Rotary Club, which sought to find a way to honor McDonald.
The garden was designed as a place where future generations can learn about McDonald’s message of faith and forgiveness.

–Nakeem Grant