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Wantagh Middle School students used props to take comical pictures as a fundraiser for Red Nose Day on May 21.

Wantagh Middle School students donned fake mustaches, fancy scarves and other props as they participated in the first United States Red Nose Day, an international campaign against poverty. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/27/15

Jonathan Kennely, Courtney Georgelas and Emily Sibley, members of the Calhoun High School Art Club, showed their enthusiasm for Relay for Life, which took place at Calhoun on April 24 and 25.

Calhoun joins hands against cancer

Hundreds of people, most of them students, came together on Saturday, April 24, at Calhoun High School for Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event. Forty-six teams of people collected more than $77,000, according to the ACS. more

5/7/15

At the Merrick Lions Club’s third annual “Taste of Merrick” dinner on April 17, about a dozen Merrick restaurants and stores offered samples of their menus to roughly 200 guests, according to event organizer Mitchell Barber.

Eateries offer ‘Taste of Merrick’

Attendees of the Merrick Lions Club’s April 17 fundraiser were met with a smorgasbord of delicacies, ranging from seafood to Spanish tapas, fine chocolates and more — all of it from Merrick. more

4/22/15

Runners took off from the starting line at the 2013 Robbie’s Run. The annual Merrick 5K raises money for automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment and training. This year’s Robbie Run will take place Sunday, April 26, at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School.

Robbie’s Run is set for April 26

The 10th Annual Robbie’s Run — the Merrick 5K fundraiser for Forever 9: The Robbie Levine Foundation, which funds automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment and training — will take place Sunday, April 26, at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School. more

4/22/15

Gabriella Ferrara, left, Kerri Conti, Amanda Gunn, Dana Romano, Denise Cruz, Alexa Biscardi, Demitra Tsakas and Gabriella Fiumaro.

Making dreams come true

Students and faculty of H. Frank Carey High School took part in a special fundraising effort to help 16-year-old Gina Mulieri, a teenager with a massive brain tumor. World Languages teacher … more

4/22/15

Sixth-graders were all smiles as they readied to participate in Hoops for Heart.

Heart healthy at Dutch Broadway

The final number have been counted and Dutch Broadway School students raised more than $2000 for the American Heart Association during the school’s fifth annual Healthy Heart Week, which was held … more

4/22/15

Spinal cord 5K is April 19

The Testaverde Foundation strives to prove that passions should never be compromised by physical limitations. After Joe Testaverde suffered a diving accident 15 years ago, his family and friends founded the organization to raise money and research for those affected by spinal cord injuries. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/8/15

“Phantom of the Opera” performers Elizabeth Welch, Satomi Hofmann and Kelly Grant entertained at a fundraiser for the Freeport Trailer on March 22 at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh. The trailer is a work-hiring center for low-wage workers and immigrants that also provides hot meals, English language classes, ID cards and pro bono legal help.

Hundreds turn out for CoLoKi fundraiser

The Freeport Trailer, a work-hiring center for low-wage workers and immigrants, had its most successful fundraiser to date last Sunday, according to Liz O’Shaughnessy, a Merrick resident and executive director of CoLoKi, Inc., which runs the trailer. more

By Brian Racow | 3/25/15

Erin Metzger, 16, gave a buzz cut to Anthony Lunha, 11, at Calhoun High School’s March 17 fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Participants had their hair cut or shaved in solidarity with children with cancer, raising $48,000 for childhood cancer research.

Calhoun goes bald to fight cancer

Since 2007, Calhoun High School has raised more than $500,000 for childhood cancer research, according to Calhoun English teacher Peter Magnuson. The Merrick school passed the milestone on March 17 at its ninth annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser. more

By Brian Racow | 3/25/15

Meghan Madden, of Wantagh, lost part of her right leg after she was hit by a drunk driver while visiting friends upstate.

The road to recovery

Friends, family and even strangers have helped to raise nearly $60,000 so far for Meghan Madden, a 20-year-old Wantagh woman who was struck by a drunk driver during a trip upstate earlier this month. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/25/15

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