Record turnout at Lynbrook mayor’s annual golf outing

Lynbrook’s movers and shakers hit the links at the Inwood Country Club on Monday for the mayor’s annual Golf Outing.

The annual event, co-sponsored by the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, raises money for the Lynbrook Community Chest — a charitable nonprofit organization, which uses its donations to provide financial assistance to struggling families in the community.

“It’s really a great chance for us to get together and show how much we love our village and how much we care about those in our village,” Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach said at this year’s event. “It really assists them in their troubled times that they’re able to go to the community chest and get some financial help. We really appreciate all the generosity that everyone has given us.”

Rina Beach, the mayor’s wife and chair of the Lynbrook Community Chest, said that organization relies heavily on the annual golf outing to provide much of the funding necessary to help those residents dealing with financial or economic hardships.

“We do have donors, of course,” she explained. “We also work very closely with the Our Lady of Peace Social Ministry and other organizations in order to elevate the lives of people who need it.”

Jeff Greenfield, chairman of the annual Mayor’s Golf Outing committee, said that this year’s fundraiser had the largest turnout in the history of the event.

“It means a lot to me that we will be able to be generous to the Community Fund and the veterans groups that the committee decides to give money to,” Greenfield said. “And I thank the success of the outing to two great honorees, our Police Chief Brian Paladino and the First Central Savings Bank, which have both been very generous in their support.”

Lynbrook Police Chief Brian Paladino has lived in Lynbrook practically all his life. He moved into his childhood home on Earle Avenue in 1974 at 18 months old. His mother, Gail, had lived many places throughout her childhood and wanted to make sure her family would have a different experience in a community they could call home.

Paladino was overwhelmed to learn that he had the honor of being selected as citizen of the year by the Mayor’s Golf Outing committee, not just because he is a terrible golfer, but because it fulfills his mother’s dream of making Lynbrook their home.

Since 1999, the First Central Savings Bank has evolved from a simple concept into what it is today — a vibrant, thriving, all-inclusive community bank that has continued to provide friendly, personalized service across nine of its branches in Queens and Long Island.

The company is committed to enriching its communities, driving local economic growth and cultivating lasting relationships by putting the best interests of clients first. These values are both a summary of how its individual employees and its branches view their responsibility to each other, to the community and to the world at-large.

Michael Caldwell, vice president and business development officer, and Michael Serao, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, have continued to both be very active in the Lynbrook community, where they support various charities and civic organizations.

During the evening reception, Beach presented both Paladino and representatives of First Central Savings Bank with citations for their service to the community.

While the exact amount raised at this year’s golf outing was not available as of press time on Tuesday, the village will present a check to Lynbrook Community Chest at its next board meeting on Aug. 19.