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Banding Together Run For MS Outstanding Player
Oyster Bay Town Councilman Thomas t . Clark"(ceittcr) chats with^ members ofthe
Grumman Employees Volunteer Band prior to the group's performance at Bethpage
Community Park. The concert was the first in a five-week series of "Music Under the
Stars" sponsored by the Town's Department of Comn^unity Services and co-sponsored by
the Town oi Oyster Bay Arts Council, Inc. Joe Venetucci (right) conducts! the band, which
includes Frank Caputo (left) on sax and Alex Abruzzo on guitar. Also on hand for the
performance was William Pen/a of Grumman Corporation's Public Affairs Department.
NIMTH ANNUAL TOBAY GAMES
Ju!y 21st—Jutydlst
August 2nd — Finals and Family Day
at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park
Registration Begins in June
For Information Call the Parks Dep..'^meint
at 795-1000
Saturday, September
!3th 1986 marks the date of
the 1st Annual HONDA
CITY RUN FOR MS. The
course will begin and end at
the Island Trees High
School. Runners and wheel­chair
racers will be able to
compete in a 5 Kilometer
and I mile Fun Run course.
The finish line will have
giant digital time and place
clocks. Results will be
posted 20 to 30 minutes after
the final runner finishes,
ALL REGISTERED RUN­NERS
WILL BE AUTO­MATICALLY
ENTERED
INTO A DRAWING (to be
held on Race Day). Runners
are encouraged to recruit
sponsors for each kilometer
completed. Prizes will be
awarded based on how
much money each partici­pant
raises through his/her
sponsors. P'rozFruit (pro­vided
by Paletta Foods) and
other refreshments will be
served. Top competitors in
the wheelchair category and
RUN committee members,
Rob Loughlin and Greg
Aviles said recently," This
event will prove to be a well
organized and fun event to
participate. All athletes,
regardless of ability, are
urged 10 participate. Teams
and running enthusiasts are
encouraued to call RUN
HEADQUARTERS at
(516) 579-9120 tor registra­tion
information.
Mid-Island Irish American Club
NasiJau County District Attorney Denis Dillon was the guest
speaker at a recent meeting of the Mid-Island Irish Ameri­can
Club. Dillon spoke about his 3 fact-finding trips to
Northern Ireland. From left to right arc Bill Martin, Ser­geant
of Arms; .lerry McCloskey, Vice President; D.A.
Denis Dillon; Anne Martin, President; Helen Zanfurdiuo,
Recording Secretary; and Terry Ufiger, Treasurer.
Students Earn $341,000
The students in the r3istribulion-Marketing and Voca­tional
Cooperative Work-Studv Programs in Bethpage
Senior High School earned $340,941 during the 1985-86
school year. Students worked an average of twenty-three
hours per week and received an average yearly earning of
S3,747.
These work-study programs offer junior and senior stu­dents
an opportunity for a variety of on-job work experience
which are related to their classroom instruction. The pur­pose
ofthe program is the development of proper altitudes
and skills through work experience. The Distribution-
Marketing program provides opportunities in retailing,
wholesaling, and the service industries. In Vocational Coop­erative,
students are provided work experience in the indus­trial,
trade and technical areas. Job placements, for exam­ple,
range from salespersons, data entry operators, typist,
tellers, cashiers, insurance office workers, automotive
mechanics, carpenters, and machinists.
The enrollment in these programs has been consistent
even in a period of declining student population. Next year's
student enrollment projections already show a 10% increase
in registration of 108 students.
Mr. Edward Gehl,, the coordinator of these programs,
also runs a siudent placement service for all students. .Job
leads are posted on a bulletin board in room 117. This
placement service will be in operation during July and early
August for interested students with working papers.
Apple Bank Chairman Jerome McDouga!
presents the Outstanding Player of the Game
Award to Bethpage's Walt Grabinowitz at a spe­cial
awards dinner which marked the end of the
1985-86 season. Grabinowitz's fine performance
on the football field insured the Eagles' victory
against Plainedge. Apple Bank, a two year spon­sor
of a 50 game Cablevision high school sports
package that airs on local cable systems,^ hosted
the ceremonies last week and honored Grabino­witz
and other Long Island athletes. Students and
coaches in attendance were pleased to learn that
the bank has committed to a third year of
sponsorship.
Summer Aid Pmgram
Begins 19th Year
Nassau County's annual summer aide program began last
week, as more than 500 disadvantaged and handicapped
young people between the ages of 17 and 2! started jobs in
more than 40 county departments and agencies.
The jobs will last through August 14 and pay at the rate of
S4.00 an hour. To be eligible for the program, youths must
be Nassau County residents who are enrolled in high school
or college and plan to return to school in September. The
program is under the direction ofthe Nassau County Com­mission
on Human Rights and is administered by the Job
Development Ce iter.
County ExecuJiv.e Francis T. Purcell said thai the pro­gram
enabled many youngsters to return to .school in the fall
while providing them with valuable work experience.
"Whenever possible', Purcell said, "the students are placed
in jobs that relate to their high school or college programs.
These youngsters are given the opportunity to earn money
lor college tuition while working in career related summer
jobs." The county executive called the program "a success
story," and noted that many former summer aides have gone
on to graduate from college and enter careers in law, medi­cine,
engineering and education.
The program, which costs $400,000, is iunded entirely bv
the county, with no federal or state assistance.