The Lynbrook High School boys and girls soccer teams will be holding their annual Soccer Day on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Four games will be played back to back to back to back starting at 1:45 p.m.  All games will be played at Marion Street Elementary School at the Santo J.

This year, the teams will be asking for donations at the door to support the Male Breast Cancer Coalition and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  A donation from the proceeds will also be made to the Fly A Kite Foundation. For more information visit www.lynbrookschools.org.

Long Beach students joined others from neighboring communities once again for the annual Surfers Healing Surf Camp at Lido West Town Beach.

The event provided a day of uplifting experiences in the calmness of the ocean for students in Long Beach High School’s Life Skills program and the special education program housed at East School.

Professional Surfers Healing instructors brought students out on long boards individually and gave everyone the opportunity to create their own surfing journeys as they left their comfort zones and rode waves back to shore. They were cheered on and congratulated by members of the Long Beach High School surf team, who proudly handed out medals and high-fives. Students in the high school’s marching band and color guard also volunteered and led the event’s opening ceremony. Staff members, parents and other attendees, including Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, showed support as well.

Surfers Healing seeks to enhance the lives of children and teens with special needs, specifically those with autism. The combination of this organization’s stellar team and the ocean’s therapeutic effect has been making a difference in the lives of its participants for 16 years. This was one of many one-day Surfers Healing camps held across the nation, and was organized in partnership with the Town of Hempstead.

Photos courtesy of the Long Beach School District

Long Beach students, administrators and other staff members gathered at Lido West Town Beach for a day of surfing. Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray joined the
Surfer’s Healing attendees to support them.

GLEN COVE, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2015) – On Sunday, the LIU Post women’s lacrosse team volunteered its time with the senior community of Sunrise of Glen Cove to participate in Halloween-themed arts and crafts.

The Pioneers took part in painting witch hats and pumpkins, while also making and decorating paper maché bowls.

“Visiting the Sunrise nursing home was a great experience for our team,” said Pioneers’ senior defender/midfielder Honey Roche (Centerport, N.Y.). “It was a fun way to get to know the community and learn about their lives. We were able to put a smile on their faces and had so much fun doing it. Hearing them ask when we could come back touched all of our hearts and we are truly looking forward to visiting them again in the future.”

For more information on the LIU Post women’s lacrosse program, please continue to visit LIUPostPioneers.com.

On September 18th the University of the District of Columbia women’s tennis team partnered with Food & Friends for a day of service in the community.

The mission of Food & Friends is to foster a community caring for men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses by preparing and delivering specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling. The organization operates six days a week, 52 weeks a year and serves over 2,900 clients in a service area that spans 5,346 miles. Over 3,000 meals are prepared and packaged daily. The Firebirds joined Food & Friends in their kitchen in NE Washington, D.C. and had a blast working together to help get meals out the door.

“Our time with Food & Friends was a great team-building exercise, and it was rewarding experience to help out in the community,” said head coach Dickie Mahaffey. “It was a nice change-of-pace from practice and the weight room.”

To learn more please visit: http://www.udcfirebirds.com/

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Student-athletes from the women’s basketball team at Southern Connecticut State University were among the numerous volunteers who took part in the Dr. Ronald Herron Southern Day of Service on Saturday. The Southern Day of Service is a day designated annually for Southern students, faculty and staff to gather in the local community and work side by side on a service project that benefits humanity. Volunteers broke up into teams and participated in various events.

Source: http://www.southernctowls.com/news/2015/9/19/GEN_0919154213.aspx