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Friday, September 12, 2025
Vol. 2, No. 37
THE GATEWAY TO NASSAU COUNTY SERVING FLORAL PARK, BELLEROSE AND STEWART MANOR
OLV St. Vincent de Paul Walk for the Poor
FP-B students, staff begin new school year Under clear skies and bright sunshine, more than 1,550 students returned to school on Sept. 3, marking the start of a new academic year in the Floral Park-Bellerose School District. At both Floral Park-Bellerose School and John Lewis Childs School, principals, assistant principals and staff welcomed students upon their arrival. Superinten-
dent of Schools Dr. Anthony Lubrano kicked off his first school day in the district, as well, greeting students and families at each building. Floral Park-Bellerose School’s new principal Lauren Quezada also warmly welcomed students and visited classrooms to introduce herself as they began their school day. See page 15
Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society gathered at a previous Walk for the Poor. On September 27, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of the Our Lady of Victory Parish will be holding its annual fund raiser, the Walk for the Poor. All money donated for this event will go to help neighbors in need within the Our Lady of Victory Parish. All members of the society are volunteers. You can walk in Floral Park or in Heckscher State Park. You can also donate a financial gift without walking. This is the seventeenth annual Walk for the Poor.
For those staying in Floral Park the walk starts in Memorial Park, across from Our Lady of Victory Church, at ten a.m. You can walk through the village at your own pace and share your concerns for the poor. Please go to svdpolvfp. org or leave your donation in the Our Lady of Victory mail box at 2 Floral Parkway. Frederick Ozanam, a French journalist, scholar, lawyer, and historian, founded the Sant Vincent de Paul Society in 1833. Along with the guidance of Sister Rosalie
Rendu, a Sister of Charity, Frederick and a group of concerned people began their care for all poor people. Sister Rendu cared for the poor living in Paris slums. The focus was all poor people, regardless of their beliefs, must be helped. St. Vincent de Paul Society has a four star 97 per cent rating. Helping with rental assistance, homeless prevention, food, thrift shops, utility bills, and being supportive is the objective of the See page 4
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Floral Park-Bellerose School Principal Lauren Quezada and Assistant Principal Michael Elka visited fifth graders on the first day of school on Sept. 3.
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