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Giving back to Girl Scouts once again adventures, STEM programming and leadership development. Leone brings more than 20 Baldwin resident Pascale years of nonprofit leadership Leone will help shape the future experience in affordable housof Girl Scouts of Nassau County ing, public health and healthy for another two years after being aging to the role. Since 2022, she re-elected to the has served as execuorganization’s Board tive director of the Development ComSupportive Housing mittee through 2028. Network of New Leone was sworn York, a statewide in to the volunteer membership organiposition during the zation representing organization’s 61st more than 200 nonannual meeting held profit supportive at Nassau Communihousing providers. ty College in Garden Before that, she City. The committee spent nine years is responsible for with the Corporaidentifying, recruittion for Supportive ing and supporting Housing, where she future board and served as vice presicommittee members dent of diversity, while helping guide equity, inclusion the council’s longand belonging. term leadership. Girl Leone earned bachePAScAlE lEoNE Scouts of Nassau lor’s degrees in AfriGirl Scouts of Nassau cana studies and County serves more than 15,000 mem- County political science bers, including from the University 11,472 girls, 2,960 adult volun- at Albany and a master’s degree teers and members, and 1,359 in public policy from Rockefeller lifetime members. College. In Baldwin alone, the organiLeone said Baldwin quickly zation includes 16 troops. Those became home after she and her troops provide local girls with husband moved to the communiopportunities to participate in ty 10 years ago with their infant community service, outdoor Continued on page 4
By AllySoN FERRARI
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Photos courtesy Baldwin School District
A new chapter begins Baldwin High School’s Class of 2026 celebrated the end of its high school journey during the school’s 118th annual commencement ceremony on June 26, marking the culmination of four years of academic achievement, personal growth and lasting friendships. Above, graduates toss their caps into the air as the ceremony concludes. At right, two members of the Class of 2026 embrace after receiving their diplomas, celebrating the milestone with classmates, family members and friends. Story, more photos, Page 3.
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ooking back, I truly believe Girl Scouts helped me develop the confidence to dream big and believe that I could make an impact.