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Hockey dream put on hold War grounds Goldman until 2026 athletic event took a back seat to a war that personally affected him and his family. “It took a piece out of me Chase Goldman was wrapping up a meeting June 13 with because not only did it ease his United States ice hockey down from Oct. 7, but it kind of teammates in preparation for kicked back up and it was disthe upcoming Maccabi Games appointing that both countries in Israel when he received a couldn’t come to peace,” Golddisturbing news flash on his man said. “More people are getphone. ting hurt and dying, and many It said that Israel carried out civilians as well, so it really strikes on Iran just impacted me very hours earlier, and much.” the news quickly On Oct. 7, 2023, am confident I Hamas and other spread around the ro o m . Q u e s t i o n s will be in Israel Palestinian miliwere suddenly tant groups a s ke d ab o u t t h e next year playing launched a largeplayers’ safety, if for Team USA. scale attack from the games would go the Gaza Strip on as planned and, towards Israel if so, would it be CHASe GoldmAN re s u l t i n g i n t h e wise to even travel deaths of around there. 1,200 people and 251 Three days later, abductions. Some event officials decided to post- captives reportedly remain pone the Games until the sum- there today. It is the first invamer of 2026. sion of that territory since the Because of his Jewish heri- 1948 Arab-Israeli War. tage, Goldman, who just comA little over a year ago, Goldpleted his junior year at John F. man was in New Jersey trying Kennedy High School, was out for the Boys Under 18 relieved that he wasn’t in Israel American team. He said his already when the strikes hap- confidence “drained” when he pened and was understandably first saw the 80-90-person tryout disappointed about having to list and thought his chances of wait a year to represent his making the team were minimal country. But unfortunately, an ConTinueD on pAGe 19
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Grace Ham, from left, Holly DeGiglio and Claire Arnoff all earned the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award for their projects and were recognized at The Brookside Building on June 26.
Three girl scouts strike ‘Gold’
Arnoff, DeGiglio, Ham honored at awards ceremony By BRIAN KACHARABA bkacharaba@liherald.com
Claire Arnoff, Holly DeGiglio, and Grace Ham became the 95th, 96th, and 97th girls to win the prestigious Gold Award with the Bellmore Girl Scouts Service Unit since the organization began recording the recipients in 1988 and all three were honored during a ceremony at The Brookside Building in North Merrick on June 26. Arnott and DeGiglio are members of Troop 947, while Ham is an independent girl scout. The Girl Scout Gold Award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, career planning, and personal development. To earn the award, candidates must be in high school and identify an issue in the community or the world, learn about it through research and trusted sources, form a team by identifying experts and people in the community who could help, determining the
root cause of an issue and formulate a plan on how it could be solved. They must submit a project proposal for the Girl Scout council to approve, lead a team and implement a plan, and reflect on the change that was created in the community while sharing that story and inspiring others to make a difference. After being presented by the service unit volunteer co-manager and host Liz Steinert, each girl stood at the podium to talk about their inspirations for their projects.
Claire Arnoff: Pen Pal Program
Arnoff, who just completed her junior year at Wellington C. Mepham High School, wanted to improve communication and connection between the different elementary schools in the North Bellmore district. She lamented that two in particular – Shore Road and Martin Avenue – often felt separated from the other schools because of their class size and location. And since most students at ConTinueD on pAGe 20
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