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Vol. 26 No. 25
JUNE 18 - 24, 2026
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A safe place to let go: the Stress Less Box benefits the community, not just one time, but for a while,” Jeannie Cardali, who leads the Girl Scout Troop 1316 in East troop with Alison Vardakis, Meadow recognized that many told the Herald. “What the girls could find it challenging to found is that people will keep express their feelings in a safe in or harbor feelings, and not a lot of people have way, spurring them safe outlets to to create something express [them]. meaningful for the And when someone community: the keeps in their feelStress Less Box, ings, those feelings now on display at are often negative, the East Meadow and those negative Public Library. feelings can tur n Troop 1316 is a bad. The girls said Girl Scout Cadette they wanted to find troop comprised of a safe and anonystudents from mous way for peoWoodland and W.T. ple to vent.” Clarke middle “We had to find schools in the East a problem in the Meadow School community,” Emily District. The Stress Cardali, Jeannie’s Less Box was creat- EMIly CARDAlI daughter and troop ed for their Silver Member, member, shared, Award project, the Girl Scout Troop 1316 “and we recognize highest honor a that many people Cadette can ear n inde pendently or in small in our community carry a lot groups. Girls must identify a of unspoken stress and heavy community issue and create a emotions, and we wanted to s u s t a i n a b l e p r o j e c t t h a t just create a safe, healthy outlet addresses its root cause. Proj- for those feelings.” So, they built the Stress Less ects usually involve at least 50 Box, now on a stand inside East hours of work. “The whole idea is some- M e a d o w l i b r a r y ’ s m a i n thing that’s long lasting, that Continued on page 5
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Fun for all at East Meadow’s Community Day Community Day returned in grand fashion last Saturday, bringing together residents for a day of free programs. From athletic challenges to a pieeating contest, there was something for everyone to enjoy at Speno Park. Above, Roxane Rose and Linda Walsh gave out patriotic décor. At right, Joseph Freire, 7, took part in the football toss. Story, photos, Page 3.
e recognize that many people in our community carry a lot of unspoken stress and heavy emotions.