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‘Hope Project’ for Haiti takes off at Calhoun hope to be an outlet for minority voices.” Mascary, 16, who is Haitian, For some students at Sanford joined the club during its inauH. Calhoun High School in Mer- gural year. His twin sister, rick, giving back to those in Ayana, is also a member. need is what it’s all about. The club doesn’t operate with The Racial Equity Club, a president and vice president, which was established at the he explained. Instead, there are school in the fall of 2020, has a number of officers. Mascary is since expanded the event and social g re at ly, wo rk i n g media chair, and with other groups also helps lead meetand the greater Bellings. It was his idea more-Merrick comto start The Hope munity to spread a Project to benefit message of equality Haiti. and inclusion. The He said his ideas club is in the midst began as a “shower of a fundraising thought,” and he project that will benbrought them to a efit the people of cl u b m e e t i n g i n Haiti, a country ravApril. “I have visited a g e d by n at u r a l NiCkolAs Haiti a few times disasters and politi- MAsCARY during the span of cal unrest in recent Sanford H. Calhoun my childhood to decades. now,” Muscary said, “We’re a club that High School “and the last time aims to change the was freshman year, culture in our community by 2020, the first year of the Racial education, discussion and activ- Equity Club,” he said. “I saw ism,” Calhoun junior Nickolas how sad it was, and how unforMascary said. “Our goal is to tunate conditions were. eradicate racism and intoler“But I also saw how resilient ance — we are a student-led club the country is at the same time,” that creates and participates in h e a d d e d , “ b e c a u s e t h e y many events in order to help others in our community. We Continued on page 15
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Courtesy Councilman Christopher Carini
THE MERRiCk BEllMoRE Little League, local business owners and Town Councilman Christopher Carini celebrated the grand opening of a new batting cage at Merrick Road Park. It was a collaborative effort between the league, donors and the town.
Time to get their swings in
Merrick Bellmore Little League gets a new batting cage By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
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aseball and softball players are now able to enjoy a new addition to Merrick Road Park, thanks to community partnership and generous donations from local businesses. The Merrick Bellmore Little League recently celebrated the opening of a new batting cage at the park, on Clubhouse Road in South Merrick, creating space for
players to sharpen their skills. Jay Rogoff, one of the league’s directors in the 8-and-under division, told the Herald that he and league President Nick Ippoliti helped come up with the idea for the addition, and worked with several community members to make it a reality. Rogoff, whose two sons play in the league, was the Merrick Herald’s 2019 Person of the Year, recognition he shared with his friend Shawn
Field. Rogoff has experience working with the Town of Hempstead on park upgrades, and about five years ago, he and Field, as part of an initiative with the South Merrick Community Civic Association, campaigned to have a playground added to Wynsum Avenue Park in Merrick, which opened in the spring of 2019. Merrick Road Park, also known in the league as Merrick Town Park, has separate Continued on page 4
n a way, extreme poverty brings out extreme privilege.