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Marine recruit shaves head for good cause that provides research grants for childhood cancer in the country. The foundation’s main fundDominick Brown, a Mepham High School senior who is pre- raising event, “Chop Your paring to join the U.S. Marines, Locks for Charity,” is scheduled shaved his head on Jan. 15 to to take place on March 19. Each benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foun- year, the fundraiser brings in dation to fund research for hundreds of thousands of dolpediatric cancer. lars — a large portion coming Brown, who lives in North from the Mepham community. Bellmore, gathered Me pham seniors with his friends have raised more and family in the than $700,000 school’s gymnasithroughout the um as fellow “shafoundation’s histovees” on the day ry. b e fo re h i s e a rly Brown and graduation, raising Christopher Patten, m o re t h a n $ 5 0 0 , a global history which exceeded teacher at Mepham their $200 goal. and an organizer “I’m feeling for the school’s sergreat, I’m feeling vice learning proADAm ClARk accomplished,” g ram, worked B r o w n s a i d . “ I Veteran together on the St. knew going into Baldrick’s fundraisbasic (training) I would have to er before his early graduation. shave my head regardless, so I “We’ve had faculty members felt it would be very good to do who have been impacted by so for a great cause.” childhood cancer with their St. Baldrick’s has worked to own children,” Patten said. “It’s fund research into pediatric become something that the cancer for 25 years. Cancer is school really rallies behind.” the most common disease-relatIn the next few weeks, the ed cause of death among chil- rest of Mepham’s seniors will dren in the U.S., and according begin to plan their contributo the foundation’s website, St. tions to St. Baldrick’s annual Baldrick’s is the largest charity
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
jdalessandro@liherald.com
Photos Courtesy North Bellmore School District
Embracing the benefits of yoga Fifth graders are getting the tools for a lifetime of mental well-being at Saw Mill Road Elementary School. Yoga has become a staple in Brandon Rosenblatt’s classroom and the breathing and stretching exercises are well received by students. Several teachers throughout the North Bellmore School District have been taking a professional development workshop with Alyssa Parker, a physical education teacher at Saw Mill Road. Rosenblatt is bringing his knowledge from the course —Yoga, Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness — to his students. Above, Bella Sosa and Ellie Weissman learned how to calm their minds and bodies. Right, Elizer Stoll and Lucas Millers practiced yoga poses from a guided video.
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