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A celebration of 18 outstanding female leaders Dennington-Chavez. Misbah Baig and Nor ma Gonsalves, both of East Meadow, were also Over a dozen women in the honored, as were Dr. Batool 5th State Senate District were Rizvi, from North Bellmore, honored during ceremonies at Rabbi Rishe Groner, of Bellthe Plainview-Old Bethpage more, Merrick’s Gina DeGregoLibrary in Plainview last rio-Sonbert and Sehar Bham of month. Among the honorees Westbury. were two women from East Hicksville residents Rose Meadow, two women from Bell- Marie Walker, Linda Herskowmore and North Bellmore, one itz, Annette Beiner and Patriwoman from Merrick, and one cia Harrs were also honored, as woman from Westwere Rosemary bury. Trudden, of FarmThe second annuingdale, Rhoda al event, hosted by Orenstein, of Old S t a t e S e n . S t eve Bethpage and PlainRhoads, served to view resident Patti pay homage to severSilver. al women leaders in Also speaking at the district which the event was Nasincludes Wantagh, sau County CompSeaford, Levittown, troller Elaine PhilBellmore, Merrick RABBI RISHE lips, who thanked and East Meadow. the women for their M o r e t h a n 1 0 0 GRoNER work in the commufriends and family Congregation Beth nity, and for stepmembers of the hon- Ohr ping up to challengorees packed the es and accomplishlibrary’s auditoriing their goals while um, where Rhoads spoke of the lifting those around them. work these women have underKayla Knight, an attorney taken to uplift their communi- and Miss Wantagh 2014, introties. duced the honorees at the cere“These remarkable individu- mony, where each of the 18 als not only excel in their women received a proclamation respective careers,” Rhoads from Rhoads for their commitsaid, “and their community ment to serving the community. involvements, but also exempliBaig, a committed educator fy the spirit of service and lead- and community leader in East e r s h i p t h a t u p l i f t s t h o s e Meadow, serves both as chilaround.” dren’s program coordinator at Those honored were Want- the Sunday School of Jaam’e agh’s Sofia Stipanov, Heather Masjid, in North Bellmore, and Hosek and Rena Gasparis, as a Woman Empower ment along with Karen Siler, of Sea- Coordinator with Progressive ford, and Levittown’s Marie
By CHARlES SHAW
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Courtesy Craig Greenseid
The volunteer team at TOPSoccer is made of local high school students. Each volunteer is paired with a child enrolled in the program as a ‘buddy’ to play soccer with and help socially inexperienced kids feel welcome.
TOPSoccer program takes off for young players with special needs By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo jdalessandro@liherald.com
The Greenseids, a family of four from Bellmore, came together to combine their lifelong passions and begin a program for The Outreach Program for Soccer, also known as TOPSoccer that connects special needs children with peers and mentors for free. The Greenseid family’s plans for TOPSoccer began in 2023 when they shared their interests in athletics, community, and education. Each member of the family shares the title of co-founder of the chapter, part of Bellmore PAL. “We were talking about children with special needs and what we could do,” Craig Greenseid said. “So, we talked about doing it as a family.” “It’s brought our family together, it’s brought the community together,” his wife,
Rebecca Greenseid, said. “This is our third season doing it, and it’s been an outstanding privilege to be part of this.” Rebecca Greenseid, mother of two, has taught preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first-graders for 23 years. For the past 10 years, she has taught first-grade classes at Hewlett Elementary School using Integrated Co-Teaching — a method of education that specializes in teaching a classroom with a mixed group of students, some with disabilities and some without. She took that expertise to the field. “I’ve been doing this for 23 years, and now I do it on the weekends with my children, my husband, and all of our friends,” Rebecca Greenseid said. “We even have the grandmas and grandpas coming.” Craig Greenseid coached soccer for his children since his son, Zach Greenseid, was COnTinuEd On PagE 2
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