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Fundraising event returns to East Meadow g roup that fundraises for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center every year. CrimNew York Islanders captain, mins had lost his father-in-law and King Clancy Award winner, and a close friend to cancer. Anders Lee, will be bringing Alongside his wife and friends, his beloved fundraising initia- he decided to organize an inautive back to Long Island next gural Jam Kancer in the Kan tour nament in New Jersey. month. Lee will With 24 teams parhold his “Jam ticipating in the Kancer in the Kan” tour nament, they fundraiser at the raised $14,296 for Northwell Health families affected by Ice Center, located a cancer diagnosis. off Merrick Avenue L e e, wh o h a s in Eisenhower Park p l aye d fo r t h e on Sept. 14 from Islanders since 12:30 to 4 p.m. 2009, learned of the A t t h e eve n t , foundation in 2016, teams of two playafter seeing a video ers will be paired JAMEy CRIMMINS f e at u r i n g Fe n ov with an Islanders Founder, Pierre-Louis who player, and compete Jam Kancer in the participated in against other teams Kan Foundation Crimmins’ thirdand players in a annual tournament Kan Jam tour nament. Kan Jam is a backyard in New Jersey. Pierre-Louis frisbee game, in which teams w a s a 1 5 - ye a r- o l d c a n c e r attempt to score points with a patient, and Lee decided he disc, by aiming their throws in wanted to help him and other young patients in his position. the direction of two goals. Lee and Pierre-Louis formed The Jam Kancer in the Kan Foundation was founded in a close friendship, and Lee 2014 by Jamey Crimmins, who hosted his first Kancer Jam came up with the idea while fundraiser in March of 2017 at training for the New York City the Barclays Center in BrookMarathon. He was running as a lyn, where the Islanders were member of “Fred’s Team,” a Continued on page 20
By JoRDAN VAlloNE
jvallone@liherald.com
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Photos courtesy East Meadow Union Free School District
Igniting knowledge at Bowling Green Members of the East Meadow Fire Department visited Bowling Green Elementary School to give students in the district’s Extended School Year program a fun and informative fire safety presentation. The visit aimed to teach young students valuable fire safety skills, and in return, the firefighters received heartfelt thank-you cards from the kids. Above, students worked with firefighters to learn how to operate a firehouse. Right, Joane Vincent, the East Meadow School District’s director of special education and pupil personnel services, joined students at the presentation. Story, more photos, Page 3.
t was successful beyond even my wildest dreams.