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Veteran inducted into Hall of Fame
Island Harvest founder honored
These kids got their hands dirty
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Grief support group dealing with new loss and waited outside. And they were there when Grillo found her. “They were able to provide For years, Circle of Hope has been meeting in the Lynbrook me comfort,” Grillo said. “I Public Library so its members don’t know what it would have been like had I been alone.” can work through the grief of Mendola was the kind of losing a loved one. Now they face uncharted territory — person who did everything with warmth. what do they do When the Herald when their leader worked with her on herself, Angela a story last sumMendola, has died? mer, she welcomed “Angela had topthis nervous young ics, would bring out reporter into the things we never Circle of Hope with knew we were feelopen ar ms. Over ing, and deal with the course of the t h o s e f e e l i n g s, ” meeting, members said Faye Pakula, talked honestly w h o j o i n e d t h e FAyE PAkUlA about the messy, g roup two years member, complicated and ago after losing her Circle of Hope unglamorous expehusband to pancrer i e n c e o f g r i e f. atic cancer. “She Mendola met it unflinchingly, really was wonderful.” Mendola, 84, died on July 5 head-on and with a candor that after a heart attack. The mem- didn’t sacrifice kindness. It bers of Circle of Hope, which made grief less scary, somehow, to know that as big as it can be was sponsored by Our Lady of Peace R.C. Church until recent- in one’s heart, it would never ly, knew something was wrong scare her off. Mendola was a role model to when she didn’t show up at their weekly Friday meeting on her daughters, Laura Jean July 5 — she never missed a Bonacore and Grillo. As an meeting. They contacted her adult, she went back to school, daughter, Christine Mendola at Molloy University, to finish Grillo. They came to the house Continued on page 4
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tyler george and Robert Miitchell participated in the main event of Lakeview day — the basketball tournament. the event originally started as a competitive basketball game, and his since grown into a celebration of community.
The day is much more than just a basketball tournament By RyAN AlFANo Intern
The 2024 Lakeview Day was a weekend full of fun, festivities and community celebration that has grown considerably since its humble beginnings as a competitive basketball tournament. The cherished tradition, organized by St. John’s Baptist Church, is meant to bring together friends, families, and neighbors. The Church invited community members to participate in the event that included a parade, concert, face painting, local vendors and, of course, the basketball tournament. St. John’s Baptist Church started hosting the event in 1997 when a group of young
men came to Reverend Sheila Thomas and the church looking to organize a competitive basketball tournament. But since its start, it has grown into much more. The event kicked off Friday with a pep rally and concert at Harold Walker Memorial Park. Then, on Saturday, a parade marched from St. John’s Baptist Church to the park, followed by the main event: the annual basketball tournament. This year, the first annual Lakeview Kids Day made its debut. The kid-centric event was organized by the Lakeview Day Planning Committee, was highlighted by the donation of dozens of toys to the children of the neighborhood. The event was hosted in Continued on page 3
think we feel like we’d have another loss. Another loss of Angela.