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‘Hope Project’ for Haiti takes off at Calhoun outlet for minority voices.” Mascary, 16, who is Haitian, joined the club during its inauFor some students at Sanford gural year. His twin sister, H. Calhoun High School in Mer- Ayana, is also a member. rick, giving back to those in need The club doesn’t operate with is what it’s all about. a president and vice president, The Racial Equity Club, he explained. Instead, there are a which was established at the number of officers. Mascary is school in the fall of the event and social 2020, has since media chair, and also expanded greatly, helps lead meetings. working with other It was his idea to groups and the greatstart The Hope Projer Bellmore-Merrick ect to benefit Haiti. community to He said his ideas spread a message of began as a “shower equality and incluthought,” and he sion. The club is in brought them to a the midst of a fundcl u b m e e t i n g i n raising project that April. “I have visited will benefit the peoHaiti a few times ple of Haiti, a coun- NiCkolAs during the span of try ravaged by natu- MAsCARY my childhood to ral disasters and Sanford H. Calhoun now,” Muscary said, political unrest in “and the last time High School recent decades. was freshman year, “We’re a club that 2020, the first year of aims to change the culture in the Racial Equity Club,” he said. our community by education, “I saw how sad it was, and how discussion and activism,” Cal- unfortunate conditions were. houn junior Nickolas Mascary “But I also saw how resilient said. “Our goal is to eradicate the country is at the same time,” racism and intolerance — we are he added, “because they bounced a student-led club that creates back from these situations, and and participates in many events they still manage to have a really in order to help others in our community. We hope to be an Continued on page 2
By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
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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.