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Vol. 55 No. 24
JUNE 11 - 17, 2020
Tutoring for a cause in Oceanside
families, to launch a website that outlines the services they offer. They also recruited other Like many of his classmates, tutors. Now, there are 10 tutors Daniel Khaykin, an Oceanside from several states and one from High School graduating senior, Spain who are ready to remotely has been tapping into his skills tutor those who need it. to help those in “ We ’ r e s t i l l need during the g rowing,” said coronavirus panKhaykin, who has demic, and those been a tutor since who struggle with his freshman year distance learning . and said he enjoys He and his the rewarding friend Max Coppoexperience of helpla, a junior at OHS, ing students underare the cofounders stand their schoolof Safe Solution work. DaNiEl kHaykiN Tutoring, a lowK h ay k i n a n d cost, online tutor- Co-founder, Safe Coppola vet potening service for stu- Solution Tutoring tial tutors carefuldents in kindergarly. All must submit ten through 12th a n ap p l i c at i o n , grade. They creatwh i ch i n cl u d e s ed the service when they discov- their most recent report card, a ered a greater need for school- transcript and resume. Then work help among peers and applicants conduct a mock tutoryounger students while learning ing session with the founders is completely remote. via Zoom. Applicants must have “We were talking about how an A grade in the subject they bored we are and how many want to tutor. kids are probably struggling For students seeking tutorw i t h o u t s c h o o l s u p p o r t , ” ing, the fee is $25 per session. Khaykin explained. “We decid- Khaykin and Coppola wanted to ed, let’s help kids with low-cost, make it affordable, and thus online tutoring.’ accessible, for the community. So they pooled their money, along with donations from their Continued on page 3
By BriaNa BoNfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com
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e decided, let’s help kids with low-cost, online tutoring.
Courtesy Joe Horowitz
JoE Horowitz’S iNStagram concerts began as an effort to unify those he knows in the Oceanside and Lynbrook communities, but eventually reached hundreds nationwide and in other countries while providing gift cards for front-line workers and first responders.
‘I want to do more’
Garage concerts help front-line workers By mikE SmolliNS msmollins@liherald.com
Joe and Julianne Horowitz wanted to use their talents to give back to the Lynbrook and Oceanside communities, while also doing something far-reaching. E ve r y S u n d ay fo r 1 1 straight weeks, Joe took his guitar, a microphone and his cellphone into his garage and performed hour-long concerts on Instag ram. Julianne, meanwhile, began instructing
free online fitness classes for her coworkers at Oceanside High School, where she teaches Advanced Placement American history. While Joe’s concerts started as something to entertain his friends, they soon blossomed, and brands such as the Long Island-based Notorious Pink, a wine company, contacted him, asking to sponsor his shows. He accepted, requesting that they use the sponsorship money to purchase gift cards from local
businesses for front-line workers and first responders, and soon after, more brands got involved. “Everyone in the neighborhood knows someone who’s a doctor, a nurse or a firefighter,” Horowitz said. “Everybody knows somebody that they wanted to help, and I thought involving the restaurants was a nice way to help out the small businesses.” For Horowitz’s friend Michelle Mastrande, the Continued on page 3