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Animal center brings Youth Day to Oceanside ture there for them. I saw that going on and thought it’d be so great if we could have a day for Young people in Oceanside kids to come in and learn about will have a chance to take a the hospital.” Dr. Tomas Infernuso, foundclose look at the veterinary profession on Sept. 21, when Dr. er and CEO of the center, has Tomas Infernuso, the founder long wanted to involve the comand medical director of the munity, particularly children Animal Surgical interested in the Center, on Atlantic veterinary field. Avenue, will lead its Pa r t n e r i n g w i t h first-ever Youth Day H u rl e y ’s H e a r t event from 10 a.m. Bulldog Rescue, a to 1 p.m. Westbury nonprofit The center is dedicated to the reshosting the initiacue, rehabilitation t ive s o ch i l d re n and “rehoming” of ages 8 to 12 can bulldogs in need, l e a r n ab o u t t h e DR. ToMAS the event will feaworld of veterinary INfERNuSo ture adoptable animedicine, responsimals. The children founder, ble pet ownership will tour the hospiAnimal Surgical and animal rescue. tal and learn about The idea g rew Center jobs in veterinary out of a spay-andm e d i c i n e. M o r e neuter event, when a vet techni- than 20 children are already cian’s daughter took part by signed up. drawing pictures of the ani“We do a lot for the commumals. “She had her daughter in nity, but we don’t advertise it,” with her that day, and it was so Infer nuso said. “There’s so cute,” Karla Hojas, the center’s much that can be done, and our director of marketing, said of goal is just to try to inspire the technician, Nicole Volpe, other people to team up and adding of her daughter, Catali- make a bigger impact.” na, “She was walking around, Infernuso, who graduated drawing pictures for all the ani- from the Cornell University vetmals that were going through erinary school in 2004, has been surgeries, and when they would in practice for 22 years, and is wake up, they would have a picCONtINuEd ON PagE 5
By KEPHERD DANIEL
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ne child can grow up to make a huge difference.
Courtesy Monika Neufeld
Oceanside Resident Eric Neufeld completed the Lake Placid Ironman this summer, and is preparing for the 70.3 Half Ironman on Sept. 28.
There’s no stopping this local Ironman Eric Neufeld prepares for next triathlon on Sept. 28 By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com
When it comes to pushing physical limits, 41-year-old Oceanside resident Eric Neufeld stands out as an athlete — in addition to being a dedicated husband and father. On July 21, Neufeld crossed the finish line of yet another Ironman in upstate Lake Placid — a race that encompasses a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a full 26.2-mile marathon. With enthusiastic support from family and friends, Neufeld had previously finished three Ironman events — all in Lake Placid — in 2017, 2022 and 2023. He got hooked on triathlons after his first marathon, in 2015, and bought a triathlon bike
in 2016 to start training seriously. His training took up 12 to 15 hours per week, peaking at 15-plus hours, with long bike rides of seven to eight hours on Saturdays and three-hour runs on Sundays. For Neufeld, competing in Ironman races has become a personal journey — one that has woven his passion for fitness into the fabric of his family life. He grew up in Lynbrook playing ice hockey, and transitioned into endurance sports, inspired by his father, Walter, who was a cyclist, runner and swimmer. His dad’s commitment to daily exercise influenced Eric’s fitness journey. “Dad, over the years, he’s done maybe two or three sprint triathlons,” Neufeld said. “He’s never really been into racing, but he’s always CONtINuEd ON PagE 7