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At E.R. High, welcoming Career Day this year’s event. Adina Storch, its senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, East Rockaway Junior-Senior invited engineers, ar tists, High School students had the accountants, lawyers, marketers opportunity to meet profession- and information technology speals and executives from a vari- cialists to lead assemblies, classety of industries at a full-day room discussions and networkCareer Day program last week. ing sessions designed to help The organizer of the March 6 students explore possible career event, Career Day Inc., a Long paths. About 40 speakers took Island nonprofit part, most of them founded in 2016 by affiliated with Executive Director Global Industrial. Beth Bucheister in “We at Global honor of her late Industrial believe husband, connects that we can do well students with proas a company by fessionals who doing good in the share their career world,” Storch, who journeys and expejoined the company riences. The orgafive years ago, said, nization was visit“and those aren’t ing East Rockaway mutually exclusive BETH BuCHEisTER students for the things.” Executive director, fourth time. The pro g ram, “One of the big- Career Day Inc. which ran from 8 gest things we leave a.m. through the kids with is, ‘Maybe we don’t early afternoon, included keyhave to have it all figured out note presentations, smaller now. These people had different group discussions and a netturns in their career, and I guess working luncheon for seniors, I can do that too,’” Bucheister giving students the chance to said. “That’s an important thing interact with professionals and to learn before college.” learn about careers they may Global Industrial, a Port not have previously considered. Washington-based company Bucheister explained that the founded 75 years ago, sponsored
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East Rockaway Fire Department Chief Andrew Pignataro, far left, Ex-chief Pete Chojnacki, Nassau County Fire Commission Chairman Joe Mihalich Jr., Assistant Chiefs Matt Pignataro and Rob Bristol, and Ex-chief Tom Merkell at the 4th Battalion Burn Center Benefit at the ERFD.
Raising funds for the burn center
Annual event supports state-of-the-art unit at NUMC By KAYlA DECHTER kdechter@liherald.com
Firefighters from across Nassau County gathered at the East Rockaway Fire Department last Sunday for the annual 4th Battalion Burn Center Benefit, raising money for the Nassau University Medical Center Burn Center, the region’s only specialized facility for burn treatment. Fire departments from East Rockaway, Lakeview, Malverne and Rockville Centre — the county’s 4th Battalion — joined forces to support the Nassau County Firefighters Burn Center Foundation, which provides equipment, training and resources for burn care beyond what hospital funding covers. The 4th Battalion has been raising funds
for the burn center for more than 30 years, John Hennig, director of the Burn Center Foundation board, said. Each year the event is hosted by a different department in the battalion, and this year it was East Rockaway’s turn. Local restaurants and businesses donated food and prizes to support the event. River Mill Tavern and Tables provided trays of food, along with Nick’s Pizza in Rockville Centre and several other local vendors. “There was an open buffet free to all patrons,” 1st Assistant Chief Matthew Pignataro said. Raffle tickets were also available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the burn center. According to Pignataro, local businesses, families and fire departCoNTiNuED oN PAgE 9
e give them the comfort in knowing they don’t need a rigid plan in place.
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