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‘Knittin Gang’ participates in ‘Knit-a-Thon’ By NoAH PERETZ nperetz@liherald.com
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In the back from left, Karen Russer, Corinne Smolizza, Winona Howard, Silvia Santamaria, Emma Scheidling. In the front from left, Christina Martin, Christina Martin (with Annie shirt), Angela Hodges, Liam, Marlene Tapley, Kathy Garizio. On the floor, Jayden Jimbo, left, and Imani.
Knit for Food had its sixth annual ‘Knit-a-Thon’ fundraiser last Saturday, April 11. The 12-hour knitting marathon fundraiser raised over $550 thousand nationally, a $20 thousand increase from its 2025 outing. Over the past five years, the fundraiser amassed $1.7 million, and including this year, its total will eclipse $2.2 million. Knit for Food founder Laura Nelkin established the event in 2021 with inspiration from her daughter’s participation at their local food back during the summer of 2020. She designs knitwear The event raises money for Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry, and Meals on Wheels. “When my daughter’s position completed and she went back to school, I realized I really wanted to do something more for my community and for the country in general,” Nelkin said. “I had no idea how many of my neighbors were facing food insecurity, so I came up with COnTInuEd On pAGE 3
Whelan Park road to be named for Bernie Havern By NoAH PERETZ nperetz@liherald.com
Before the Malverne Little League’s Opening Day on Saturday, the village will unveil Bernie Havern Way, as a tribute to the man who was the heart of the village’s baseball community and a widely respected resident. Havern was a Nassau County Police Department detective, the founder of Molloy University’s baseball program and a Malverne Little League coach. He is a member of Molloy’s Hall of Fame, inducted in 2011, and his Little League teams played in tournaments across
Long Island and as far afield as upstate Cooperstown, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Haver n died on April 13, 2012, at age 68, after a battle with cancer. Fourteen years after his death, the village is honoring him with a roadway in Whelan Park, where he built much of his legacy. “He was a good man,” former Mayor Catherine Hunt s a i d . “ W h e n h e died, the church was packed like he was the president. I didn’t believe how many people knew and loved him. He was very generous with his time and energy in this village.”
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aseball was the love of his life ... he was dedicated to his family and his community.
JENNIfER HAVERN MAJoR Bernie Havern’s daughter Havern’s daughter, Jennifer Havern Major, recalled his status and reputation in the village. “His former players called him up years later to let him know they got engaged,” she said. “He was a mentor for
them in baseball and in life.” Haver n and Hunt established the Malverne Dodgers in the late 1980s, a team made up of post-high school athletes that competed in the Long Island Stan Musial Amateur Baseball League. “It was a team for men around the college age,” Hunt said. “Some of the people who played on those
teams are probably 50 years old today. If you mentioned Bernie Havern, they would remember him.” Current Mayor Tim Sullivan, who proposed the idea of Bernie Havern Way at Whelan Park, spoke highly of Havern’s character in a statement. “Every generation who grew up COnTInuEd On pAGE 10