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More care for the caregivers Sunrise Association hosts symposium Program at Cohen Children’s and a childhood cancer survivor herself, founded the program in The Sunrise Association in 2024. The initiative was estabOceanside and Cohen Children’s lished in memory of her mother, Medical Center expanded a pro- Paula Fein, in collaboration gram designed to support par- with Survivors Facing Forward, ents and caregivers of child- the hospital’s long-term followu p p ro g r a m fo r hood cancer survichildhood cancer vors, bringing dozsurvivors, led by Dr. ens of f amilies Lenat Joffe. together at Sunrise Fein Levy said Day Camp—Long families often lose a Island for the first critical support netjoint “Closing the work once active Umbrella: Caring treatment ends and for the Caregiver” hospital visits symposium on May become less fre3. quent. She deThe free event scribed the transiwe l c o m e d m o r e tion into survivorthan 40 parents and ship as emotionally c a re g ive r s fo r complicated for workshops, discuscaregivers, many of sions and peer supwhom spend p o r t s e s s i o n s DR. CAROLYN FEIN months or years focused on the emofocused entirely on tional and mental LEVY helping their child challenges families Head of the Pediatric survive. face after a child Solid Tumor Program, “It’s as though completes cancer Cohen Children’s these care givers treatment. Medical Center have just run a While the adults marathon and attended the symposium, more than 160 children s t o p p e d c o l d , ” s h e s a i d . participated in a companion “They’ve been in constant fightSunrise Sunday camp program or-flight mode. Once therapy filled with games, activities and stops, there’s finally time to process the trauma, but there aren’t social opportunities. Dr. Carolyn Fein Levy, head many programs focused specifiof the Pediatric Solid Tumor CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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Courtesy Amanda Ruderman
Elizabeth Ruderman, 9, with her first-place science fair project, “Flip the Switch: Saving Electricity,” at the inaugural Girl Scouts of Nassau County Science Fair on April 25.
Island Park Girl Scout is a winner By ABIGAIL GRIECO agrieco@liherald.com
Nine-year-old Elizabeth Ruderman is encouraging her community to think differently about energy conservation — one light bulb at a time. The Island Park Girl Scout recently earned first place in the Customer Impact category at the first Girl Scouts of Nassau County Science Fair for her project, “Flip the Switch: Saving Electricity.” The event, titled “Solutions for a Better World: Girls Building a Brighter Future,” took place April 25 at the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury. With the support of National Grid, Girl Scouts at all levels were urged to explore science, technology, engineer-
ing and math through the company’s “4C” pillars: customer, colleague, community and clean. Projects were judged by a panel of National Grid employees, and all of the participants received a STEM Career Exploration badge, a medal, a T-shirt and a commemorative patch. Elizabeth’s project focused on teaching people how to conserve electricity and make environmentally friendly choices in their everyday lives. Using handmade electrical circuits, she demonstrated how different types of light bulbs use different amounts of energy and explained how families can reduce electricity waste at home. “I wanted people to save electricity, because a lot of things get wasted because people make CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
very trauma changes who you are, but by connecting other families and reframing the experience, they can grow from it and help others.