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Grenville Baker club for kids is marking 75 years
Sharing shamrocks and smiles Nosh volunteers helped to spread the luck of the Irish last Saturday, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. For their Shamrocks Rock event, part of their Youth Day of Service series, the students delivered specially made shamrocks to a number of senior residences and assisted-living facilities across the North Shore. Story, more photos, Page 3.
boys’ club,” he recalled. “I learned all the sports there. The club became my first For 75 years, the Grenville employer as a (counselor in Baker Boys & Girls Club has training) and then a camp provided a second home for counselor. Even during college, children in Locust Valley and I was full-time summer staff.” O’Donnell’s involvement the surrounding communities. From its early days as a boys’ with the club continued into club focused on athletics to its adulthood. After earning a partial scholarship evolution into a through the club full-service youth and attending law development orgaschool, he served as nization, the orgaboard president nization has been a and is now chaircor nerstone of man. He explained community life. To that it was the concelebrate its milenections he made stone anniversary, that kept him comclub officials COLIN O’DONNELL ing back. reflected on its past Chairman, “I think it’s defiwhile looking forGrenville Baker Boys nitely the people ward to a future of & Girls Club that were the staff continued service. a n d vo l u n t e e r s . Nassau County They were dedicatCourt Judge Colin O’Donnell, chairman of the club’s board, ed,” O’Donnell said. “When has been involved with Gren- (alumni) talk about their memville Baker since 1969, when he ories, they talk about a staff joined as a young boy. For member, someone who either O’Donnell, the child of Scottish took an interest in how they immigrants who was named played a certain sport or helped them in their education.” Grenville Baker’s 1979 Youth of Melissa Rhodes, the club’s the Year, the club became an essential part of his American executive director, has a similarly deep connection. Her experience. “I was assimilated to Ameri- father, a member from the late can culture because of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Podcast Philanthropy in Phocus and YOLO Strong join forces By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
In a collaboration aimed at lending a hand in local communities, Philanthropy in Phocus and the YOLO Strong Foundation have joined forces to amplify their impact across Long Island. Tommy DiMisa, the creator of Philanthropy in Phocus, a weekly video podcast highlighting philanthropic events on Long Island, and Danielle Taylor, founder of YOLO Strong, discussed their partnership and its profound implications for charitable endeavors during a recent Philanthropy in Phocus show, which recently passed a milestone of 200 episodes. Founded by Taylor 13 years ago, YOLO Strong
Foundation has been a beacon of hope for families facing the challenges of childhood illness. The organization’s mission expanded beyond fundraising events. Like their notable “four by four” races, where participants run four miles every four hours for 24 hours, which includes a unique real estate initiative. Taylor said that, driven by a passion to integrate philanthropy with business, she established the YOLO Home Team three years ago. This team of real estate professionals pledges a portion of their home sale proceeds to support YOLO Strong and its mission. “For the last three years, we’ve been building the team, building the business, and building CONTINUED ON PAGE 2