On Our Island 4/5/2024 | Lengthy Island Enterprise Information

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LIMEHOF honors Broadway lyricist & composer Stephen Schwartz  

The Lengthy Island Music and Leisure Corridor of Fame held a ceremony and efficiency for its latest inductee, Stephen Schwartz. Identified for lyrics and music on a few of Broadway’s greatest hits similar to Depraved, Godspell and Pippin, Schwartz was honored with a pre-event live performance emceed by musician Paul Schaffer highlighting Schwartz’s numerous works. Born and raised in Williston Park, Schwartz graduated from Mineola Excessive College earlier than incomes a number of Grammy Awards and Oscars.

Credit score union represented at ladies’s historical past month panel 

Patricia Daley, director of promoting and member growth at Ocean Monetary Federal Credit score Union, participated in a ladies’s historical past month panel held at Molloy College. The HerStory Enterprise Panel included Daley and 5 different panelists who mentioned their respective journeys as entrepreneurs and enterprise leaders. Moderated by Gioia Bales, dean of the College of Enterprise at Molloy College, the panelists additionally shared recommendation for future feminine leaders at the moment navigating and making ready for right this moment’s enterprise world.

CN Steerage holds Basket of Hope charity fundraiser occasion

The CN Steerage Basket of Hope charity occasion was held just lately at The Mansion at Oyster Bay to lift consciousness and funding for substance use remedy. Greater than 200 leaders from Lengthy Island space companies, civic organizations and behavioral well being suppliers; and public officers, gathered and honored achievements in psychological well being and substance use remedy and prevention; donated greater than $100G in important funds; and heard inspirational phrases.
Audio system included Carl Radke, from Bravo actuality present Summer season Home, and now a sobriety and psychological well being advocate. The night time additionally honored Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder; Jennifer Montiglio, receiver of taxes for the City of Babylon; and Dr. John Younger of Northwell Well being for his or her work in supporting CNG’s behavioral well being mission.

5 LI colleges submit profitable inexperienced infrastructure initiatives

In an effort to deal with and scale back nitrogen air pollution on college grounds, the Lengthy Island Regional Planning Council held its annual Lengthy Island Water High quality STEM problem. With college students invited to submit inexperienced infrastructure initiatives, the winners represented Island Bushes Memorial Center College, Sewanhaka Central Excessive College, Elmont Memorial Excessive College, West Hempstead Secondary College, and Walt Whitman Excessive College within the South Huntington District. Every may have the choice to obtain a grant as much as $2,500 to implement or partially implement the initiatives.
“Working with younger folks to boost their understanding of water high quality challenges just like the affect of nitrogen on Lengthy Island’s waters is at all times rewarding,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos mentioned in a written assertion. “The passion of those college students is inspiring and hopefully this expertise results in a lifelong curiosity in environmental conservation and safety. With the Lengthy Island Regional Planning Council and plenty of different companions, we’re partaking youth in our work to assist meet water high quality targets and rising the subsequent era of environmental stewards.”