| Gerstman Family Honored as Hometown Heroes. |
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Gerstman Family Honored as Hometown Heroes -
Family Recognized for Community Service
Garden City, NY; March 13, 2008 -- The
Gerstman family, founders of the Garden City,
NY-based nonprofit organization, the Lisa
Beth Gerstman Foundation, was selected as the
March 2008 Hometown Heroes, an honor bestowed
by Cherry Hill, NJ-based Commerce Bank and
the New York Islanders hockey club. The award
was presented on Thursday night, March 6,
2008, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial
Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, in front of a sell
out crowd on hand to watch the Islanders host
the New York Rangers.
The Gerstmans received the award as
recognition for their outstanding work in
helping the physically disabled children in
the community through their Foundation, which
helps fund summer camp for physically
disabled children in the New York
Metropolitan area and Northeast United
States. For the past five summers, the
Foundation has been partnering with existing
accredited camping institutions to help make
the dream of summer camp a reality for those
physically disabled children who cannot
afford the added cost of specialized busing,
one-on-one care, and counseling.
The award, presented by Eric Fishon, Commerce
Bank's Assistant Vice President of Suburban
New York Marketing, recognizes those
individuals or groups who have gone above and
beyond to help others in the community.
Dan Gerstman, one of the co-founders of the
Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation, represented
the Gerstman family at the awards ceremony.
"The Gerstman Family is thankful for the
recognition of the Lisa Beth Gerstman
Foundation," he said. "The recognition allows
us to promote awareness for our mission,
which is to send a record number of children
with physical disabilities to integrated
summer camps. Being named Hometown Heroes
confirms that we are working in an important
area where children and their families get
tremendous benefits from the service that we
provide right here in New York!"
Mike Matranga, New York Islanders Partnership
Marketing Coordinator, said that the award is
a great way to honor those members of our
community who go the extra step. "As the only
Long Island major professional sports team,
we feel privileged to recognize the people in
our community who do so much to help others,"
he said. "Through the Hometown Heroes
program, we have really heard some wonderful
stories, and we have gotten tremendous
feedback from the fans."
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| HOFSTRA Autism Awareness Day 2007 |
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On Saturday, November 17, the Hofstra
University Pride played host to Autism Speaks
"Autism Awareness Day". Over 3,600 fans
attended the home opener, during which the
Pride defeated the Manhattan College Jaspers
73-71 in overtime. The game aired live on Fox
Sports NY before an estimated audience of 10
million.
During the game, the Autism Speaks Ad Council
PSAs were played for the crowd on the
JumboTron, and an information table, staffed
with volunteers, was on the concourse.
Hofstra donated $5 from each ticket sold
through Autism Speaks, as well as use of one
of their sky-suites, in which Autism Speaks
hosted major donors and special guests. All
of the coaches and on-court personnel for
both teams sported the blue puzzle piece pin.
At halftime, a special presentation honored
the Gerstman family and Toni Lana, who both
have made significant contributions to autism
awareness. The Gerstman family not only
created the Hofstra/Autism Speaks partnership
but also made a significant donation through
proceeds raised at a golf outing through
their family's Lisa Beth Gerstman Family
Foundation. Toni Lana, a Hofstra graduate
student was also recognized. As both the
President of The Special Education Graduate
Association and President of Kappa Delta Pi,
The International Honor Society in Education
at Hofstra, Ms. Lana enlisted involved the
over 500 graduate and undergraduate student
members, in a campus-wide fund-raising
campaign to support the Long Island Walk Now
for Autism held in October. Under her
guidance their walk team raised a total of
$15,000, nearly tripling the goal. Both the
Gerstmans and Ms. Lana were presented with
commemorative game balls by Hofstra athletic
director Jack Hayes and Autism Speaks
director of major gifts Barry Haber.
Following the presentation, Autism Speaks
major donor and Hofstra football alumnus Brad
Gerstman was interviewed by Fox Sports NY.
Special thanks to the Hofstra Athletics
department for their support of Autism
Awareness Day, and for their many
contributions.
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| One Minute News- December 3, 2007 |
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One Minute News important message:
The Jeff Gerstmann Scandal
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