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Dear  EAC Network Supporter,

Best of Long Island nominations for 2020 are still OPEN through August 31st! Please nominate EAC Network for best “Non-Profit” and best "Charity" under the “Services” category in support of the life-changing we work we do for over 82,000 children, families, and seniors in our community.

The top 15-18 nominations in each category continue to the voting round this fall, and we need your help to get there!
     

Monthly Roundup
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In-Home Respite Represented at Senior Appreciation Day

Mary Ann Samson, Home Assessor and Trainer, and Mary Lou Ogren, Companion, recently represented EAC Network's In-Home Respite Services at the Hillside Public Library's Senior Appreciation Day. In-Home Respite Services provides in-home caregivers (companions) to Nassau County residents caring for an elderly relative suffering from memory loss (including dementia or Alzheimer's) in their home so the caregiver can take much-needed time off. 

Long Beach Seniors Receive Clean Water During E.coli Outbreak

Recently in the City of Long Beach, officials issued a restriction on using tap water for any purposes due to E.coli presence in the public water system. Our Senior Director of Senior Services, Carol O'Neill, reached out to Senator Todd Kaminsky with a request to supply bottled water for the seniors who attend the Long Beach Senior Center, and he did! Thank you Senator Kaminsky for helping to safeguard the health of Long Beach seniors!
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Senior Center Members Enjoy Lunch Outing

Recently, the members of our Hempstead and Long Beach Senior Community Service Centers went on a lunch excursion together at the 5 De Mayo Mexican restaurant in Westbury. All seniors enjoyed a delicious meal and are already planning their next get together! Off-site lunches are just one of the many trips seniors enjoy at our centers; others include to the beach, museums, theater productions, and local attractions.

New CASA Volunteers Double Program Size

Suffolk Family Court Judge Chris Ann Kelley recently administered the oath of service to new Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers who successfully completed a rigorous 30-hour training program to help ensure children in foster care receive the services and treatment they deserve. Congratulations to Dorothy Schroeder, Robin Phillips, Anita Bareja, Amber Aponte, Virginia Roeloffs, and Mariolina von Melon!
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Golf for Good Raises Over $133,000

The 30th Annual Golf for Good tournament was hosted at Fresh Meadow Country Club in Lake Success, NY. Michael F. LoFrumento, Partner at Barnes Catterson LoFrumento & Barnes, LLP, was honored for his dedication to the local communities that EAC Network serves. View all of the photos here.

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EAC Network is a diverse not-for-profit human service agency that empowers, assists, and cares for over 82,000 children, families, individuals, and seniors who are in crisis across Long Island and New York City. Among those we assist are children who have been abused or who are in foster care, people struggling with addiction or mental illness, vulnerable seniors, individuals seeking gainful employment, and more.