THE Dr. Faroque A. Khan’s Lifetime Of Achievement Celebrated

Janet Burns

jburns@antonmediagroup.com

On May 21, hundreds of family, friends, and professional and spiritual peers of Dr. Faroque A. Khan gathered to honor Dr. Khan on the occasion of his receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Hosted by the Interfaith Institute of Long Island (IILI), with support from the Islamic Medical Association of North America, HAB Bank, the Islamic Center of Long Island (ICLI), and numerous other local and regional organizations and community leaders, the afternoon event featured networking, an opening prayer, a luncheon, an interfaith music program, and remarks from those closest to Dr. Khan as well as current and former elected officials.

Dr. Khan, a physician, is a longtime member of IILI and other organizations on hand, and is one of the founding members of ICLI, where he has been involved in interfaith outreach since 1992 and serves on the board of trustees.

Food Drive Brings Westbury Residents Together

Janet Burns

jburns@antonmediagroup.com

A May food drive organized by MPact Outreach brought neighbors together from across Westbury.

For two weeks in May, residents donated items to a food drive for patrons of Westbury Neighborhood House Food Pantry, utilizing drop-off boxes placed at the Westbury Memorial Library, Westbury Fire Department, and Westbury Senior Center.

Scores of people pitched in, including Westbury firefighters who loaded up donations, Westbury branch Bank of America employees who donated food, and student volunteer Mia Padinha, who helped alongside her mom, Andrea Padinha, Director of the Westbury Senior Center, to collect and organize food items.

On May 30, Bishop Monzell Way, President of MPact

Outreach, and his wife, Delphine Way, dropped off the food at Westbury Neighborhood House Food Pantry alongside Westbury Neighborhood House President Raymond Muntz and volunteers

Rachael Barrow and

Morales.

To learn more about MPact Outreach’s faith-led community services and educational work, visit www.mpact.care/.

Carle Place Superintendent Honored By Nassau BOCES Library System

Dr. Christine Finn, superintendent of the Carle Place School District, was recently presented with the Nassau BOCES School Library System Administrator of the Year Award. This award from the Nassau BOCES School Library System is granted to those who are considered models, supporters, advocates and inspirations to the field of librarianship.

Dr. Finn was nominated by

Cherry Lane School librarian Elizabeth Fokas, along with fellow school librarians Marni Nelson (Rushmore Avenue School) and Lori Felt (Carle Place Middle/ High School). Together, the three Carle Place librarians felt that Dr. Finn has supported the Plan of Service of Nassau School Library System by “encouraging and supporting district librarians to participate in conferences, workshops and liaison meetings.”

They also praised Dr. Finn for maintaining full-time librarians in all three schools in the district and including librarians as part of the district’s technology department.

“We now have an advocate for our programs and meet as a department to work together,” Fokas said.

The Carle Place School District congratulates Dr. Finn on this outstanding honor.

— Submitted by the Carle Place School District thebristal.com

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