The TIMES of Middle Country
SERVING CENTEREACH
Volume 11, No. 3
Remembering the Lusitania
Local resident honors ancestors lost in the historic event, 100 years ago this week
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NORTHERN LAKE GROVE
May 7, 2015
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Soaring Kaylee cares into Preschooler feeds many through food drive spring Photo above by Barbara Donlon; photo below from Katie Corrar
Kaylee Corrar, 4, poses with her certificate of appreciation from the Selden Centereach Youth Association. Corrar held a food drive, as pictured below with her sister, Abby, 3, to benefit the group’s food pantry.
“I heard that people was homeless,” Kaylee said. “I feel bad.” A 4-year-old Selden girl has Kaylee’s mom and grandwarmed the hearts of many mother, Janet Taggart Corrar, of after organizing a spring food Yaphank, helped spread the word drive that helped feed close to through social media and before 70 needy families in the Middle she knew it, Kaylee was receivCountry community. ing boxes of food from family Kaylee Corrar, a preschool all over the country. Boxes filled student at Unity Drive Pre-K/ with canned vegetables, panKindergarten Cencake mix, syrup and ter in Centereach, ‘I kid you not, more came from was discussing an Kansas, Florida and upcoming Disney this little girl was Pennsylvania. cruise with her instrumental in “It felt good when parents when they getting this food.’ opening boxes beexplained to her cause I really wanted — SAL BUSH to feed the families,” how lucky she was. Kaylee questioned Kaylee said. what it meant and her parents With some help from explained that not everyone is grandma, her parents and her as fortunate as they are. That’s 3-year-old sister, Abby, Kaylee when the idea hit the 4-year-old. fi lled their living room with “She stood up and said she food. The family even did some was going to feed the homeless,” shopping of their own, visiting her mom, Katie Corrar, said. Trader Joe’s, ShopRite and TarKaylee hosted a two-week- get where they bought meat, long food drive in March called fresh vegetables and toiletries. the Kaylee Cares Spring Food Taggart Corrar even reached Drive to benefit the Selden out to her friends at Gallagher Centereach Youth Associa- Bassett Services, an internation’s Helping Hand Food Pan- tional insurance agency with a try in Centereach. location in Melville. The office BY BARBARA DONLON
May LIFESTYLE Magazine INSIDE
Photo from Jennifer Anzaldi
Mount Sinai’s Heritage Park celebrated Kite Day on Saturday. Nearly 300 people flocked to the site and enjoyed an afternoon of kite flying and fun.
ran a food drive in Kaylee’s honor and raised enough food to fill a third van with goods. According to Sal Bush, the youth association’s executive director, the pantry was in desperate need of the food. He said Kaylee’s donations helped feed
between 60 and 70 local families. “I kid you not, this little girl was instrumental in getting this food,” Bush said. “We were fortunate enough that Kaylee came to the realization that people were hungry.” KAYLEE continued on page A11