Community Service Award
Nominator: Sonia M. Pagan
Winner: Susan M. Macinick
Hometown: Bayside, NY
Recognized for: Volunteering over 5,000 hours with the service-people of Fort Totten, providing relief and food to the canine units and search and rescue animals after 9-11, and serving as “Team Chief Leader” of the New York City Community Response Team.
Youth Community Service Award
Nominator: Shirley Rodriguez
Winner: Matthew Ryan Rodriguez, Age: 11
Hometown: Oyster Bay, NY
Recognized for: Creating “Kids for Cleats,” which collects and delivers sports equipment to poor children in the Dominican Republic, and for dedication and fundraising to find a cure for Juvenile Diabetes.
Mentor Award
Nominator: Michael Poveromo
Winner: Susan Wilson
Hometown: Rocky Point, NY
Recognized for: Developing the Rocky Point Career Partnership, helping to make high school students aware of higher education options and preparing them to enter the local workforce.
Serviceperson Award
Nominator: Steven Getman
Winner: Mark H. Getman
Hometown: Lawrence, NY
Recognized for: Dedicating ten years to civil service as an Auxiliary Police Officer and then in the Civil Air Patrol, before enlisting in the New York Guard - the state’s all-volunteer defense force – after 9-11.
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