Helen’s Walk Creates Facebook Page

Helen’s Walk, the annual 5K event presented by the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, is scheduled for April 29. Recently, the event committee at HKNC created a very user-friendly and interactive Facebook page for the Helen’s Walk.

You can find this new page by signing onto Facebook and going to Helen’s Walk HKNC) or, you can log onto www.HKNC.org and follow the links to the walk and to Facebook.

Once you “like” the page, the Helen’s Walk (HKNC) will keep all participants up-to-date with the latest news about the walk. You can also get to the registration link on this page as well. HKNC is expecting a strong turnout for this event. Every year, this event becomes more popular. The walk provides a great way to enjoy the beauty of Sands Point as you walk with a purpose, to support people who live without sight and sound.

New York Islanders’ Two Matts Are Very Welcoming

Moulson, Martin reaching out to military families

 “Home ice advantage” is a common expression used throughout the National Hockey League, and one usually utilized for good reason: as of Jan. 16, only two out of the 30 NHL teams had a winning percentage below .500 on home ice.

For New York Islanders’ forwards Matt Martin and Matt Moulson, playing at the Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum represents more than just a statistical advantage as the two athletes host a different member of the armed forces and his or her family for each of the team’s 41 home games. Win or lose, regulation, overtime or shootout, Martin and Moulson meet with their guests after games near the Islanders’ locker room – where, uncharacteristically, hockey isn’t the only topic of conversation.

Celebrate Presidents Day Weekend At Town’s Aquatic Activity Center

Encouraging families to use the Holiday recess as an opportunity to play together and stay active at the same time, Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Councilman Angelo P. Ferrara and the North Hempstead Town Board announced that the daily entry fees to North Hempstead Aquatic Activity Center (AAC) at Michael J. Tully Park will reduced by half for Presidents Day weekend.

The 50 percent holiday discount will be effective from Feb. 18 to Feb. 20.

“With the movement growing to promote healthy lifestyles among young people, I urge all North Hempstead residents to take advantage of this special discounted holiday rate and bring your entire family to the pool for a healthy, fun-filled holiday outing,” Supervisor Jon Kaiman said.

Islanders Host Fundraising Night for Alzheimer’s Association Long Island

Alzheimer’s Association Long Island will get an “assist” from the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders with a special fundraising night on Feb. 24 at Nassau Coliseum when the Islanders face off against their division rivals, the New York Rangers, at 7 p.m.

The Islanders are teaming up with Alzheimer’s Association Long Island to raise funds for their mission to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research to provide and enhance care and support for all affected and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

GN Soccer Club Intramural Registration

Registration for the Great Neck Soccer Club Spring 2012 Intramural Program is now open. The soccer program is available to boys and girls kindergarten through eighth grade. Registration and more information is available at: WWW.GNSOCCER.COM.

Great Neck Bruins 2011-12 Season: Squirts Start Strong

Building on a “strong season finishing overtime win” last year, the 2011-12 Squirts wrapped up the first half of the season with an impressive 8 to 1 streak in November bringing their overall record to 13 -4. At the same time last year, the Squirts had just 1 win.

Team Captain Will Nikas leads returning teammates Jordan Khani, Matt Baronci, Cece Schnall, Lucien Wostenholme, Cassie Pavlovitch, Benjamin Pagovitch, Zach Jahurali, Alex Kosiczky, Chris Rosa, Nick Pindulic and Christopher Byrne. They are joined by newcomers Kyle Chang, Logan Goglia, Chris Finklestein, Joshua Martin, Ethan Zeltser, Ryan Mockler, Nick Lercara and Jake Karant. 

St. Aloysius Tigers Claw Their Way to “A” League CYO Playoffs

For the first time in recent memory, Great Neck will be sending a girls basketball team to the “A” League CYO playoffs.

The St. Aloysius Tigers, comprised of 7th-grade girls from Great Neck schools, finished the 2011-12 season on Jan. 7 with 6 wins, qualifying for the playoffs, which begin the weekend of Jan. 20. The Tigers made the leap to A League just this season and quickly made their presence felt, competing against the best competition in Nassau County.

A Win for the Great Neck Lightning Adidas

Congratulations to the third grade Great Neck Lightning Adidas boys’ basketball team for winning the Fundamental Sports Holiday Jamboree Tournament. Although limited to only six players, in the final game they were led by outstanding performances by Luke Hakimian (18 pts), Jesse Witt and Ryan Sheena (6 pts, 6 steals each), Jackson Cronin (14 pts, 7 assists), Coby Kadouri (18 rebounds), and Luke Cronin (2 pts, 5 rebs, 5 steals). Missing in action for the final game were local residents Nathaniel Hyman, Russell Haroonian, Jon Javaheri, Luca Arashaben, and Jack Nathan. The all-star third grade team has been competing in the Island Garden Super League this winter and is currently holding onto a 6-1 record.

‘Run Nassau’ Series to Lead Up To Long Island Marathon Festival of Races

The late winter and early spring sun will most definitely be shining on the inaugural “Run Nassau” series of four great races that is aimed at getting local runners of all ages and levels of ability tuned up for the Long Island Marathon Festival of Races May 5-6.

The series, conducted by the Greater Long Island Running Club under the auspices of Nassau County and the Friends of Nassau Recreation, will consist of races at Old Bethpage Restoration Village (5 Kilometers on Saturday, Feb. 11), Nickerson Beach (4 Miles on Sunday, March 11), Cedar Creek Park (5 Miles on Saturday, April 7), Eisenhower Park (4 Miles, Saturday, April 28).

Alexandra Horton Named Lady Islanders Co-Captain

Sixteen-year-old Alexandra Horton of Great Neck was recently named co-captain of the Lady Islanders. The Lady Islanders play their home games out of the Dix Hills rink. This is the only elite girls team on Long Island.

Alexandra is a product of the ice hockey program at the Great Neck Park District’s Parkwood Ice Rink. However, there was no girls team at Parkwood. Two years ago she tried out for, and made, the Lady Islanders.