Every year the highlight of the New Teacher Orientation Day in Mineola is the bus trip sponsored by the Mineola Teachers Association and the district, headed by their own Matt DeLuca, tour guide extraordinaire. The bus tour is so successful due to the work of Mr. DeLuca, the Teachers Association and the generosity of the business people in the Mineola area. As the bus passes eateries and merchants, Mr. DeLuca points them out, gives a wonderful overview of the business and then pulls a name of a new staff member to receive a gift certificate which has been so generously donated by the establishment.

On behalf of all the staff members in the Mineola School District, we would like to thank the following restaurants for their donations:

Churrasqueira Bairrada, Piccolo Bussola, Eleanor Rigby's, Jericho Diner, Café Rossini, Slates, Café Sport, Hildebrandt's, West End Café, Frantoni's, Vincent's, Ivy Cottage, Jonathan's, Paradise Island, DiCarlo's, Lareira, Pomodorino, Uncle Bacala's, Charlie Browns, St. James, Panera, Dom's Italian Deli, Massaro's, Lucky Duck, Williston Town House Diner, Mandolino Grill, Cugini Mineola, daAngelo's, Subway and Jani.

Your generosity is what makes the bus tour possible.

Thank You!

Teresa Richards

President

Mineola Teachers Association