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Pictured, front row (crouching) left to right are Rising Star boxing team members Tommy Rainone of Westbury, Golden Gloves champion Aneuti Santos of Freeport and Hassan Raheem of Freeport. Standing, left to right, are boxing Coach Lloyd Joseph of Hempstead; Rising Star board member Gary Melius, president of Oheka Castle and host of the luncheon; boxing Coach Johnny Davis of Hempstead; Hempstead Superintendent of Parks and Recreation George Sandas; Rising Star Adviser Lawrence Kadish and Nassau Assistant District Attorney Rene Fiechter, director of Rising Star.
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Boxer Tommy Rainone of Westbury recently joined with Nassau District Attorney Denis Dillon and other organizers, supporters and participants in Dillon's Rising Star program, during a recent awards luncheon at Oheka Castle in Cold Spring Hills. Rising Star is a multi-faceted community program developed by Dillon that utilizes sports, after school remedial intervention, mentoring and outreach to community leaders to teach virtues to young people living in areas beset by high crime.
