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> Legislator Jon Cooper welcomed U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to Huntington for an event at the Bethpage Federal Credit Unions Gerard Street office. Gillibrand was in town to announce legislation she is sponsoring that would spur small business growth and create jobs by increasing access to loans from credit unions. Pictured with Legislator Cooper and Senator Gillibrand is Kirk Kordeleski, President and CEO of the Bethpage Federal Credit Union.

> Legislator Jon Cooper joined other elected officials and community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the expansion and renovation of the 50-year-old Huntington YMCA. This long-awaited project will feature a 7,000-square-foot health enhancement center and 13 rooms for preschool/childcare programs.

> Legislator Jon Cooper was joined by other elected officials, community leaders and area youth in celebrating the grand opening of the Tri-Community and Youth Agencys new headquarters at the Big H Community Center. The facility will allow for expanded programming by Tri-CYA, a not-for-profit youth agency that has provided vital services to the local community for over 30 years.

> Legislator Jon Cooper spent a beautiful summer afternoon at the third annual Huntington Lighthouse Music Fest, which was held in Huntington Bay. Joining Legislator Cooper at this event were Pamela Setchell, President of the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society, as well as NYS Assemblyman Andrew Raia and Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented proclamations to 17 generous students (and one parent!) from Cold Spring Harbor High School, each of whom selflessly volunteered to donate a minimum of 10 inches of their hair to send to Locks of Love. This non-profit organization provides high-quality hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss. The students also raised over $5,500, which more than covers the entire production cost of one wig. Legislator Cooper is shown with Kathleen Fristensky, a teacher who has coordinated this wonderful volunteer effort for the past seven years. In that time, students at Cold Spring Harbor High School have raised a total of over $60,000 and collected over 2,000 inches of hair. Also shown with Legislator Cooper is Michael Sambur of Island Silkscreen in Northport, who year after year generously donates promotional materials for the fundraising drive.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented a proclamation to the staff of the SeniorNet Learning Center at the Family Service League in Huntington. This year marked the ten year anniversary of their valuable service to seniors across Suffolk County. SeniorNet is a program designed to provide computer training for seniors 50 years of age and over. They offer classes in a variety of computer programs and the internet. SeniorNet at FSL operates two learning centers with more than 100 volunteers and provides live instruction for the homebound on their home computers.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper (l-r) are Nina Saporito, Slava Vero, Phyllis Papas and Bill Baker.

> Legislator Jon Cooper attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening of Dao Restaurant, a new Asian fusion (Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai) restaurant in Huntington. To kick off the festivities, a traditional Dragon Dance was performed by a skilled team in order to bring good luck and prosperity to the new business. Legislator Cooper commended the restaurant for their warm and attentive hospitality and wished them success for many years to come.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper are (l-r) Bob Bontempi, Chairman of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce; Frank Petrone, Town of Huntington Supervisor; and Peter Ma, owner of Dao Restaurant.

> Legislator Jon Cooper helped kick off a backpack collection drive that is being sponsored by Sweeties Candy Cottage in Huntington. Sweeties has teamed up with Teresas Family Cleaning, which graciously volunteered to pick up backpacks from individuals or families who are not able to drop them off at Sweeties. The donated backpacks will be distributed to children who are students in the Huntington School District.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper are (l-r) Bill Dwyer, President of the Huntington School Board; Teresa Ward, owner of Teresas Family Cleaning; and Lisa Hodes, owner of Sweeties Candy Cottage.

> Legislator Jon Cooper was proud to present proclamations to Lloyd Harbor police officers Gregory Muller and Joseph Donnaruma, who were honored for their actions in saving the live of a kayaker in the waters near Puppy Cove. Sgt. Muller and Officer Donnaruma were separately dispatched to a possible drowning call. The victims kayak had been caught in the spillway near the Mill Pond and he was ejected into the water. Since the mans life vest was worn improperly, it was extremely difficult for him to swim. Officer Donnaruma dove into the water and was able to bring the victim back to shore using a lifeguard hold. As a result of their quick assessment and swift reaction, Officer Donnaruma and Sgt. Muller were successful in rescuing the kayaker and saving his life.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper are (l-r) Lloyd Harbor Police Chief Charles Flynn, Sgt. Gregory Muller, Lloyd Harbor Mayor Leland Hairr, Deputy Mayor Jean Thatcher and Officer Joseph Donnaruma.

> Legislator Jon Cooper joined with a dozen volunteers in an effort to fight hunger in our community. Wearing bright blue Coopers Troopers t-shirts, the volunteers stood outside the Super Stop & Shop Supermarket in Northport collecting non-perishable food items for people and pets. In all, they collected a record-breaking ten shopping carts full of food from generous shoppers. The donations were distributed to the Huntington Community Food Council, a not-for-profit food pantry located in Huntington Station, the Helping Hands Rescue Mission located in Huntington Station and the Little Shelter, one of the first no-kill animal shelters on Long Island . Pictured with Legislator Cooper are several of the volunteers: (l-r) Lora Gellerstein, Vinessa Manfre, Jacqueline Petrick and Ally Kiley.

> Legislator Jon Cooper was honored to speak at the Developmental Disabilities Institutes graduation ceremony for their pre-kindergarten Starting Early program. The ceremony took place at their Little Plains Road Campus in Huntington. DDI has six main campuses throughout Suffolk County, along with 26 residential and day habilitation sites, which serve over 1,500 families through a number of programs. Starting Early is a special program for infants and young children who demonstrate delay or disability in cognition, motor, social, language or emotional development. DDI also offers specialized programs for young children with autism and children with Down Syndrome. This year over 90 percent of the children graduated to go on to kindergarten classes in their own school districts.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented proclamations to three winners of Suffolk Countys Be Pool Smart poster contest during the Citizen of the Month assembly at Jack Abrams Intermediate School in Huntington Station. These students created posters which highlight their interpretation of steps that should be taken to protect children from accidental pool drownings. Hundreds of elementary school students throughout Suffolk participated in this contest as part of a public education campaign to promote swimming pool safety.

Pictured with Legislator Cooper are Scott Armyn, the dean of Jack Abrams Intermediate School, and the first, second and third place contest winners from the 18th Legislative District, (l-r) Shannon Maloney, Madeline Shea and Chris Regan.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented a proclamation to Centerport resident Dylan Thompson, a 15-year-old student at Harborfields High School who was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) when he was five years old. This is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in childhood, affecting approximately one in every 3,500 live male births. Dylan has a very positive attitude and is committed to helping to find a cure for DMD. All 1,100 students at Harborfields joined Dylan in this effort, and together they raised over $5,000 by selling DVDs and t-shirts, and hosting a variety of activities to raise awareness about this disorder.

> Legislator Jon Cooper presented Tabata Borali, a Suffolk Community College student from Northport, with a proclamation in honor of her impressive academic achievements. Tabata was one of only 238 students from among the 440,000 attending 64 SUNY campuses to receive the SUNY Chancellors Award for Student Excellence. She was selected as one of 20 students for the Academic All-USA First Team from nearly 1,450 applications received nationwide from 800 community colleges in 49 states. Tabata was also named as New Yorks 2009 New Century Scholar, an accolade awarded to the highest-scoring student in each state. She stays very active in her community by raising funds for various childrens cancer organizations and championed a campus book drive to benefit children in South America.

Legislator Jon Cooper welcomed U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to Huntington for an event at the Bethpage Federal Credit Unions Gerard Street office. Gillibrand was in town to announce legislation she is sponsoring that would spur small business growth and create jobs by increasing access to loans from credit unions. Pictured with Legislator Cooper and Senator Gillibrand is Kirk Kordeleski, President and CEO of the Bethpage Federal Credit Union.

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