SAFE Hosts 12th Annual Family Awareness Day

SAFE’s Annual Family Awareness Day held at Morgan Park on June 13th, was created to promote family unity and a substance abuse free environment. Now in its 12th year, the free event once again had something for everyone. There were several vendors, carnival games, a bouncy castle, DJ, youth band and zumba dance.

Participating agencies and area businesses included: SAFE, Downtown Business Improvement District, the Glen Cove Youth Bureau, Glen Cove After 3 Program, Public Health Solutions, Crossfit One Life, Adrenaline Entertainment, Emblem Health, New York Life, Affinity Health Insurance, Catholic Charities Diocese of Rockville Center, Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cub Scouts Pack 6, New York State Epic Medicare and Project Help LI.

A true carnival style event, children participated in games while eating popcorn and snow cones. The event promoted family togetherness and community involvement. SAFE disseminated alcohol and substance abuse prevention literature to help raise awareness in the community regarding youth drug and alcohol use.

SAFE’s Family Awareness Day is true to its name-people left more aware of how to live a healthy lifestyle, children learned the importance of making the right decisions and everyone left remembering that SAFE remains committed to helping the Glen Cove community.

Much thanks to SAFE Board members Georgie Connett, Mary Cooper, Tony Jiminez and Anne Marie Gailius and the FAD Planning Committee, Patti Averopoulos, Laurent Caballero, Spiro Tsirkas, Carolina Guastella and Sharon Harris. Youth volunteers Amber Salomito, Monica Salinas, Gigi Salinas, Brooke Malvino, Samantha McCormack, Lauren Babich, Jackie Quinn, Ava Beaulieu and Ania Gromul.

SAFE would also like to thank Darcy Belyea and staff of the Department of Parks and Recreation for all of their assistance.

For further information on SAFE and its initiatives contact SAFE at: 516-676-2008 or visit the website at www.safeglencove.org.