CURRAN PRESENTS AWARDS TO MALVERNE, WEST HEMPSTEAD STUDENTS IN THE 2015 FLAG DAY ART/ESSAY CONTEST

The Malverne 2015 Flag Day Contest winners and honorable mentions at Greis Park with Assemblyman Brian Curran and Island Park fire Dept. Chief Anthony D’Esposito.

Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook-21st AD) recently honored the winners of his annual Flag Day Art and Essay contest held at Greis Park in Lynbrook.

“It is great to see so many children wanting to participate in this year’s contest. They showed the community what the American Flag means to them,” said Curran. “We had roughly 400 students participate in this year’s contest! I want to especially thank our veterans who willingly gave up their morning to judge this year’s contest. The patriotism and care these students exhibit are a testament to the dedication and involvement their parents, this community and our educators have in raising civically-engaged children. We all should be very proud of them.”

Schools entered in the contest included: Robert W. Carbornaro School, Brooklyn Avenue School, and William L. Buck School in Valley Stream; St. Christopher’s School in Baldwin; Centre Avenue Elementary School and St. Raymond’s School in East Rockaway; Waverly Park Elementary School, the Kindergarten Center, Marion Street Elementary School, Our Lady of Peace School, and West End Elementary School in Lynbrook; Davison Avenue Intermediate School and Our Lady of Lourdes School in Malverne; St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead; and William S. Covert Elementary School in Rockville Centre.

The West Hempstead 2015 Flag Day Contest winners and honorable mentions

at Greis Park with Assemblyman Brian Curran.

Students from kindergarten to sixth grade were eligible to enter the contest. This year’s winners from Malverne included: Kindergarten Winner Sean Gildea and Kindergarten Honorable Mention Julie Baldacchino, from Our Lady of Lourdes; Third Grade Winner Marc Orfano and third Grade Honorable Mention Olivia Flyn, from Davison Avenue School; and Fifth Grade Winner Matt Kalin and Fifth Grade Honorable Mention Maya Cullen-Conyers, from Our Lady of Lourdes.

This year’s winners from West Hempstead included: Third Grade Winner Luke Lang and Third Grade Honorable Mention Zoe Diakovasilis, from St. Thomas the Apostle School.

All winners received a New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit, an American Flag and a Carvel ice cream gift certificate. Assemblyman Curran has held this event every year he has been in office in the New York State Assembly.

With over 350 people in attendance, family and friends from the community attended the event to commemorate the American Flag. The ceremony featured the color guard unit from the Lynbrook VFW Post, and members of the Lynbrook American Legion, who performed the Pledge of Allegiance.

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