Our Meet the Candidates night was a huge success, drawing a crowd of 200 and getting coverage by both Newsday and News 12.
Footage is available on YouTube courtesy of Steven Zessman:
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2017 Scholarship Awards
At the June 2017 general meeting, scholarships were awarded to 8 deserving students this year. After receiving their awards, each of the students gave a gracious speech to thank the sponsors and the civic, as well as to note their intended area of study.
Back row: Walter Grebe, Principal Raymond Williams, Ryan Wimbiscus, President Nicholas Sarandis Front row: Shana Mathew, Fatemah Mukadum, Cecilia Funk, Nicole Titko, Jason Yang, Nolan Mingst, Assemblyman Michael Montesano
Recipients have the following plans for study upon graduation:
| Name | Plans | Sponsor |
| Ryan Wimbiscus | attending NCC for two years, then transferring, studying Business | HGCA – John P Simonello |
| Shana Mathew | attending Brooklyn Poly, studying Pre-Med | HGCA |
| Walter Grebe | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Computer Engineering | Delco Plaza |
| Fatema Mukadum | attending Northeastern University, studying Chemistry | Foodtown |
| Nicole Titko | attending Eastern Florida State, studying Crime Scene Technology | Mary E. Dubon |
| Cecilia Funk | attending LIU Brooklyn, studying Nursing | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Jason Yang | attending Vanderbilt University, studying Biology/Surgery | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Nolan Mingst | attending SUNY Buffalo, studying Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering | Perillo Oil |
We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for their generosity and their participation. We’d also like to extend our thanks to Marie Dunker and the rest of the Scholarship Committee for their hard work in organizing this year’s scholarship program.
2017 Memorial Day Flags
Thanks to all for help this year in preparing the flags and distributing them to the community.
The Flag Distribution Committee would like to especially thank the volunteers who came out and distributed the 3000 flags.
Hicksville Junior Firefighters
Hicksville Robotics Team – The J Birds
HHS National Honors Society
Girl Scout Troop 3181
Daisy Troop 3361
Hicksville Teachers:
Alison LoGuidice, Jill Bove, Rob Casale, Andrea McAuley, Margaret Lehmann, Jennifer Stanzione, Kyrstin Stehle, Andrea Ferrara, Justina Ketyer
Blockbuster Toy Drive
The Community Service Committee would like to thank everyone for their generous donation to our Fourth Annual Toy Drive. It was a huge success. We were able to bring cheer this holiday season into the homes of 4 families from Lee Avenue School. A special thank you to the Simonello family for their generous donation to these families.
The principal and nurse at Lee Avenue School were taken aback by the amount of gifts that we brought. They couldn’t thank us enough.
Happy Holidays!!!!!
HGCA Adopts Three Families for the Holiday Season
The mission of Hicksville Gardens Civic Association (HGCA) aims to improve the quality of life for the Hicksville community by encouraging community awareness, participation, and civic pride.
Thanksgiving is a time when we remember those in our community who are not as fortunate as we are in celebrating a family meal together on Thanksgiving Day. Through Lee Avenue School, we were able to help donate a Thanksgiving meal for three families and fill their cupboards for the Holiday Season. The Community Service committee would like to thank our members for their enormous generosity to our Thanksgiving Food Drive. It was a huge success, enabling us to donate to a third family this year.
A special thank you to Foodtown for donating gift certificates for the purchase of a turkey for each family and to T Mobile for donating 2 cases of cereal. A thank you to Mrs. Stam and Mrs. Kravitz for making us part of this successful food drive.
From left to right is the Nicholas Mirro, Christina Mirro co-chair HGCA Community Service, Mrs. Stam, principal of Lee Avenue School, and Mrs. Kravitz, the school nurse.
2016 Scholarship Award Recipients
At the June 2016 general meeting, scholarships were awarded to 8 deserving students this year. After receiving their awards, each of the students gave a gracious speech to thank the sponsors and the civic, as well as to note their intended area of study.
Recipients pictured left to right: Melissa Agnese, Pujan Patel, Abdullah Khalid, Adam Patel,
Jaineel Doshi, Matthew Cimino, Louis Valentino, Hosnia Samadi
Recipients have the following plans for study upon graduation:
| Name | Plans | Sponsor |
| Melissa Agnese | attending SUNY Plattsburg, studying Nursing | Joe Dubon |
| Pujan Patel | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Health Sciences | Perillo Brothers |
| Abdullah Khalid | attending Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, accelerated Medical program | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Adam Patel | attending SUNY Stony Brook, Pre-Med program | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Jainell Doshi | attending Vassar College, Pre-Med program | Foodtown |
| Matthew Cimino | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Engineering | Delco |
| Louis Valentino | attending Stevens Institute of Technology, studying Engineering | HGCA |
| Hosnia Samadi | attending University of Notre Dame, Dental program | HGCA |
We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for their generosity and their participation. We’d also like to extend our thanks to Marie Dunker and the rest of the Scholarship Committee for their hard work in organizing this year’s scholarship program.
Flag Distribution
Thanks to our volunteers who placed flags in front of every home in our HGCA area. A special thank you to Girl Scout Troop 3155 and our Jr. Firefighters for helping us out.
Memorial Day Flag Prep
Thanks to all our volunteers who helped us prep the flags donated by Legislator Rose Walker.
Lee Ave Triangle Clean-Up
Here’s a view of the recently tidied Lee Avenue Triangle. Special thanks to Frank, Joe and Keith!
Toy Drive Exceeds Expectations
The Community Service Committee would like to thank everyone for their generous donation to our Third Annual Toy Drive. It was a huge success. We were able to bring cheer this holiday season into the homes of 3 families from Lee Avenue School.
The principal and nurse at Lee Avenue School was taken aback by the amount of gifts that we brought. They couldn’t thank us enough.
Happy Holidays!!!!!
