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The Pilot Club of Sayville sponsored an Alzheimer's Program at Sayville Library. The guest speaker was Mary Ann Malack-Ragona, Executive Director/CEO of the Alzheimer Association of Long Island. Ms. Malack-Rsgona spoke on “National Early Detection- Know the 10 signs Campaign”. The program discussed the disease process, the importance of early detection, early diagnosis and how to find additional help.

Lawrence E. Davidow, Esq. of Davidow, Davidow, Siegel & Stern, LLP also discussed planning for a long term illness and the documents necessary to ensure a successful planning process for elder care.

The program was well received by the public.

Claire Eberbach-Smith, Ellen Hathaway, Ms. Malack-Ragona, L. E. Davidow, Esq., (in fornt of him) Judi Koerner (next to him) Dolores Savitsky, Pat Sedlick, Dot Lamens, (behind Dot) Susan Kubelle and Irene Yesenowski.

The Pilot Club of Sayville donated 100 size extra-small bicycle helmets to the Children’s Community Head Start in Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma. The Children’s Community Head Start provides a comprehensive preschool program for children and supportive services for families. The bicycle helmets were distributed to the children who are three to five years old from low income families.

The Pilot Club is an international service organization. Sandy Sacks from the Pilot Club’s Sayville chapter says that the helmets were purchased with money from the chapter’s fundraising efforts. The Pilot Club focuses much of its attention on brain related disorders. Using a bicycle helmet is a practical way of “keeping our brains safe for life,” adds Ms. Sacks.

The Children’s Community Head Start is a federally funded preschool program serving 13 school districts in central Suffolk County. Denice Karotseris, the Director of The Children’s Community Head Start, says “We are grateful to the Pilot Club for their generosity and thoughtfulness. The helmets are a great way to begin creating safe bicycle riding habits.”

In the photo are of members of the Pilot Club of Sayville with children from the Children’s Community Head Start. For more information go to: www.childrenscommunityHS.org.
For more information contact Julie Wexler at (631) 585-2020.

Shown with some of the children sporting their shiny, new red and green bicycle helmets are (l to r) Pilot Club of Sayville members Judi Koerner, Dolores (Dee) Fiederlein, Sandra Sacks and Irene Yesenowski.

The Pilot Club of Sayville, a local division of Pilot International/Pilot International Foundation, a world-wide volunteer, civic service organization, recently received a proclamation from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. The award, presented by Anthony Dolan, Corrections Officer noted Pilot Club of Sayville’s many charitable activities that improve the quality of life for those in need in local communities. The Pilot Club of Sayville’s continuing support of the Sheriff Department’s Project Lifesaver Program was given special recognition. Project Lifesaver is a tracking system designed to assist law enforcement and rescue agencies in locating lost or missing persons who are diagnosed with cognitive disabilities. Project Lifesaver users wear a personalized battery operated transmitter bracelet that gives off an automatic tracking signal.

To date, the Pilot Club of Sayville has purchased, through fundraising and matching grants from Pilot International Foundation, Macon, GA, 16 Project Lifesaver transmitters and a year’s supply of batteries and bracelets for each. These were donated to the Developmental Disabilities Institute and Day Haven Adult Service for the use of the participants in their Autism and Alzheimer’s programs with no charge to the transmitter users.

The Pilot Club of Sayville’s main focus is the improvement of the lives of those with brain-related disorders and the prevention of traumatic brain injury.