Manhasset At Independence Party's Party Written By: Manhasset Press Staff May 28, 2014 Manhasset residents Mamie and Matthew Fulgieri as well as Al Sontag were among those attending the Nassau County Independence Party's fourth Annual Spring reception recently held at Oheka Castle in Huntington. Nassau County Independence Party Chairman Rick Bellando and North Hempstead Leader Matthew Fulgieri presented the party's Freedom Award to Be The Best Sport , a Port Washington-based group that facilitates sports programs…

  On January 25, Be The Best Sport’s Basketball team played at halftime at the CW Post vs Queens College Division 2 basketball game. Players from the basketball program played their hearts out in what was a very close 10 minute halftime game with a score of 10-6. Players included: Gabe Corzo, Peter Giannios, Anthony Garcia, Marc Purcell, Andrew Goldberg, Ryan Vella, Ryan Hason, Nicholas Petri, Jake Koukou, Kate Brown Andrew Gillette, and Daniel Albeg. CW…

This past month, Be The Best Sport entered into the Long Island Special Olympics Competition at Great Neck North High School. The event had over 100 participants competing in both the Skills Challenge and the Basketball Tournament. The gym was filled with enthusiastic parents, athletes, volunteers and coaches cheering on their team and showing their undying support and dedication. Be The Best Sport’s basketball team did a fantastic job in the Skills Challenge and received…

St. Mary’s Kids Build Social and Athletic Skills All Part of Rehabilitation In an effort to encourage sports and exercise and promote rehabilitation for children with special needs at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, Be The Best Sport offered their soccer program to patients of all ages. The program consisted of soccer related activities and was adapted to give children with disabilities the opportunity to play sports while building social and athletic skills. Professional coaches…

Congratulations to our student Alvin Abreu for being showcased at the Port Washington Library for his beautiful display of dinosaurs that he created. The display was open to patrons of the Port Washington Public Library in December 2012. Alvin's display shows his true talents and love for dinosaurs. Alvin has been an active participant in the Be The Best Sport enrichment program over the past few months and has shown off his basketball and soccer…