The Inner City Lacrosse Program is an effort to revitalize the sport, and, from its start, appears to be working. Thirty-five middle school teens played and studied as a team. Their academic scores rose, five youngsters received scholarships to lacrosse camps, and the team was recognized at a Saints game and at Hofstra University. The program will be offered again this spring. For more information, contact the Hempstead Schools or Alan Hodish, Esq.
Plans are under way to run a two-week baseball camp.
With the help of the Little League and the Hempstead Schools, plans are being made to add a two-week camp for Hempstead youth during the summer. Our Public Relations Director, Ed Grilli, with Coach Thomas Gleeson and Hempstead Village Trustee Wayne Hall, have been looking for a way to offer this program to strengthen the school's team and the Little League. To help counter the lure of gang activity, the Hempstead Boxing Club was created. Through the use of forfeiture and grant funds, our office has spent the past year developing the gym at Kennedy Park. This year, the Village brought in two nationally renowned coaches, Johnny Davis and Lincoln Sanders.