WORKING HARD FOR GLEN COVE
Working for our Glen Cove Schools to help make the facilities even better
Danielle has always been dedicated to enhancing education and student experiences in Glen Cove. This year, under Danielle's leadership, the Glen Cove Education Foundation donated $40,000, which allowed every teacher in the k-5 buildings to purchase flexible seating options for their classrooms. The GCEF also donated funds to allow for the purchase of a new baby grand piano for the high school music department. Additionally, GCEF donated and helped the district install new gaga ball pits at Finley Middle School, Deasy and Gribbin schools. She also helped secure funding for new scoreboards at Glen Cove High School, adding excitement to every game. Danielle understands that every investment in our schools is an investment in our children’s growth and future.
Working for our commuters and all our community to improve transportation
Danielle has been working tirelessly behind the scenes with Assemblyman Chuck Lavine and the LIRR to help improve the train service from the Oyster Bay line. As a result of our work together, the LIRR has added an express train and new direct train to our westbound commute, closed the gap with our night time services and eliminated Mineola from some of our schedules to save a few minutes and added a connecting train at Jamaica that is essentially for our riders to reduce over crowding. Danielle continues advocate for our commuters and hopes to see more changes implemented soon.
Working to enhance recreational activities for the youth of Glen Cove
Danielle has always been devoted to enhancing athletics and recreation for the children of Glen Cove. In addition to her countless hours as a volunteer coach, she has helped secure donations of more than $15,000 to add new scoreboards at City Stadium, along with the replacement of the stadium's batting cages, which had fallen into disrepair.
Danielle also advocated successfully to allocate city funds for the refurbishment of backstops, dugouts and new bleachers for the baseball/softball fields and the retaining wall at Campi fields. Danielle is acutely aware of how important it is to keep our children engaged in positive ways.
Working to create a vibrant Downtown for residents to enjoy and businesses to prosper
As an active member of the Downtown B.I.D., this term Danielle worked with Beautification and the Department of Public Works as well as the School District to launch the graduation banners that spotlight our high school graduates. When those banners come down, student artwork goes up in the Downtown area further connecting the youth with the businesses in a way that the whole community can benefit, which was an initiative Danielle championed. Overall, Danielle has worked hard to make sure we continue to give our residents the events the love like Downtown Sounds each year, as well as the Halloween Parades, the Downtown Tree Lighting and other holiday events enjoyed by the community.
Danielle also secured $7500 in funding to purchase trees that were planted along side the baseball fields next to the animal shelter. The idea was to create a natural buffer between the animals and the activities going on in the fields so that everyone, animals and people alike could enjoy the outside.
Danielle also worked alongside the Recreation Commission to help raise private funds for additional repairs at fields.
Working for our Veterans
Danielle advocates fiercely for the Veterans of Glen Cove. She has personally secured over $35,000 in private funding to help rebuild the VFW, which was damaged in a fire.
Additionally, Danielle was able to secure funding for the flags to honor local veterans in Morgans park thus connecting our past and the present into something the whole community can enjoy. This program not only honors our Veterans in a beautiful way, but also connects today's youth and the rest of the community with our Glen Cove Veterans.
Working for our seniors
Danielle recognizes that part of what makes Glen Cove so special is that you have the youth and also the seniors as well as everyone in between to create a diverse and enriching community.
So when the senior center director and Phyllis Burnett reached out to Danielle for help, she didn't hesitate. They were looking for safe ways to transport the seniors to medical appointments. Danielle was able to work with The Glen Cove Police Department and the City Controller to secure a vehicle for the Senior Center's use. The Medical Transport vehicle is up and running and getting a lot of use.
Working for our children to make it better for the future Glen Cove Community
As the president of the Glen Cove Education Foundation (GCEF), Danielle has been the driving force behind the rebirth of this non-profit. The GCEF works to provide support and funding towards enriching programs within the Glen Cove City School District. Thanks to her extensive planning, foresight, vision and love of Glen Cove, more than $400,000 has been raised for the school district.
This year, GCEF was delighted to donate a new piano and flexible seating, but also work alongside the school district to implement a robotics club for 4th through 7th graders.
Supporting Glen Cove Workers
Danielle was asked by the Mayor to be the liaison to the Glen Cove CSEA Grade Change Committee, which was tasked with looking at titles, grades and pay for all our CSEA members. Danielle took the job seriously and advocated fiercely for fair wages, proper evaluation methods and transparency.