2019 President Bernadette Hoban Happy September everyone! I hope you are well and having a nice Summer thus far. I believe there’s still some Summer left so I’m not fully embracing fall just yet. This past weekend NFWFWF celebrated our 28th Janet T. Swanson Summer Sunset Benefit. This year’s benefit was one [...]
As my tenure as the NFWFWF president comes to an end, I am reflecting a bit on the path that led me to the role in the first place. About five years ago on a snowy North Fork day I attended a house meeting. I thought the agenda was going to be a general [...]
By Shelby Pickerell Southold High School Shelby Pickerell Some people advocate tolerance, but that is not enough. “Tolerance” still suggests that there is something inferior or wrongly unique, while in the big picture, individuality must be celebrated. It is acceptance and diversity that must be explained to today’s society, and I’ve made [...]