School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. and Foundation for Sight & Sound to Honor Editor

(Kings Park, NY) — School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) has announced that the organization will be partnering with the Foundation for Sight and Sound to host a Roast and Toast event in honor of John L. Kominicki, editor and publisher of Long Island Business News.

The event will take place on Tuesday, October 29th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club, located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury. Tickets are $125. per person and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. Sponsorships, roasting opportunities and ads are still available!

Mr. Kominicki is an industry veteran, having previously written for and edited such publications as European Stars and Stripes, the New York Times, USA Today and the Dallas Morning News, among others. He was also named Outstanding Long Island Journalist by the Press Club of Long Island in 2008.

Mr. Kominicki also serves on a number of local boards and has been named as an Advocate for Small Business by the Small Business Administration and honored as a Distinguished Citizen by Dowling College, where he received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. He has garnered numerous honors during his years of professional and community service.

The proceeds will be shared equally between the two not-for-profit 501(c)3 organizations to benefit their respective programs and services. This proves to be a critical time for SBPLI's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics programs, which need major funding in order to continue to host the FIRST Robotics Competitions.

For more information, or to become a sponsor, please visit roastandtoastevent.com or www.sbpli.org.

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) was founded in 1984 by Fred Breithut with the goal of developing partnerships between local high schools and businesses that would provide students with practical experience and curriculum development, while helping the business community develop its future workforce. Over 100 partnerships have been formed. In 1999, SBPLI brought the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics program to Long Island, where eight high school teams participated. Since then, the FIRST robotics program has grown to 50 teams, with over 2,000 students participating in FIRST Robotics and FIRST LEGO League programs on Long Island each year.

Hank Russell, Public Relations Director
The Public Relations and Marketing Group
156 North Ocean Avenue
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 207-1057
hrussell@theprmg.com

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