FOLIWCover.qxp_Layout112/18/1712:16PMPage1 2018 Friends of Wrestling InsideFrontCover.qxp_Layout112/18/1712:24PMPage1 TheFriendsofLongIslandWrestlingandBeyond StatementofWhatWeDo Wehonor,supportandpromoteindividuals,schoolsandorganizationsinvolvedinthe gre atspor tofAmateurWrestling,atalllevels. Weactivelyandfinanciallysupport: •HofstraUniversity •ColumbiaUniversity •C.W.PostUniversity J •U. 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R Nick Gallo Paul Schmidt L Louis Giani Roy Scott P Howard Greenblatt Frank Seckler J Jamie Moffatt E PublishedBypage.qxp_Layout112/13/173:35PMPage1 WRESTLING 2018 Published By: THE FRIENDS OF LONG ISLAND WRESTLING EDITORIAL STAFF Executive Editor Jerry Seckler Deputy Editor Pascal Perri Copy Editor Paul McCarthy DDesign Director Bill Brennen OFFICERSO Jerry Seckler, President JJack Friedman, Of Counsel Pascal Perri, Vice President Paul McCarthy, Copy Editor Pete Venier, Controller BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard Appelbaum Bill Crum David Ironman Doug Axman Mike Davey Reggie Jones, Jr. HHilary Becker Bill DeSario Chris Messina RRoger Bogsted Ted DePasquale Paul McCarthy BBill Brennan George Dlugolonski Kevin Murphy PPaul Brodmerkel Neil Duncan Nick Nanos RRichard Bury Dennis Dunne BA Schoen RRobert Bury Nick Gallo Paul Schmidt LarryL Cantor Louis Giani Roy Scott PeterP Cimino Howard Greenblatt Frank Seckler JoeJ Settineri The Publishers special thanks to those who have contributed to WRESTLING Richard Appelbaum, Joe D'Aquila - Phototrens Tom Fauvell - NYC Wrestling Official, Gabriel J. Gilson - Columbia College Paul McCarthy, Christopher Messina - Suffolk County Wrestling, Jamie Moffatt EEduardo Ramirez - Nassau County Wrestling, Paul Schmidt - Nassau Community College Joshua Soto, M.B.A.-Director of Media Relations LIU Post-Brookville LetterfromSlutzky_Layout112/5/176:19PMPage1 WilliamZaggarino.qxp_Layout112/11/1711:40AMPage1 William Zagarino Brochure_Layout112/10/1712:07PMPage2 The Opportunity for Coaches: The Friends of You can help YOUR own Wrestling Program Long Island Wrestling and Your Community’s local center for drug counseling services at the same time. is proud to introduce the Coaches who raise money through the sale of WTDD merchandise within their own communities can have pro$ts earmarked for their local wrestling programs. WRESTLING They can also choose to partner with a takes down local community based counseling and drug prevention program to have pro$ts DRUGS earmarked for that organization. campaign, which will benefit local *** Coming Soon *** wrestling programs and local drug For more information on when the WTDD prevention and counseling merchandise will be available for purchase, programs in order to strengthen please visit: the communities in which we live. www.friendsoflongislandwrestling.com The Friends of Long Island Wrestling is a 501c3 organization who believes that the sport of amateur wrestling helps to build the personal characteristics necessary for a strong citizenry, one comprised of individuals with leadership qualities that are based upon self- discipline, self-determination, and self-con$dence. Friends of Long Island Wrestling, Inc. 775 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793 516-804-8676 Brochure_Layout112/10/1712:07PMPage1 The Challenge: Why Can Wrestling Help? Long Island is in crisis with the fast- Wrestling is unique. Wrestlers watch growing problem of drug addiction, where everything they put in their body. opioids of all kinds have killed at least 494 Wrestling requires discipline and focus, people on Long Island alone in 2016. so wrestling helps keep students o Every geographic area and socio-economic the streets. class is aected. Wrestlers give back to communities Drug & alcohol addiction is now the 3rd which means wrestling HEALS largest cause of death in the U.S. after communities. heart disease and cancer. In short: Wrestling Takes Down Drugs! Over 22 million Americans suer from addiction – aecting over 100 million What Can We Do? family members. Promote the bene)ts of wrestling and The Cause: the awareness of drug addiction at the same time! 52 million people have used prescription pain-killers (opioids) for non-medical Raise awareness in students BEFORE purposes in the U.S. Nearly 80% of they ever try drugs - it is the greatest Americans using heroin reported misusing antidote to addiction. prescription opioids prior to using heroin. Work together to take back our The U.S. is comprised of 4.6% of the world’s communities from the devastation of population, but consumes 80% of the drug addiction through education, world’s opioids. Opioid overdose is now lobbying, and assistance eorts. the #1 cause of accidental death in the U.S. How Can We Do It? The Victims: Students & Young Adults: The Friends of Long Island Wrestling is introducing the “Wrestling Takes Down On Long Island, gangs are targeting high Drugs” campaign to help combat the schools as distribution centers for heroin opioid and substance abuse epidemic and other addictive drugs. Illegal drug sweeping through our communities. networks are getting more eective with distribution – reaching formerly safe FOLIW will donate prots from all student-athletes. WTDD merchandise and donations To help combat the growing teen to both local wrestling programs addiction, Nassau’s District Attorney and community based counseling pledged $2 million towards addiction and drug prevention programs. treatment centers for adolescents between the ages of 13 – 17. 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Regan 2006 Terry Haise Marcia Haise Tom Riccio Ken Hunte Bob Busby 2011 Guy Leggio Hooman Tavakolian Ed Luksik Paul Gillespie Mike Davey Isaac Ramaswamy Tony Mellino Mike Fitzgerald 2018 2000 Paul Kiebesz 2015 Rich Appelbaum 2007 Bill Knapp Nick Gallo Paul Bass Bill Crum Ed Rooney Ken Cellan Terry Phelan Frank Carrozza Carl DeStefanis John Schaefer Robert “Doc” Fallot Fred Recher Robert Emmons Dave Foxen Bob Goldberg David Ironman 2001 Gary Mims Jim Rooney Darren Goldstein Sam Boone Ron Russo Vincent Paolano Cliff Clarke Paul Schmidt Christopher Soukas Lonnie Kittle Jon Tush John Zabatta DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS Henry Wittenberg 1997 Frank “Sprig” Gardner 1986 Lou Giani 2003 Dr. Vince Zuaro 1984 William Farrell 1987 OUTSTANDING AMERICANS Roone Arledge 1992 William Baldwin 2003 Steve Buscemi 2015 Steven Friedman 1993 Pascal Perri 2006 Arno Niemand 2017 David Pottruck 1994 Setrak Agonian 2007 Steve Hunte 2018 Arthur C. Rutzen 1994 Noel Thompson 2014 Mike Novogratz 2018 OUTSTANDING OFFICIALS Pascal Perri 1995 Mark S. Piven 1997 MEDAL OF COURAGE RECIPIANTS Rohan Murphy 2001 Charles Gadson 2005 Pat Augustine 2007 Dennis Dunne 2017 Honorees_Layout112/18/1712:44PMPage1 You