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Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District), a member of the Senate’s Education Committee, recently visited the Copiague Library to view the newly refurbished children’s room. Senator Fuschillo obtained $5,000 in state grant funding to help the Library pay for the improvements.To make an environment that children would enjoy, the library purchased new furniture and used primary colors to create a bright and colorful reading and play area.

North Bellmore resident Denise Curro, a victim of identity theft, and her mother, Angela, today joined Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District), Chairman of the Senate’s Consumer Protection Committee, and Assemblyman David G. McDonough (19th Assembly District) in discussing how newly passed security freeze legislation would help prevent other would-be victims from falling prey to this crime. "Identity theft is the number one consumer crime in New York State, with approximately 17,000 New Yorkers victimized last year alone.

Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District), Assemblyman David G. McDonough (19th Assembly District), and State Consumer Protection Board Chairperson Teresa A. Santiago recently joined together to urge consumers to be on the lookout for gas price gouging."Right here on Long Island, we’ve already seen that some gas stations were willing to use Hurricane Katrina as an excuse to charge exorbitant prices simply to increase their own profits," said Senator Fuschillo, Chairman of the Senate’s Consumer Protection Committee.

Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District), in conjunction with the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program and Sisters United in Health, will be presenting free breast cancer awareness workshop on Thursday, May 25th at the Columbus Avenue School in Freeport. The event will begin at 6 pm."Early detection saves lives in the fight against breast cancer," said Senator Fuschillo, a member of the Senate’s Health Committee.

Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District), a member of the Senate’s Education Committee, and Assemblyman David G. McDonough (19th Assembly District) recently visited the second grade class at Newbridge Road Elementary School as part of the school’s career day.Senator Fuschillo and Assemblyman McDonough explained their role as state legislators and what their responsibilities are in Albany.

The New York State Consumer Protection Board and Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District), Chairman of the Senate’s Consumer Protection Committee, will be sponsoring a "Consumer Action Day" at Farmingdale State University’s Roosevelt Hall on Saturday, May 13th from 10 am to 5 pm.The event will feature workshops and information about issues important to consumers and families. Experts on mortgages, energy conservation and identity theft will be featured at several free workshops presented by various state, county and federal agencies.

Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) and Assemblyman David G. McDonough (19th Assembly District) today helped to "stamp out hunger" by participating in the National Association of Letter Carriers’ (NALC) 14th annual food drive. The NALC "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive is the nation’s largest one-day food drive. According to the United States Postal Service, almost 1,500 local NALC branches in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands collected food donations left by mailboxes and in Post Offices.

Officials from the Wantagh Little League recently honored Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) in recognition of his continued support of the league’s players, coaches, and families. Senator Fuschillo (right center) is pictured receiving a plaque from League President Brian Winter (left center), League Treasurer Barry Bolger (left), and League Secretary Greg Rom (right).

Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) and Assemblyman Joseph Saladino (12th Assembly District) recently visited the fifth grade students at Fairfield Elementary School in Massapequa to urge them to say "no" to tobacco. "Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in America today. According to the American Cancer Society, 3,000 children start to smoke every day, so we need to send students the message that smoking is a dangerous and unhealthy habit that will destroy their lives," Senator Fuschillo said.