The Dominic Trionfo Memorial Fund

05/18/2024

All 2024 orders were packed and filled by some very helpful volunteers last month. The classroom kits were shipped last week to school districts who ordered across Long Island at no cost to them. Each kit contains 30 Boater and Water Safety Activity Books, 30 Parent Letters, and 30 stickers along with a teacher guide and a pdf version of our book on our web site. This year almost 400 kits were ordered by 19 school districts! Thank you to all the schools that participated in our program this year. Please continue to order these kits each year. It is so important to reach all children and remind them every year of Boater and Water Safety. Emails go out to administrators mid-winter with ordering information or you can check our web site. Orders are shipped one time per year.
Over the last few years, we reached over 50,000 students with our Boater and Water Safety Classroom Kits.

With generous fundraising through our nonprofit organization that was started in Dominic’s name, we created this classroom program. Our program is recommended by America’s Boating Club/United States Power Squadrons. There is no cost to the schools to order these kits.

dominicmemorialfund.org/education

dominicmemorialfund.org

03/20/2024

Boater and Water Safety Classroom Kits! This email was sent to every school district superintendent and principal on Long Island two weeks ago and this week. Orders are due today but we will take orders through this Friday. Check out the education section of our web site in the link in our bio. Is your school district ordering our free program?

For over five years in the spring, we have shipped our free Boater and Water Safety Classroom Kit to school districts across Long Island. Our classroom program came about due to a jet ski accident on May 20, 2012. We have been devastated by the loss of our 14 year old family member, Dominic. Dominic had a boating license and was wearing a life jacket. We want all children to know the essential boater and water safety lessons. We felt the best way we could reach the most children is through their classrooms. With generous fundraising through our nonprofit organization that was started in Dominic’s name, we created this classroom program. Our program is recommended by America's Boating Club/United States Power Squadrons. It also includes access to our award winning life jacket safety video.

Please take a moment to browse our education page on our website. https://www.dominicmemorialfund.org/education You can also find our order link on that page. Many school districts order our Boater and Water Safety Classroom kits every year for their classrooms. Each classroom kit includes a paper copy of the teacher guide that is also featured online with links to all resources. Our education page includes copies of every page of our book (pdf and Google files), links to related web sites, and access to our award winning life jacket safety video which all can easily be displayed on an electronic whiteboard. Our program is user friendly for the classroom teacher and is adaptable to all elementary grades. Many lessons can be stemmed off of an idea from our guide incorporating ELA, math, science, or social studies. Please forward this email to your administrators and teachers to share with them what a valuable and life-saving tool this can be in the classroom.

Please browse our web site to find out about our non-profit organization. Here are some important facts about our classroom program:

-Please complete the online order form by March 20, 2024.

-These kits are free to your school and your students. Through our generous contributors, we are able to provide this at no cost to you.

-Since 2017, this program has been distributed to over 40,000 students in over 30 school districts.

-Each classroom kit contains 30 Boater and Water Safety Activity Books, 30 Parent Letters, and a teacher guide that is also available online with clickable links. A shareable digital copy will be included for virtual learning with all orders. You can view the digital copy at our website link above at any time.
-All kits will be shipped to your school by early May.

Thank you to all the schools that have participated in the past. We hope that you sign up again. This is an important topic that should be repeated each year. If you are a school that hasn’t participated, we hope you order our classroom kits this year for your students. All orders are due by March 20, 2024.

Thank you,
The Monat/Martinelli Family - Family of Dominic Trionfo

10/08/2023

Jester Jim! Happening now at Dom’s Day!

10/08/2023

10/04/2023

Dom’s Day is a less than a week away!!
Come join us rain or shine for this free family friendly event on
Sunday, October 8th from 11-3 at Longwood High School.

We are asking everyone to bring donations for
-BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK - LONGWOOD CHAPTER - Macaroni and Cheese, Hormel or Cambell's Chile, or Progresso Soup
or
-BRANCHES LONG ISLAND - Baby Wipes, Baby Diapers, Shampoo, Conditioner, Deodorant, Toothpaste, or any toiletries

Dominic loved food, family, friends, and fun! Come join us to help keep his spirit alive.
*Free pumpkin for every child (while supplies last.)
*Jester Jim performance at 1:00!
*Performances by the Longwood Youth Cheer Competition Teams and a Master Ice Carver earlier in the day.
*Car Show - you can vote for your favorite car!
*Basket Raffle Auction with over 50 baskets each worth over $50!
*Big Ticket Raffle - Purchase for a chance to win a 55” Samsung TV, 36” Blackstone Outdoor Griddle, Yeti Tundra 65 Cooler!
*Food available for purchase!
*Information available on our flyer or on our web site dominicmemorialfund.org

We hope to see everyone there!

10/02/2023

Less than one week until Dom’s Day! This weekend we were busy getting some of the baskets ready! See a sneak preview below! We are still accepting basket donations! Please contact us if you have a basket or gift card to donate! We appreciate everyone’s generosity to make Dom’s Day a great event! 💚💛 Lori Martinelli Cebul Sandra Martinelli Monat Anita Martinelli Lisa Martinelli Bowman

09/04/2023

*** Save the date***
Our 10th Annual Dom’s Day will be held on Sunday October 8th at 11am at Longwood High School!
This is a free community event!
We have brought this event to the Longwood community in honor of Dominic who died in a family boating accident at 14 years old. Dominic was a Longwood High School student. We raise money to promote boater and water safety and raise money for local scholarships.
We hope to see you all there.

We are looking for any local businesses or organizations to donate a basket or gift card for our raffle auction. You can contact us and I will organize pickup.

If you want to register your car for our car show or want more information please visit our website.
Dominicmemorialfund.org

06/18/2023

On Wednesday, we presented the Dominic Trionfo Pride, Spirit, & Heart Award. It was presented to two seniors at the Longwood High School Senior Athlete Awards Banquet from The Dominic Memorial Fund. The award was renamed to include Dominic’s name 11 years ago. Thank you to Lori and Joe Cebul for presenting our award in memory of their nephew, Dominic. We appreciate Longwood for choosing the recipients for us as they do every year. Thank you also for all who support our fundraising efforts. These awards are one of the many things that we get to continue in Dominic’s memory. 💚 (Hopefully we can get more pictures to post.)

06/07/2023

Last night we presented the The Dominic Trionfo Memorial Fund Senior Academic Scholarship Award to two seniors at the Longwood High School Senior Awards night. Thank you to Lori and Joe Cebul, for presenting our award in memory of their nephew, Dominic. This is the first night of two when we present scholarship awards to Longwood’s seniors. Thank you to Longwood for choosing the recipients for us using our criteria as they do every year. 💚

05/11/2023

All 2023 orders were packed and filled by some very helpful volunteers last month. The classroom kits were shipped this week to school districts who ordered across Long Island. Each kit contains 30 Boater and Water Safety Activity Books, 30 Parent Letters, and 30 stickers. Thank you to all the schools that participated in our program this year. Please continue to order these kits each year. Emails go out to administrators mid-winter with ordering information or you can check our web site. Orders are shipped one time per year.

Over the last few years, we reached over 45,000 students with our Boater and Water Safety Classroom Kits.

With generous fundraising through our nonprofit organization that was started in Dominic’s name, we created this classroom program. Our program is recommended by America's Boating Club/United States Power Squadrons. There is no cost to the schools to order these kits.

dominicmemorialfund.org/education

dominicmemorialfund.org

10/09/2022

Dom’s Day is today!!!
It’s going to be a beautiful day!
We have a car show!
Over 50 raffle baskets!
Free crafts, games and pumpkins for the kids!
At 11:30 the LYSA cheerleaders will perform!
At 1:00 Jester Jim will be performing!
The Longwood Football Players will be selling concessions!
There will be an old fashion ice cream truck!
The power squadron will be there doing demonstrations!
We are collecting food for Blessings In A Backpack- Longwood, LI (mac & cheese, chili, and Progresso soup)
We are also collecting toiletries for Branches
Come on down and join the fun remembering Dominic Trionfo.

10/02/2022

Dom’s Day is a week away!!
Come join us rain or shine for this free family friendly event on
Sunday October 9th from 11-3 at Longwood High School.

We are asking everyone to bring donations for
-BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK - LONGWOOD CHAPTER - Macaroni and Cheese, Hormel or Cambell's Chile, or Progresso Soup
or
-BRANCHES LONG ISLAND - Baby Wipes, Shampoo, Conditioner, Deodorant, Toothpaste, or any toiletries

Dominic loved food, friends, family, and fun! Come join us to help keep his spirit alive.
*Free pumpkin for every child (while supplies last.)
*Jester Jim performance at 1:00!
*Car Show - you can vote for your favorite car!
*Basket Raffle Auction with over 30 baskets each worth over $50!
*Big Ticket Raffle - Purchase for a chance to win a TV, Ooni Pizza Oven, or Yeti Cooler!
*Food available for purchase!
*Information available on our flyer or on our web site dominicmemorialfund.org

We hope to see everyone there!