Shown (from left) are: Samuel Yedid, co-president of LIREG; Debra Doughrety, executive director, Canines Companions for Independence Northeast Region; and Peter Schapero, chairman of LIREG charity committee.

Shown (from left) are: Samuel Yedid, co-pres. of LIREG; Peter Schapero, chairman of LIREG charity committee; Juliette McKenna, ACLD dir. of development/community relations; Mark Crean, ACLD director of health services; and Brad Cronin, co-pres. of LIREG.

Shown (from left) are: Samuel Yedid, co-president of LIREG; Peter Schapero, chairman of LIREG charity committee; Sandy Oliva, executive director of Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence; and Brad Cronin, co-president of LIREG.

Shown (from left) are: Samuel Yedid, co-president of LIREG; Marilyn Fabbricante, director of public and external affairs of St. Charles Hospital; Peter Schapero, chairman of LIREG charity committee; and Brad Cronin, co-president of LIREG.