The kids dribbling basketballs and shooting hoops at Clayton Huey Elementary School over the weekend stopped for a moment to join the adults in announcing a $2,500 grant for the Moriches Youth Organization. The Suffolk Youth Sports Grant was delivered by county Legislator Jim Mazzarella and will help keep the MYO programs rolling, as well as promote school bus safety. Started by Tony Parlotto 50 years ago, the MYO has been an integral part of the community, schooling kids in basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and other sports. Coaching at the Saturday morning clinic was William Floyd School Board Member Kevin Meyer and Cookie Lettieri, a Center Moriches athlete who’s been volunteering with the organization since its beginning. “Many of the kids are having their first experience with athletics through MYO,” Mazzarella said. “They’re learning important skills–teamwork, leadership, camaraderie. Many thanks to the volunteers who have kept this great organization going for what’s now a half-century.”
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MYO President Tony Parlotto accepts a $2,500 Suffolk Youth Sports
grant from county Legislator Jim Mazzarella, left. Robert Chartuk
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