Press
Press & Recognition
Coverage of the project since the first bench in 2021, and the recognition that followed.
In the news
Articles
Syosset Advance · 2021
Syosset brothers plant butterfly garden with help from grant
Local coverage of the first Pollinate Happiness installation at Wawapek Preserve.
Jericho-Syosset News Journal · 2021
Syosset brothers plant butterfly garden with help from grant
The News Journal's report on Aidan and Ben's Bethpage Difference Makers project.
CUInsight · 2022
Bethpage Federal Credit Union relaunches “Difference Makers,” its youth empowerment initiative
February 24, 2022 press release on the relaunch of Difference Makers, which first launched in January 2020 and paused during the pandemic. It names Pollinate Happiness among the projects the program funded.
October 4, 2023
Nassau County Legislature Citations
Legislator Rose Marie Walker (17th District) presented citations to Aidan and Benjamin Ellis at the Hicksville Public Library installation, recognizing them for raising funds through Pollinate Happiness to place planter benches in community parks and outside schools and libraries in the Town of Oyster Bay.
Downloads
Press files
- Bethpage Federal Credit Union — Difference Makers press packet (PDF)
- Q4 2021 Newsletter feature (PDF)
- Bethpage relaunches Difference Makers (DOCX)
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