The day included games and food even a chance to break open a piñata.

The Employees of CMP Media have a long history of supporting the teenage boys living at MercyFirst’s Syosset Campus and on Saturday, January 19, 2008 the two groups got together to celebrate, warming up a cold winter Saturday with an indoor carnival. This is the fifth year that Manhasset-based CMP Media has hosted a carnival for the boys at MercyFirst. The day provided more than fun and games, though. Many of the CMP employees have been active as mentors, either one-on-one or through MercyFirst’s Corporate Mentoring Program and have developed wonderful relationships with these teens, who often lack family connections of their own. The carnival provided them with a nice chance to reconnect with their old friends and make new friends.