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NYS Senator Alexis Weik Honors Amityville Financial Professional

NY State Senator Alexis Weik (NY 8th District) presented a proclamation to Amityville's Donna Gellineau-Matone during Black History month.

NY State Senator Alexis Weik (right) is joined by Amityville Mayor Dennis Siry (left) as she presents a proclamation during Black History Month to Donna Gellineau-Matone of Amityville. The award recognizes her many accomplishments.
NY State Senator Alexis Weik (right) is joined by Amityville Mayor Dennis Siry (left) as she presents a proclamation during Black History Month to Donna Gellineau-Matone of Amityville. The award recognizes her many accomplishments. (Wendy O'Neill, Village of Amityville)

NY State Senator Alexis Weik (NY 8th District) visited DM Tax Solutions LLC in Amityville recently to present a special proclamation to the firm’s principal and dedicated community volunteer Donna Gellineau-Matone.

The proclamation recognized Gellineau-Matone’s exemplary service to her community and state, as a successful business development and tax accountant, business owner, member and former President of the Amityville Rotary Club, and Treasurer of the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts (BACCA). She has also been instrumental in helping to guide Amityville’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative as a member of the Local Planning Committee, to enhance the Village aesthetic and attract new businesses, visitors and residents.

Ms. Gellineau-Matone, a resident of Amityville, was delighted to have been selected as a recipient of the honor which was awarded during Black History Month.

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She continues to provide professional service to her clients while volunteering her time and talents with arts and community service organizations that make a difference locally.

Senator Weik congratulated her “for all you have accomplished and continue to do as a woman running your own business and for still finding the time to give back to the community.”

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Amityville Mayor Dennis Siry spoke highly of her, saying “We are so pleased to see Donna recognized especially during Black History Month. She is always eager to help and is a valued member of our Village community.”

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