Legislator Richard J. Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park), yesterday approved an ordinance to appropriate $145,000 to the Nassau County Foster Grandparents Program. The Department of Senior Citizen Affairs will oversee the usage of the aid to the program. The service establishes relationships between senior citizens and children with special needs. Many of the participating children have some form of physical, mental or emotional problems and the seniors attempt to alleviate some of their conditions with one on one interaction. "This legislation was an important one because it helps two very important groups of people in our society, the elderly and children. The willingness of the seniors to participate and try and change a young person's life is more than enough for me to realize how important this program is," said Legislator Nicolello.