From The Mayor's Office www.Gardencityny.net

By Gerard Lundquist

VILLAGE WIDE ELECTION: CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Mayor-Elect Peter A. Bee and Trustees Robert J. Rothschild, Thomas M. Lamberti and Nicholas Episcopia on their election last Tuesday. It is gratifying to note that the affairs of our Village will remain in such capable hands. I look forward to continuing working with the Board of Trustees, and I believe we can achieve a great deal over the next several years.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE VILLAGE BLOOD DRIVE

I would like to thank the residents and employees who donated blood this past Tuesday, March 20, 2007.

I am pleased to report that over twenty (20) pints of blood were collected. You can feel proud of your personal involvement in helping those who depend on blood for life giving support

Since there is no substitute for human blood, and no way of knowing when it may be needed to save or sustain the life of a family member, a co-worker, a friend or other members of the community, we must be sure that enough blood is available at all times to meet the needs of our area's hospitals and their patients.

Again, thank you and we look forward to your participation in our next blood drive in October 2007.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EASTER PARADE

The Annual Easter Festival and Antique Car Parade, sponsored by the Garden City Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007. The parade will step off from Parking Field 9E and will proceed south on Franklin Avenue to Seventh Street, west to Hilton Avenue, north to Stewart Avenue and will terminate in Parking Field 7N opposite Village Hall.

Please take time from your busy day and bring the family down to see a great Garden City event.

S.T.O.P. PROGRAM

The Town of Hempstead Sanitation Department will conduct the first of its monthly S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) program Saturday, March 24, 2007. The program, which is being held at various locations throughout the Town of Hempstead, will make hazardous waste facilities accessible to as many residents as possible.

Saturday's program will be held at Eisenhower Park (Parking Field No. 3) Hempstead Turnpike and Merrick Avenue. The hours of operation will be 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Under the S.T.O.P. program, residents are able to take polluting materials to the facility and have them disposed of by a registered professional disposal company, free of charge. The facility will not accept the following materials: Ammunition, Explosives, Radioactives, Infectious Waste and Gas Cylinders, Barbecue Tanks.