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The Garden City High School senior girls attended the annual Young Women's Health Awareness Program on March 27th in the Garden City High School Library. This presentation was coordinated by the Garden City High School Nurse, Mrs. Eileen Wyremski, RN. The educational program focused on Breast Health and the importance of Breast Self Examination (BSE). More ... On Wednesday evening May 7 the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club will host its annual "Welcome New Members" cocktail party at 6 p.m., at the Cherry Valley Club, Rockaway Avenue, Garden City Officers, directors and club members will welcome prospective members who have expressed an interest in becoming a Rotarian. More ... In order to provide information to Garden City's business and residential communities about proposed projects that impact the entire Village, the Chamber of Commerce continues to provide programs as venues for project representatives to speak on undertakings that may impact the Village of Garden City. More ... Tri-town Auxiliary of United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County is proud to announce that due to the following merchants, local businesses and generous families we had another successful Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice luncheon fundraiser at the Cherry Valley Country Club on April 6. More ... "We're ready to haul for Saint Vincent de Paul on Clean out the Closets Weekend." That's the challenging successful Springtime collection theme for the worthy charity's unit at Saint Anne's Church, Garden City. A collection truck will be available for loading at the Church parking lot (New Hyde Park Road and Dartmouth St.) on Saturday, April 26 (4 to 6 P.M. More ... For the first time ever, the Welcoming Club is holding a Day at the Races! This event will take place on Saturday May 3rd at the Belmont Racetrack for the Nassau County Breeders Cup. We will also be able to place bets for and watch the Kentucky Derby that takes place at 6:15pm that evening. More ... Have you left your Mother's Day shopping to the last minute? Well there is an easy no hassle solution to this problem. Visit the Cathedral Choir Development Fund's annual plant sale on Saturday, May 10 on the grounds of the Cathedral House at 50 Cathedral Avenue. There are hanging baskets, container gardens and sensational perennials and awesome annuals for sale. More ... Twigs of Winthrop University Hospital's Women Auxiliary cordially invites you to its Spring Membership Reception to be held at 7 pm on Thursday evening at di Salvo Interiors located at 840 Franklin Avenue in Garden City. Twigs is proud to be an integral part of Winthrop University Hospital's ongoing expansion and renovation projects. More ... Mercy Medical Center is pleased to offer the community the Empire Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course. The course will be held on Tuesday, June 10th and Thursday, June 12th, 2008 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Mercy League Lounge located across from the entrance to the hospital's Emergency Department. More ... Kiwanis Club of Garden City President Arthur Anderson is pleased to announce the Club's decision to honor member John "Jack" Gearns at a dinner celebration set for Thursday, May 15th at LaMarmite Restaurant in Mineola. More ... City Café of 987 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, is hosting "A Taste To Remember" fundraiser on Thursday, May 15, 7 to 10 p.m. to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. Bring your dancing shoes and enjoy live entertainment, hors'd'ouvres, wine tasting, beer and spirits. Raffles, a Silent Auction and 50/50 chance will also be available. Tickets to the event, at $55. More ... Planners of the Annual Northrop Frye Festival are pleased to announce that Dr. Glenna Sloan of Garden City, New York is the keynote speaker at the 2008 Festival, April 22-27 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Northrop Frye (1913-1991) eminent Canadian scholar and thinker, earned worldwide fame as a literary and cultural critic. More ... Thursday May 1 is the holy day which marks the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. The combined Cathedral Choirs will be offering a very special Solemn Eucharist written especially for Ascension Day. The Messe Solonnelle by Louis Vierne was written for the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and was completed in 1900, the year Vierne was appointed organist at Notre Dame. More ... Garden City Community Church Palm Sunday Breakfast: On Sunday, March 16, the Board of Membership Life and Development of the Garden City Community Church prepared and served a delicious hot breakfast for its members. Reverend Lynn Sullivan offered an opening prayer and after breakfast, the children made crafts related to the special Holy Day. More ... AAUW Garden City Branch past president Sally Richmond was among those honored on March 29 at the Long Island Interbranch Luncheon at Milleridge Inn. Sylvia Ebert, current co-president of the branch, introduced Mrs. Richmond and described her years of service to the organization and her many achievements as a outstanding member. More ... The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead is pleased to announce that Felicia Lovaglio, former member of the Metropolitan Opera's Corps De Ballet, will present a lecture demonstration on dance at the club's May 7th general program to be held at More ... You know its Spring when the trees start to bloom, the Daffodils give their all with their sunny yellow heads, and Clark Botanic Gardens announce their Spring Plant Sale. This year will be their 39th annual sale and it will run from Thursday, May 8th to Saturday, May 10th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each of the three days. More ... The community is invited to attend Garden City Branch AAUW annual Book and Author Luncheon which will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008 at The Swan Club in Glenwood Landing at noon. the program will feature three authors. More ... Spring has arrived and that means time to get out in the garden! This Sunday, April 27th, at 9:15am, Alexis Alvey will address the Adult Forum at the Garden City Community Church. With her slide show presentation, "Common Garden Trees and Their Care", the public will learn about the proper care of trees commonly found in Long Island gardens. More ... Join the Genova family of Garden City as they take "great strides" in raising awareness and money for cystic fibrosis research on Saturday, May 10, and help them meet their personal goal of $100,000. The walk will be held this year at Hofstra University at 11 a.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. More ... Garden City Dance Project dancers have been preparing for their end-of-year performance, "Calling All Angels," to be held at SUNY Old Westbury's Maguire Theater on Saturday, May 17, at 7p.m., and Sunday, May 18, at 4:30p.m. More ... The American Legion Auxiliary of Garden City Post 265 honors Ms. Megan Belger and Elizabeth De Bold as their representative in the Girls State Program for 2008. These young ladies have recently completed their Junior Year in Garden City High School and are in the upper third of their class. Their selection was gained in a competitive interview by members of the Auxiliary. More ... Set your clocks ahead to 9am-4pm Saturday, May 3rd, for the 3rd Annual Mother's Day Plant Sale at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Sponsored by the Women's Ministries, all proceeds from the sale go to The Walter Reed Society Family Support Fund which assists wounded and recovering servicemen and women of the armed forces. More ... The Adelphi University School of Business is proud to convene the "First International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, Systems Thinking, and Complexity" to be held from April 24 through 26, 2008. More ... Get Active! If you are 55+, become a member of the Retired and Senior Volun-teer Program (RSVP). You will find many exciting, enjoyable assignments. Call the Department of Senior Citizen Affairs at 227-8988 today. If you love children, offer your time and become a Foster Grandparent. More ... A series of three lectures in cooperation with the Garden City School District's Continuing Education Program. Reducing Your Real Estate Tax Assessment - Tuesday, May 6th, 7 - 8 PM. Do you think your real estate taxes are too high? Have you wondered what you can do about it? Have you received letters from organizations promising to help you reduce your real estate taxes? More ... Adelphi University's Institute for Parenting is proud to host John Grienenberger, Ph.D., who will present "What is Reflective Parenting and How Can it Help My Child?," another addition to the Parent Coffee Series on Thursday, May 8, 2008, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in Adelphi's Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Avenue, Garden City, NY. An interactive Q&A session will follow. More ... Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre invites the community to a free Infant CPR Class on Sunday, April 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Mercy League Lounge, located on the first floor of the small building, opposite the entrance to the hospital's Emergency Department. Free parking is available in Visitors Lot #1 just inside the entrance to the medical center campus. More ... The Long Island Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in collaboration with Winthrop University Hospital Division of Oncology & Hematology is offering a FREE family/caregiver support group. These meetings are facilitated by an oncology nurse and social worker. More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation is now forming Inquirer's Classes for those who are new to the Episcopal Church, those who are returning to the church, those who desire to be confirmed/received into the Episcopal Church and those who wish to explore their faith. "Via Media," is a video-enhanced curriculum that presents the Episcopal Church in a contemporary and inclusive context. More ... The Children's Department of the Garden City Public Library hosted "Pet Zoo on Wheels," a family program by The Pet Den, on Tuesday, April 22. A representative from The Pet Den is pictured showing a beautiful, red parrot to the children, who were also invited to pet each animal. More ... The second annual Adult Winter Reading Club, "Cozy Up With a Good Book", concluded with a brunch held on Friday, April 11th at the Garden City Public Library. After reading and submitting book reviews throughout the winter, the group enjoyed a summer "beach party" celebration, which included raffle drawings. More ... The PTA Nominating committee, chaired by Ronda D'Antonio, is pleased to pre-sent the following slate of Officers to be voted upon by the membership at the General PTA meeting on April 29, 2008: Executive Committee Officers * More ... If you were looking for culturally varied live presentations this April, The Garden City Public Library was the place to be. The Friends of the Garden City Public Library sponsored four free programs which enlightened and entertained numerous residents. More ... Libraries are not just books anymore!Did you know that The Garden City Library's Children's Room has a multitude of subscriptions to many magazines for all ages covering many different topics? More ... The Garden City Public Library has added Playaways, the first self-playing digital audio books to the Library's audio collection. Each palm-sized Playaway unit is permanently loaded with an audio book, which makes listening as simple as pressing the play button. Listeners can enjoy books in every genre with only a set of earphones while they walk, exercise, or travel to work. More ... Travel photographers Mary & Theresa Dinh will present a free powerpoint lecture "Adventures Around the World' at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY. Join sister adventure photographers with views of their stunning decade-long exploration of all seven continents. More ... Garden City Public Library Thursday, May 1st 10:00 AM Many of us dream of creating a beautiful garden, but don't know where to begin. We thumb through catalogs and read books, but are confused by the myriad of choices. We have questions galore. Should I move that shrub? Maybe I should put an island bed in the lawn, but where, and how big should it be? More ... The Recreation Department has planned a trip to the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport and lunch at Nicky's for Wednesday, April 30th. The Recreation bus will pick us up at St. Paul's Senior Center at 10:15 a.m. We will then travel to Centerport and eat lunch at Nicky's. After lunch we will get a guided tour of William K. More ... The Garden City Retired Men's Club is a non-profit membership organization formed in April 1961 for the purpose of providing educational and recreational activities for the retired male senior citizens of the Garden City Community. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ... Mondays: 7:00 to 10 pm Garden City, Golf Lane To all duplicate bridge players we extend an invitation to play bridge with us Monday evenings. 7:00 pm coffee, tea refreshments. Cost per game for residents $2, non-residents accompanied by a resident $3. More ... On April 14 th there were 9 tables of Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. More ... The Garden City Public Library will offer the second in a series of Senior Connections Public Forums - "Elder Law" on Wednesday, April 30th at 1:30 PM. Ellen G. Makofsky, Esq. will speak about the intergenerational issue of protecting your family and your assets. Ms. More ... |
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