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Two years ago the branch took on a new challenge, "Project: Clean Water." Members of the branch were invited to hear Dr. Hendrie, a retired pediatrician, speak at a Garden City Rotary Club meeting. Branch members were so taken by Dr. Hendrie and her work for children in Cambodia, they decided to lend a hand. More ... Senator Kemp Hannon announced the State has mailed out Middle Class STAR Rebate Checks to homeowners who are in the STAR program. "If you did not receive your check yet, you will be receiving it soon," said Senator Hannon. "We fought hard for these checks. The Governor tried to eliminate them, but we were able to make sure residents received a STAR Rebate Check again this year. More ... Grab your spouse, friends and neighbors! Make it a night out! What drives well-meaning, affluent parents to be over involved in the wrong things and under - involved in the things that kids need most? Be a part of a discussion about how we, as parents and a community can be more successful in raising happy and healthy children. More ... The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) is seeking applicants for the position of Village Trustee (two-year term); term begins in April 2009. Any resident of the Western Section of the Village who is interested is urged to submit a letter of interest and a resume to: Mr. Tom Whalen, WPOA Secretary, 41 Dartmouth Street, Garden City, NY 11530. More ... The Board of Directors of the Property Owners Association of Garden City Estates, Inc. has announced that its Nominating Committee is seeking candidates who are interested in being interviewed for the position of Village Trustee. More ... On Sunday, November 2, at 11 am, Leonard Meiselman will present "Art Cries Out: The Art of Protest." From the Holocaust and Hiroshima to Iraq and Darfur, this talk will explore the role of the arts and artists in American culture, including painting, photography, video documentary and theatre arts in response to violence, war and genocide. More ... The Garden City Chapter of Children's Medical Fund invites you to our Fall Brunch and Fashion Show on Thursday, November 13th at the Hempstead Country Club. Take a break from your busy fall schedules for a few fun hours of shopping, dining with friends and watching a lovely fashion show.....all while supporting Schneider Children's Hospital at the same time! More ... The Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation offered a very special Festival Evensong on Saturday, October 11 at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate the rededication of the Cathedral spire and the blessing of the rebuilt tower bells. The Evensong was sung by the full Cathedral Choirs including the Men and Boys Choir, the Girls Choir and the Scholar Cantorum (women's choir). More ... The Garden City PTA will soon hold its annual Reflections contest. The theme of this year's contest is " WOW !" Due Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 The PTA Reflections Program invites students to express their creativity through Literature, Music, Photography, Visual Arts, Dance Chorography, and Film Production. More ... On Friday , October 17, The ACDS 2008 Annual Dinner Gala Benefiting the Children of ACDS will be held beginning at 7 p.m. at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. A black tie event, honoring Debby Rechler for her commitment to bringing joy to the children of ACDS. For tickets or sponsorship opportunities, visit www.ACDS.org... More ... Catholic Daughters of the Americas - Court St. Anne #1077 will hold its annual Autumn Card Party on Friday evening, November 14 th at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of St. Anne's School (located on Dartmouth Street off New Hyde Park Road). The evening will feature chances for fabulous super Sweeps, sweepstakes, and Baskets. All proceeds go to charities. More ... Mercy League of Garden City is hosting the always popular Mother-Daughter Dinner Dance. It will be held on the newly renovated New Hyde Park Inn November 3rd. The festivities begin at 6:30 pm. The cost is $75 per adult and $35 per child under the age of 16. Join us for a night of great prizes, shopping, great music & that special photo! More ... For the first time, UUCCN is having the Harvest Fair in October. Those shopping for pumpkins and/or mums should stop in and look for bargains at collectibles, garage sale, kid's store, books, crafts and a choice of your favorite homemade treats including a variety of pies. More ... Neil Nahoum, Garden City resident and President of NMN Fabrics Group, Inc., will receive the 2008 Alvin Levine Public Service Award at The NephCure Foundation's Countdown to a Cure 2008 event on Thursday, October 30, at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows, NY. The event aims to raise awareness and funds for kidney conditions. More ... The Garden City Special Police often goes unnoticed. You may have seen us at work and have not even realized it was the Special Police. The Garden City Special Police are volunteers; residents just like you who choose to give of their free time and energy to help maintain the quality of life in Garden City. More ... This Sunday, October 19 at 9:15 a.m., Dr. Gurmit S. Gill will address the Adult Forum at the Garden City Community Church. Dr. Gill will talk on "Sleep Disorders, How They Affect Our Body, Health, & Mind - What We Can Do About Them". Dr. More ... This fall the children and teens of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island (located in Garden City) hosted a voter registration drive at the Stop & Shop in Carle Place. Besides creating an opportunity for people to register, the event gave kids an up-close look at citizenship in action. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital's Advances in Cancer Care educational series will offer a free program, "Leukemia, Myeloma & Lymphoma: New Tests, New Drugs, New Hope," on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. It will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. More ... The Antique & Book World's best-kept secret is finally revealed! Now you can shop where the pros shop. Where you'll find truly affordable prices, knowledgeable dealers, and the best in fine antiques, Orientalia, vintage decoratives, rare old books, and exceptional ephemera. Where savvy collectors find that hidden treasure and beginners are introduced to a life-long passion. More ... With Athena Well, we all saw the fashions for fall in the magazines and newspapers and they certainly are different. There was one cocktail dress that I would really think long and hard about buying, but then I saw the price - $6,400. While there may be some who would be willing to pay that price, I am not one of them and I don't know anyone who would either. More ... Our first bridge of the 2008-2009 took place last Saturday night. It was a lovely evening with a large group present. The dinner was delicious and the bridge engaging. The winners for Party bridge were Gloria Malhame and Mary Pascale. The winners for social bridge were Ceil Ingrassia, Fran Flaherty, Jean Rohrback and Alice Shiel. More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation has formed a book club. The first meeting will occur on November 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral House located at 50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City. More ... Ghouls, goblins, princesses and pirates of all ages are welcome at the Garden City Welcoming Club's Annual Halloween Brunch!!! This years exciting family event will take place on Sunday, October 26th from 10:30am - 1:00pm at the Nassau County Bar Association at Fifteenth and West Streets (one block south of Old Country Rd.). More ... Mayor Peter Bee and daughter Victoria viewing the Garden City Motoring History Exhibit at the Garden City Library. Exhibit runs through October: main and lower floors. More ... * *Sat., Oct. 18, 9:00 a.m. Registration begins for Pumpkin Craft to be held on Oct. 25. * * Sat., Oct. 18, BATS! with the Long Island Science Center. Grades K-2, 1:00 p.m.; Grades 3-5, 2:30 p.m YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS * *Tues., Oct. 14, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. YAK & SNACK-Talk About Your Favorite Book & Have a Bite. More ... The Garden City Public Library is pleased to offer the very popular Seated Aerobics again this Fall. What better way to have fun while exercising...Seated Aerobics! All classes are choreographed to enjoyable music. This is a complete workout, from head to toe.Remember to wear comfortable clothes! There is no registration and all are welcome. So join the group on Friday's Oct. More ... Instructor Irene Marchese will teach you how to hand-paint four wine glasses with a beautiful holiday motif and a gift bag to bring your completed glasses home in. With this one stroke painting technique, even beginners can create a lovely work of art. These glasses make a wonderful holiday or hostess gift-or just keep them for yourself! More ... The "Edible Haunted Houses" program with Christine Rissanen will be held on Saturday, October 18 at 3 PM. Registration began Saturday, October 4th. At this workshop Ms. Rissanen will teach the art of creating edible houses. To prepare for the Halloween season these houses will have spooky decorations. Bite into a house while reading "books with a bite" in honor of Teen Read Week. More ... Brian P. Herrington, Assistant Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, from the New York State Attorney General's Nassau Regional Office gave a presentation on identity theft protection at the Garden City Library on October 9th. According to the Office of the Attorney General, identity theft is the becoming the most prevalent and costly financial crime in the United States. Mr. More ... Registration begins Saturday, October 25, 9 a.m., at the reference desk for the AARP 55 Alive defensive driving course to be held at the Garden City Public Library. The course will be given Saturday, November 8, from 9:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. More ... Two special programs will be held for children this October. Bats! with the Long Island Science Center will be held on Saturday, October 18th for Grades K-2 at 1PM and for Grades 3-5 at 2:30 PM. A Pumpkin Craft with Donna Green of A Time for Kids will be held on Saturday, October 25th at both 9:30 AM and 10:45AM for children ages 2 1/2 - 5 with an adult. 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 ... The Recreation Department has secured seats on the following upcoming Prime Time Travel Trips: Tuesday, December 2 nd - Holiday Decorations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan (cost $59) Due to time constraints, the full cost of this trip is due at the time of registration. More ... The Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) provides free monthly legal consultation clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. Seniors have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with an attorney for a half-hour private consultation on any topic of concern. The next Senior Citizen Free Legal Consultation Clinic will be held Thursday, November 13, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. More ... October: Good at Balancing Your Checkbook? Are You Willing to Teach Someone Who Needs to Learn How? Numbers, numbers everywhere and none of them add up! Stacks of bills and I don't know if I owe them money! Am I overdrawn? Do I have enough to pay this bill or do I need some outside assistance? Who can help me?YOU can. More ... The Garden City Library will host the second in a series of three Senior Connections Public Forums - "Senior Issues" on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 1:30 PM. Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt will speak to seniors about health care proxies, the Epic Drug Program, Medicare Part D, and other topics of interest to senior citizens. More ... The Harvest Fair at Christ Episcopal Church in Garden City has something for everybody. There are great raffles, homemade baked goods, crafts for the holidays, gifts, super bargains in the attic treasures department, as well as a snack bar serving breakfast and lunch. Kids have games to play and grow-ups can peruse the increasingly popular antiques. More ... The Garden City Chapter of Children's Medical Fund invites you to our Fall 2008 Showcase on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 from 10:00am - 2:00pm. More ... On Monday, November 3rd HOLA of Garden City, Inc. will be collecting shoe boxes at the Garden City Library from 4:00-5:30pm for Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas Child. HOLA invites the children of Garden City to participate in this holiday collection by filling a shoe box with items such as toys, pencils, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, etc. and a shipping donation of $7. More ... On Saturday, November 1st, 2008 the Presbyterian Women will present their Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church is located at 91 Chester Avenue, Garden City, on the corner of New Hyde Park Road. Phone #516-354-1848. There will be a lunch counter and snack bar with reasonable prices. More ... The Lutheran Church Of The Resurrection, 420 Stewart Avenue will hold its annual Christmas Mission Boutique Saturday, November 8 between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Members, friends and neighbors of the Church are invited to do their holiday shopping early. More ... On Thursday, November 13th through Sunday, November 16th, The Most Happy Theater Company in association with Tre Amici Productions will be performing three original one act plays collectively entitled "Coloring Outside Lines. More ... Come out and enjoy a lovely afternoon with friends playing bridge while supporting Schneider Children's Hospital at the same time! The CMF Fall Brunch and Boutique will be held on Monday, October 27th at the Garden City Casino. Our event kicks off at 11:30am with Boutique shopping, where you will find unique gift items to help you tackle that holiday shopping list! More ... Autumn colors abound wherever you look on the grounds of the Unitarina Universalist Congregation in Garden City at 223 Stewart Avenue. Pumpkins and mums galore have arrived with more to come. Reverend Hope Johnson and Dolores Kale look forward to the Pumpkin Patch and Mum Market open from 11:00am to 7:00 pm daily through October 31. More ... The annual Jefferson Street Block Party, which was held on September 7 this year, was a huge success. The day kicked off with the ever-exciting closing of the block at 1 p.m. Young riders were eager to peddle around with great speed and no cars. More ... |
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