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The Garden City Hotel signature restaurant, Rein, in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts, will donate all of its February breakfast menu profits to the Nassau County Chapter of the American Red Cross. More ... Helena E. Williams, President of the Long Island Railroad, will be the speaker at the meeting of the Community Club on February 18 th at the Garden City Casino at 1:30 p.m. More ... Soroptimist International of Nassau County (SINC) will hold its monthly dinner meeting & program on Tuesday, February 16, at 6 PM. More ... The St. John’s Kenyan Children’s Foundation is hosting their annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser on March 27th, at 8pm, at Kellenberg Memorial High School. Fr. Gabriel Muteru and the Board Members of the Foundation would like to invite everyone to attend this great event. More ... Catholic Daughters of the America - Court St. Anne #1077 will hold its annual February bridge/luncheon on Thursday, February 18 at noon at St. Anne’s School (located on Dartmouth Street off New Hyde Park Road). Admission is $20 per person and Reservations must be made. More ... Do you want to dance? As part of a national initiative by Spirit of Women(r) to promote heart health, Winthrop-University Hospital is inviting the community to “Dance Your Health Out” on Saturday, February 27, 2010. More ... THE IRISH AMERICAN SOCIETY meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. For more information, call 746-9392. If you’re thinking of adopting a dog, call the animal shelter at 944-8220... More ... Beauty is... spending time with friends and supporting the PTA at the same time. The PTA will hold its Annual Garden City PTA Dinner on Thursday, March 18, from 6:30 PM-10:30 PM. At The Inn at New Hyde Park, 214 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park. Cost is $55 per person with a Cash Bar More ... Old Bethpage Village Restoration is one of the metropolitan area’s truly unique properties, allowing visitors to travel back in time for a day and experience life inside a recreated 19th-century Long Island village, complete with dozens of historic homes and townspeople in period costume. More ... Residents are reminded that there will be no garbage or recycling pickup for Monday, February 18, 2010 and there will be no rubbish pickup on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. The holiday week collection schedule will be as follows: More ... Senator Kemp Hannon (6th Senate District) is alerting taxpayers of an efficient and free way to electronically file their 2010 personal income tax returns. According to the Department of Taxation and Finance, 95 percent of New York taxpayers are filing successfully without ever leaving their home computer. More ... Adelphi University will host Andy Bichelbaum, co-star of the new documentary “The Yes Men Fix the World.” Andy and Mike Bonano, the other half of the Yes Men, are gonzo journalists who impersonate and target leaders of big corporations - Halliburton, Exxon Mobile, and Dow Chemical - who seem to value profits over people. Mr. More ... Save the date - February 23rd If you chatted with someone who recently got swine flu, one thing’s for certain... they wish they didn’t get it. Why take the risk? The restrictions have been removed and you can get the swine flu shot NOW for FREE! More ... There will be a Regular Meeting of the Library Board of Trustees on the second Monday of February, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library. More ... The Garden City Public Library introduced a new collection of downloadable audiobooks and eBooks on February 1st, 2010. Through its participation in the Nassau Digital Doorway, the Library offers its patrons the opportunity to download digital materials using their Garden City Library card. More ... February is American History Month. In observance, the Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is the current sponsor of an exhibit at the Garden City Public Library. This year, the display honors the 400th Anniversary of the discoveries of explorer Henry Hudson, and the impact of the Dutch heritage in the United States. More ... The fourth part of the DVD lecture series From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism will be presented at the library on Friday, February 12th at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium. More ... Are you looking for a way to strengthen your body or possibly get some flexibility back? Then it is time to visit the Recreation Department’s Senior Exercise Program at St. Paul’s Senior Center. 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 re creational activities for the retired male senior citizens of the Garden City Community. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ... Seniors can help improve and protect their quality of life by learning about exercise and fall prevention at Winthrop-University Hospital’s free Health Update for Seniors Program, “Improve Your Balance: Exercise and More to Prevent Falls” on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. More ... The Garden City Republican Club invites residents to join them this Wednesday, February 10, at 8 PM at the Garden City Senior Recreation Center, corner of Eleventh Street and Golf Club Lane to hear from Frank Scaturro who is eager to have community support in his quest to represent Garden City this November as the candidate for the 4th Congressional District now represente More ... Dr. Jean-Marc Juhel, Head of Buckley Country Day School in Roslyn, New York, has been awarded a fellowship to the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership’s 2010 Heads of Schools program at Teachers College, Columbia University. More ... The Daughters of the American Revolution, Garden City Chapter, Colonel Aaron Ogden will exhibit “The 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s Discovery” showcased from February 1-27 at the Garden City Public Library. The display will show how the Dutch influenced New York State and Long Island. More ... Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Kennedy are very pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amanda Catherine to Gregory Knapp son of Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Knapp of Basking Ridge, NJ. More ... Once again we start off with sad news as January comes to a close with the passing of Tom Richmond on January 29 th . He was waked at Fairchild’s on Monday followed by Mass at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church on Tuesday. More ... www.thegardencitywelcomingclub.org February 8th - Handbag Designing Party (Philanthropic Event) More ... On January 30, Garden City residents Ken, R.J. and Brenna Colucci and Keith, Devin and Logan Becker all braved the 9 degree temperature to take part in the Penguin Plunge in Winsted, CT to support the Special Olympics. More ... After 20 years the Engelke family of Garden City reclaims their parents’ restaurant and re-opens a newly renovated Swiss Tavern, a local landmark on Ocean Avenue in Lynbrook, existing there for over 70 years. More ... On Saturday, January 30, a very cold winter morning with temperatures in the teens, twelve members of the Cathedral of the Incarnation helped build a house in Elmont through Habitat for Humanity. They worked outside putting up siding and inside the house installing insulation. This home has been designated for a single mother with two children. More ... Seniors Duplicate Bridge Club celebrated its 34th anniversary on Sept 12th. President Evelyn Iagrossi provided he refreshments. Everyone had a super time. More ... Through the years, the Tri-town Auxiliary of United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County has asked for assistance with our annual Sugar & Spice luncheon from Business establishments. Each year these merchants responded with generous donations of prizes and/or journal ads. More ... The Friends of Mercy Medical Center will hold their 44th Annual Gentlemen’s St. Patrick’s Dinner on Thursday, March 11th at the Hempstead Golf and Country Club. The honoree at the black-tie event will be Daniel Murphy, MD of Garden City, the hospital’s Director of Emergency Medicine and Senior Director of Patient Care Services. More ... The Kiwanis Club of Garden City has announced that applications are now available for the 2010 Kiwanis Service Scholarship. The Scholarship is open to any high school senior residing in the Garden City School District, and is awarded in recognition of a student’s commitment to community service. More ... You’ve heard of 5 Star restaurants and movies - there are also 5 Star Post Offices. Garden City Post Office recently earned a five-star rating as part of the Postal Service’s 5 Star Customer Service Program. Ratings are based on surveys by The Gallup Organization. More ... A capacity crowd enjoyed the annual Book Review program presented by members of the Community Club of Garden City & Hempstead on Wednesday, January 27th at 1:30 p.m. in the Casino. More ... The Garden City Community Church Youth Group is preparing for the World Vision 30-Hour Famine to be held at the end of February. Now in its 19th year, the Famine raises awareness and money to fight hunger both overseas and nationally. During the 30 hours, teens will do the Famine by going without food to experience what the poorest children and families face every day. More ... The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead held itsannual Mid-Winter Bridge on January 20th at the Garden City Casino and had a full house. With prizes galore and lunch in addition it really warmed up the month of January. The following photos tell the story. More ... Rockville Centre, NY - The 73rd Annual Mercy Ball (www.MercyBall.com), held on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, raised more than $67,000 for Mercy Medical Center. More ... Daisy Troop 1260 is a combined troop of kindergarten girls from Hemlock and Homestead. They earned their courageous and strong badge at Shin’s Tae Kwon Do with Sensi Gerry Oliveri. The Girls learned how to move their body to keep it strong and acted courageously as they broke a piece of wood with their hands! More ... |
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