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Disturbed that several residents have complained to him that they have received solicitations even though they filed a “Notice of Objection” form with the Village, Deputy Mayor Donald Brudie said he would like to develop a “No Solicitors” door sticker that residents can purchase for $1. More ... Residents are encouraged to shop locally as storeowners struggle to survive in an economy that shows very little signs of recovering. More ... The Garden City Community Coalition (formerly known as Garden City Community Council on Substance Abuse & Violence Prevention) is pleased to present “Raising a Responsive and Responsible Child” a parent education seminar for Primary and Elementary School parents given by the NYU Child Study Center. More ... The Guidance Department at both Garden City Middle School and High School have stepped up their efforts to facilitate more effective transitions for all students, enhance student interactions and help prepare students for college, announced Ronit (Kitty) Klein, guidance department coordinator for grades 6 through 12. More ... The PTA Nominating Committee will be reconvene to fill the open position for 2010-11 school year. Please help us with the important task of filling the open PTA Executive Committee position by submitting your nomination recommendations for the following position - Open Executive Committee Position for 2010-2011 More ... Recreation Department offering an adult art class. This ten-week program will teach the beginner as well as the advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/still-life in pastel from photographs. The first lesson will include a portrait and landscape demonstration. At that time, a supply list will be provided. More ... Residents are reminded that there will be no garbage or recycling pickup for Monday, February 15, 2010 and there will be no rubbish pickup on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. The holiday week collection schedule will be as follows: More ... Parents of all GCHS seniors are reminded to attend the required 12th Grade Dance Parent Skit Night meeting on Monday, February 22nd at 7:30 p.m. in the HS Auditorium. Representatives of the PTA, Ms. Cuttitta, Mr. Perotta, Mr. Steingruebner and TMA will be there to discuss the first major event for this year’s graduating seniors. More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation’s Book Club has selected The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory for February reading. This historical novel is about Katherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and first wife of Henry VIII. More ... Boy, are we having a spate of Good Luck or what? While Washington, D.C. is tied up in Grid Lock as I write this, at least it is not because of Congress, but the snow measured in feet and not inches. We could not even measure it in inches here at home and most of us are very happy about that. It’s time for a little luck. More ... To help educate the Long Island community about the dangers on the Internet, GC Alarm/World Wide Security participated in Garden City Middle School’s Career Day. More ... February 8th - Handbag Designing Party (Philanthropic Event) February 23rd - Gold Party (Philanthropic Event) February 26 - Cake Decorating (Arts and Crafts Event) More ... On the last Friday of January, the beloved tradition continues at St. Anne’s where dads join their daughters in an active night out. They say a dad will do anything for his daughter and this might include coming home from work and scooting on their hands playing crab soccer. Of course in some cases, the dads were having more fun than the kids! More ... Quilters and quilt-lovers should mark their calendars for the Long Island Quilters’ Society’s biennial quilt extravaganza, “Asian Inspired” on Saturday, March 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday March 21, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Garden City Field House (a new location for this show), located at 295 Stewart Avenue. More ... All Welcome. Garden City Ski Club meeting Wednesday February 17 th, at 7:30 pm at the Knights of Columbus, 1000 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park. Join us for meetings on the first and third Wednesdays through April (except for holidays). More ... Did you know that over one million young people in New York are considered obese? Even more children are at risk of becoming obese as adults due to poor eating and exercise habits. 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 ... Chari-Tea was the theme of the recent Annual Ladies Tea at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Over 100 women from Resurrection, their friends and family enjoyed an afternoon filled with fine food, entertainment and warm conversation. More ... On January 12, Haiti was hit with the strongest earthquake since 1770. The magnitude of the quake was 7.0 leaving more than three million people in need of emergency aid. Throughout the world, people and organizations are banding together in order to send relief to the people of Haiti. More ... Shirley Ruby will present this fun program for children ages 21/2-5, along with a caregiver. The program will be held Wednesday, February 17 at either 9:30AM or 11:00AM. Children must bring their own boutique box of tissues to the program. Clay Workshop More ... AAUW members of the Garden City Branch were welcomed at Westbury Gardens during the holidays. In the photo, those members standing in front of the christmas tree located on the sunporch of the home formerly occupied by the Phipps family are: Barbara Hayes, Jane Cox, Martha Widner, Carol Rudy, Lynn McGuire, Margaret Delahunt. More ... The Nearly New Shop is having $1 days beginning on Tuesday, February 16. All items are on sale for $1 each as the shop clears out its winter items to make room for the spring merchandise. There are lots of baby clothes for sale and sizes 5-8 for boys and girls. Coats, suits, blazers, pants, and tops for women and men are $1 each and are in good clean condition. More ... Are you looking for ways to... Improve your credit rating? Properly manage your credit? Avoid being a victim of identity theft? Then don’t miss Senator Kemp Hannon’s Credit Rating and Identity Theft forum. More ... BEAUTY IS... attending the PTA Dinner and receiving a fantastic favor - Manicure and Pedicure Certificate donated by Salon Beyond Thursday, March 18, 2010, Annual Garden City PTA Dinner at 6:30 PM-10:30 PM. Cost is $55 per person with a Cash Bar at the Inn at New Hyde Park, 214 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. More ... Recently, our Girl Scout Troop 1110 took a trip to Safari Stan’s Pet Shop. It was great! We got to interact with many animals. We learned how to pick up animals like rabbits without scaring them. We also held a ferret. Then we saw Robo-hamsters. When you hear the word Robo-hamster you think of a robotic toy hamster like Zu-zu pets. More ... Garden City’s Cub Pack 55 celebrated the 57th anniversary of Scouting’s Pinewood Derby Racing with its own, jam-packed, fun-filled, day-long event at the renowned Cathedral of the Incarnation’s Cathedral House meeting hall. More ... Garfunkel Wild, P.C. is pleased to announce that partner Peter A. Egan has been named to Long Island Business News’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2010. Mr. More ... Allstate agent Gerard Barry, located in Garden City, was designated a Premier Service Agency for 2009. Bestowed upon less than one-third of the Allstate agents in New York State last year, this designation was presented to Barry for his commitment to putting the customer at the center of his agency’s work. More ... |
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