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Free Meals Over Summer Vacation
When school vacation begins, Bread and
More INN & Open Arms are serving a free lunch and
dinner at the First Congregational Church of Riverhead
at 103 First Street. Free lunch is available Monday through
Friday from 12:00noon to 1:00pm, and free dinner is available
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30pm.
All are welcome.
CAST Summer Feed-a-Kid Program
Applications are available at Community
Action of Southold Town, Inc, and at all Town school offices
for CAST's annual summer “Feed-A-Kid” Program.
This program provides nutritious breakfast and lunch foods
for eight weeks during the summer for income eligible
Southold families with school aged children.
Application deadline is June 27. Program
distribution begins July 7th at the new CAST office located
at 311 Front Street, Greenport.
For more information please call 477-1717.
Jump on the Bandwagon!
Suffolk County 4-H is holding a barn
dance, barbecue and auction on Sunday, July 28 at Martha
Clara Vineyard. The auction will include gifts and gift
certificates donated by local businesses. If you would
like to donate an item or gift certificate, or if you'd
like more information, please email Keena
Smith.
Proceeds will fund scholarships and youth
programs in Suffolk County, including neighborhood 4-H
clubs, special interest groups (llamas, cows, archery,
etc.), 4-H summer camp, library and enrichment programs,
as well as farm and marine education programs.
4-H represents head, heart, hands, and
health!
Community Garden Plots At Hallockville
Museum Farm
Applications are now available for plots
in the Hallockville Community Garden. This is the program’s
second year. It enables community members to re-connect
with their agricultural roots by tending to individual
400 square foot plots.
The community garden is a great resource
for people who live in apartments, townhouses, or who
just want to share their love of gardening in a group
setting.
For additional information and application
forms, contact Jim Romansky at 779-3141 or the Hallockville
office at 298-5292.
The Hallockville Museum Farm is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to take visitors back to
their agricultural roots. The 28-acre farm preserves eighteen
historic houses, barns and outbuildings ranging from the
mid-18th century Hallock homestead to the Depression-era
Cichanowicz farmhouse. Visitors can tour the museum’s
buildings, gardens and collections; experience real farming
in the museum’s fields; and meet Hallockville’s
friendly cows, sheep and chickens. Hallockville serves
as an educational resource for all age groups to raise
awareness of Eastern Long Island’s agricultural heritage.
Volunteers Sought
Eastern
Long Island Hospital (ELIH)
has announced volunteer opportunities, including Front
Desk Reception, Medical Chart Assembly, and Document Shredding.
Morning and afternoon shifts available. For
more info call 477-5196
Community
Action in Southold Town (CAST) seeks volunteers to
stuff envelopes and secure labels for a large upcoming
mailing. Work schedule begins 3/17/08 and will run for
approximately 3 weeks. Work location will be at the CAST
office from 9:00-5:00 weekdays. CAST is located at 74365
Main Road, Greenport (a more personal schedule may also
be accommodated).
Please call Liza at the office for more details or if
you can help. 477-1717
Relay for Life
Our community participates hugely in
this major overnight event to raise money for the cure
and help victims and their families. To find out more
about how you can get involved, talk to someone you know
who's doing it or go to the American
Cancer Society web site. All the info you need is
on the site. Click on links to Relay for Life and search
by zip code or town.
For more info about the Southold Relay
for Life, visit the web site or email Southold.Relay@cancer.org.
For more info about the Riverhead Relay
for Life, visit the web site or email Riverhead.Relay@cancer.org.
2008 Woman of the Year Announced
The East End Women’s Network has
announced that the 2008 Woman of the Year is Susan Barry
Roden.
Susan Barry Roden, a resident of Water
Mill, NY, is an advocate for breast cancer research and
services in the east end of Long Island. She is the Community
Outreach Coordinator of the Breast Center at the Southampton
Hospital, as well as the Executive Director of the South
Fork Breast Health Coalition.
Fifteen years ago, at the time of Susan’s
breast cancer diagnosis, there were no support services
for patients and their families. Susan found herself battling
cancer without any services focused on healing the psychological
and emotional aspects of breast cancer. In addition, education
on breast cancer prevention measures was in demand in
a region with one of the highest incidences of breast
cancer in New York State.
Susan promised that once she was healthy
again no other woman from Manorville to Montauk would
ever endure breast cancer alone.
The cost of the upcoming Gala Awards
Dinner is $55. For more info, visit the East
End Women’s Network web site.
The East End Women’s Network
was founded in 1982 to bring together women of diverse
accomplishment and experience, directing women into policy-making
positions through the dissemination and sharing of career
opportunities; to educate members and the public on issues
affecting women on the East End; and to promote the interests,
conditions and positions of women in science, business,
industry, labor, government, the arts, education and public
service.
Atlantis Exec to Climb Everest for Kids
Atlantis Marine World's COO, Bob Pospischil,
on
Mt. Cho Oyu's 180-foot ice cliff at 22,500 feet.
Atlantis Marine World is sponsoring its
Chief Operations Officer, Bob Pospischil, on his summit
of Mount Everest. The 59-year-old Nesconset resident and
former US Marine Fighter Pilot and Top Gun Instructor
will be gone for nine weeks as he leaves Long Island to
climb Mt. Everest.
“I have been interested in climbing
for many years and three years ago, I finally stepped
off the edge and just did it,” explains Pospischil.
“What makes this climb especially thrilling is that,
through all my research, it appears I am the first Long
Islander to attempt the climb!”
In 2005, Pospischil reached the summit
of Mt. Rainer, in Washington state. This was followed
by climbs of Mt. Cayambe (South America), Mt. Cotopaxi
(South America), Mt. Elbrus (Europe), Mt. Aconcagua (South
America), and Mt. Cho Oyu (Himalayas). These experiences,
in addition to a vigorous training schedule, have now
prepared him for the ultimate challenge, the Mt. Everest
expedition.
“I believe that my age has nothing
to do with my abilities,” Pospischil says. “With
this expedition to Mt. Everest, I hope to show people
that no obstacle can keep them from realizing their own
goals.”
Pospischil is hoping that his attempt
will also help others. He is working with the Islandia-based
Contractors for Kids non-profit to raise awareness and
money for its mission, which is to assist children and
their families overcome obstacles that have impacted their
lives through sickness, injury, or death.
Starting March 27, people can visit www.rmiguides.com/himalaya/everest-trek.html
and follow Pospischil’s daily journey in photos as
he summits Mt. Everest.
For information about Contractors for
Kids, please visit www.contractorsforkids.org
Separation and Divorce Support Group
A clinical social worker is facilitating
a confidential support group for those going through separation
and/or divorce. They meet Mondays at 5:30 in Aquebogue.
The cost for each session is $25, and the group runs in
6-week cycles. Anyone interested can call 722-4238.
Homemakers Group Welcoming
New Members
The Riverhead-Jamesport Homemakers Unit
is welcoming new members. Their activities include arts
and crafts, culinary and gardening events, supporting
community events, bus trips, and good fellowship. Meetings
are held at the George Young Community Center in Jamesport
on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm. For more
information contact Sandy Martin, President, at (631)
722-4181.
Need Health Insurance?
Community Action in Southold Town (CAST),
in conjunction with United Health Care, will be holding
open enrollment on Mondays from 10:00am to 4:00pm for
Medicaid, Child Health Plus & Family Health Plus government
health Insurance programs. For more info call (631) 813-0039
or 477-1717.
Parenting Workshops Available
The Human Development Program of Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE) has been
awarded a grant by the Long Island Fund for Women &
Girls (LIFWG). As one of the Fund's Quality Early Care
and Education Grant recipients, CCE intends to use the
funding to provide parent education workshops at no charge
to parents and caregivers in early care and education
centers in Suffolk County, at the Shinnecock Indian Health
Service and the Family Service League.
The following topics have been developed
by Kerri Kreh Reda, child development educator specializing
in infant-toddler development, and Dinah Castro, family
well-being educator, for parents and caregivers. For more
information or to arrange for a workshop, please call
Kerri Kreh Reda or Dinah Castro at 631-727-7850.
Fostering Body Confidence (ages 1-5):
Parents want their children to develop a healthy self-body
image and feel comfortable with their bodies. We will
discuss how parents can nurture their child's body confidence
and help protect him/her from the many toxic messages
confronting us daily. (One session)
Fun and Learning: The Importance of
Play: Child's play is more that just play; it is how
children learn and it's essential to their development.
Come to this workshop to learn how play positively affects
children's emotional, physical, social and intellectual
growth. (One session)
Building Strong Families: Life
is stressful and parenting is complicated. Pressures placed
on families don't always lead to lifestyle choices that
are beneficial to a child's healthy development. Join
us to explore how families can take small steps for big
improvements in the areas of meals, play, family relationships
and overall well-being, while living in today's fast-paced
culture. (Two sessions)
Peaceful Meals with Preschoolers:
Many parents are frustrated by picky eaters. We will look
at different stages of child development and the feeding
relationship between the parent and child. We’ll
discuss children’s nutritional needs, how to meet
these needs, and how to enjoy stress-free mealtimes. Lastly,
we’ll build meal-planning skills, learn to improve
nutrition while appealing to the preschooler, and discover
strategies to cope with picky eaters. Sessions will end
with sample nutritious meals for the preschooler prepared
by the program participants. (Three sessions)
Don't Be A Party To Teenage Drinking
Southold Town Communities That Care (CTC)
has launched a campaign to enlist parents and community
leaders to let Southold teens know that their community
cares enough about them to stop underage drinking and
substance abuse. A coalition is joining with Southold
CTC Executive Director Susan Toman in the campaign in
urging parents throughout the Town of Southold to join
the effort and sign "The Pledge."
The Pledge is available online through
NorthForkParents.com. To view it and find out more about
the campaign, click here.
Donate Blood
If you can give blood (if you're between
16 and 76 years old and weigh 110 lbs or more, you are
eligible), please visit the NY
Blood Services web site for blood drive locations.
You can also make an appointment at regular locations.
CAST Seeks Mentors
Community Action in Southold Town (CAST) is collaborating
with Big Brothers Big Sisters to find mentors for disadvantaged
youth on the East End. If you are interested in becoming
a mentor or would like more information about the program,
please call Liza Coppola at 477-1717.
CAST, 74365 Main Road, Greenport
Fresh Air Fund
Would you like to have a great family experience this
summer and help a child in need at the same time? The
Fresh Air Fund needs families like yours to open their
homes and hearts to New York City children. First time
visitors are 6- to12-year-olds, and Southold Fresh Air
Fund weeks are planned in July and August. When you give
a New York City child the gift of summer fun in our beautiful
town, your own children will have an experience they'll
remember forever. If you would like to learn more, please
visit www.freshair.org,
or if you are interested inhosting a child, please contact
the North Fork chairperson Bridget Rymer at bclark44@optonline.net.
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