THURSDAY, NOV. 7th
7:00PM LINDENHURST
EVENING HOMEMAKERS GROUP
Join Lindenhurst Evening Homemakers Group at the North Amityville Senior Center 48 Cedar Rd. in Amityville (off of New Hwy.) Open to all 18 years old & up. New members should arrive 15 min. early. For more information, please call Lisa LeBrie at 516-413-7467
SATURDAY, NOV. 9th
10:00AM-3:00PM
VETERAN'S BENEFITS SYMPOSIUM
Sgt . John Sardiello Post 1634 of the American Legion, 10 Bruce Street in West Babylon. Breakfast & Lunch Served. Open to all veterans and/ or their families seeking information and services. Need Information, call 631-669-3931, secretary.post1634@ gmail.com
SUNDAY, NOV. 10th
9:00AM-2:00PM
OPERATION ENDURING CARE BENEFIT CAR SHOW
Hosted by the Centurion Cruisers Car Club and American legion Post 1244 Greenlawn - Remembering our Veterans. Walt Whitman High School 301 West Hills Road in Huntington Station. They are collecting donations to benefit in-patients and Community living Centers at the Northport V.A. Hospital, United Beacon House shelter and other transition and rehabilitation programs. For more info contact: Hank 516-650-9095 or Charlie 917-337-2234
3rd - Daylight Savings Time Ends
5th - Election Day
11th - Veterans Day
28th -
Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event date and will run free of charge on a space available basis. For more info, call 631.226.2636 x275 or send events to editorial@longislandmediagroup.com
10:00AM-2:00PM BARK IN THE PARK
The North Babylon Lions Club will be hosting Bark in the Park at Birch Pavilion Belmont State Park. 5K Walk, dog costume contest, food, beverages, music, raffles, pet and gift vendors, $10 donation for each dog and walker, All proceeds will benefit the Guide Dog Foundation. All dogs must be on a leash. Questions and to Pre-register contact Joanie Zangerie 631-8604874, joaniezang@gmail.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 16th
9:00AM-11:00AM
SANTAPOGUE CREEK DEFENDER CLEAN UP
Santapogue Creek Defender Clean Up/ West Babylon in collaboration with Babylon Rotary. Meet up is in old K-mart parking lot, Montauk Highway (across from Aldi). Gloves and bags to be provided. Please wear weather appropriate clothing. Volunteer here https://savethegreatsouthbay.org/ volunteer/
10:00AM-1:30PM
WANTAGH KIWANIS FOOD DRIVE
HUNGER affects people in EVERY community of ALL ages throughout the YEAR. Please join us at the King Kullen on Wantagh Ave. in Wantagh. Locally Benefitting: St. Francis Food Pantry & St. Jude Episcopal Food Pantry - Wantagh. For more information, please call Marlena Schein 516-297-2772
SUNDAY, NOV. 17th
DOORS OPEN AT 1:30PM BUNCO FUNDRAISER
The Joseph Barry Columbiettes are
sponsoring a BUNCO fundraiser on Sunday, November 17th at the Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus hall (45 Heitz Place, Hicksville). Games will begin at 2 o'clock. RAFFLES AND PRIZES, 50/50 For more information, please call Susan at 516-680-8487, or email SueSarandis@gmail.com
MONDAY, NOV. 18th
7:00PM START
HOLIDAY BINGO
The LongIsland Society of Italian Americans(LISIA) is having a Holiday Bingo at St Mary’s Knights of Columbus, 78 Hempstead Avenue, Lynbrook. $45.00 per person, spaghetti and meatball dinner served family style, coffee, dessert and a cash bar. 2 games of Bingo, fun prizes awarded, share the wealth raffle. Reservations required, please call Diane Langella 516-398-3484 for information.
TUESDAY, NOV. 19th
7:00-9:00PM
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The Historical Society of Islip Hamlet and the Islip Public Library will co-host a showing of Gerald Charles Dickens movie, "A Christmas Carol". Mr. Dickens is the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens and he performs his one-man show in Rochester, England, where Dickens lived. The movie will be shown at the Islip Public Library, 71 Monell Ave; there will be light refreshments. The movie is free and open to the public but registration is required, call 631-581-5933. For more information visit www. isliphamlethistory.org, or call 631-559-2915.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino invites residents to participate in CancerCare’s annual Walk for Hope, scheduled for the morning of Sunday, November 17th at the Hon. Joseph Colby Town Golf Course in Woodbury. Registration and check-in begins at 8 a.m. with opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. and the walk beginning at 9:30 a.m.
“The Walk for Hope is a family event in support of CancerCare’s free programs and services for patients, caregivers and loved ones impacted by cancer,” said Supervisor Saladino. “With activities for kids of all ages
and locally sponsored snacks and beverages, this special event is an opportunity for Long Island businesses and residents alike to show their support for people affected by cancer, celebrate survivors and remember loved ones.” To ensure that CancerCare’s services remain free for anyone who needs them, participants are invited to create teams through the event website, set a goal and reach out to family, friends and colleagues. Anyone interested can visit www. cancercare.org<http://www. cancercare.org> or call 1 (800) 813-HOPE.
CLUES ACROSS
1. Absence of effort
5. Preserve a dead body
11. Gratitude
14. The act of coming together again
15. Simpler
18. Visionaries
19. Large, fish-eating bird
21. Indicates near
23. Former CIA agent and critic
CLUES DOWN
1. Body part
2. Mimics
3. Expel large quantities rapidly
4. Sea eagle
5. A type of subdivision
6. Variety of Chinese
7. Mr. T’s name on “The A-Team”
8. Consumed
9. Chinese dynasty
10. NFL great Randy
12. Ireland
13. Palm trees with creeping roots
24. Icelandic poems
28. Pop
29. “Hammer” is one
30. Senses of self-importance
32. Thyrotrophic hormone
33. Not around
35. Electronic data processing
36. Licenses and passports are two types
39. Snakelike fish
41. Air Force
42. Popular computers
16. Fungal disease
17. Impressionable persons
20. Affirmative! (slang)
22. Instinctive part of the mind
25. “The First State”
26. A way to develop
27. Fraternities
29. Woman (French)
31. Sunscreen rating
34. Beer
36. Spiritual leader
37. Indigo bush
38. Burn with a hot liquid
40. Junior’s father
44. Of a withered nature
46. Wings
47. Used in combination
49. Laid back
52. Jeweled headdress
56. In slow tempo
58. __ Falls
60. Assertions made again
62. Periods of history
63. Hyphen
43. Ray-finned fishes
45. Morning
48. Line passing side to side through the center (abbr.)
50. Double curve
51. A small bundle of straw or hay
53. Got older
54. Crater on Mars
55. Humanities
57. Relating to the ears
58. “To the __ degree…”
59. Residue
Include foods and comforts from home.
· Buy from veterans.
· Ask a veteran to speak.
Gestures anyone can embrace in support of veterans
Veterans Day is Novemeber 11. Community-wide events tend to be held on that day, but any day of the year is a good time to pay respect to veterans. On a local level, people can do much to thank veterans for their service and sacrifice.
· Provide a free restaurant meal. Offer to take out a veteran for breakfast, lunch or dinner. If you see a veteran eating in a restaurant, anonymously pay the bill for that person.
· Send care packages. Communities can gather resources and chip in to make care packages for veterans who live in town, and even to send to troops stationed elsewhere.
· Participate in a parade. If your town hosts a Veterans Day parade, find out how you can volunteer or be a part of it. Oftentimes parade officials enable youth groups, such as high school marching bands or scouting troops, to participate in the parade.
· Write to a publication. Write an op-ed or highlight piece to submit to a local newspaper about veterans in the community. Mention local veterans who have unique stories, or speak about the importance of veterans to the community.
Small business owners no doubt recognize the value of repeat customers, but few may recognize just how valuable such customers can be to
their bottom lines. A study from researchers at Harvard Business School found that a customer’s eighth purchase was an average of 80 percent
higher than his or her first purchase.
In addition, a survey from the strategic planning, marketing and sales consultants Altfeld, Inc. found
that the probability of selling to an existing customer is between 60 and 70 percent, while that probability shrinks to as low as 5 percent for new
customers. Customer retention strategies like offering superior customer service and seeking input from customers can help small businesses
generate more repeat customers, which can greatly improve their chances for long-term success.
Farmingdale Village is thrilled to announce they have been awarded a $50,000 Grant by NYS for the Farmingdale Fire Department. This Grant is part of The NYS Volunteer Fire Infrastructure & Response Equipment (V-FIRE) Grant Program ensuring that fire stations and fire training facilities within New York State are safe, structurally sound, meet current building codes and regulations, and support
or promote effective and safe firefighting practices. These grants will give volunteer firefighters the resources they need to continue protecting New Yorkers; support befitting their professionalism and the invaluable weight of their efforts.
“As we all know, the Farmingdale Village Fire Department plays an important and vital role, as All Volunteer Fire Departments do! We are
incredibly proud of the job they do. So we are always thrilled for any resources that can support them, and we thank NYS Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz,” said Farmingdale Village Mayor Ralph Ekstrand.
”We truly appreciate NYS Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz’s efforts to deliver and help,” said Matt Hammond – Farmingdale Fire Chief
Pictured Left to right: Farmingdale Deputy Mayor Bill Barrett, 2nd Assistant Chief Rob Russo, Trustee Cheryl Parisi, New York State Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz, Chief of Department Matt Hammond, Farmingdale Village Mayor Ralph Ekstrand and members of the Fire Department. Photo courtesy of Jake Blumencranz’s Office
During the school year, when schools are open, qualifying students receive a free breakfast and lunch. However, when the district is closed for holiday and school breaks, food insecurity for these students intensifies.
“Shut the Door on Hunger” will provide non-perishable food items and/or gift cards (any denomination acceptable) to local food stores to ensure that all children have access to the healthy food they need
every day to thrive until schools reopen again.
The Farmingdale School District social workers provided a list of food items that can easily be used or stored by these families. This collection will be distributed to families for the December holiday break. Please see attached flyer for list of food items and collection dates and location.
Plans are in place to continue this program throughout the
school year as each school break occurs. Anyone wishing to donate please contact Tina Diamond at tdtd108@aol.com
The Women’s Club of Farmingdale, a local philanthropic organization, is always interested in welcoming new members. For more information, please email: lodaromanelli@gmail. com. #IAMGFWC
Submitted by Maria Ortolani, WCF Publicity Chair
The Orthodox Church offers you the authentic Christian Tradition maintained without innovation since Apostolic times, which fulfills life on a daily basis, not just on Sunday. We welcome all people seeking a community rooted in the oldest Christian Church
with an emphasis on Holy Scripture, Holy Tradition, liturgical and prayer life, and traditional Christian values. The Divine Liturgy is celebrated every Sunday at 9:30 AM at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 369 Green Avenue, East Meadow. Coffee hour follows the
Divine Liturgy. Services are also streamed on https://www.facebook. com/htocem. All services are conducted in English. Additional information and schedules can be found on the parish website, www.htocem. org, or by email, htocem@ gmail.com.
