September 13, 2023 South Bay Shore

September Happenings

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

6:00PM-9:00PM

ISLIP'S BAY HERITAGE PROGRAM

The Historical Society of Islip Hamlet will present "Islip's Bay Heritage" at the Islip Public Library. A moderator will be coordinating a panel of lifelong Islipians who have made their living or have a home on the Great South Bay. Questions for the panel are welcome. For more information visit isliphamlethistory.org or call 631-559-2915.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

7:00PM

THE HISTORY OF AMITYVILLE

The Seaford Historical Society presents the history of Amityville which will be presented by Joe Guidice of the Amityville Historical Society. Admission is free to members. All others $5. For more information visit seafordhistoricalsociety.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

8:00AM-3:00PM

FOOD COLLECTION DRIVE

PSEG Long Island’s Power to Feed Long Island summer food collection drive comes to West Babylon. Food collection bins and a drive-through option will be set up at the Stop & Shop supermarket at 575 West Montauk Highway, West Babylon, where members of the public can donate nonperishable items and household essentials for neighbors facing food insecurity.For additional information on Power to Feed Long Island, visit psegliny.com/feedLI.

6:00PM-10:00PM

LI FAMILY FESTIVAL

Hosted by Copiague Chamber of Commerce, held at Tanner Park. The

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

10:00AM-4:00PM

CRAFT AND ANTIQUE FAIR

The Kiwanis Club of Amityville is having their annual Craft & Antique Fair at the Amityville Beach Pappas Pavilion. There will be refreshments and raffles. Email AmityvilleKiwanisCraftFair@gmail.com for more information.

1:00PM-5:00PM

ST. BERNARD'S SCHOOL REUNION

Open to anyone who attended, graduated or worked at the school in Levittown. $65 includes hot buffet lunch. Please respond at reunion@stbernarchurch.org.

7:00PM-9:00PM

BOB ROSS PAINT NIGHT

Paint like Bob Ross in a day at Danford's Hotel & Marina. No prior experience. This is a step-by-step process. All material included. Children are welcome. $45 per person. Please call to reserve at 631-252-1425.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

9:00AM-3:30PM

COMMUNITY DAY AND VETERANS CAR SHOW

The Kiwanis Club of the Islips and Bay Shore is having a Community Day and Veterans Car Show at the Islip Town Hall Parking Lot. For more information contact Sandy at 631-882-4994 or by email at sandyflandina@hotmail.com.

11:00AM OMPAHFEST 2023

Plattduetsche Volksfest Vereen is hosting Ompahfest 2023 at Plattduetsche Park Biergarten in Franklin Square. $12 adults, Kids 12 and under are free! For more information call 516-354-3131 or visit parkrestaurant.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

9:00AM-3:00PM

2023 ANNUAL CHURCH FAIR

First Presbyterian Church of Greenlawn will host their annual church fair. For more information call 631-261-2150 or please email fpcgoffice@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

9:00AM-3:00PM

FALL YARD SALE

The Yaphank Historical Society seeks vendors and shoppers for their annual fall yard sale on the grounds of the Robert & Isabella Hawkins House in Yaphank. (Rain date is Sept 24). Shopper admission is free, Vendor Fee is still only $10 per spot. First come, first served; no reservations. For questions call 631924-4803 or visit yaphankhistorical. org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

10:00AM-4:00PM

HARVEST FAIR

The Seaford Historical Society will host their annual Harvest Fair. Pumpkins, mums, vendors, baked goods, hot dogs, raffles and fifty fifty. Grand Prize is $500. This is their annual fundraiser to help support their museum built in 1893. The museum will continue to be open the 1st and 3rd Saturday of September with activities for the children. For more information visit seafordhistoricalsociety.org.

Moriches Field Brewing Company received $18,750 to revitalize an empty downtown space.

(Cheers to that.)

Revitalization grants are just one of the ways we help businesses on Long Island and in the Rockaways. For Moriches Field Brewing Company, a grant from our economic development program was a perfect fit to help them renovate a previously vacant property. A discount through our Vacant Space Revival Program saved them more than $4,000 on their electric bills, and rebates for upgrading to LED lighting are keeping them saving month after month.

Helping revitalize our Island, one business at a time, is something we’re proud to be part of and something definitely worth celebrating.

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For more information, visit PSEGLINY.com/EcoDev

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The Library hours are: Monday through Thursday

9:30 A.M. to 9:00 P.M Friday and Saturday

9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sunday – Closed through October 1st.

All programs are in-person unless otherwise noted. Any programs that involve a fee must be registered in-person at the Library. All other programs can be registered in-person, online or by phone.

WEDNESDAY

AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES: All films begin at 2:30 P.M. No registration is necessary.

09/13 – The Trouble With Harry (1955)

09/20 – Days of Heaven (1978)

09/27 - Moonstruck (1987)

ADULT PROGRAMS: through October 3rd –Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. – Senior Fitness (BBA102)

The fee for this 8 week class is $24.00. This class is designed to help you maintain flexibility and strength. This class is suitable for everyone.

Through October 2nd

– Mondays at 6:00 P.M. –Gentle Yoga (BBA101)

There is a $30.00 nonrefundable fee for this 8 session class made payable by cash or check due at the time of registration. You will learn yoga postures that can provide a great workout that increases strength and

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flexibility. Learn to quiet the mind by placing attention on the breath and on the movement and stillness of the body. Bring a yoga mat. Optional: two yoga blocks and an exercise band.

CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULTS Program Kits and Activities

– Check out our website, Facebook page and YouTube channel for announcements about all of our activities for children and teens. Monthly brochures with information about upcoming craft kits, and in-person programs are available both on our website and in print at the Children’s Desk.

DISPLAYS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER: OUTSIDE SHOWCASE

– John Darmienco will be displaying his artwork made with a soldering iron, files, knives and paint brushes. INSIDE SHOWCASE –Howard Crawford will have his collection of beer, water, milk and pharmacy bottles from Bay Shore on display. GALLERY – Edward Morley will be displaying his still life and wildlife paintings.

ADULT PROGRAMS:

September 13thWednesday at 7:00 P.M –Fireside Book Discussion – The book to be discussed is Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman. Copies of the book in various formats are available a month before the next meeting at the Circulation Desk. If you are interested in joining the discussion, please email the Library at: staff@bsbwlibrary.org . The discussion is held in-person and on Zoom.

September 14th – Thursday from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. –My Life as a Long Island Beekeeper (BBA292) –Thomas Santorelli has been keeping bees for many years. Come and learn how bees are critical to our environment.

September 15th – Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. – Intermediate Microsoft Excel – The non-refundable fee for this course is $10.00. Learn about the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. This workshop includes functions working with ranges, macros, charting and much more.

September 15th – Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. – Senior Assistance (BBA275) – Get answers to questions you may have on Medicare programs and services for seniors. Get help filling out IT-214, HEAP and SNAP paperwork. John Bruno’s services are provided by the Suffolk County Office for the Aging. This service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

September 15th – Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. – Lawns Love Fall (BBA293) – Early fall is the perfect time to give your lawn a makeover. Learn how to make your lawn a more environmentally friendly green space while maintaining a healthy and attractive landscape.

September 16th – Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. – Free Shredding Day at the Library – Bring all of your old confidential documents for onsite shredding while you watch via closed circuit video from

Long Island Dahlia Society Monthly Meeting

The Long Island Dahlia Society will host its Monthly Meeting at 630 PM on Thursday, September 21st 2023

at the East Islip Public Library. We will discuss all things dahlia. Bring your questions and dahlia blooms that you need to

identify. Refreshments will be served. For more information call the number below or go to LongIslandDahlia.org.

our parking lot. Only paper can be shredded. Two bags of paper per vehicle.

September 21st – Thursday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. – Job Readiness Workshop for Adults (BBA290) – This class will provide information on applying to and obtaining a job in today’s workforce. It will cover tips for effective resume writing and job interviews and much more. An informal question and answer session will be conducted at the end of the workshop.

September 22nd – Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. – Advanced Microsoft Excel - The non-refundable fee for this course is $10.00. Learn about the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. In this class, you will learn advanced features including vLookup, data validation and much more.

MEETING NOTICE

The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bay Shore will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bay Shore/ Brightwaters Library, One South Country Road, Brightwaters, NY.

All are welcome to attend. Call 665-7003 for further information.

National League For Nursing

(NAPSI)—Nurses save, prolong and improve lives and help others learn to do so as well. To help, the National League for Nursing provides teaching resources to nurse educators and nurse practitioners working in different fields and various patient populations. Learn more at www.NLN.org.

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Happy 95th Birthday Hertha Shank!

Longtime Town of Islip resident Hertha Shank celebrated her 95th birthday with friends and family at the Joyce Fitzpatrick Senior Center recently. Islip Town Supervisor, Angie Carpenter presented Hertha with a citation recognizing her exemplary life, a single mom who worked as a bookkeeper

and raised two children, Robert and Christine in their home in Country Village where Hertha has lived for 67 years.

“Our Town has the distinct honor of recognizing truly extraordinary individuals who live their lives with determination and drive, leading by example to be a force for positive change in

their community. On behalf of the Islip Town Board, we wish you enduring joy and happiness,” said Supervisor Carpenter.

Hertha has been an active member of the Joyce Fitzpatrick senior center for more than 20 years. Hertha is beloved grandmother to Kerri and Sean, and a devoted friend.

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With fewer volunteers coming through the door, one population is stepping in to take up the slack – specialneeds individuals. As part

With A Decline In Volunteerism, Special-Needs Volunteers Are At A Premium

of their day, many specialneeds individuals perform a range of tasks for not-forprofits that help to keep the doors open and the milk of

human kindness flowing.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps survey, volunteer participation was

at 23.2 percent, a drop of 7 percent between 2019 and 2021 – the largest decrease the survey has seen since its 2002 inception.

Special-needs individuals step in to do the most basic tasks to more intricate things such as data entry, interacting with donors and computer and office tasks.

“Our clients make the decision about which organizations they’d like to volunteer with,” says Christina Abbinanti of Life’s WORC in Garden City. She said that clients participate as part of the Program Without Walls that allows special-needs individuals to integrate into the community. The clients volunteer at a range of organizations throughout the week. “They also learn valuable job and interpersonal skills.”

At Hair We Share on Long Island, special-needs volunteers keep the doors

open and allow the allvolunteer organization to continue to provide free, hand-laced wigs to medical patients. The wigs, which average $4,000 each, are custom fitted to patients.

“Volunteers are our life blood,” says co-founder Dean Riskin. “We have no paid staff. We have seventyfive-thousand ponytails we are sitting on that need to be sorted, weighed and bagged and we couldn’t do it without them.”

In addition to getting a warm feeling about helping, special-needs volunteers hone important work and

social skills that help them when they apply for jobs. Learn more about how your not-for-profit organization could partner with them by calling Abbinanti at 516-741-9000, extension 8640; or JoAnn Vitale of RISE Life Services in Riverhead at 631-7276220, ext. 224.

Riskin of Hair We Share, which also accepts donations toward the wig-making process, can be reached at 631-478-2966. Hair We Share is headquartered in Roslyn Heights.

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Supervisor Carpenter, DA Tierney Host Financial Exploitation Prevention Seminar

Angie Carpenter, Islip Town Supervisor invited Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, along with ADAs and Detectives from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Financial Crimes Bureau and the Suffolk County PD Financial Crimes Unit to the Joyce Fitzpatrick Senior Center in East Islip, for a seminar on how to prevent identity theft.

Participants learned valuable information on “what identity theft is; what can be done with one’s identity; how does it happen; can we help prevent it and what can I do if it happens to me.”

The District Attorney’s Office will be presenting this program at various Town of Islip Senior Centers in the coming months. Check back for future dates at a Senior Center in your community. If you believe you have fallen victim to identity theft, please call the SCDA Financial Crimes Bureau at 631853-5602 or the Suffolk County Police Department Financial Crimes Unit at 631-852-6821.

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Rosh Hashanah is an important holiday on the Jewish calendar. According to the Jewish National Fund, Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year and is a celebration of the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve. Adherents to the Jewish faith wish each other a good, sweet year ahead on Rosh Hashanah, a day that is steeped in tradition. One such tradition is the sounding of the shofar, which the JNF notes are representative of the trumpet blast that sounded the coronation of kings. The sounding of the shofar also symbolizes a call to repentance. The shofar itself is a ram’s horn that calls to mind the story of the Blinding of Isaac, an event that occurred on Rosh Hashanah and involved a ram taking Isaac’s place as an offering to God. Of course, no celebration of Rosh Hashanah, which takes place over two days, is complete without a festive meal. Foods served during Rosh Hashanah celebrations tend to be sweet and are meant to symbolize hope for an enjoyable year ahead. In addition, the JNF says it is customary for Rosh Hashanah to eat foods with names that allude to blessing and prosperity. Rosh Hashanah begins September 15, 2023, at sundown and it concludes at nightfall on September 17, 2023.

What Is Yom Kippur?

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