Suffolk Zone 4 - NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPERS - Wednesday JUNE 19, 2013 • www.southbaysneighbor.com
The Long Island Campus of St. Joseph’s College is pleased to announce that it will provide a venue for the 6th Annual Stand Up for the Homeless event, sponsored by the Office of the Suffolk County Executive, on Friday, June 21st in the John A. Danzi Athletic Center from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is the fifth year the event will be held at the College. The annual Stand Up for the Homeless event allows individuals in attendance to gain access to free services and products offered by a number of non-profit and government agencies, all in one location. Services that will be provided include health and dental screenings, housing and shelter placement, employment opportunities, free haircuts, a clothing drive and public assistance counseling. The blood pressure and health screenings that were provided at previous events
resulted in a handful of attendees receiving vital, immediate care they may have otherwise not received. “The mission and fundamental goal of the Suffolk County Department of Social Services is to assist each of our county’s most vulnerable residents with the tools and support they need to regain their selfsufficiency,” said Suffolk County Department of Social Services Acting Commissioner John F. O’Neill. “Stand Up for the Homeless personifies that mission, and we are proud to stand beside County Executive Bellone, St. Joseph’s College and our non-profit partners in presenting it.” Long Island Cares and Island Harvest will provide attendees with bags of food to leave with. An additional food drive will be coordinated by The Patchogue Lions Club,
while St. Vincent de Paul will coordinate a clothing drive. Free transportation to and from the event will be supplied throughout the day at 10 different locations around the county. Last year, more than 250 volunteers came out to assist at the event and more than 75 organizations offered free services to over 500 individuals and families. For more information or to volunteer, call 631.854.9748.
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Summer “To Do” List By: Jamie Lynn Ryan So Summer is officially here… now what? Well, for me, in addition to all the normal seasonal stuff most of us look forward to, I am eagerly anticipating catching up on some quality TV time. Rerun Season, as I like to refer to it, is prime time to make use of that “On Demand” feature and settle in for some marathon viewing sessions, don’t you think? Remember all those cable TV series your friends keep talking about that you’ve never had the chance to check out? Well, plop down on the couch, put your feet up and start with Episode I, Season I. Watch a few episodes a night, every night, and you’ll be all caught up before you know it.
Oh, and let’s not forget about that pile of magazines from those subscriptions you just can’t bear to cancel. How many of you have accumulated quite the collection? What’s that, a Winter Music Preview on the cover? Only slightly outdated… take that cup of tea outside and start turning those pages. If you’re feeling especially ambitious, you can always attempt to crack open an actual book, too. I know, I know, such a thing is foreign to most people in this day and age. But remember how much you used to love it? How easy it was to become engrossed in chapter after chapter of a good novel to the point that you never wanted to put it down? Well, summer is the perfect opportunity to rediscover that passion.
Of course, beautiful beach weather always beckons, but the good part is that books and magazines travel easily enough. And with the technology of today, so can TV shows, actually. Take your tablet along for the ride, stick your toes in the sand, and insert a beach chair in place of that couch. You’re all set! Just think, an entire month to reintegrate yourself into the culture that you’ve been missing out on these last few months (or years, as the case may be). Time to do something for yourself, wouldn’t you say? Don’t worry, you’ll still have plenty of time to anguish over all the normal daily obligations. But that “you” time… that’s something you can never get back. Priceless.
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