Senator Flanagan Joins Concerned Parents At 4th Annual Hydrocephalus Walk
October 5, 2009
(Babylon,N.Y.) - Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) recently served as the honorary chairperson at the 4th Annual Hydrocephalus Walk to help raise awareness and funding for this incurable condition. This year’s walk, which took place at Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon, raised over $30,000 for the cause.
Earlier this year, Senator Flanagan sponsored a […]
Habitat for Humanity: World Habitat Day
October 2, 2009
(Suffolk County,N.Y.)-In 1985 the United Nations declared the first Monday in October “World Habitat Day” in order to recognize the vast housing need in cities around the world. cknows that good housing is key to helping a child turn into a productive adult. Habitat Suffolk has 5 affordable homes currently under construction – and has […]
Penta Cares Third Annual Golf Outing
October 2, 2009
(Lido Beach,N.Y.)-Penta Cares will host its Third Annual Charity Golf Outing with proceeds benefiting the American Diabetes Association on October 5, 2009 at the Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach, NY. The 11am shotgun start will be followed by a cocktail hour, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, dinner, awards reception, and entertainment. We’ve raised over $76,000 […]
New Website Focuses on Early Act and Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
October 2, 2009
‘Know Your Risk’ Kicks off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(Long Island, N.Y.) — A website launched to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, at www.earlyactawareness.org, provides a powerful focal point for efforts to pass the EARLY Act. Created by NeoMatrix, makers of the HALO® Breast Pap Test, the site is an easy way for […]
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play” Street Scene “Onstage at Adelphi University
October 1, 2009
(Garden City, N.Y.) Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre is proud to present “Street Scene”, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Elmer Rice, starring the University’s theatre majors as well as members of the local community. Directed by Associate Professor of Performing Arts Margaret Lally, Street Scene opens its seven performance run on Tuesday, October 6 and […]
Long Island Adults with Developmental Disabilities Win Self Advocacy Group of the Year
October 1, 2009
DDI Program Promotes Self Advocacy and Citizenship
(Smithtown, N.Y.) – The Self Advocacy Group of Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), a leading Long Island service provider for children and adults with autism, has been named Self Advocacy Group of the Year by the Self Advocacy Association of New York (SANYS). Participants in the DDI Self Advocacy Program were […]
