Gold Coast Bank Pays It Forward For October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month
September 22, 2011
~100% of Gold Coast Bank Branch ATM Transaction Fees Throughout October Benefiting Beauty for a Cure~
(Setauket, NY) – In honor of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Long Island’s Community Banksm, Gold Coast Bank, is designating 100 percent of its ATM withdrawal and query transaction fees to benefit Long Island’s Beauty for a Cure, an organization […]
Penta Cares in Association with ASIS International – Long Island Chapter To Host Charity Golf Outing to Benefit American Cancer Society
September 21, 2011
(Massapequa, NY) – Penta Cares, the philanthropic division of boutique event-planning agency, Penta Dynamic Solutions, along with the Long Island Chapter of ASIS International, plan to host its Fifth Annual Penta Cares Charity Golf Outing benefiting the American Cancer Society on October 3, 2011 at Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach, NY.
Each year, […]
Harvest Sunset Dinner Benefits Pediatric MS Research At Stony Brook
September 20, 2011
Event Kicks off “Season of Giving”
(Stony Brook, NY) – The Second Annual Harvest Sunset Dinner, a fundraising event presented by the National Pediatric MS (multiple sclerosis) Center at Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital, will take place at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook on November 17, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Proceeds from the event, […]
Leading Teacher and Best-selling Author Jane M. Healy to Deliver “Influence of Technology on Education” on September 26 at Adelphi University
September 19, 2011
(Garden City, NY) — Leading teacher, educational psychologist, and author, Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., will focus her lecture on “The Influence of Technology on Education,” on Monday, September 26, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in the Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The lecture, the […]
Help Those In Need Enjoy A More Hopeful New Year
September 19, 2011
— JCC appeals for donations of non-perishable food, funds for its kosher food pantry in Woodmere —
(Cedahurst, NY) — As the Jewish New Year approaches, families throughout the Five Towns community are busy preparing for the holiday, which will include reflecting back on the past year while looking ahead to a fresh new one, one […]
Mather Hospital Dedicates Rooftop “Healing” Garden For Adolescent, Adult Psychiatric Patients
September 19, 2011
(Port Jefferson, N.Y.) – John T. Mather Memorial Hospital today dedicated a rooftop garden and recreation space for its adolescent and adult psychiatric patients designed to improve their emotional and physical well-being.
The outdoor space will serve as a “healing garden” for patients where they can work with plants as well as engage in supervised recreational […]
Statement On President Obama’s “Millionaires Tax” Proposal And New York Tax And Revenue Policies
September 19, 2011
We support President Obama’s federal tax-reform proposal to assure fair-share tax payments from millionaires and wind down tax cuts for the wealthy. We urge support of these proposals in Washington, and we urge support for similar policies in Albany.
• It’s not right for middle-class families to pay higher tax rates than […]
Senator Kemp Hannon’s “Concussion Management And Awareness Act” Signed Into Law
September 19, 2011
Senator Kemp Hannon announces that his legislation, the “Concussion Management and Awareness Act,” has been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. The law will establish head concussion guidelines, and seeks to ensure the safety of student-athletes.
“A concussion is considered a mild traumatic brain injury and can cause harmful, long-term effects to brain functions,” says […]
New Coalition Presses East Hampton Candidates On Environmental Positions
September 19, 2011
(New York) — Several independent environmental groups have, for the first time, banded together to ensure all candidates in upcoming elections for East Hampton Town Board and Town Supervisor address key environmental issues. The newly formed group, the East Hampton Environmental Coalition (EHEC), will hold a press conference on the East Hampton Town Hall […]
Autism Speaks Hails House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for Accelerating Action to Renew Landmark 2006 Combating Autism Act
September 16, 2011
Three-year Extension Set for House Vote September 20
(New York, NY) - Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, today applauded House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) for agreeing to post a bipartisan bill next Tuesday for a House floor vote that would renew the landmark 2006 Combating Autism Act (CAA) for […]
