Calendar of Events

Member of the public are welcome. Come and join us in working to make Brookhaven Better Through Community Participation and Civic Engagement.

For more information call (631)281-7145 or email abco1@gmail.com.

Suffolk Community College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center

This event aims to increase awareness of issues that affect local minority communities and our community at large. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with health professionals from local health and community-based organizations and observe exercise and healthy food demonstrations.

Hofstra, North Campus.

For more information and a full schedule of events, please call (516)463-5301 or visit hofstra.edu/nphw2018.

WEDLI is a not for profit organization whose goals are to foster economic development in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

From governmental contacts to new business opportunities, if you’re not certified, you may be missing out on valuable opportunities to connect  with potential clients who want (and need) to work with businesses like yours.

Join us for a “how to” session that will review the benefits of WBE certification, as well as responsibilities and requirements.

Our speakers are Erica Chase-Gregory of the Farmingdale Small Business Development Center, along with one of her successful WBE owners, Kimberly DiLeo, founder of KIMCO, a Long Island mechanical construction company.

Sponsored by Colliers International

Pricing:

Pre-registration $25 for members; $35 for non-members. At door add $5. Advanced registration ends at 5PM Wednesday, 4/11.

Call Suzanne Kirkpatrick-Nelson (631)208-2207 or Kennetha Pettus (516)860-7507.

This event raises scholarship funds for deserving students from the Village of Hempstead to attend Hofstra University, while strengthening the bond between the two communities. Each year, the prestigious Unispan Award is presented to individuals whose professional or personal lives has enriched the Hempstead community.

Main Dining Room. Mack Student Center.

For information and to make a reservation, please call Alex LaMagna at (516)463-5284 or visit hofstra.edu/h4h.

There are 15 member municipalities: 13 villages, the Town, and the County. A representative from each member-municipality is appointed to serve on the Committee. the job of each representative is to represent the needs of its municipality, present ideas for activities, serve as an advisor to the Director and most importantly, bring tools and information back to its municipality so that it can become an effective part of the effort to restore and protect Manhasset Bay and its watershed.

If you would like to volunteer to represent your village, please email the Director at (mbpcExec@gmail.com) for help in getting in touch with your Village administration.

Call CRESLI at (631)244-3352 for schedule changes and cancellations. The walks are approximately 1.2 miles round trip and take about 1 to 2 hours. Suitable for children. Suggested contribution $5 per adult and $3 per child.

Leader: Eileen Schwinn

Vernal ponds, meadows and wooded areas attract a variety of visiting migrants and nesting birds, in addition to raptors and thrushes. Each day is different during migration season. Dress for ticks, however, we will be on mowed paths for most of the walk.

All classes are taught by Master Gardener Volunteers and Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators. The day consists of workshops held during three sessions, offering information for beginners to advanced gardeners; and a keynote address on “The High Line: Lessons for Your Garden”; by Roxanne Zimmer, PhD, MGV, Peconic.

Included in the fee are free soil pH testing, a plant diagnostic clinic, gardening exhibits, and an early plant sale from some of the finest nurseries on Long Island; continental breakfast, delicious boxed lunch, raffles and door prizes.

Fee: $65 per person ($60 for early birds who register by March 1st).

Contact: Sarah Osborn, Administrative Assistant so348@cornell.edu (631)727-7850 x 207