Council calls 2020 Census count crucial for nonprofits
The head of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island stressed the importance of the 2020 Census to nonprofit agencies at an event at Farmingdale State College last week.
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Author: The Long Island Times
Southampton floats helium balloon ban
The Town of Southampton is proposing a new law that would prohibit the sale, distribution and release of helium balloons.
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Smithtown to host annual pre-school fair for parents
The annual pre-school fair is an opportunity for parents to meet representatives from several early childhood education centers in the area.
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Adelante organizes relief effort to aid Puerto Rico
Adelante, a member organization of Family Residences and Essential Enterprises (FREE), is collecting needed items at its Brentwood office at 10 Third Ave. on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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East Hampton nonprofit expands education programs
An East Hampton-based nonprofit that provides after-school and summer learning programs for local children is expanding to offer Saturday sessions and year-round activities with the help of The Neighborhood House.
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Volunteers mobilize for MLK Day of Service
The Long Island events are part of several organized by the UJA-Federation around the New York metropolitan area to help 24 nonprofits carry out more than 60 service projects to help people in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County.
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Town scores NHL grant to boost youth hockey
The $3,500 NHL grant will cover most of the cost for acquiring ice-rink dividers that split the ice surface at the town’s Bethpage rink.
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Sagra in Cutchogue: Italian chef coming to East End benefit dinner
Chef Simona Fabrizio will be in the kitchen at Touch of Venice for the “Flavors of Umbria” event, which features Italian food and wine from the North Fork.
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Nuclear physics project a smash hit for Brookhaven Lab
The new Electron-Ion Collider is estimated to cost between $1.6 billion and $2.6 billion and will be built over the next 10 years.
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Westbury Arts to celebrate Black History Month
This year’s event, called Sankofa, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Church of the Advent at 555 Advent St. in Westbury.
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Stop & Shop gives $31K towards hunger fight
The football-related funds will be divided among eight of Stop & Shop’s regional food bank partners, including Island Harvest and Long Island Cares.
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Island Harvest bags $50K for backpack program
Island Harvest Food Bank received a $50,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to help fund the nonprofit’s Kids Weekend Backpack Feeding Program.
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That’s watts up: PSEG-LI customers saved $280M
Energy efficiency improvements made by businesses and homeowners have saved them about $280 million in electric bills since 2014, according to PSEG Long Island.
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Charity basketball event aims for a net gain
The day-long Hoops for Harrison tournament, scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 19, aims to raise money and awareness of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s work.
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Huntington park is going to the dogs
The town began a three-month pilot program on Jan. 1 to allow leashed dogs in Heckscher Park, where canines were previously banned.
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Six ways your business can do the right thing
Here are six ways your company can work with nonprofits to help make an impact on Long Island.
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Credit union funds holiday shopping spree for 100 kids
Bethpage Federal Credit Union and the Target Foundation helped fund a holiday shopping spree for 100 children with the Hempstead-based nonprofit EAC Network.
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Nets and nonprofit win big on Star Wars Night
Nassau Coliseum went to a galaxy far, far away on Friday when the Long Island Nets hosted Star Wars Night and a jersey auction for charity.
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Pet pantry anchors new Long Island Cares annex
The nonprofit’s Lindenhurst annex features Baxter’s Pet Pantry, a free-standing pet pantry that provides pet food and supplies to families in need caring for their pets.
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Options holiday toy drive a success
Options for Community Living conducted two fundraisers during the holidays to help Long Island families in need.
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Long Island Sports Zone donates a ton of food
More than 200 people took part in the sports facility’s fifth annual Hitting For Hunger campaign, collecting food for Long Island families in need.
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