Good News

The playhouses will be built and designed by Long Island Builders Institute volunteers and will be presented at the group’s annual L.I. Builders Home, Trade & Remodeling Expo at the Hilton Long Island in Melville on Friday, March 27 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The initiative will donate to local nonprofits at each of the six remaining Long Island Nets home games at the Nassau Coliseum.

Dave Wolmetz and Keith Handler, who opened the indoor adventure park in Nov. 2019, will be giving the donation through their newly formed Why Not Us Foundation.

Organizers of the 26th annual Prom Boutique are seeking new and gently-used prom dresses, shoes and accessories, which will be distributed at no cost to assist thousands of young women in need to attend proms, graduations and awards ceremonies.

The Dairy Queen Chill & Grill in Massapequa donated 25 percent of a recent day’s proceeds to assist the rebuilding of the fire-damaged North Massapequa Fire Department headquarters.

Suffolk Federal Credit Union is inviting its members to donate money to fight heart disease at its branch locations during February, recognized as American Heart Month.

Helen Keller Services for the Blind received a grant of $25,220 from the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG).

Northwell Health announced on Monday the opening of a new Long Island facility to fill a gap in mental health care for children and adolescents.

The nonprofit’s annual Student of the Year campaign will feature 16 teams from 14 different school districts on Long Island competing over the next seven weeks.

The North Hempstead Housing Authority is now accepting applications for new apartments for seniors with monthly rents starting as low as $696.

The Brookhaven Animal Shelter and Adoption Center is waiving adoption fees next month for some of its adoptable pets as part of a month-long campaign.

Family & Children’s Association received a $43,000 grant from United Way of Long Island.

The year-long observance includes interactive events, retrospectives, tributes and educational programs related to World War II, the Holocaust, veterans affairs and Long Island’s role during that era.

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.

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.

The football-related funds will be divided among eight of Stop & Shop’s regional food bank partners, including Island Harvest and Long Island Cares.

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.

Energy efficiency improvements made by businesses and homeowners have saved them about $280 million in electric bills since 2014, according to PSEG Long Island.

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.