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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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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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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West Islip Lions football team scores with good deeds
The squad’s players visited Good Samaritan Hospital, spending time talking and playing with the children in the pediatrics wing.
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Annual toy drive brings in thousands of donations
When it comes to toy drives, Brookhaven residents don’t play around.
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Radio stations help tune out hunger
JVC Broadcasting co-sponsored the Brookhaven INTERFACE’s annual Food Fight Against Hunger last week, which collected more than 7,400 pounds of food.
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HIA-LI crew volunteers at Long Island Cares
The HIA-LI assists the hunger-fighting nonprofit each year in advance of the holiday season.
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LI Against Domestic Violence holds annual gala
The Purple Tie Celebration Gala at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook helped raise money for the cause and honored two big supporters of the group’s efforts
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Southampton recognized for breastfeeding policy
The Town of Southampton was honored by Northwell Health for becoming the first municipality on Long Island to provide a private lactation room for nursing mothers when they return to work after maternity leave.
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