Spotlight

BAPS Charities prepared and delivered a total 300 packages of food to the Helping Hand Rescue Mission food pantry and Northwell Health’s Huntington Hospital last week.

The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island donated 16,000 bottles of water to healthcare workers at two Long Island hospitals.

The money, donated to the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, will go towards assisting local restaurants that are providing meals to healthcare staff at St. Charles Hospital and Mather Hospital.

Despite the temporary closing of its branch lobbies due to the state’s PAUSE directive, a Long Island credit union was still able to continue a tradition of donating to The Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead.

Suffolk Federal Credit Union has donated $1,000 to the Mercy Center Ministries to support its work to provide shelter and services to single young women and those pregnant or parenting.

Danny Tran, owner of Islip Cleaners and Tailors, and employee Mareia Vargas, are sewing masks in colors inspired by Easter eggs.

The funding will allow Island Harvest to purchase and provide an “uninterrupted supply” of food for Long Islanders facing food insecurity.

Students and faculty from the Northport-East Northport school district raised more than $71,000 for childhood cancer research and treatment during

The goal of the annual contest, held each year from 2005, is to engage young people in thinking about cyber security through the creation of posters that will encourage their peers to use the internet safely and securely.

L.I. Against Domestic Violence announced on Wednesday that it received a $9,000 Community Partner Grant from United Way of Long Island.

Stop & Shop’s donation included apples, bananas, oranges, melons, potatoes and various greens and veggies.

A team of Long Island teachers, coaches and education professionals took on the Harlem Wizards in a charity basketball game.

A team of students from Mount Sinai High School are advancing to compete in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl after winning the regional contest last week.

Sixteen student athletes from the Sewanhaka High School varsity gymnastics team took to the mats last month to raise money for medical research.

Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk received a $6,000 Community Partner Grant from United Way of Long Island.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Long Island received a donation of $35,000 last week thanks to donations made during the 2019 Massapequa Turkey Trot.

The Town of Southampton is proposing a new law that would prohibit the sale, distribution and release of helium balloons.

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.

Bethpage Federal Credit Union and the Target Foundation helped fund a holiday shopping spree for 100 children with the Hempstead-based nonprofit EAC Network.

Options for Community Living conducted two fundraisers during the holidays to help Long Island families in need.