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Calendar Of Events
October 2018
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Thanksgiving Is Around The Corner
Let's face it; the holidays are stressful no matter your situation. But for those living with food insecurity, the holidays can be especially taxing. There's nothing more American than sitting around a cozy table, sharing a meal, and watching the football game on television. For our food insecure population on Long Island, however, a hot meal is not a guarantee.
At Long Island Cares, we're trying to lighten the burden of the holiday by providing families with FREE turkeys, chickens, hams, and Thanksgiving fixings.
Please take a look at the items we need most and drop them off at:
10 Davids Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788
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Contribute To One Of Our Ongoing Food Drives
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Host a Food Drive! The process is simple:
Find a location to host your drive, tell somebody, and have fun with your drive!
You can also run a virtual food drive! Our friends at YouGiveGoods.com have made it
very easy to help fill our Food Bank! This service is free to use, and allows for you to
share your drive with even more people, giving your drive an extra boost!
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Conclusion of the
2nd Annual Summer Food Drive to End Hunger
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Help battle hunger this summer by stopping by King Kullen on the following date. Supported by our local Assembly Members, the Summer Food Drive to End Hunger is an effort to get people out to their local King Kullen to donate non-perishable food items, and get active in the community.
Join Assemblyman Doug Smith on October 6th and 7th at the King Kullen in Patchogue (440 West Sunrise Highway) from 10am-6pm.
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ShopRite Spooks Out Hunger
Select ShopRite Stores have joined together to "Spook Out Hunger!" Come out to any of the following ShopRite stores on their respective dates from 10am-6pm to help support your neighbors in need!
Sat., Oct. 13th & Sunday, Oct. 14th: 1905 Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore
Sat., Oct. 20th & Sunday, Oct. 21st: 64 NY-109 in West Babylon
Sat., Oct. 27th & Sunday, Oct. 28th: 5508 Sunrise Highway in Massapequa
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Suffolk County Harley-Davidson's Fall Festival
Come celebrate the all-new 2019 Harley-Davidson model launch and help make a difference for those in need! On Saturday, October 13th, Long Island Cares will be collecting non-perishable food items at the Suffolk County Harley-Davidson's Fall Festival in Oakdale between 11am-3pm. There will be a free BBQ, live music by Joe Rock and the All Stars, a candy bar, and more! We'll see you at 4020 Sunrise Highway in Oakdale.
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World Infinity Corp
is hosting the third of many large food drives for Long Island Cares! Drop by the
Stop & Shop of South Setauket
(250 Pond Path) on
Sunday, October 21st at 7am-5pm
to donate non-perishable food items and school supplies! They've raised nearly 10,000 pounds for us so far!
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Once again, Long Island Cares, Inc., The Harry Chapin Food Bank in cooperation with supermarket chains on Long Island, is proud to participate in its
26th Annual Check-Out Hunger® campaign that will run from
October-January. Our retail partners run the campaign at varying times over the four-month period, and shoppers can donate whenever they see the Check-Out Hunger® displays.
If you'd like to make a donation during this campaign, simply tear off a
$1, $3, or $5 coupon and hand it to the cashier to add a donation onto your bill. 100% of the donations collected in Nassau and Suffolk counties will be donated to Long Island Cares to assist the 270,000 Long Islanders who struggle with food insecurity every day.
Thank you for your support!
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Central Operating Lines Ltd.
Open House & Food Drive
Central Operating Lines, Ltd. is a model railroad club. The club has o
ver 2 scale miles per line and 4 main lines, along with 2 elevated lines, 2 subway lines and 2 ON-30 lines!
COL is hosting an open house! Stop by on October 20th and 21st. Check out their four main lines, two elevated lines going from city to city, a logging line covering their 34-inch mountain, and much, much more! Admission is free, but we kindly ask you bring some non-perishable food items.
50A Carlough Road, Bohemia, NY 11716
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Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza Fundraiser Has Been Extended Through The End Of October
Long Island Cares partnered with
Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza
in September to raise funds for Long Island Cares. That fundraiser has since been extended until the end of October. Mention Long Island Cares when you stop in at their Farmingdale, Stony Brook, Bohemia, Woodbury, Carle Place, Commack, Wantagh, or Great Neck locations (on Mondays and Tuesdays) and 20% of your order will be donated to fighting hunger on Long Island
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New Year Round Collection Site
We're proud to announce PetSmart of Huntington Station is now a year round collection site for Long Island Cares! Pay them a visit with some of our most needed items for pets at 350 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station.
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Looking for Help?
Here are some schedules and workshops
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Have A Meal On Us With
The Children's Breakfast Food Truck
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New Paths to Achievement
Career & Personal Development Workshops
Job Search Assistance Available
Need assistance with your Resume, Cover Letter and Interview Skills
Appointments available at our Lindenhurst, Freeport and Huntington Station Satellite sites.
Contact our New Paths to Achievement Coordinator
Lisa M. Owens
631-991-8107
Town of Brookhaven Women's Conference
Long Island Cares will be onsite providing information
Saturday, October 13th
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738
New Paths to Achievement Career Development
Onsite Coordinator will provide information on
Job Search Strategies, Resume Review & Interview Skills Training.
Monday, October 15th
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
330 Court St, Riverhead
Contact the Library to register 631- 727-3228
Dress for Success of Brookhaven
"Drop in Thursdays"
Long Island Cares will be onsite
Thursday, October 25th
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Presented Workshop: How to use Social Media in your Job Search
1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738
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Save The Date: Join Us On November 8, With Healthy Kids Guest Chef & Nutritionist Andrea Massop Ramos, M.S. of Healthy Friendz Nutrition Inc.
Long Island Cares and their staff dietitians know that feeding people is not the same as nourishing them. Through partnerships with private, corporate, and restaurant chefs, we are able to teach agency and network members who operate emergency food programs how to prepare, serve, and distribute food bank foods to the impoverished communities they serve. |
Long Island Cares Gets Pranked
By The Impractical Jokers
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Thanks TruTV for sending Q to eat the donations
(and then replace them with triple of what he ate).
And thank you to our volunteers for, who went along with it.
You don't want to miss this video. Catch it here:
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Join Us For These Special Events
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Join Us Tuesday, October 16 In Southampton
For Our Annual East End Golf Outing at Sebonack Golf Club
Just South of the Great Peconic Bay lies the sprawling hills of the Sebonack Golf Club. Carved from the natural curve of the land, the course features expansive views that overlook the the Peconic Bay and Cold Spring Pond.
The morning starts with registration and breakfast at 8:30am followed by a first tee at 10am. We will conclude the day with a cocktail reception.
Tickets are on sale now! Please support Long Island Cares by joining us for golf or taking a sponsorship.
Call Cheryl Steinhauer at (631) 582-3663 (ext. 104) or
check it out online
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CANstruction Is Back For Another Year of Creativity, Talent, & Fun
Canstruction is the most unique food charity event in the world!
For thousands on Long Island, the day begins and ends with the anguish of hunger. Canstruction Long Island is determined to end this suffering. At CANstruction, teams are given 12 hours to defy expectations, logic and gravity as they build fantastic sculptures from thousands of cans of food.
Driven by the
knowledge that their structures will change lives by lifting the spirits of those in need, by raising public awareness, and most importantly, by filling the shelves of local food banks dedicated volunteers work tirelessly to bring their creations to life.
The following day, the super-sized masterpieces are judged in a variety of categories as these unconventional art exhibits are opened to the public from October 26
through November 12
. The cost of admission: just one can of food.
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Buy Your Tickets For A Discounted Shopping Day
To Benefit Long Island Cares
Lord & Taylor
is hosting a discounted shopping day on November 10 that helps fight hunger on Long Island. A $5 gift to Long Island Cares gets you
25% off almost everything in store plus 15% off almost all beauty. Email Csteinhauer@licares.
org to receive your coupon!
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Save The Date: 'The NASH Holiday Bash' at NYCB Theater
On December 7, the hit country radio station NASH FM 94.7 will be celebrating "The NASH Holiday Bash" at NYCB Live, which is home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Country star
Chris Young
will be headlining this concert in Uniondale, New York, and he will be joined by country duo
Dan and Shay
, and Aussie country sensation
Morgan Evans
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Looking to Donate To Long Island Cares?
Here are a few locations that collect year round!
A-1 Roofing: 51 Nesconset Highway, Port Jefferson Station
American Pool: 107 Bridge Road, Islandia
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci: 630 New York Avenue, Suite D, Huntington
Clovis Point Vineyard and Winery: 1935 Main Road, Jamesport
Fleet Appliance: 501 W Main Street, Patchogue
Huntington Arts Council: 213 Main Street, Huntington
LI Drum Center: 1460 Old Country Rd, Plainview
Party Hardy: 145 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset
Party Hardy: 159-8 New York 25A, Miller Place
Pet Supplies Plus: 126 E. Main Street, Smithtown
Port Jeff Salt Cave: 320 Main Street, Port Jefferson
Suffolk County Girl Scouts: 442 Moreland Rd., Commack
Suffolk County Girl Scouts: 1500 Lakeview Ave, Bayport
Suffolk County Girl Scouts: 854 East Main St., Riverhead
South Shore Medical Care: 4681 Veterans Memorial Highway, Holbrook
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Shopping at any of these Old Navy or Marshalls stores? Don't forget your bag of non-perishables for donation!
Old Navy -
Bay Shore, Bohemia, Hicksville, Huntington, Lake Grove, Levittown, West Babylon
Marshalls -
Commack, East Islip, Huntington, Jericho, Melville, Miller Place, North Massapequa, Patchogue, Shirley, Stony Brook, West Babylon
The following libraries are all drop off locations!
Bring non-perishables and support your neighbors in need
Commack Branch of the Smithtown Library
Commack Library
Comsewogue Library
Copiague Library
Deer Park Library
East Islip Library
Floral Park Library
Freeport Library
Hauppauge Library
Huntington Library
Islip Library
Kings Park Library
Locust Valley Library
Merrick Library
Oceanside Library
Sachem Public Library
Seaford Public Library
Smithtown Library
Wantagh Library
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All LI Cares sites accept donations during these hours:
Warehouse - 10 Davids Drive Hauppauge
M-F 8:30AM to 4:15PM
220 Broadway Huntington Station
MWF 8:30AM - 3:30PM / T&TH 9:30AM-4:30PM
21 East Sunrise Highway Freeport
MWF 8:30AM - 3:30PM / TU 8:30AM - 5:30PM / TH 10:30am-5:30pm
163 N. Wellwood Ave. Lindenhurst
MWF 8:30AM - 3:30PM / TU 8:30AM - 5:30PM /TH 9:30-4:30
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