Free Skin Cancer Screening
Sunday, May 2
Community Planting
Monday, May 3
Dinner and Lecture
Tuesday, May 4
Sunday, May 2
Free Skin Cancer Screening
Get a free skin-cancer screening at Plainview Hospital from 9 a.m. to noon. The screening is a full-body exam for anyone who has never been diagnosed with skin cancer. Participants must be 18 or older. Space is limited and appointments are required. For an appointment, call 719-2599 on April 27 or 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. only.
Monday, May 3
Community Planting
Manetto Hill Jewish Center will be hosting a Community Planting. All ages are welcome to come plant flowers and play games to celebrate Lag B’Omer.
Tuesday, May 4
Dinner and Lecture
Dr. Michael Berlin invites you to an incredible Wellness Education. Wellness starts with a lifestyle that includes a proper diet. Lecture on the Benefits of Drinking Alkaline Water. The presentation will discuss benefits which include lowering high blood pressure, reducing inflammation in the body (especially arthritis), helps for diabetes, kidney function, osteoporosis, bowel dysfunctions and more. Live happy, successful and fulfilling lives in a permanent way. 6:30 p.m. at La Famiglia Restaurant, 641 Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call The Family Wellness Center 224-0059 to reserve your space. Cost: $30 includes 3 course dinner and lecture. Space limited.
Thursday, May 13
Free Community Health Chat
A presentation on Medical Supplies and Equipment. Learn what is new and available. Presented by Amy Cardito, Cottage Pharmacy. 1 to 2 p.m. at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Rd. Call the Mid-Island Y JCC 822-3535, ext. 338.
Sunday, May 16
Yard Sale
Temple Beth Elohim (926 Round Swamp Rd.), Old Bethpage) is holding a gigantic multi-family outdoor yard sale at 10 a.m. Vendors wanted. Buy one space $35; two spaces $60. Make check payable to Sisterhood Temple Beth Elohim. Registration deadline May 6. Call 694-4544.
Upcoming Events
Syosset H.S. Classes of ‘72/’73 Reunion
July 31at the Marriott in Melville. $125 pp until May 5; then $155. Checks are made payable to: Syosset HS Reunion Class ‘73, PO Box 215, 57 Ira Rd., Syosset, NY 11791. Any questions? Syosset73@aim.com or call Bert 676-8008.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration Events
Located on Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage. Call572-8400 for information on the following:
• May 2, 9, 16, 23: History Alive. Children and parents will be able to try their hand at the everyday chores of 19th-century life, including churning fresh cream into butter at the Powell Farmhouse, carding wool at the Benjamin House, assisting in making a hat, and sweeping the porch at the General Store with a handmade corn broom. Other aspects of children’s lives will also be covered, including play, involving rolling wooden hoops beside the Noon Inn; and education, with participants having the opportunity to see the School House, where they can write on a slate board. Noon to 4 p.m.
Family Wellness Center Programs
The Family Wellness Center is located at 641-B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499 to register for the following:
•May 5, 19: Free Introduction to Resolving Stress through Network Care. Learn all about this extraordinarily gentle method that literally resolves all the stress, tension, distortions, and traumas from your body and mind. Learn how this care helps resolve a variety of acute and chronic stress conditions and live with much more peace, passion, authenticity and great health. Lecture and demonstration given by Dr. Michael Berlin or Dr. Victoria Couluris. $100 toward care to new patients. 8 p.m.
•May 6: Free Intro to P.E.E.R Counseling Emotional Release Group. Join Nanci Deutsch, licensed clinical social worker, trained in P.E.E.R (Primary Emotional Energy Recovery) to learn how to uncover and clear blocked emotions to improve relationships, increase confidence and self- esteem and find more peace within. 8 p.m. RSVP by May 4.
•May 13: P.E.E.R Counseling Emotional Release Group. P.E.E.R. (Primary Emotional Energy Recovery) is a powerful process that helps people connect and release trapped emotions in order to free yourself from issues that have blocked you from creating the life you want. Benefits include relief from old emotions, gaining essential life skills, improve your relationships and find more peace in your body and mind. $40. 8 p.m. RSVP by May 12.
Weekly Events
•Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Chorus welcomes new members. Meetings are held Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. in the choral room of POB Middle School. All voices are needed and no experience is necessary. Rehearsals run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information call 931-4377 or 935-6243.
•Ideal Health Business Presentation. Unprecedented ground floor opportunity to earn $2 to $5K per month within six months then more. Free. Every Monday at 8 p.m. at The Family Wellness Center, 641-B Old Country Rd. Call 822-8499 to register.
•Bible Study Classes. Free weekly classes at 10 a.m. Wednesdays or 8:45 a.m. Sundays at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd. No prior knowledge required. Beginners welcome. Call 349-1966.
•Calling All Seniors. Why be bored at home? Come for fun, trips and to meet new friends. Qualifications: resident of Hicksville, Plainview or Levittown. Meetings every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bethpage Senior Center, 103 Grumman Rd. West, Bethpage. Call 571-9910.
•Rotary Club of Bethpage-Plainview serving the community since 1955. Dinner meeting 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Thursday at Marriott Residence Inn, 9 Gerhard Rd., Plainview. For information call 681-7960.
•Senior Citizen Lunch Program. Nassau County provides a lunch program for seniors 60+, who live in Nassau County. The donation is $3. The lunch is held at the Jamaica Avenue School, 85 Jamaica Ave. Reservations must be called in by Wednesday at 937-6424.
•POB Senior Citizen Club meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays in the All-Purpose Room at the Jamaica Avenue School, 85 Jamaica Ave. For information call 937-6424. Members must be 60 years or older, residing in the POB S.D. are eligible. Bring school tax bill as proof of residency. Dues is $15. New members welcome.
Monthly Events
•The LI Psoriasis Network Meetup Group will get together in the second floor In-Service Classroom of North Shore University at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd., on the first Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. All are welcome. No cost. More information is available at http:// psoriasis.meetup.com/24/
•Golf for Singles Adults, a group of 50 + single seniors meet the third Tuesday of every month, at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview. For info call 942-4228. The group plays on courses, mostly in Suffolk on the weekends as well as during the week.
•Central Oyster Bay Democratic Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the community room at the Nutty Irishman, 323 Main St., in the Village of Farmingdale. All are welcome to attend. The club serves the communities of Farmingdale, North Massapequa, Plainedge, Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Plainview and Farmingdale State University. For more information call 909-8318, or email info@centraloysterbaydems.cjb.net.
•Plainview Republican Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m., downstairs at the American Legion Hall, 115 Southern Pky. Connect with new friends and attend enjoyable events throughout the year. Everyone is welcome. Call Steve Joyce 644-0486.
•Introduction to Chemotherapy, a monthly information session for cancer patients who are beginning chemotherapy treatments. Family members are welcome. Refreshments served. Meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Patient’s Lounge on 3-West at North Shore University Hospital at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd. Call Sharon Huff, RN, to register 719-2702.
•Cancer Survivors Support Group offered for survivors and their families at North Shore Hospital at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd. The group is free and meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. and includes all cancers. Call Barbara for further information 541-4673.
•Scleroderma Support Group. Are you a Scleroderma patient, family member or friend? A Scleroderma Support Group meets on the first Thursday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at Plainview-Old Bethpage Library. Call Linda 631-981-6965. No meetings during June, July and August.
•Jewish War Veterans, Gieir-Levitt Post #655 invite all Jewish war veterans to join them at the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd., at 9 a.m. on the second Sunday of every month. Call Larry Sklar 942-3327. Come for a free breakfast.
Ongoing Programs
Child and Adult Food Program
All children in attendance will be offered the same meals at no separate charge, with no physical segregation of, or other discriminating against, any child because of race, color, age, national origin, sex or handicap. This applies to Teacher’s Pets Child Care Centers in Levittown and Plainview. Call 731-3263.
At Reflection Counseling Center
Located at 202 Terminal Dr. Call 576-3120 for information on the following:
•Adolescent Group for youth who are struggling with abstinence from alcohol or drugs. Group sessions focus on education, communication skills, relationships and self-esteem issues. The group meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Call for information on joining. All inquiries are confidential.
•Eating Disorder Treatment, a weekly group for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating on Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Sliding scale fee. Call to register.
•Parent Group for those parents struggling with their child’s use of alcohol and/or drugs. Group sessions focus on parenting and communication skills and education. The group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call to register. All inquiries are confidential.
•Stop Smoking Program for substance abusers.
•Women’s Issues Group for women who are in recovery from alcohol and/or drugs. Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Group sessions focus on those issues of communication skills, relationships and self-esteem. All inquiries are confidential.
