Giant Community Yard Sale:
Saturday, May 21
Track and Field Day Event:
Sunday, May 22
Stock Market Day Trader Group Meeting:
Thursday, May 31
Saturday, May 21
Giant Community Yard Sale
Thinking of having a yard sale? Why not have it in a highly visible location? Good Shepherd Church, 3434 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown, is hosting a giant, huge, bigger than you could imagine, Community Yard Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Raindate May 28. $30 per space. Only 100 spaces available. Call 731-2314 for an application and leave a message.
Fundraising Carnival
The 4th Annual Sunrise Day Camp Carnival will be held at 61 Birchwood Ct. West, Syosset, from noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 22
All Breed Dog Show
Hosted by the LI Kennel Club at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Auxiliary Field, 1303 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage. Doors open at 8 a.m. Featured at the event: breed judging, rally and obedience competition, breed showcase, demonstration by the U.S. Police Canine Association, vendors, cake for everyone before Best in Show competition. For more information call 378-9081 or roxiethedoxie@aol.com. Admission $8 per adult; $4 for children and seniors.
Track and Field Day Event
The Plainview-Old Bethpage SEPTA and Athletic Booster Club announce their Fourth Annual SEPTA/Booster Community Track and Field Day. This special free event for SEPTA’s families features field events organized by the POBJFKHS Varsity Track coaches and athletes. SEPTA families with school aged children grades K-12 are invited to enjoy a day of relays, challenges, skills training, T-shirts and medals for all participating children and a spectacular Booster Club Bar-B-Que. Parents are invited to meet, mingle and enjoy. The event will be held from noon until 2 p.m. at the POB JFK High School Track, 50 Kennedy Dr., Plainview. Contacts: Carol Meschkow at ccpobc1@aol.com or Kathy Rea at cotrea@gmail.com. In the event of rain, cancellation will be posted on the following websites: www.Stratfordroadpta.com or www.pobsepta.homestead.com.
Thursday, May 31
Stock Market Day Trader Group Meeting
The LI DayTrader Meetup Group meets at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Rd., from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m., to discuss stock market investing and day trading strategies. All levels welcome. Free. For detailed agenda and directions, see www.meetup.com/LISTMG or call 385-8244.
Upcoming Events
Love Never Dies
Robert E. Hansen, psychic medium, brings his Love Never Dies program to the Plainview Jewish Center, 95 Floral Dr., Plainview, on Monday, June 13. A complimentary dessert buffet will be available at 7 p.m. and the program will run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Robert will share with the audience his gift of psychic communication with loved ones who have crossed to the other side. Tickets are $35 each. Order by phone 516-938-8610, ext. 101.
Family Wellness Center
Located at 641- B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499. The following events are offered:
•May 24: Club Mom – Raising Mature, Focused, Empowered, and Healthy Children Naturally. Is your child too rambunctious, unfocused, angry or shy? Or does he/she have trouble concentrating, have any unexplained or unresolved neurological symptoms, on the Spectrum, or have ADD or ADHD? Come hear Dr. Michael Berlin, one of only a few Network Practitioners in the world, speak about an amazing breakthrough treatment that gently and permanently resolves stress, tension, distortions, and traumas from the body and mind; and dramatically improves the health of the nervous system. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Club Mom, 601 W. Jericho Tpke., Huntington. Call at 631-659-3939 to reserve a seat. Club Mom members are free; nonmembers $15.
•May 25: Creating Extraordinary Mind and Body Wellness: 8:00 – 9:00 pm. 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. Call 822-8499 for more information.
•June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Creating Extraordinary Mind and Body Wellness. 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. 8 to 9 p.m.
•June 5: The Plainview Community will participate in a “Community Wellness Day,” a day for Health, Safety, Environmental and Financial Awareness. This is a National event focusing on educating our community on important information critical to the total wellness to all residents. The KISS (kids in special services) has been chosen as the beneficiary of the event. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd. Admission is free. Contact Fern 822-8499 or msflew72@gmail.com.
Stroke Support Groups
Stroke Life Society is a community organization of survivors and co-survivors in the pursuit of living and helping others. A stroke can be very isolating. By sharing experiences and encouraging one another, together we can face and overcome common challenges. All welcome. RSVP is requested but not required. For information and other locations and times, call Ben Thomas 398-4994:
•Every third Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Parish Center, 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown.
•June 13 (and every second Monday of the month) at 6 p.m. at the Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave., Wantagh.
•July 6 (and every first Wednesday of the month) at 11 a.m. in Room 12, St. Frances de Chantal, 1309 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh.
Weekly Events
•Family Support Group, an ongoing support group for those who have family members or other loved ones with mental illness. Meets on Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Nassau Guidance & Counseling Services, 950 South Oyster Bay Rd. The fee is $5 per family. In addition to verbal support, the group presents guest lecturers, workshops, education programs and holds social events. For information call 822-6111.
•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., Plainview. Call 822-8499 to register.
•Bible Study Classes. Free weekly classes on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd. No prior knowledge required. Beginners welcome. Call 349-1966.
•Young Adult Drug Addiction Group offered by the Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Community Program, 950 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Suite 102. For people 18 to 21 who are recovering from drug addiction. The goals are to enhance skills, increase self-awareness and work toward a drug and alcohol-free life. The group meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call 822-4060. All inquiries are confidential.
•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.
•POB Senior Citizen Club meeting from 9:30 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. The club offers trips, cruises, parties, social and line dancing, art courses for all levels, craft classes, card games, bingo, horseracing, yoga, education programs, etc. 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
•Speak Easy: A Toastmasters Club. Can help you conquer your fear of public speaking. In Bethpage, Northrop Grumman Toastmasters meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5:45 p.m. in Northrop Grumman Building 5, South Oyster Bay Rd., Bethpage. Call Brian 346-7516.
•Meet the Doctors. Focusing on education, Premiere OBGYN will sponsor a Meet the Doctors program on the first Tuesday of each month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 79 Froelich Farm Blvd., Woodbury. Women who are planning a pregnancy or are already expecting can join Drs. Prince, Brooks and Flynn and have their questions answered on conception and a safe pregnancy.
•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/
•Alzheimer’s Support Group. Are you a caregiver who would like to share your experience with others? There is strength in knowing you are not alone. Join this support group at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in the Adult Day Health Care Program Room at the Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 378 Syosset-Woodbury Rd., Woodbury. Call Sheldon Rybak, RCSW/ACSW 622-7770.
•Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) was founded in 1978, is congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA Chapter #82 is your Nassau County Chapter and meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at Hicksville’s VFW Hall. Call 677-5384 for further information or contact us by e-mail at info@vvachapter82.org. Come and join your fellow Vietnam veteran in support of each other.
•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., Exit 46 off the LIE, Plainview. For info call 942-4228. The group plays on courses, mostly in Suffolk on the weekends as well as during the week.
•Italian Culture Society at Farmingdale meets the last Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Ellsworth W. Allen Park, Motor Ave. Italian lessons are given by a native Italian teacher. For lessons in Italian come early at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments are served – ample parking. For private lessons call Francesca at 249-4543.
•Central Oyster Bay Democratic Club (COBDC) meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the community room at Ellsworth Allen Park, Motor Ave., Farmingdale. All are welcome to attend. The club serves the communities of Plainview, Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Farmingdale, North Massapequa, Massapequa Park and Massapequa. For more information email centoysterbaydems@gmail.com or attend a meeting.
•Plainview Republican Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m., downstairs at the American Legion Hall, 115 Southern Pky., Plainview. 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. Nurses with special training, dietitians and other professionals present information that can help individuals understand, and cope with, the effects of chemotherapy treatments. There is also an opportunity to share information with others who may have been through similar situations. 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.
•LI Junior Chamber of Commerce regularly has the Meet and Greet on the first Thursday and the monthly meeting on the third Tuesday of each month, along with a variety of other events throughout the month, For more information on the LI Junior Chamber, visit WWW.LIJC.com. Contact: Martin Dekom, Chairman, 850-2717 – Mdekom@gmail.com; Julie Dekom, Membership Director -Julz_5@yahoo.com; Steven Eiselen, Community Development VP -SEiselen@msn.com.
•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.
•Green Living Seminars, a series hosted by Starflower Experiences at 7 p.m. at the Melville Branch of the Half Hollow Hills Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Rd., directly across from the Sunquam Elementary School (between Route 110 and Old Country Rd.). The seminars will be held on the second Thursday of each month except July and August. Call 938-6152.
