Heart & Sole Run/Walk
Sunday, July 10
Concerned Citizens of the POB Community
Sunday, July 10
Wine Tasting Event
Friday, July 15
Sunday, July 10
Impressions of Israel Photography Exhibit
On view at the Hamlet Hadassah Chaverot breakfast from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Experience Israel through the eyes of the talented photographers from Temple Chaverim. This exhibit is not to be missed. Only $18 per person, payable to Hamlet Hadassah Chaverot, One Hamlet Dr., Plainview. RSVP by July 1 to Shirle Newberger 516-367-2232.
Heart & Sole Run/Walk
Plainview and Syosset Hospitals will host the 8th annual “Heart & Sole” 5-kilometer run/walk at 9 a.m. Registration to be held from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School, 121 Central Park Rd., Plainview. A “Children’s Fun Run” will also take place at 8:20 a.m. for children 12 and under. The run/walk will be held in honor of local emergency medical technicians and proceeds will benefit the Plainview-Syosset scholarship fund for students considering a career in a medically related field. The hospitals encourage all community members to come out, show their support and cheer on family and friends. This event is open to the public. Preregister online with the Greater Long Island Running Club at http://glirc.org/index.php?id=485. $20 adults; $17 GLIRC members and Plainview and Syosset Hospital employees; $7 children (12 and under). Day of race registration is $25 adults; $10 for children. Call 719-2418.
Concerned Citizens of the POB Community
Invite the public to the official opening of the new Plainview “9-11 Memorial Garden” and viewing of the World Trade Center artifact located in the Town of Oyster Bay Park, corner of Old Country Rd. and Hope Dr., Plainview, at 12:15 p.m. For more information visit www.concernedcitizenspob.org.
Tuesday, July 12
Bag Sale
At the Plainview Reformed Church Thrift Shop, 560 Old Bethpage Rd., Plainview, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also on July 19 and 26.
Friday, July 15
Wine Tasting Event
Hosted by Last Hope Animal Rescue as part of a 30th anniversary celebration at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd., West Hills, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Featured wines will be generously donated by Stew Leonard’s and proceeds from the evening will benefit Last Hope’s pet rescue and rehabilitation efforts, including the Fix-A-Feral voucher program available to the public. Founded in 1981, Last Hope operates a Cat Adoption Center in Huntington and recently opened an expanded Dog and Cat Adoption Center in Wantagh. Tickets to the “Toast to the 30th” are $45 per person and will also include hors d’oeuvres and a buffet. For more information or to RSVP (by July 12), call 631-946-9528 or 516-509-0137 or visit www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org.
Upcoming Events
Family Wellness Center
Located at 641- B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499. The following events are offered:
•July 13, 20, 27: Free every month. 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.
•July 14: Learn the Secrets to Living a Life of Peace, Love and Joy. Discover the biggest secret to creating a life you love and how you can manifest health, wealth and the relationships you desire. Through discussion, a guided visualization, and experiential exercises, learn how to create a life filled with more peace, love and joy. 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free to all To register or for further information Call Nanci 897-0649.
•July 16: Lecture and demonstration by Dr. Michael Berlin. 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. 2 to 3 p.m. at the Water Well, 386 New York Ave., Huntington, NY 11743. Call the Water Well 631-629-4830.
•July 18: Woman’s Empowerment and Support Group: 8:15-10:00pm. Discover the amazing woman you really are. Through guided visualization, discussion, art and experiential exercises you will learn to connect with your true power and unlimited potential, increase your levels of faith, trust, peace and harmony. Gain tools you can use to be more powerful and confident. 8:15 to 10 a.m. Fee $40. Preregistration required by July 12. To register or for more information, call Nanci Deutsch 897-0649.
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 first Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. in Room 12, St. Frances de Chantal, 1309 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh.
•July 11 (and every second Monday of the month) at 6 p.m. at the Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave., Wantagh.
•July 15 (and every third Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Parish Center, 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown.
Vendors Needed
St. Margaret’s Church, 1000 Washington Ave., Plainview, hosts its high-traffic 14th Annual Country Flea Market on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain date Oct. 2). $45 single space, $80 double space. No admission fee. For information contact Lois Bisca 921-6867 or the church office 692-5268.
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.
