Blood Drive
Thursday, January 30
House Of Games Screening
Monday, February 3
Stories From The Emerald Isle
Wednesday, February 12
Thursday, January 30
Blood Drive
Long Island Blood Services will hold a blood drive at the Garden City Public Library from 1:45 to 7:45 p.m. in the large meeting room on the lower level of the library. Area hospitals are in need of local residents’ help. Each donation can help to save up to three lives. Eligible donors must be between 16 and 75 years of age, with a minimum weight of 110 lbs., and no tattoos within the past 12 months. Sixteen-year-olds must have parental permission and donors age 76 and over must present a doctor’s note. All donors must have valid ID with signature or photo. Donors are encouraged to eat well (low fat) and drink fluids. For medical questions concerning blood donations, call 1-800-688-0900. Call the Library at 742-8405 x210 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome.
Friday, January 31
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Vs. Westbury High School
4:30 p.m. Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Ave., 516-478-2070
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball At Westbury High School
4:30 p.m. Westbury High School, 1 Post Ave., Old Westbury, 516-876-5047
Boys Varsity Wrestling At W Tresper Clarke High School
Finals. 4:30 p.m. W Tresper Clarke High School, 740 Edgewood Drive, Westbury, 516-876-7451
Saturday, February 1
Boys Varsity Wrestling At W Tresper Clarke High School
Preliminaries and quarter finals. Time TBA. W Tresper Clarke High School, 740 Edgewood Drive, Westbury, 516-876-7451
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball At Wantagh High School
9 a.m. Wantagh High School, 330 Beltagh Ave., 516-679-6401
Monday, February 3
House Of Games Screening
1:30-3:30 p.m. Garden City Public Library, 60 Seventh St., 516-742-8405
Girls Varsity Gymnastics At Hicksville High School
State quals. 5 p.m. Hicksville High School, 180 Division Ave., 516-733-2215
Tuesday, February 4
Boys Varsity Basketball At H. Frank Carey High School
4:30 p.m. H. Frank Carey High School, 230 Poppy Ave., Franklin Square, 516-539-9400
Coed Varsity Rifle Team At Valley Stream District
4:30 p.m. Nassau County Rifle Range, 1 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Uniondale, 516-572-0420
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball At H. Frank Carey High School
6:30 p.m. H. Frank Carey High School, 230 Poppy Ave., Franklin Square, 516-539-9400
Girls Varsity Basketball Vs. H. Frank Carey High School
6:30 p.m. Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Ave., 516-478-2070
Thursday, February 6
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball At H. Frank Carey High School
4:30 p.m. H. Frank Carey High School, 230 Poppy Ave., Franklin Square, 516-539-9400
Village Board Of Trustees Meeting
The next board of trustees meeting will be taking place in the boardroom at village hall. Start time is 8 p.m.
Friday, February 7
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball At South Side High School
4:30 p.m. South Side High School, 140 Shepherd St., Rockville Centre, 516-255-8947
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Vs. South Side High School
4:30 p.m. Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Ave., 516-478-2070
Boys Varsity Basketball At South Side High School
6:30 p.m. South Side High School, 140 Shepherd St., Rockville Centre, 516-255-8947
Saturday, February 8
Village Budget Meeting
8:30 a.m. (Budget Overview/Tour Of Facilities) These sessions are currently scheduled to be held in the boardroom at village hall, 351 Stewart Ave. in Garden City.
Garden City Association Of Girl Scouts
10 a.m.-noon. Garden City Public Library, 60 Seventh St., 516-742-8405
Boys Varsity Fencing At Great Neck North High School
10 a.m. John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, 35 Polo Rd., Great Neck, 516-441-4700
Girls Varsity Fencing At Great Neck North High School
10 a.m. John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, 35 Polo Rd., Great Neck, 516-441-4700
Monday, February 10
School Budget Meeting
Budget Work Session #1—Overview of superintendent’s budget and revenues. The meeting will be held at Garden City High and begins at 8:15 p.m.
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Vs. John F. Kennedy High School (Bellmore)
4:30 p.m. Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Ave., 516-478-2070
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball At John F. Kennedy High School (Bellmore)
4:30 p.m. John F. Kennedy High School, 3000 Bellmore Ave., Bellmore 516-992-1400
Boys Varsity Basketball Vs. John F. Kennedy High School (Bellmore)
6:30 p.m. Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Ave., 516-478-2070
Girls Varsity Basketball At John F. Kennedy High School (Bellmore)
6:30 p.m. John F. Kennedy High School, 3000 Bellmore Ave., Bellmore 516-992-1400
Wednesday, February 12
Garden City Bird Sanctuary Meeting
7:30-9:30 p.m. Garden City Public Library, 60 Seventh St., 516-742-8405
Stories From The Emerald Isle
This first meeting of the new year for the Irish Cultural Society will feature dramatist/actress Eileen Cronin performing her one-woman show at the Garden City Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Cronin’s narrative will center on her grandmother Kate Adams Nyhan who was born in Ireland in the 1880s and lived through her home country’s independence movement into its emergence into an independent nation. A Cork-born mother of eight, farmer and a powerful woman, Grandma Nyhan was an entrepreneur who was one of the rocks upon with the nation of Ireland was to be built. Cronin will be using props and costumes to better establish the setting.
Eileen Cronin has performed at the Garden City Library stage as an actor with the Cill Cais Players and staged her one-woman show at other libraries and venues. She is the hostess of The Long Ireland Show on Hofstra University’s WRHU (88.7FM) on Saturdays from 2-5 p.m. and just recently celebrated her twentieth year at the station.
Recognized for her contributions to Irish Culture, Cronin has received awards from the Queens Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Irish-American Center and in 2011, she was honored by the Cork Association as the Cork Woman of the Year.
The Irish Cultural Society meeting is free and open to the public. The Garden City Public Library is located at 60 Seventh Street across from the Garden City Hotel. For more information, please call 516-742-8405.
– Garden City Life Staff, gardencity@antonnews.com
Thursday, February 13
Village Budget Meeting
7:30 p.m. (Budget Study/Work Session 1) These sessions are currently scheduled to be held in the boardroom at village hall, 351 Stewart Ave. in Garden City.
Coed Varsity Rifle Team At Glen Cove High School
3:15 p.m. Glen Cove High School, 150 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove 516-759-7261
Tuesday, February 18
Village Board Of Trustees Meeting
The next board of trustees meeting will be taking place in the boardroom at village hall. Start time is 8 p.m.
Wednesday, February 19
Your Widowed Social Group
This is a non-sectarian, no-profit organization of widows and widowers 50 plus years of age. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month and are held at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church located on Franklin Avenue and Fifth Street in Garden City. There is a nominal fee for members and non-members. For more information, please call Diana at 516-481-9280.
Ongoing
Defensive Driving Courses
Six-hour course conducted by the AAA NY in the Garden City office located at 229 7th St. Save money; reduce violation points; sharpen skills. The cost is $39 for AAA members; $32 Plus/Premier members; $32 member
s 60 and older; $32 members 16-24 years old; $49 nonmembers; special group rates available.
Dates and rates subject to change. Online class available. Visit AAA.com/DefensiveDriving. Reservations required. Call 516-873-2381. The following dates are offered:
Jan. 30 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 2 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 5 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 8 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 11 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 16 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 24 & 25 – 6:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
Feb. 27 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
March 1 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
March 9 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
March 13 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
March 15 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
March 18 & 19 – 6:15 to 9:15 pm
March 23 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
March 30 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ongoing Events
Furniture Needed
The A.T.Stewart Exchange Consignment Shop at 109 Eleventh St. in Garden City is looking for furniture to add to its inventory. The shop can use cocktail tables, end tables, consoles, chairs of all types, dressers, dining room tables, breakfronts, servers, secretaries, mirrors, etc….it’s all in demand. If you have a particularly large piece, take a picture and show it to Maryann Caterino at the shop (516-746-8900). Consignees are paid 50 percent of the selling price. There is ample parking and the shop is conveniently located on the lower level of The Garden City Historical Society Museum. All proceeds from the A.T.Stewart Consignment Shop go towards the maintenance and upkeep of the Garden City Historical Society Museum, an original 1872 A.T.Stewart era Apostle Victorian structure.
Ongoing Programs
Clutterers Anonymous
Clutterers Anonymous (CLA), a 12-step self-help group, offers help and support to those who have clutter problems in their homes or workplace. Meets every Thursday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 265 Asbury Ave., in Westbury. There are no dues or fees. For more information, call 866-800-3881 or visit: www.ClutterersAnonymous.net.
Monthly Cancer Support Group
Franklin Hospital’s cancer support group meets in the former coffee shop at North Shore LIJ Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream. The group regularly meets the first Monday of every month from 2 to 4 p.m. It is open to all cancer survivors, including family members and is ideal for people who need someone to talk to about the illness. Discussions include new medicines and treatments, advice on how to cope and also provides emotional support. Additional information about the monthly meetings, or those seeking assistance and information concerning cancer are urged to contact group advisors Anna Rossetti at 516-256-6025 or Meg Wehrum, RN at 516-256-6478.
Free Breast Cancer Support Groups
The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer program is offering new support groups. There is no cost for any group; however pre-registration is required. Additional groups are formed upon request, including groups for men with breast cancer and family members. All groups meet at Adelphi University School of Social Work in Garden City. For more information call Sandi Kafenbaum, LCSW, at 516-877-4314, or the Breast Cancer Hotline at 800-877-8077.
•Support group for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer will meet weekly for eight weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
•Support group for women post treatment will meet weekly for eight weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
•Support group for young women with breast cancer will meet weekly for eight weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
•Support group for women with metastatic breast cancer will meet weekly for eight weeks from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
•A telephone support group for women with breast cancer will be held weekly for eight weeks from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers Sought For Breast Cancer Program
If you’ve had breast cancer and want to pay it forward become a hotline volunteer. Women and men who are breast cancer survivors and others who are concerned about breast health issues can become volunteers at the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program in Garden City. Volunteers can help by doing fundraising and publicity, as well as by answering hotline calls. Hotline volunteers provide emotional support, information and referral services to callers with breast health concerns. Although the program is housed on Long Island, hotline services and telephone counseling are available to callers throughout New York State. For more information call the Hotline at 1-800-877-8077.To reach the Hotline from anywhere in New York State, call 1-800-877-8077.
Stroke Support Groups
Stroke Life Society is a grassroots 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 are welcome. RSVP is requested. For information and other locations and times, please call Ben at 516-398-4994. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”
-Every 1st Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. – St. Frances de Chantal, 1309 Wantagh Ave, Wantagh (Room 12)
-Every 2nd Monday of the month at 6 p.m. – The Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave, Wantagh
-Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. – St. Gregory the Great, 242-20 88th Ave, Bellerose
-Every 3rd Friday of the Month at 2 p.m. – St Bernard Parish Center, 3100 Hempstead Tpke, Levittown
-Every 4th Monday of the Month at 6 p.m. – St. James Parish Center, 80 Hicksville Rd, Seaford (Room 104)
-Every 4th Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. (with guest speaker) – William Bennett Community Center, 28 W. Carl St., Hicksville
-Every 4th Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. – Plainview Hospital, 888 Old Country Rd., Plainview Waldorf Choral Society’s 40th Anniversary Concert featuring Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra with George V. Rose’s conducting his final performance before his retirement
