SIBSPlace marks the holidays
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Celebrating the holidays this past season was made a bit more difficult by Hurricane Sandy, but SIBSPlace, a Hewlett-based program of South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, that serves children ages 5-17 living with a sibling or parent who has cancer or another serious or devastating illness, held a Thanksgiving feast a little more than three weeks after the storm and the hospital had its holiday party in December.
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1/9/13
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For her commitment to families in crisis, Woodmere resident Suzanne Kornblatt, the mental health supervisor of SIBSPlace at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, was named a Fortune 52 honoree by Long Island Press.
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9/13/12
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SIBSPlace in Hewlett celebrates Valentine’s Day
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On Valentine’s Day, SIBSPlace in Hewlett hosted a V-Day party that included arts and crafts and a visit from dogs at the Bidawee Adoption Center.
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2/23/12
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"I slept for only four hours last night,” a student explains. “Wake me up when the period is over,” another says. These are typical things one would hear when in Hewlett High School during the month of January.
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EMILY HAGEN
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2/2/12
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The annual Hoops for Hope basketball game was played at Hewlett High School last Friday and featured the Bulldogs playing Division High School. Peninsula Kiwanis presented checks of $1,000 each to SIBSPlace and Long Island Cares.
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1/26/12
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SIBSPlace holiday party in Hewlett is a treat for all ages
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Children and adults took up the holiday spirit mantle at the annual SIBSPlace party at the organizations Hewlett headquarters on Dec. 22
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1/5/12
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Hawaii comes to Hewlett Harbor for SIBSPlace
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Cool, dry weather combined with the Hawaiian theme of the SIBSPlace annual barbecue to create a day full of fun and food for nearly 160 children and parents at the Hewlett Harbor home of Michael Schamroth, a SIBSPlace founding donor.
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9/22/11
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A blast of fun, relaxation and restoration
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Cheveux Day Spa and Salon in Woodmere hosted “Salon for Sibs”, where 15 children and 15 mothers who are part of SIBSPlace were treated to haircuts, manicures, pedicures, mini massages and face painting during a three-hour event on June 28.
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7/7/11
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As an Eagle Scout in Wantagh, a college student in Iowa and a vital member of a Five Towns civic organization, Bob Block has always served his community.
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JEFF BESSEN
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5/12/11
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Comprised of 1,200 members and featuring programs that focus on contemporary problems, the 75-year-old National Council for Jewish Women, Peninsula Section, is as viable today as when it swore in its first president, Mar Berlind-Bach in 1936.
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JEFF BESSEN
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5/5/11
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