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$\The 15th Annual Ellen Gordon CPA 4(a): Cause 5K Run/ Walk to End Hunger this Saturday at Eisenhower Park benefits Island Harvest Food Bank — an acclaimed local charity.$

Island Harvest receives top ranking from national agency

Charity Navigator — a national, independent evaluator of philanthropic organizations — has designated Island Harvest Food Bank a four-star charity for the third year in a row. Leaders of the hunger-relief group received the news just before a major fundraising event this Saturday: the 15th annual Ellen Gordon CPA 4(a): Cause 5K Run/ Walk to End Hunger at Eisenhower Park. more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/15/16

Anthony Suppa, Owner of Oregano Joe’s in Wantagh, finds passion in being a small business owner.

Oregano Joe's is heating up in Wantagh

If you had asked Anthony Suppa as a kid what he wanted to be when he grew up, his response would be to cook as a chef in an Italian restaurant — and that is exactly what he did. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 6/3/16

East Meadow School District administrators, PTA members and residents celebrated Red Nose Day last week.

East Meadow School District celebrates Red Nose Day

East Meadow School District students, staff and residents shared plenty of laughs last Thursday, as hundreds donned oversized, clown-style red noses all day. But the reason why community members wore … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/1/16

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Mineola-Pacific Lodge 125 presented a check for $500 to a representative of Autism Speaks at their April 21 meeting in East Meadow.

Odd Fellows are no strangers to community service

As part of their regular charity work in the community and across the state, an East Meadow fraternal organization recently sponsored a fundraiser for Autism Speaks. The Independent Order of Odd … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

Daniel Sima and Lauren Levit performed in Integral Ballet’s spring charity production, which featured a mix of ballet and jazz movements.

Ballet school puts on a show for a cause

Nearly three dozen dance students recently twirled their way through Integral Ballet’s annual charity production to benefit the Andrea Rizzo Foundation, which provides movement therapy to children suffering from terminal illnesses. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/4/16

Child abuse prevention services Vice President Vincent Keaveny, far left, Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden — co-founders of Sandy Hook Promise — and CAPS Executive Director Alane Fagin met last week after the local group presented the Connecticut parents with an award.

Using their ‘wings for change’

Dylan Hockley was 6 years old when he was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. When his mother, Nicole, thinks about what the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/20/16

Cayla Goldstein, left, her mother, Janette, and sister, Allie, were among the 100 volunteers who took part in Mitzvah Day at Temple Emanu-El last year, making blankets for people in need. Congregants will team up with members of the Community Reform Temple of Westbury at this year’s event.

Temples teaming up for Mitzvah Day

Two East Meadow temples are teaming up to create positive change in the community this weekend — and they invite all residents to join their cause. Temple Emanu-El, at 123 Merrick Ave. will … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/15/16

Gianna Farley, center, and Lauren Torres were happy to have their faces painted at the East Meadow Jewish Center’s “Purim Party with a Purpose” event on Sunday.

East Meadow Jewish Center celebrates ‘Purim with a Purpose’

A cast of tiny characters sang, ran jumped and paraded around the East Meadow Jewish Center on Sunday to celebrate a holiday and raise money for worthy causes. Costume-clad kids and their families … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/24/16

Woodland Middle School seventh-graders participated in the Walk for Water on Nov. 2, collecting food and water for Island Harvest.

Woodland M.S. helps feed L.I.’s hungry with Island Harvest

The last time Randi Shubin Dresner, 55, stood on the stage at Woodland Middle School, she was a student, receiving an award from social studies teacher Gerald Schehr for her community service … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/24/16

Dozens of East Meadowites donned band T-shirts, discussed their favorite albums and tested their knowledge of music trivia at the Kiwanis Club’s annual “Name That Tune” fundraiser on Feb. 26.

Kiwanians "name that tune" for a cause

East Meadowites and residents of neighboring communities alike flocked to the East Meadow Firefighters’ Benevolent Hall on Maple Avenue last week to participate in one of the Kiwanis … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/2/16

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