City Council Next meeting Tuesday, August 7 at 8 p.m. at City Hall.
Zoning Board Next meeting Thursday, July 26 at 8 p.m. at City Hall.
Special Events
Thrift shop Temple Beth-El at 570 W. Walnut St. welcomes the public to its Thrift Shop, featuring new and gently used merchandise. The ship is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Roll of the Dice Congregation Beth Sholom presents a Moonlight Gambling Cruise, including dinner and dancing on Wednesday, August 8 from 7 p.m. to midnight. Call Caren Riskin at 889-2379 or Congergation Beth Sholom at 432-7464.
Castle Crazy
Castle Crazy Long Beach Historical Society presents Castles by the Sea on Sunday, July 29 at Riverside Beach. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The contest will be from 8:30 to 12 p.m. Cost is $20 per family and includes complimentary pails, shovels and refreshments. This is a chance for family members from grandchildren to grandparents to get together and play in the sand together. Call 432-1192.
Dinner dance Long Beach's American Legion Post will hold its annual Military Ball and Dinner/Dance on Thursday, July 26 at Temple Avodah. Call 432-6907.
To Your Health
Nar-Anon The Nar-Anon Group is for you who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the drug addiction problem of someone near to you. Nar-Anon offers anonymous support, using first names only. Meetings are held every Friday evening in the West End Community Center at 8 p.m.
LB Breast Cancer Coalition's Lend A Helping Hand
On-going program that "lends a helping hand" to women from Long Beach and surrounding communities who are diagnosed with breast cancer and presently undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation. If you know someone who would be helped by this service, please have them call 897-1344.
Arthritis Support Group The Arthritis Support Group meets the third Tuesday of every month from March through December at 2 p.m. in the Goldstein Auditorium at Long Beach Medical Center to provide support to arthtitis sufferers. Call 897-1504 for more information.
Gamblers Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous, a self-help, free 12-step program for compulsive gamblers and those who think they have a problem meets every Wednesday at Temple Emanu-El at 8 P.M. Also available is Gamanon, a self-help group for family of compulsive gamblers. For information, call 641-0543.
Disabled adults support The St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Auxiliary sponsors a monthly support group for men and women who are physically disabled. The support group meets on the second Thursday of each month, from 1-2:30 P.M., at the St. Charles Rehabilitation Network office at 201. I.U. Willets Road, Albertson. For more info. call Barbara Toney at 739-4900.
Bereavement Support Group On Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:30 P.M. in Conference Room C at Long Beach Medical Center. The Medical Center's Counseling Center will offer a weekly bereavement support group for individuals dealing with the death of a family member or loved one. This free support group will be led by a mental health professional. For more information, call The Counseling Center at (516) 897-1270.
Dance/Movement Therapy Wednesdays & Fridays, 1-2 P.M.; Fridays, 2-3 P.M., at Long Beach Senior/Community Center, 650 Magnolia Blvd. Free to all seniors. Lisa Wisel leads this workshop for seniors of all backgrounds & abilities. For more information, call Joe Cavalieri at 431-3510.
Weekly Depression Screening Long Beach Medical Center's Counseling Center is offering free, weekly walk-in screenings for persons experiencing depression, Wednesdays from 2 to 3 PM. Includes an interview with a mental health professional. Pre-registration is not required. For information, call The Counseling Center at 897-1270.
Volunteer!
COMPEER volunteers sought Friendship is powerful medicine when you're isolated and recovering from mental illness. COMPEER volunteers have fun and spend a rewarding hour with a new friend. Training is provided and a year's commitment is requested. Call the Mental Health Association of Nassau County at 489-2322 ext. 121 to apply.
Humane Society The Long Beach Humane Society welcomes volunteers for fund-raising events, donations and socialization for abandonoed pets at the Long Beach Animal Shelter. Dogwalkers are welcome. Call 889-PETS.
Teaching volunteers The Harriet Eisman Community School, an alternative high school diploma program located in Long Beach, is seeking volunteers to serve in a variety of positions, including assistant teachers for a variety of subjects, office managers and tutors. If you have three hours a week to spare in the afternoon or evening, a love for education and desire to work with youth aged 14-20, then the Community School could be for you. The summer semester runs from July 2-August 23. Call 889-5575 from 1-7 p.m. for more information.
Donate to soup kitchen The L.B. Food & Friendship I.N.N. is once again looking forward to the generous offering of food from our local residents, so that we can continue to offer a holiday basket to our less fortunate families. Please feel free to drop off your surplus turkeys and holiday offerings at 140 W. Pine St. (off National Blvd.) Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 10 AM and 1 PM. For further information, call 889-7064.
Long Beach Auxiliary Police A recruitment drive for the Auxiliary Police is currently underway. Since 1940, The Long Beach Auxiliary Police have assisted the regular police department, serving as extra eyes and ears on the Long Beach streets and helping with traffic and crowd control during local emergencies and special events. Positions are available in the newly formed bike patrol as well as for nightly community patrols. For more information, call Lt. Ken Novak at 431-6868.
Volunteers needed for JASA's Friendly Visitors Program needed for JASA's Friendly Visitors Program; if you are interested in sharing time with a senior citizen in his or her home, please call Jolene Boden at 432-0570 for more
information.
Volunteer for C.U.R.B. Volunteers are needed by Citizens United to Remove Barriers (CURB) to help construct ramps for the disabled. Call 889-6579 for more information.
Volunteer at L.I. Crisis Center The Long Island Crisis Center, which provides a range of services to people in need including a 24/7 hotline service to youth and their families, has many positions available, including becoming a crisis intervention counselor. No experience necessary - extensive training provided. Call 826-0244 for an interview.
Help stop hunger, waste Island Harvest, Long Island's Food Rescue Organization, invites you to volunteer. Island Harvest's mission is to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island. We need your talents and energy to help our network grow. For information, please call (516) 294-852
Senior Spotlight
Senior Community Center Every Friday, Walking Club 9:30 a.m., Dance Therapy 1-3 p.m., Senior Employment 10-2; Every Monday, Walking Club 9:30 a.m., Line Dancing 12-1 p.m., Folk Dancing 1-2 p.m., Beginner's Bridge 12:45-2:45 p.m. Every Tuesday, Senior Employment 10 a.m., Tai Chi 10-11 a.m., Sculpture Class, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Every Wednesday, Walking Club 9:30 a.m., Senior Employment 10-2 p.m., Dance Therapy 1-2 p.m., Play of Hand Bridge 12:45-3 p.m.; Every Thursday, Senior Employment 10-2, Table Games 12-2 p.m., Line Dancing 1-2 p.m.; Every Friday, Walking Club 9:30 a.m., Senior Employment 10-2, Dance Therapy 1-3 p.m. For information call The Magnolia Boulevard Community Center at 431-3510.
Religious News
Teen Lounge Nights. The BACH, 210 Edwards Blvd., is hosting lounge nights every Monday, from 6:30-11:30 p.m. for all Jewish youths and teens. Ping pong, big screen TVs, and free bar mitzvah, math, SAT and Jewish studies tutoring are all available. Call 432-5909.
Hadassah Hebrew
Literacy Class
Free weekly classes in modern Hebrew will be held on Mondays at 7:30 P.M. at Cong. Beth Sholom on East Park Avenue. For registration and details, call 431-8316.
