The Farmingdale Community Summit Council, Inc. is hosting the first annual Farmingdale Summit on Wednesday, April 30, at Farmingdale High School from 6:30 to 9 p.m. This event was originally planned for March 6, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

The event, entitled "Farmingdale - A Community of Opportunity," is scheduled to take place as originally planned, with the featuring of an Expo Hall, Health Fair, Town Hall Meeting with elected officials, food and entertainment. Admission is free and those who attend can win door prizes. In addition, promotional materials will be distributed.

Several local service organizations and merchants in the Farmingdale community will be on hand at the summit for the event's centerpiece - the Expo Hall and Health Fair. This will give residents an opportunity to learn more about many groups in the area as more than 30 exhibitors signed on to participate. Exhibitors will include local hospitals and doctors, nutrition and wellness providers. Health Fair participants will be providing information, demonstrations and screenings.

Those in attendance will also have the opportunity to obtain a library card, return overdue books with amnesty, register to vote, sign up for local sports leagues, have their blood pressure taken, have their eyes checked, learn about Automatic Electronic Defibrillators and much more.

Child care services will also be available at the event.

All residents are invited to come and experience "Farmingdale - A Community of Opportunity," on the evening of April 30 at Farmingdale HS.

The Summit is being presented by the Farmingdale Community Summit Council, Inc., which has presented "Farmingdale Reads," "Farmingdale Respects," and is in the process of having a "Farmingdale Remembers" monument erected at the library. For more information, please call 454-0021.