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Calendar OngoingBingoEvery Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Beth Shalom Center of Amityville and the Massapequas, 79 County Line Rd., Amityville. 264-2891.Annual Toy Drive for Hospitalized ChildrenDonations will be collected through Dec. 20. If you would like your donation picked up, call 781-5425.; e-mail to: JonathansGifts@Juno.com or write to: Patty and Art Sturm, 54 Twin Ln. N., Wantagh, NY 11793. Donations can be made payable to Jonathan's Gift of Love (founded in the name of Jonathan Sturm who passed away in May from acute lymphoblastic leukemia). Toys are given to hospitalized children. These gifts represent hope.Upcoming EventsMcKenna School's 40th AnniversarySeptember 1998 will mark the 40th anniversary of the former McKenna Junior High School which is now McKenna Elementary School. A 40th Anniversary Committee is planning a celebration of this Massapequa Park school that has served the community well in so many different ways: as a junior high school, a seventh grade center, an elementary school, a teacher training center, and a senior citizen center. Any former students, staff or others who would like to share their memories or mementos can contact Noreen Wade at 795-1237 or write to the 40th Anniversary Committee at McKenna Elementary School, Spruce St., Massapequa Park, NY 11762.Amityville High School Class of 1948 ReunionPlans are under way for a reunion of members of the Amityville High School Class of 1948. If you would like to attend and/or become involved in the planning, contact Bob Smith 264-0563 or Bill Ball 264-1043. If you prefer, Bob can be reached via e-mail at rws174@juno.com. No definite plans have been established as of now so any and all input will be appreciated.Friday, December 19Friday Night Performer SeriesThe Cameo Quartet performing classical, ragtime and popular instrumentals as well as holiday favorites. 8 p.m. at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington Village. For information call Peter Costanzo 271-1442.Saturday, December 20Babes in ToylandSaturdays 2 p.m. and Sundays 11:30 a.m. through Jan. 4 at the Purple Cow Playhouse, 71-73 Broadway (Route 107), Hicksville. For reservations and information call 938-1940. General Admission $14, seniors and children under 12 $12.Amputee Support Group at Brunswick Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital, 366 Broadway, Amityville. 1 p.m. Group gives amputees and their families an opportunity to share ideas and information. Call 789-7257.Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome/Chronic Pain Support Group at Brunswick Hospital, 80 Louden Ave., Amityville. 11 a.m. Call 481-0173 for information.Chanukah ProgramHosted by Temple Sinai of Massapequa and Amityville, 270 Clocks Blvd. from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Open to children ages 2 through 6. Features stories, songs, crafts and refreshments appropriate to the Chanukah holiday. Free to all. Temple Sinai requests that each child attending the program bring a canned food item that the temple will distribute to needy families for the holidays. Call Irma Kulakoff for information or if you would like to attend 799-4452. Special lower membership rates are being offered to all new families as well as reduced membership rates for young families, senior citizens and single adults, joining the temple. Rabbi Janise Potich and cantorial singer Regina S. Lambert preside over worship services.Monday, December 22Massapequa Fire DistrictRegular monthly meeting. 8 p.m at the firehouse. Meetings are held every second and fourth Monday of each month.Winter ConcertsJunior Chorus at 10:30 a.m. and Senior Chorus at 1:15 p.m. in the auditorium at Carmans Road School, Massapequa Park.Tuesday, December 23South Shore Single Parents GroupOpen to all separated, divorced and widowed parents. There will be no meeting today.Wednesday, December 24Gam-AnonAn anonymous program for spouses, adult children over 18, family and friends who may be affected by a gambling problem. St. David's Church, Clark and Lakeshore Blvds., Massapequa Park. Meetings held every Wednesday. Call 24-hour hotline 321-2883.FEGS Suffolk Vocational Center/Displaced Homemaker CenterGroup information meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Free services and options available to qualified LI residents. Job seekers, displaced homemakers (widowed, divorced, abandoned, separated, single parents, those on public assistance or with a permanently disabled or chronically unemployed spouse), and certified dislocated workers will be interested in the programs designed for them. Job placement assistance and job readiness programs. No fee for meeting or services. Programs are funded by the NYS Legislature, LI's United Way and the UJA/Federation Campaign. Call 598-0108 for an appointment.Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Support GroupHeld in the Conference Room at Brunswick Hospital, Amityville. 1:30 p.m. Call 789-7320 for information.Friday, December 26Bethpage Masonic Lodge No. 975Free and Accepted Masons will meet at 8 p.m. at the Hicksville Masonic Temple, 18 W. Nicholai St., Hicksville. Meetings are every second and fourth Friday. For information call 935-6964.Friday Night Performer SeriesMike Rabinowitz Trio, jazz bassoon with bass and keyboard accompaniment. 8 p.m. at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington Village. For information call Peter Costanzo 271-1442.Saturday, December 27Babes in ToylandSaturdays 2 p.m. and Sundays 11:30 a.m. through Jan. 4 at the Purple Cow Playhouse, 71-73 Broadway (Route 107), Hicksville. For reservations and information call 938-1940. General Admission $14, seniors and children under 12 $12.Monday, December 29The Heart ClubMutual support and education to help develop a heart-healthy life style at Mid-Island Hospital (an affiliate of Winthrop-University Hospital), 4295 Hempstead Tpke., Bethpage. There will be no meeting in December. The next meeting will take place on Jan. 26.Tuesday, December 30South Shore Single Parents GroupOpen to all separated, divorced and widowed parents. Meets 7:30 p.m. at the North Albany Avenue Community Center, 214 N. Albany Ave., N. Massapequa. For information call 797-7932 or 797-7934. Topic: Stay Sharp.N. Massapequa Fire DistrictThe Annual Close-Out meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the district building, 960 Hicksville Rd., Seaford. 579-0900. |