A $5,000 grant from the North Country Community Association Fund in the Long Island Community Foundation has been awarded to the Doubleday Babcock Senior Center in Oyster Bay. The award will be added to the Angela P. Koenig Fund, which supports the operating expenses of the senior center.

The North Country Community Association was founded in 1922 as a public charity to serve the communities of Oyster Bay and Glen Cove, primarily supporting community health and beautification programs. The association's activities evolved as government programs filled in for private philanthropy. In October 2001, the association voted to dissolve and transfer the remaining assets into a fund in the Long Island Community Foundation. The North Country Community Association Fund is advised by the women who served as officers of the association: Ethel Woolverton, Joan Hawkey, and Arnhilt Buelte.

The Long Island Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Trust, is one of Long Island's unsung treasures. The foundation distributes more than $13 million annually through the 175 charitable funds that Long Island residents and businesses have set up within LICF.

The Long Island Community Foundation offers a simple, reliable way to donate to charity intelligently. A fund in the LICF is less expensive and more flexible than a private foundation and offers better tax advantages. Staff professionals relieve donors of all administrative tasks; invest and manage fund assets through The New York Community Trust; assure that only bona fide charities are supported; and offer quarterly reports or daily online reports to keep donors informed about investments and grants paid.

Angela P. Koenig was the guiding force and longtime chair of the board of the Doubleday Babcock Senior Center. Her work with the Visiting Nurse Association made her acutely aware of the needs of the area's senior citizens. "Somewhere to go, something to look forward to, someone to love," was how Ms. Koenig, who died March 3, 2005, raised the community's awareness and the funds needed to create the center.