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Legislator, Library collect coat donations
Oyster Bay Museum receives $50,000 grant BY GARY SIMEONE
The Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay received a nice holiday gift of $50,000 in grant money to help further their nonprofit arts and cultural center. The award will be given to them in three separate checks at the end of this month from the NYSCA (the New York State Council on the Arts.) Harriet Gerard-Clark, executive director at Raynham Hall, said the grant money will be focused on three separate areas of the museum’s operations. “Ten thousand will go towards our digital marketing and adver-
Legislator Drucker, Jericho Public Library Director Angela Cinquemani and PR/Program Coordinator Phyllis Cox are pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 20 with some of the more than 15 bags of coats, hats gloves and scarves that were donated by Jericho Public Library patrons. Photo courtesy Office of Legislator Arnold W. Drucker Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D - Plainview) visited the Jericho Public Library on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to thank Jericho Public Library Director Angela Cinquemani and PR/Program Coordinator Phyllis Cox for their partnership in Legislator Drucker’s highly successful districtwide winter coat and clothing drive for the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. The drive, which ran from Nov. 18 to Dec. 21, was similarly successful at its Syosset Public Library
location. “I will never cease to be awestruck by the tremendously generous spirit that is found in the hearts of my friends and neighbors in the 16th Legislative District,” Legislator Drucker said. “Thank you to our wonderful partners at the Jericho and Syosset Libraries - and most importantly, each and every person who made a donation - for stepping up to give the gift of warmth to deserving families in our area this winter.”
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tising campaign, another ten-thousand to our part-time educational staff and thirty-thousand to general support, specifically in the area w African American history at the museum,” said Gerard-Clark. She said that since 2005, the museum has been focusing more on the history of the enslaved people who lived on the property during the late 1700’s in the Townsend years. “Our focus has been updating and tweaking the story of the slaves owned by the Townsend’s and bringing their story to light so to speak,” said Gerard-Clark. She said that in the museum’s See page 16
Ladies Night Out benefits Boys & Girls Club The Second Annual Ladies Night Out event will be held on Tuesday, March 14, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., at the Crescent Beach Club, in Bayville, to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich. The Crescent Beach Club is situated on one of Long Island’s most spectacular waterfront venues, providing an unparalleled experience and setting. The event co-chairs, Marie Bahnik and Michèle Bahnik Mercier, are planning an evening filled with great food, distinctive shopping, wonderful raffle prizes, and fun for all. For a donation of $150 per person, the event includes a cocktail
hour, sit down dinner and dessert, raffles for exciting prizes and shopping boutiques. Unique and one-of-a-kind vendors will display their collections, including jewelry; men’s, women’s and children’s fashion accessories; home décor; specialty foods; and so much more. The proceeds raised from this event will foster the enhancement of programs and further expand the services of the Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich. For further information, please call Denise Ribeiro, at 516-922-9285, ext. 14, or email development@bgcoben.com.
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