We’ve shared the following before, and we’re going to keep doing it because it’s important.
Continue readingGive Smart. Give Local. LI Needs YOU!!!
A Few Good Places to Give
Long Island needs more people to give to local organizations addressing our local challenges. Here are just a few to consider:
Continue readingSupport Your Local Scout Troop
Katie’s own son, Max, is the Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 205 in Syosset. Above, you can see him with some fellow Scouts gathering food for those in need last summer.
Continue readingFirefly Lights: Salon des Refusees, Out of Isolation, Zoom Classes
Our community-oriented gallery created by local artists continues to be a light in our lives. Our main Firefly Artists gallery at 162 Main St, Northport is open Tuesday through Thursday 11am-6pm (closed for Thanksgiving), Fri and Sat 11am-8pm and Sunday 11-5pm. Send Katie an email if you’d like to meet up down there!
Continue readingOn Gratitude and Kindness
Thanksgiving…it’s a word that brings gratitude and kindness together. It’s a wonderful reminder to count our blessings, and pay them forward. We thought you might appreciate the following:
Continue readingHappy Thanksgiving
What a year! How are you???
Continue readingLeonardo the Fabulous at Treme in Islip
We stopped in at “Long Island’s Premier Blues and Jazz Club” Treme in Islip because we appreciate fellow Coltrane volunteer Leonardo the Fabulous and wanted to support his Art Opening. We ended up reworking our schedule to stay all night because the work is incredible, the musicians were meaningful, and the company well worth spending the time with.
Continue readingKindness Matters – Visit the Lonely, Feed the Hungry, Magnify Your Blessings!
Now, Cindy is not going to discourage remarkable giving, but she shares our belief that the small things also matter tremendously. A cup of coffee, a friendly smile, a held door…these all count!!! Please also consider checking in on folks who may be alone for Thanksgiving, and helping make sure our neighbors don’t go cold and hungry for the holidays.
Continue readingWho Saved Whom? We’re Never Quite Certain, But We Sure Are Grateful for These Animal Rescue Folks!!!
A friend with lots of experience here helped assemble this list of local Animal Rescue organizations. Let us know of more!
Continue readingA Marriage of Art and Science to Address Global Food Insecurity: PlantingSeed Jewelry
Dr. Kate Creasey-Krainer seems as much an elegant permaculturalist, dedicated to environmental health and sustainability, as she is a highly trained and published plant geneticist. She believes that science is only as good as the integrity of the science communication with those of us who aren’t experts.
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