Spotlight

Long Island Nets player Justin Jackson and Brooklyn Nets two-way player David Duke Jr., along with Long Island Nets staff, shopped for and donated $1,000 worth of Thanksgiving meals to families at the MLK Center of Long Beach.

To address food insecurity during the upcoming holiday season, NICE Bus has donated more than $14,000 in food and cash to Island Harvest.

The Bay Shore club is Suffolk County’s first Lions Club and its charter was originally created on Oct. 8, 1931.

The annual event, which helps raise funds for FCA’s mission, recognized Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling for his philanthropy and championing spirit as an inspiring healthcare leader during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farmingville residents are invited to decorate lamp posts for the holidays during the hamlet’s Deck the Poles event.

“So You Think You’re Funny,” a clash of amateur comedians takes place Tuesday, Nov. 16 at the American Legion hall at 66 Veterans Blvd. in Massapequa.

The even features a panel discussion with Long Island-based female business leaders, as well as a craft fair and takes place Friday, Nov. 19 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the LGBT Network at 125 Kennedy Drive in Hauppauge.

Columbia Terrace has eight two-bedroom units and six one-bedroom units. The price for a two-bedroom two-bathroom unit is $253,250, and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo is $233,250.

The initiative is part of Suffolk County’s Housing Our Homeless Heroes program.

Splashes of Hope is a nonprofit group dedicated to creating art to transform spaces, enrich environments and facilitate healing.

Mount Sinai’s Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment is holding a video premiere fundraiser to benefit the center’s mission.

The 2021 Charity Sporting Clay Outing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 18 at Suffolk County Skeet, Trap and Sporting Clays at 165 Gerard Road in Yaphank.

The town grant, made possible by federal CARES Act funding, will reimburse the United Way for the purchase and distribution of 500 portable, medical-grade HEPA air filtration devices.

The winner of the contest will have their photo or artwork reproduced as the 2022 Arbor Day Poster to commemorate the holiday.

The Association for Mental Health and Wellness is hosting its 11th Annual Chili Cook-Off & Pop-Up Restaurant on Saturday, Oct. 16 at its headquarters at 939 Johnson Ave.

Hempstead Town officials joined members of East Meadow American Legion Post #1082, friends and neighbors at the ceremony that renamed Lancaster Street as Army Spec 4 John G. Glassey Street.

The event, presented by Engel Burman and managed by the Greater Long Island Road Running Club, included a half-mile swim in Oyster Bay Harbor, a 12.3K hilly bike ride through Oyster Bay and Oyster Bay Cove, and a 5K run past Mill Neck and Brookville.

Originally scheduled to take place at the Country Fair Entertainment Park in Medford next weekend, Paws for a Cause will be held online at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4.

The outdoor fundraising event will be held from 4 p.m.to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Project MOST’s Community Learning Center at the Neighborhood House at 92 Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton.

Jennifer Beitchman, the owner/photographer of Peanut and Pip Photography, has won first place in the children’s category of The Portrait Masters competition.

The new amenities are part of ongoing renovations to Roberto Clemente Park.