LEGISLATOR MONTANO IS COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR NEEDY CHILDREN DONATIONS ARE NEEDED

Supplies to Benefit Disadvantaged Children Across Suffolk County A group of local volunteers have organized a day full of fun, adventures, and learning for approximately 500 hundred needy children from across Suffolk County. The 6th Annual Back Pack Pirates Summer Fest will be held Wednesday, August 15, 2012 on Fire Island. Hundreds of backpacks have been ordered. Now donations of school supplies are needed to fill them up. Invitations to the Back Pack Pirates event will be distributed to needy children ages 5 to 18 at homeless and domestic violence shelters, local parish outreaches, and to families at Department of Labor sites across Suffolk County. “This will be a fun as well as an educational-enjoyable event for the kids. In the end they will walk away with a backpack filled with supplies they will need for the next school year. I encourage everyone to contribute.” Montano said. The deadline for donations is Friday, August 8, 2012. Legislator Montano’s office, located at Courthouse Corporate Center, 320 Carleton Avenue, Suite 4300 in Central Islip, is accepting donations. L

Welcoming Circles

CONCERT SERIES

Bayard Cutting Arboretum Sundays at 2 PM during August Sponsored by the Islip Arts Council with support from Astoria Federal Savings. Natural Heritage Trust, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. $8.00 Parking Fee during the summer August 5- Janine DiNatale August 12- Shenole Latimer August 19- Jan Wickline & the Amber City Band August 26- Union Jazz Coalition

FREE OUTDOOR LUNCH CONCERT AT DR. KING'S PARK, BAY SHORE

July 24th – Free Concert – Quattraphonium – 7:00pm –Dr. King’s Park, Bay Shore Come enjoy the Saxophone Quartet, Quattraphonium, outdoors at the Park for free. Please bring blankets or chairs and dress accordingly.

Brentwood 46th Puerto Rican Hispanic Day Parade

The parade is in its 46th year and is the largest ethnic parade on Long Island. The parade is held every June, with 70 to 80 local groups marching down Fifth Avenue for the 2 1/2 hour parade. The parade will take place this year on Sunday, July 22. Assemblyman Ramos announced that the theme of this year’s parade is to honor local hispanic community pioneers, including the Adelante Association which has been providing services to Suffolk County residents since 1966.

MEALS FOR KIDS

During the school year, many kids get reduced-cost or free lunches at school. The sites listed here provide children with meals throughout the summer months. Suffolk County provides free breakfast and lunch to kids under the age of 18 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program. For more information and additional locations, call 866-3-hungry. Locations that offer free breakfast and / or lunch for children: Brentwood Northeast Elementary School, 2 Devon Road, Brentwood-434-2316 (food service). Now through August 15, breakfast from 8:00am-8:30am, lunch from 11:45am-12:15pm. Bay Shore High School, 155 Third Avenue, Bay Shore 968-1193 (food service). Now through August 17, breakfast from 7:00am-8:30am, lunch from, 10:30am-12:00pm. Lighthouse Mission in Central Islip, the corner of Carlton Avenue and Suffolk Avenue, Central Islip (800-522-5006). Now through August 29, WEDNESDAY ONLY lunch from 12:00-1:00pm.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST FOR BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY GARDEN

Saturday, July 14 8am-10am 300 Motor Pkwy, Brentwood, NY 11717 $10 per person COME & ENJOY A PANCAKE BREAKFAST! All funds go towards Gary Gravesandy Jr.’s Eagle Scout Project! (Boy Scouts Troop 25) His project is to build a brick pathway in Community Garden.

ISLIP ANIMAL SHELTER & ADOPT -A- PET DAY

Visit the Sagtikos Manor this summer

The history of the Manor begins in 1962 and spans more than three centuries.The British Army occupied the Manor for a brief time during the Revolutionary War. President George Washington stayed here during his tour of Long Island in 1790. Step back in time and take a tour of the Manor House led by docents in period costume. Visit the carriage house, buttery, walled garden, and family cemetery. Tours Hours:1:00pm-3:30pm July-August, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.For more information call 631-854-0939

BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY SUMMER SUNDAY'S

Brookhaven National Laboratory invites you to Summer Sundays.Tour the world-class facilities, attend an array of dynamic science talks, and see a different science show each week. July 22: DAZZLING LIGHT, ASTOUNDING DISCOVERIES- Tour the National Synchrotron Light Source II, which upon completion will be one of the world's most advanced light sources-a giant x-ray microscope. July 29: NANO, NANO- Visit the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, where Brookhaven scientist probe structures as time as a billionth of a meter. Play with exciting new hands-on-activities in the Nano-Toy-Zone.