As part of our misison statement, Long Islanders for Change conducts servie days to support our local community. Our next Service Day is a Family Health Kit Day (see below for more informaiton). So far we have run the following service days:

 

A Hot Meal for the Community: Working with Proejct Hope in Huntington Station, we collected and preapred food for a Sunday evening meal that fed 150 people.

 

A Warm Clothing Drive: We collected winter coats and other clothing for distribution to needy individuals and families. Some of the coats went to the workers at the Huntington Station Job Site, others to a program teaching immigrants a seocnd lenguage and others to the Family Service League.

 

A Food Drive: We collected for distribution through the Project Hope Food Bank.

 

A Children's Book Event: We collected children's books and then held a Children's Book Event at the Outreach Center in Huntingotn Station. During the Book Event, we read to the children, painted faces and played games.

 

 

 

Long Islanders for Change is sponsoring a “Family Health Kit” Service Day on Saturday, June 27 from Noon to 2 p.m. in the Cafeteria a St. Hugh’s Parish Hall. We will assemble Family Health Kits for distribution to needy families in the Huntington area.

The Family Heath Kits will include contributed items such as toothbrushes, tooth paste, soap, aspirin, band aids as well as flyers with information on ways to promote good health.  We are doing this to benefit these families and to call attention to the national debate on health care reform and call for health care reform that follows three principles:

• Reduced costs — Rising health care costs are crushing the budgets of governments, businesses, individuals, and families, and they must be brought under control

• Guaranteed choice — Every American must have the freedom to choose their plan and doctor – including the choice of a public insurance option

• Ensure quality care for all — All Americans must have quality and affordable health care

Get Involved and Make a Difference

Contribute Items for the Good Health Kits

We are looking for the following or similar items:

 

You may have some of these items in your home or you can buy some the next time you make a trip to the supermarket/pharmacy/Costco, etc. You can drop them off at the following locations:

The Kundla Home: 7 Great Neck Court, Huntington, NY 11743

The Cronin/Schlitt Home: 11 Upper Drive North, Huntington Bay, NY 11743

Cinema Arts Centre: 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743

You can bring your donation to the Long Island Progressive Forum on Council Districts on June 25 from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Huntington Public Library – Village Branch. You can also bring your donation to the St. Hugh’s Parish Center on Saturday, June 27 from noon to 2 p.m.

If you have questions or ideas or want to make arrangements to pick up or drop off donations, please contact Linda Kundla (631-351-6935 or lkundla@hotmail.com).

We will also organize some days to collect items at area supermarkets. If you can help out, please contact Linda.

Help Assemble the Good Health Kits

We will need volunteers on the day of the event to assemble the Good Health Kits. Come with a smile and lots of energy:

When: Saturday, June 27 Noon to 2 p.m.

Where: St. Hugh’s Parish Center, Corner of Pulaski Road and New York Avenue (Route 110), Huntington Station, NY 11746

If you have questions or want to help assemble the kits, please contact Marna Schoenwald (631-673-6449 or wiildflowers@aol.com).

Thank you for your help. If you have general questions, please feel free to contact Mark X. Cronin (631-425-9217 or info@LI4Change.com).