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Community News, February 23

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Last Sunday, young congregants at Old Whalers’ Church collected more than 40 boxes of cereal for the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry. For the “Super-Cereal Bowl” individuals brought boxes of cereal to church service and placed them in boxes on the chancel denoting what team they were rooting for in the Super Bowl. The congregation counted along with the kids and the unofficial prediction was 21 Eagles | 17 Chiefs. The prediction proved incorrect the the food pantry came out a winner. COURTESY OLD WHALERS' CHURCH

Last Sunday, young congregants at Old Whalers’ Church collected more than 40 boxes of cereal for the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry. For the “Super-Cereal Bowl” individuals brought boxes of cereal to church service and placed them in boxes on the chancel denoting what team they were rooting for in the Super Bowl. The congregation counted along with the kids and the unofficial prediction was 21 Eagles | 17 Chiefs. The prediction proved incorrect the the food pantry came out a winner. COURTESY OLD WHALERS' CHURCH

The Southampton Youth Bureau hosted an open mic night recently at Hampton Coffee. Performers from schools throughout Southampton Town stepped up to the mic including Westhampton Beach eighth-graders Elizabeth Sultan and Quinn Davis. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH BUREAU

The Southampton Youth Bureau hosted an open mic night recently at Hampton Coffee. Performers from schools throughout Southampton Town stepped up to the mic including Westhampton Beach eighth-graders Elizabeth Sultan and Quinn Davis. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH BUREAU

The Southampton Youth Bureau hosted an open mic night recently at Hampton Coffee. Performers from schools throughout Southampton Town stepped up to the mic including tenth-grader Ryan Potrero of Flanders. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH BUREAU

The Southampton Youth Bureau hosted an open mic night recently at Hampton Coffee. Performers from schools throughout Southampton Town stepped up to the mic including tenth-grader Ryan Potrero of Flanders. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH BUREAU

Participants in the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center's after school program made Valentines for the residents at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton, which were delivered on February 14. The project is part of the center's ongoing community outreach and community service training. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE AND RECREATIONAL CENTER

Participants in the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center's after school program made Valentines for the residents at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton, which were delivered on February 14. The project is part of the center's ongoing community outreach and community service training. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE AND RECREATIONAL CENTER

Participants in the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center's after school program made Valentines for the residents at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton, which were delivered on February 14. The project is part of the center's ongoing community outreach and community service training. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE AND RECREATIONAL CENTER

Participants in the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center's after school program made Valentines for the residents at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton, which were delivered on February 14. The project is part of the center's ongoing community outreach and community service training. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE AND RECREATIONAL CENTER

Participants in the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center's after school program made Valentines for the residents at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton, which were delivered on February 14. The project is part of the center's ongoing community outreach and community service training. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE AND RECREATIONAL CENTER

Participants in the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center's after school program made Valentines for the residents at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton, which were delivered on February 14. The project is part of the center's ongoing community outreach and community service training. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE AND RECREATIONAL CENTER

At the end of January, St. Rosalie’s Catholic Church in Hampton Bays collected medical supplies for delivery to Ukraine. Sponsored by its Committee for the Common Good and with contributions from the third grade at Our Lady of the Hamptons School, the drive was an overwhelming success. A van and a car, both filled to overflowing, brought the supplies and over $1,000 in cash to St. John’s Ukranian Church in Riverhead for delivery to this war-torn country. COURTESY ST. ROSALIE'S CHURCH

At the end of January, St. Rosalie’s Catholic Church in Hampton Bays collected medical supplies for delivery to Ukraine. Sponsored by its Committee for the Common Good and with contributions from the third grade at Our Lady of the Hamptons School, the drive was an overwhelming success. A van and a car, both filled to overflowing, brought the supplies and over $1,000 in cash to St. John’s Ukranian Church in Riverhead for delivery to this war-torn country. COURTESY ST. ROSALIE'S CHURCH

Jose Cuevas, Cotter, Declan, Joseph Smith, Kyle, and Aiden at the LGBT Network's pre-Valentine's Day cocktail reception and mixer prior to the performance of the critically-acclaimed one man show,

Jose Cuevas, Cotter, Declan, Joseph Smith, Kyle, and Aiden at the LGBT Network's pre-Valentine's Day cocktail reception and mixer prior to the performance of the critically-acclaimed one man show, "David Dean Bottrell Makes Love," on February 11. COURTESY LGBT NETWORK

John Ryan Jr and Trustee David Canaletto conducted a tour of the Amagansett life-saving station and Ocean Rescue building with a group of Columbia architecture graduate students led by Professor Robert Marino on February 11. KYRIL BROMLEY

John Ryan Jr and Trustee David Canaletto conducted a tour of the Amagansett life-saving station and Ocean Rescue building with a group of Columbia architecture graduate students led by Professor Robert Marino on February 11. KYRIL BROMLEY

John Ryan Jr and Trustee David Canaletto conducted a tour of the Amagansett life-saving station and Ocean Rescue building with a group of Columbia architecture graduate students led by Professor Robert Marino on February 11. KYRIL BROMLEY

John Ryan Jr and Trustee David Canaletto conducted a tour of the Amagansett life-saving station and Ocean Rescue building with a group of Columbia architecture graduate students led by Professor Robert Marino on February 11. KYRIL BROMLEY

authorStaff Writer on Feb 20, 2023
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