We will be collecting School supplies for the kids of our Community, join us, drop off or shop. Aug 16 and 23rd 10-2 in front Staples School St Glen Cove,
April 24, 2025 April general meeting: Book Fairies of Freeport presentation.
Jeanine’s American Bistro
242 Glen Cove Ave Glen Cove, NY
4:30 pm
Photo caption:
Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor Mary Capobianco (far left), Sherry McGrath of Book Fairies (center in light blue) and Kiwanis Club of Glen Cove President Ann Marie Gailius (seated in front) at Jeanine’s American Bistro with program attendees.
The Book Fairies and Kiwanis Provide Books to Glen Cove
(Glen Cove, NY) Kiwanis Club of Glen Cove invited Sherry McGrath, Program Director and Stephen Lyne of the Book Fairies to do a presentation on their organization.
Book Fairies is a Freeport based non-profit organization that sources and redistributes books to Title I school districts and under-resourced communities on Long Island, NYC, and internationally. By providing new and gently used books that are sorted and organized by volunteers and available for distribution to children in a variety of subjects and languages.
The Book Fairies presented its resources to members and program staff from Glen Cove School District, the YMCA, Glen Cove Youth Bureau, Glen Cove Library, Nosh, and Kiwanis.
Kiwanis President Ann Marie Gailius donated and established a Little Free Library located at Glen Cove EOC. Glen Cove Kiwanis members distributed more than 1,100 books to Glen Cove EOC, the Youth Bureau After 3 Program, NOSH, Trinity Lutheran Church and at the Farmer’s Market. Kiwanis also provided a monetary donation to help continue their efforts.
“Glen Cove Kiwanis invited other community organizations to learn about the Book Fairies. Together, we help more kids learn, grow, and thrive” stated President Ann-Marie Gailius.
Events like these are essential to our community and a big Thank you goes out to our member/host Jeanine DiMenna and her staff at Jeanine’s American Bistro for a wonderful afternoon meeting.
Kiwanis is an international service organization of clubs partnering with organizations committed to serving children in need.
For more information visit www.bookfairies.org and https://k15928.site.kiwanis.org and www.kiwanis.org.
St Patrick’s Day Parade Glen Cove March 23 2025
What a great spring day, the sun was out, the air was crisp and our community was ready to get out and celebrate! Our club invited the kids this time to represent Kiwanis and its mission.
We introduce you to our Glen Cove High School Key Club, their Advisor Kirstin Brosnan and LIU Post Circle K members lead by their President Amy Lewis.
March 23rd 2025, City of Glen Cove’s Hibernian’ St. Patrick’s Day parade. What a beautiful day for a parade! Our Sponsored youth were out in force! Thank you to Key Club Advisor Kristen Brosnan, Amy Lewis, President Circle K LIU Post for helping make the day a success, thank you Desmond and Tara.
Young man in the right corner is featured on our cover page,
Join us for our general meeting Meet and Greet~ Cornhole games.
Feb 27 2025 Glen Cove Public Library Community Room
Defensive Driving Course: Saturday Nov. 23 2024 Trinity Lutheran Church 74 Forest Ave Glen Cove, 8:30 am start time.
Men’s Homeless Shelter will remain open. During the winter months and into the Spring. Members of our club helped in feeding the men with an assortment of meals. These include, donations from local Chinese and Mexican restaurant’s. Our members also brought homemade dishes and meals for day time.
An update to our Little Free Library: The young residents of the GC Gardens have started a book club. Asked for specific books to start, and we look forward to progress reports. For Easter, we participated in the EOC event by sharing magazines and books as an alternative to candy. This idea was well received and we look forward to being invited again.Privacy Policy
Installation: Every year we Install our President,, VP, Secretary and Treasurer, for a 2 year term.
MLK Day: This parade, we proudly walk to share our solidarity to good will and community service. Thank you to our member Lydia for making sure we were in attendance.
Defensive Driving Courses: We schedule courses throughout the year. We post on Social Media.
Holiday Party: We celebrate our club, its members and other that inter club with us.
Feeding the Homeless: This is one of our signature projects during the winter months. Club member prepare/bring assorted foods for the men to have.
Coat Drive for the Needy: Together with Trinity Lutheran Church And Rev Travis Yee: we collected cleaned lightly used coats throughout the last few weeks, to be donated during the Church’s open Pantry evenings.
K-Kids of Landing Elementary School
Our K-Kids of Landing School are small but Mighty just like our Club! The kids sell pencils and other small items during lunch time and other times throughout the school year to generate money to be donated. This year their donation went to our Glen Cove Youth Bureau. Thank you kids~ Executive Director & Club member: Spiro Tsirkas.
Adopt a Family:
This year our family was of a father and daughter: We provided them gift cards for a better Thanksgiving. For Christmas: We provided, toy, coats, boots and other fun Holiday gifts.
Last summer, we donated to our Sunshine Garden Apartment Complex: A Little Free Library. We continue to make donations. Some books are being requested and others are just being enjoyed.
Community Night Lights: Oct- Nov: Offering families in need, to come have some food, get supplies and information on what services are available.
Our new Board starts as of October 1
What an evening it was. Thank you all~
September 28th Our Wheelchair Basketball Challenge: 6:30 start Glen Cove High School Gymnasium: see more below:
August 13 Staples Glen Cove: We were out and so many people were beyond generous.
See photos from last year:
August 31st St. John’s of Lattingtown: Volunteers assisting in handing our Backpacks Canceled:
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We will be collecting School supplies for the kids of our Community, join us, drop off or shop. Aug 16 and 23rd 10-2 in front Staples School St Glen Cove,
April 24, 2025 April general meeting: Book Fairies of Freeport presentation.
Jeanine’s American Bistro
242 Glen Cove Ave Glen Cove, NY
4:30 pm
Photo caption:
Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor Mary Capobianco (far left), Sherry McGrath of Book Fairies (center in light blue) and Kiwanis Club of Glen Cove President Ann Marie Gailius (seated in front) at Jeanine’s American Bistro with program attendees.
The Book Fairies and Kiwanis Provide Books to Glen Cove
(Glen Cove, NY) Kiwanis Club of Glen Cove invited Sherry McGrath, Program Director and Stephen Lyne of the Book Fairies to do a presentation on their organization.
Book Fairies is a Freeport based non-profit organization that sources and redistributes books to Title I school districts and under-resourced communities on Long Island, NYC, and internationally. By providing new and gently used books that are sorted and organized by volunteers and available for distribution to children in a variety of subjects and languages.
The Book Fairies presented its resources to members and program staff from Glen Cove School District, the YMCA, Glen Cove Youth Bureau, Glen Cove Library, Nosh, and Kiwanis.
Kiwanis President Ann Marie Gailius donated and established a Little Free Library located at Glen Cove EOC. Glen Cove Kiwanis members distributed more than 1,100 books to Glen Cove EOC, the Youth Bureau After 3 Program, NOSH, Trinity Lutheran Church and at the Farmer’s Market. Kiwanis also provided a monetary donation to help continue their efforts.
“Glen Cove Kiwanis invited other community organizations to learn about the Book Fairies. Together, we help more kids learn, grow, and thrive” stated President Ann-Marie Gailius.
Events like these are essential to our community and a big Thank you goes out to our member/host Jeanine DiMenna and her staff at Jeanine’s American Bistro for a wonderful afternoon meeting.
Kiwanis is an international service organization of clubs partnering with organizations committed to serving children in need.
For more information visit www.bookfairies.org and https://k15928.site.kiwanis.org and www.kiwanis.org.
St Patrick’s Day Parade Glen Cove March 23 2025
What a great spring day, the sun was out, the air was crisp and our community was ready to get out and celebrate! Our club invited the kids this time to represent Kiwanis and its mission.
We introduce you to our Glen Cove High School Key Club, their Advisor Kirstin Brosnan and LIU Post Circle K members lead by their President Amy Lewis.
March 23rd 2025, City of Glen Cove’s Hibernian’ St. Patrick’s Day parade. What a beautiful day for a parade! Our Sponsored youth were out in force! Thank you to Key Club Advisor Kristen Brosnan, Amy Lewis, President Circle K LIU Post for helping make the day a success, thank you Desmond and Tara.
Young man in the right corner is featured on our cover page,
Join us for our general meeting Meet and Greet~ Cornhole games.
Feb 27 2025 Glen Cove Public Library Community Room
Defensive Driving Course: Saturday Nov. 23 2024 Trinity Lutheran Church 74 Forest Ave Glen Cove, 8:30 am start time.
Men’s Homeless Shelter will remain open. During the winter months and into the Spring. Members of our club helped in feeding the men with an assortment of meals. These include, donations from local Chinese and Mexican restaurant’s. Our members also brought homemade dishes and meals for day time.
An update to our Little Free Library: The young residents of the GC Gardens have started a book club. Asked for specific books to start, and we look forward to progress reports. For Easter, we participated in the EOC event by sharing magazines and books as an alternative to candy. This idea was well received and we look forward to being invited again.Privacy Policy
Installation: Every year we Install our President,, VP, Secretary and Treasurer, for a 2 year term.
MLK Day: This parade, we proudly walk to share our solidarity to good will and community service. Thank you to our member Lydia for making sure we were in attendance.
Defensive Driving Courses: We schedule courses throughout the year. We post on Social Media.
Holiday Party: We celebrate our club, its members and other that inter club with us.
Feeding the Homeless: This is one of our signature projects during the winter months. Club member prepare/bring assorted foods for the men to have.
Coat Drive for the Needy: Together with Trinity Lutheran Church And Rev Travis Yee: we collected cleaned lightly used coats throughout the last few weeks, to be donated during the Church’s open Pantry evenings.
K-Kids of Landing Elementary School
Our K-Kids of Landing School are small but Mighty just like our Club! The kids sell pencils and other small items during lunch time and other times throughout the school year to generate money to be donated. This year their donation went to our Glen Cove Youth Bureau. Thank you kids~ Executive Director & Club member: Spiro Tsirkas.
Adopt a Family:
This year our family was of a father and daughter: We provided them gift cards for a better Thanksgiving. For Christmas: We provided, toy, coats, boots and other fun Holiday gifts.
Last summer, we donated to our Sunshine Garden Apartment Complex: A Little Free Library. We continue to make donations. Some books are being requested and others are just being enjoyed.
Community Night Lights: Oct- Nov: Offering families in need, to come have some food, get supplies and information on what services are available.
Our new Board starts as of October 1
What an evening it was. Thank you all~
September 28th Our Wheelchair Basketball Challenge: 6:30 start Glen Cove High School Gymnasium: see more below:
August 13 Staples Glen Cove: We were out and so many people were beyond generous.
See photos from last year:
August 31st
St. John’s of Lattingtown: Volunteers assisting in handing our BackpacksCanceled:Last years photo:
We always enjoy helping others
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