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Save the Dates for Long Island Chapter Events!
Picnic in the Park
Hosted by the Long Island Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness
Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled day in the park!
We’ll have refreshments, games, and music for everyone to enjoy!
Saturday, June 1, 2013
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Marjorie R. Post Park
Unqua and Merrick Roads
East Massapequa, NY 11762
Picnic in the Park is the annual gathering of Long Island Chapter Members. Sandwiches will be provided but sides and desserts are potluck. **New this year!** Attendees whose last names begin with A-L should bring side dishes to share and last names beginning with M-Z should bring desserts. Please bring your own beverage.
RSVPs are required by Wednesday, May 29 to Carolina Vollo
at (516) 343-6769 or
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Networking Groups
Take part in one of our great networking groups located in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Participants can benefit by: sharing coping skills, gaining new friendships, offering emotional support, and exchanging resources and information.
Eye 2 Eye Networking Group
Eye 2 Eye is a support group in Nassau county that meets on a monthly basis. New dates will be announced as soon as possible. Please keep checking back!
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Freeport Memorial Library
144 W. Merrick Road
Freeport, NY 11520
For more information and RSVP, please contact Frann Glick at (516) 826-5006 or
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Suffolk County Networking Group
Saturday, May 18, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Panera Bread
1025 West Montauk Highway
West Babylon, NY 11704
For more information and RSVP, please contact Esther Ecklund at (516) 384-3815.
American Museum of Natural History Science Sense Tours
Visitors who are blind or partially sighted are invited to attend this program, held monthly in the Museum galleries. Specially trained tour guides highlight specific themes and exhibition halls, engaging participants through extensive verbal descriptions and touchable objects.
These tours are free with Museum admission. However, space is limited and advance registration is required. Programs may be subject to change. For more information and to register, please call (212) 313-7565 or email
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
10:00 am
Scales of the Universe
Explore the Scales of the Universe, a 400-foot-long walkway that hugs the glass curtain wall along the Rose Center for Earth and Space, that introduces visitors to the relative sizes of galaxies, stars, planets, and atoms through text panels, interactive terminals and models.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
2:30 pm
Living Large
Join us on a big expedition through the Museum as we discuss and examine several larger than life icons such as the blue whale, the giant sequoia, dinosaurs, and the 63-foot-long Great Canoe.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
10:00 am
Ocean Life
Plunge into the ocean to explore aquatic habitat dioramas in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
2:30 pm
North American Mammals
Discover the dioramas in the stunningly restored Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals, which offers a snapshot of North America’s rich environmental heritage.
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