Events

Members and friendsThis morning's speaker was Ron Manning, Asst. Director of Patient Services, Suffolk County Heath Dept. I learned from Ron's presentation of a system that I was hardly aware existed. There are 11 Suffolk County Health Centers. These centers are serving those communities where there is a serious need. However they are open top…

Members and friends Today's meeting of LIMBA was a celebration of the holidays. Many old friends responded to the Holiday Gathering invitation. The entertainment was provided by the multi instumented Larry Siegel, and an old favorite, Jim Graseck on his violin. Jim has earned the nickname as the "Victor Borge of the violin" and they both…

Members and friendsOur speaker this morning had a packed house. LIMBA board member, and former Suffolk County Executive Robert Gaffney Introduced the speaker. The topic involved one of the most ambitious plans conceived in recent times. Charles Wang, who we identify as the founder of Computer Associates, is continuing to think big with his concept…

This morning we had Congressman Tim Bishop from the 1st Congressional District speak at LIMBA   He was asked to give a congressional update.   Mr. Bishop began with talking about unfinished business. He spoke about education cuts when asked about "no child left behind." These cuts are having a detrimental impact on Long Island.…

This morning's program was introduced by Jeff Levy, from Leadership Solutions. Our speaker was Dan McGowan, President of HIP NY. Mr. McGowan was asked to speak at LIMBA because I heard him say, at another venue, that universal health care is where we should be going. "The number of uninsured are rising, and the insured…

This morning we had one of our "round table" discussions. The item of repowering is now in the works, and when we find ourselves in a mode where we are seeing changes, it makes sense to look at where else we can make our influence felt.   Last week we had a powerful, thought provoking presentation from…

Mr. Croxton is an architecht of notable fame and a recipient numerous awards for designing low energy use buildings. These buildings excell in comfort and livability. He will be discussing the possibilities that are available to us. The reduction in building operating costs, the comfort and health of the people that use these buildings, and the…