The-Leader_1988-12-22

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TOBBPORT MEMORIAL L l i l &Y
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54th YEAR. NO. 51 niEEPORTi NEW YORK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22,1988
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BAUSWIN'S YOUNGEST BELLRINGER: ThiM-yMr-oM J«Mi«
WM out with hifarandmothM- VMM Row* (wiping to fill tho
Salvrtion Army ChHatrnMltottl* to piovid* food, ahoter and
clotiilng to th« nMdy. Baldwin UnH Salwation Army Chairthan
Ann Dictor aM pMpla aro dMpacMaly lioMlad to aaaiat with th*
. organintion'a annual affttt. To vohmtMr during th« final daya
bafora Chriatmaa. call Ma. Dictor at 223-2S25.
QIVINQ TREE at Archar Straat School la eovarad with taavaa,
aaeh bearing tha nama of a atudant who brought an Itam of f ood
for the Freaport INN'a aoup kitchen. From loft with their dona-tiona
ara Joseph Boccalino, Chrittophar Markln, Joanna
Adamaa, Laura David, Juantina Kiblerand Elli Papayanopouloa,
whoie mother drew the "giving tree."
TRUCKING TOYS to Freeporfa needy kida laat weekend war*
Fraaport Kiwanlana aided by Santa'a halpar Stave Qiiinton of
Bayvlew Maata who donated a compariy truck to daifvar toya
and canned gooda for the Salvation Arm/a Christmas Party
S aturday. Over $ 1,700 in toya will provide holiday happineas to
Vraaport child ran. From laft ara lUwanlan John O'Connor, Sal­vation
Army Raprasantativa Pat Apostolldas, and prospaeth^a
KiwanlansRiisaallLastar and DaVeriUplan.' • ' • • • • • >
Keep Icids busy during holiday recess
Arts Council puppet show
A classic tale of mystery and
mirth. "Rip Van Winkle." wiU be
pcrfomied by Das Puppenspiel
Puppet Theatre Wednesday,
December 28, at 11 a.m. at Bay-view
Avenue School.
The event is sponsored by the
Arts Council at Freeport and is
part of the Council's series of spe­cial
vacation shows. Das Pup­penspiel,
known for their "exqui­sitely
crafted characters," will
present the story of the lazy New
Yorker with hand and rod
. puppets.
Tickets are $3 per person and
may be obtained at the Arts
Council office at the Freeport
Recreation Center. Group rates
are also available. For more
infonnation, c^U the Council at
223-2522.
' Two ^ f ^ t ^ MtMc Fair '
Two trips to Westbury Music
Fair for children six and older
have been scUeduled by the Free-port
Recreation Department dur­ing
the holiday recess.
A visit to "The Wonderful
World of Magic'ls'scheduled for
Tuesday, December 27, and a tiip
to view the productioiTof "Bab^
in Toytand" has been set for
Thursday, December 29.
Buses will leave the Recreation
Center for both events at 10 a.m. kurtber information caii me
and return about 1:30 p.m. Res-I Library's Children's Room at
ervations inay be made witK a ' 379-3274.
payment of a $6 fee for each trip •
at . the Recreation Center.
Youngstert may either bring or
buy their lunch.' African Kwanzaa Ceremony
Spepial skating sessions
The RecFcationi Center Ice
Rink will be open on a Saturday
schedule throughout the holiday
recess, from December 27 to 31.
Special skating session; are sche­duled
for 12:30 • 2 p.m. and 3 - S
p.m. •
Holiday Programs at Library
A Winter Vacation Show will
be presented at Freeport Memor­ial
Library on Wednesday,
December2g,at 10:lSa.m;inthe
Children's Room. Yo-Yo, the
, Magic pp\^,will^present 45
mintites' of fun, with entertaiit-'
ment including downing, m a ^
and audience participation. All
are invited.. ' -
Vacation movies for children
will be shown on Friday,
December 30, at 10 a.m. at the
. Library. The films are "Runaway
Ralph''an4 "The Mouse and the
Motorcycle" which willjun
about 80 minutes. ChiMren with
parents are welcome at all Child­ren's
Room functions at. the
Freeport Memorial Library. For
The annual Kwanzaa Celebra­tion
of Thanksgiving will feature
African dancers and singers, a
candle lighting ceremony and
poetry and songs at the African-
American Museum at 110 North
Franklin Street, He&pstead, on
Monday. December 26 from 1:30
to 4:30 p.m. Kwanzaa is a Swabili
word meaning "first fruits."
Celebrating the harvest of the
first fruits is traditional all over
Africa and has been adopted by
African-Americans as a time to
celebrate the joys of Hvingand the
fruits of our labor of the past
year.
The highlight of the celebra-tiob
will be a performance by the
'dance company of Diiiizulii and
his African' dancers; drummers
and singers. The candle lighting
ceremony of Thanksgiving will
be lead by Steven Lloyd, a com­munity
leader who is also a Niger­ian
priest Seven candles repres­enting
the "seven Principles" will
be Ut.
Poetry and songs by James
Lacey, and Ann Taylor, will
round out the program. Admis­sion
is free. For more informa-
Uon, call 485-0470.
SANTA AT SCHOOU Mr. Claua left his sleigh at home last Friday and traveUed by police ear to
Columbua Avenue School courtesy of tha Freeport Police Benevolent Aaaociatiori. The PBA
squired Santa to primary snd nursery schools all over the Village, distributing candy canes.
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