Founded 1972

 

EARLY 2006

News from Twin Pines

382 Main Street, Port Washington, NY 11050-3136

 

  pwtwinpines@gmail.com      516 883 9777

 

Regular Hours:  Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10-5; Thursday  10-6; Saturday 10-5

 

THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OLD!!

 

UPCOMING  EVENTS

 

Tuesday, February 7th: LOVE AND LUNCH

 

 Sunday, February 15th: ANNUAL MEETING

34^TH ANNIVERSARY

 

It has been one year since the flood and our restoration. Come help us celebrate!

We’ll hear a brief annual report and elect officers, then join in a

POT LUCK DINNER,  with  MUSIC, POETRY, and CO-OP FRIENDSHIP. 

 

PORT WASHINGTON KAYAKING CLUB 

All experienced, beginner, or would-be kayakers, join us for this popular new sport. Being a strong swimmer is not necessary, but instruction is essential for safety &efficiency. Simple to learn at any age! Discount lessons & gear for Co-op members. Meeting with instructors, film, discussions, & refreshments. Call Co-op for information.

 

Regular Meetings resume February,  Tuesdays, 7:30–9 p.m., Mertz Community Center.

 

Lessons in the Tully Pool 7:00-9:30 p.m.

DATES:  Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 19, & 26, Mar. 12 & 26, April 2, 9, & 23, May 7, 14, & 21

BACK IN THE WATER BY MAY!

MAJOR REGATTA IN JULY—MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

 

 

THRIFT SHOP SALES.

Winter Clearance! Shop Co-op now for furniture!

Donations by APPOINTMENT only.  Furniture welcome (no bed mattresses, please).

Clothing items:  only spring/summer, please.

 

We are grateful to Port Washington Community Chest for their donations.

Thanks also for the generous ongoing grants from the Manhasset Community Fund/Greentree Foundation “Good Neighbor” Fund, the Town of North Hempstead Community Development Agency, Does, the Robert Brooks Foundation, and CUNY/United Way of New York City.

 

Thanks again to Long Island Harvest for continued weekly donations of food.

Special thanks to Mrs. Migatz & the Schreiber High School Key Club; to Michele Welden & the Schreiber Natural Helpers, and to Megan Duffy & the Weber Middle School Human Relations Club, who made Thanksgiving so much better for the clients of our Food Pantry. Thanks again to all individuals who have supported our Work Experience&  Food Pantry Programs,  and  given donations to the Thrift Shop.

YOU CAN HELP TWIN PINES SURVIVE!

We pass lower costs on to you, and we can accept tax-deductible donations of money or equipment.

SHOP at our stores! VOLUNTEER! TELL friends and organizations about the good work we do!

DID YOU KNOW?

We feed & train over 3000 people annually.

We purchase & deliver food seven days a week,

for daycare centers, outreach programs, religious organizations, senior & homebound,

and our thrift shop’s proceeds support these programs as well.

 

CO-OP SERVICES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

1. Weekly Outreach: Thanks for donations: Long Island Harvest for foodstuffs.

2.  Work Experience: Thanks to volunteers for teaching trainees.

3. Catalogue Orders: Remember, prepaid purchases get the deepest discount (at least 10%), and special orders are always welcome. Check the Co-op & Kayak catalogues for groceries, health food, organic produce, and other items. Purchases can go beyond store inventory: you can order anything in the catalogues, either in bulk or as individual items.  Currently, more than half our sales are wholesale. A deposit on orders is requested.  Also, please suggest items you’d like to see us stock. Catalogues, Kayak Club membership materials, free magazines, and a clipboard for your ideas and orders is on the new Front Desk to the left of the entrance.

4. Consumer Education Booth. Check out our free literature, catalogues, and new product testing.

We have many samples for taste-testing: evaluators welcome! Come use our member lending library, now located beside the Front Desk.

 

MEMBERS10-25% discount on Thrift Shop & 10-15% on preordered groceries and natural foods!

ALL NON-MEMBER SENIORS:  SHOP WEDNESDAY, AND WE WILL WAIVE THE 10% FEE.

 

MEMBERSHIP

Dues Are Due! See Attached Notice.

Volunteers:  Bookkeeping Needed!  Help with Display Needed.

Anyone interested in the Arts & Crafts Collective? We have shelves up ready to go!

 

pwtwinpines@juno.com                       PLEASE GIVE US FEEDBACK!                                 883-9777

Your opinions & ideas are valuable to us. Call, write, or stop in to share your ideas.

Come see our new bright, clean restoration! We have worked hard to create more space and order.

Volunteers often are needed to help us out in the store: please come by to help us out!

JOINING (and rejoining) THE CO-OP

Before joining, guests may shop three times without the nonmember 10% surcharge.

Members receive one hour of volunteer time for each new shopper they introduce to the Co-op.

 If the shopper joins, the member receives an additional hour.

 

GET WELL SOON!  Betty Albano (in Sands Point Nursing Home); drop by & say hello!

 

Twin Pines Co-op Board of Directors

            President:                            Anne Dellavecchia

Vice President:                   Marie Allen

   Treasurer:                            Thomas Ward

Secretary:                            Jamie Pines

At Large:                             Gerry Sadik

 

Twin Pines Consumers Board of Directors

President:                            Betty Stephens

         Vice President:                   Rosanne Wasserman

Treasurer:                      Rita Sadick

Secretary:                          Gerard Carrol

At Large:                    Rosa Lob