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Nearby: Basketball Leagues; Helen's Walk

A roundup of announcements from the region.

Queens Adult Basketball Leagues

Queens Adult Basketball Leagues are start up Thursday, Sept. 19 for the Astoria/Long Island City Queens division. Learn more.

Helen's Walk Adds A Run Component

After 17 years and suggestions from participants, the annual Helen’s Walk, organized by the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC) in Sands Point now has a run component. The event is slated for Sept. 22.

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The addition, spearheaded by local Sands Point resident and Helen Keller Services Board Trustee Richard Dzwlewicz, hopes to introduce the work done at HKNC to a new audience.

The event is being managed by runner and race organizer David Katz and his group, Finish Line Road Race Technicians.  The race will begin at the Sands Point Preserve and end on the grounds of HKNC.

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Thrift Store Reopens

Attention, fashionistas on a budget: Church on the Hill Bargain Boutique on 167-07 35 Avenue in Flushing reopens on Thursday Sept. 19. The shop will be open Thursdays and Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Shop For a Cause 

In September www.twenty3orchard.com, which features women’s wear, will be donating 10 percent sales to the Long Island Fight for Charity, which raises money for the Long Island Community Chest, The Genesis School, and the National Foundation for Human Potential. Get more information regarding the benefiting charities.


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