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The Club is a sponsor of the District Service Project at Snug Harbor in Staten Island, in conjunction with the 2018-19 District Conference.. The Healing Garden is a living memorial to the 267 Staten Islanders who perished on September I I, 200 I. It quietly evokes the healing power of trees as symbols of life and renewal. Located on one acre of forested hillside, the woodland garden overlooks 20 acres of officially mapped wetlands. The garden was officially completed and opened to the public in September 2008. The Healing Garden's winding paths lead you through a mix of hardwood, canopy, and understory trees, such as cherry, Norway maple, honey locust, willow, horse chestnut, sassafras, silver maple, and red oak. Commemorative benches sit among shrubs and perennial planting displays. The mix of foliage is sublime in spring, summer, and autumn. A stone "Wall of Remembrance" features four cast iron faces in an ancient Roman grotesque style, where water flows from each of them into a reflecting pool and along cobblestone culverts lining the walkways. The four faces represent the four seasons and the cycle of life.
Sunday, 7 April from 9 am to 12 noon was our biggest event of the year - The 24th Annual Pancake Breakfast. As in earlier years, St. John's Riverside Hospital hosted our event. While it is called the Pancake Breakfast, it is much more than that. For the nominal $10 admission there was not only a full all-you-can-eat breakfast, but also a large number of prizes, from Large-Screen LED TV, restaurant food vouchers, baskets of cheer, and many more. 
The first phase of a great Winter Basketball and Anti-bullying program for 4th to 7th graders has just concluded. Sponsored by our Club, in partnership with the Yonkers Police Athletic League and YMCA, the program met for the last 6 Saturdays of 2018. The last session of the Winter season was celebrated with a Pizza Party and certificates were handed out to the participants.
