Kathy Passarette, L.I. Staging/Decorating

Join Interior Decorator, Kathy Passarette of Creative Home Expressions on Thursday, October 16, 2008, from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., at the Mount Sinai High School for the Adult Education Program "Top Ten Decorating Mistakes and How To Fix Them". You can register through the Adult Education link at the Mount Sinai School District website.

Bring pictures of your own home for discussion after the program.

The fee is $25.00 (free for senior citizens).

Kathy Passarette and Creative Home Expressions are based on Long Island, New York, and offer interior decorating, home staging, interior redesign, color consultations and many other services. Visit our website at www.creativehomeexpressions.com for further information on our services and fees.

You know when Summer starts on Long Island because you start to hear the helicopters overhead on Friday evenings as they come from Manhattan and head to the Hamptons. Then it starts again on Sunday as they all head back to Manhattan. The stragglers will wait and go Monday morning, when you can usually hear them at about 5:00 a.m. The problem is they fly over residential areas and their noise pollution interferes with residents enjoying their own backyards.

In April of this year, Senator Schumer announced a plan to help Long Islanders report helicopters flying below (when you can feel the walls of your house shake) or outside their designated routes. The plan has routed the flights from midtown Manhattan to East Hampton and Gabreski Airport over Long Island Sound, at a minimum altitude of 2,500 feet. It also sends pilots offshore from LaGuardia Airport to Shoreham, where helicopters fly inland over pine barrens and Peconic Bay to reach the East End airports.

Hopefully, we can all enjoy Long Island this Summer!

The hotlines for reporting helicopters not following the plan: Suffolk residents can call Gabreski Airport at 631-852-8095 (although there has been talk of a dedicated 800 number being set up); Nassau residents can call North Hempstead's 311 center.

Kathy Passarette, and Creative Home Expressions, are based on Long Island, New York. We offer interior decorating, home staging, interior redesign and color consultations. Please visit our website at www.creativehomeexpressions.com for more information about our services and fees.

Dress for Success, a non-profit organization run by Brookhaven Town's Department of Women's Services is partnering with Dress Barn to encourage residents to donate new or gently used clothing for financially disadvantaged woman to outfit themselves appropriately for an interview, so that they can gain meaningful employment. Dress for Success has served more than 2,800 women since its inception in 1997.

Clients who are referred to Dress for Success have two things in common: they have a low income and are ready to begin employment, meaning they have had training about the interview process, how to create a sufficient resume and more. They will be outfitted at the Dress for Success boutique with a suit and a couple of additional outfits for the beginnings of their working wardrobe.

Donations will be accepted from March 30 through April 5, 2008. Clothing should be clean, in good repair and on hangers. For more information or to make a clothing donation you can call Dress for Success at 631-451-9127 or visit their website at www.dressforsuccess.org/brookhaven .

Kathy Passarette, and Creative Home Expressions, is based on Long Island, New York, and offers interior decorating, home staging, interior redesign and color consultations. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.creativehomeexpressions.com/.

Every year, throughout the month of March, Suffolk County residents shave their heads in an effort to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which was created in 2000 to support research for childhood cancers. They also aid in finding less invasive treatments for those with cancer.

Last year, fundraisers in Suffolk County alone raised $500,000.00. Events will be held throughout Suffolk County this year from Napper Tandy's Irish Pub in Northport to Tommy's Place in Rocky Point. The Connetquot School District will be joining in this year as part of the Fox network's "FOX School Challenge" that encourages kids to help kids.

The St. Baldrick's Foundation funds 230 children's oncology groups, research institutions and medical centers across North America. One hundred percent of the proceeds from these fundraisers go toward the foundation to support its cause.

The event at Tommy's Place will be held on March 8, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. To find other event dates and times, and to get further information, you can call 1-888-899-2253 or visit http://www.stbaldricks.org/ and click on "find an event".

Kathy Passarette, and Creative Home Expressions, is located on Long Island, New York, and offers interior decorating, home staging, interior redesign and color consultations. For more information please visit our website at http://www.creativehomeexpressions.com/.

Join Kathy Passarette of Creative Home Expressions as she talks about bringing the indoors out in this class on combining the pleasures of nature with comfortable living areas, by transforming your outdoor spaces into living spaces. You can access the brochure, with registration form, here.

Where: Mount Sinai High School - Room HS107

When: Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Fee: $25.00

Photo courtesy of Pottery Barn

Feel free to bring pictures of your own outdoor spaces for some tips and advice!

Kathy Passarette, and Creative Home Expressions, is located on Long Island, New York, and offers interior decorating, home staging, interior redesigns and color consultations. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.creativehomeexpressions.com.