Tuesday, April 28, 2015

May 2015

Editor: Catherine D. Kobasiuk Assistant Editor: Marina Kobasiuk

April General Membership Meeting

The April General Membership meeting was incredibly informative thanks to our guest speaker Brookhaven Town Councilman Dan Panico. Mr. Panico is always very patient and thorough when discussing all of our concerns. Our new Village Mayor Maura Spery was there to keep us in the loop concerning Village of Mastic Beach issues. We were also able to discuss some of the upcoming MBPOA events for the spring and summer. The 50/50 was won by Gwen Fazzina.

May General Membership Meeting

The May General Membership Meeting is on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 7:30 pm at the MBPOA clubhouse at 31 Neighborhood Road. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Charlie N. Flagg of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at SUNY Stony Brook. All are welcome, please feel free to bring a friend.

Clubhouse Flags

Thank you to Director Dan Carr and past Director Victor Viola for arranging to have the Mastic Beach Fire Department rehang our flags in front of the clubhouse. The flags were victims of the weather this past winter.

Hall Rental News

Dates for summer and fall party rentals are being booked now. Plan early so you are not disappointed. If you would like to rent the hall please call the clubhouse number 399-6111 and leave your name, evening phone number, and the date you may be interested on our voice mail, or fill out the request form on our website: www.masticbeachpropertyownersassociation.org

With One Brush Stroke Charity Art Auction

The Mastic Beach Property Owners Association hosted the Fourth Annual Artists United to Help Hospice House fund raising event on Sunday April 19. It was a lovely event with wine, nibbles, and pleasing music to accompany the wonderful art by local artists. 

Ten original pieces of art were auctioned off to help the 'Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk Inc.' making to total funds raised to a little over $1,500. The MBPOA and Artists' United would like to thank everyone who came down and supported this worthwhile cause.

Acoustic Music Night

The acoustic music night that was held on Friday April 10 was a great success. We would like to thank Tom Brady and his friends for setting everything up. Thanks to anyone else who came by to play. The music was enjoyed by everyone and we got to see many of our Mastic Beach neighbors.

Country Dancing

Dancing will be held on May 1 and May 15 this month. Admission is $8 for MBPOA members and $10 for guests. There is a 50/50 raffle, complimentary coffee and cake and a cash bar. No outside beverages please.

Fridays Nights

Friday nights are Meet & Greet at the MBPOA Clubhouse Bar. Members and their guests are invited to stop by for a drink (alcoholic or not) and a chat. Nights that are not Country Dancing nights sometimes become karaoke nights.

Paint Nite At The MBPOA

On Friday May 22 we will be trying something different. We have arranged for the popular Paint Nite to set up in the MBPOA hall for the evening. Participants are taught how to paint a picture while they drink and socialize. 

Tickets have to be bought online before the event and by the looks of things will be sold out before this printing. The bar will be open for our members as per usual and we will get to see how the latest recreation craze is done. You can see the Paint Nite website at : http://www.paintnite.com/

Great Brookhaven Cleanup

The MBPOA has volunteered to clean the corner of Havenwood Drive and William Floyd Parkway. We will meet in the morning on May 16. Dress appropriately.

Marina News

The poles have been reset including one pole which had to be replace totally. It was interesting watching Randy Penny do the work.

Thanks go out to Chris Zarcone, Traci and Joe Kelly and Michael Kobasiuk for braving the last big frozen day to measure the spaces between the poles.

Reminders of best practices for using the MBPOA Marina are as follows: Carry-In/Carry-Out: no garbage should be left anywhere on the marina property. Please take all of your trash with you. No fileting or cleaning of fish in the marina and no dumping of bait, or fish waste into the marina. No discharging of sewage into the marina water. A Brookhaven Town pump out boat can be arranged on VHF Channel 73 or go to the Forge River Town Marina to use the pump out there.

Please remember that the area between the entrance buoy and the marina is a no wake area when entering or leaving the marina. Please be considerate of your marina neighbors and the beach area to the east of the marina. The MBPOA wishes everyone a safe boating season.

MBPOA Yard Sale

The Third Annual MBPOA Yard Sale will be on May 30 in the MBPOA Clubhouse parking lot. If you would like to rent a table for $20/member or $25/nonmember, please call 399-6111. Big Brothers and Big Sisters will be by at the end of the day to take away anything not going home with you. The sale is from 9am to 3pm. No Early Birds Please. Please see the included flier and application in this months newsletter.

Tri-Hamlet Day

Don't forget that Saturday June 6 is TriHamlet Day on the Mastic Peninsula. The MBPOA will be set up in our parking lot and we hope everyone will stop by.

MBPOA Marina Cleanup

An expansive cleanup was performed on Saturday April 25 at the MBPOA Marina. The beach was cleaned of garbage and winter debris. Garbage was picked up all around, and the slip numbers were assessed. Boardwalk boards were replaced and secured. The parking lot was leveled on the east and west side to remove the ruts left over from the winter. 

The electrical system was checked and so was the water system. The water system suffered winter damage and will need to be repaired before it can be used. 
 
A very appreciative thank you goes out to all of the following people for donating their time and energy to help clean up and repair the MBPOA Marina: Eddie Janssen, Bill Hack, Richie Wilkinson, Ryan Wilkinson, Braydon Wilkinson, Shawn Getchell, Arik Getchell, Nora Getchell, Maureen Getchell, Jamie Reason, Kevin Collins, Traci Kelly, Frank Delustro, Barbara Fitzgerald, Pat Liberti, Tony Rizzatello, Michael Kobasiuk, and Hippie Mike.

Volunteer Work

If anyone has high school or middle school students in need of volunteer hours have them contact President Catherine Kobasiuk at 879-2881. There is usually light office work to do once or twice a month. When the spring cleaning season hits we will have outside work to do also.

Brookhaven 360th Birthday

While attending the celebration for the 360 Birthday of Brookhaven Town we were able to see an old planning map from 1937. It is interesting to see how things were viewed for our area back in 1937.

May Monthly Calendar

May 1st - Country Dancing – 7:30pm*
May 5th – Cinco de Mayo
May 7th – General Meeting – 7:30pm
May 8th - Meet & Greet – 7pm*
May 10th – Mother's Day
May 15th – Marina Guards Begin
May 15th – Country Dancing – 7:30pm*
May 16th – Great Brookhaven Cleanup
May 21st – Board of Directors Meeting
May 22nd – Paint Nite *
May 25th – Memorial Day
May 29th - Meet & Greet – 7pm*
May 30th – MBPOA Yard Sale
*Bar Open

Upcoming Events

June 4th – General Meeting
June 6th – Tri-Hamlet Day
June 18th – Board of Directors Meeting
July 25th – Music By the Bay
August 2nd – Smith Point Triathlon
August 30th – Blue Claw Crab Fest

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