PECONIC LANDING AT SOUTHOLD INC

PECONIC LANDING, WE STRIVE TO BRING TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES BY SERVING AS A VIBRANT COMMUNITY CENTER AND CULTURAL ARTS HUB FOR THE EAST END. THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS CAN IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN A GREAT VARIETY OF CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, WELLNESS, AND HELPFUL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FREE TO THE PUBLIC THAT ARE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE. EACH EVENT IS HOSTED WITH THE PURPOSE OF ENRICHING THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO TAKE PART. OUR COMMUNITY DOES THIS WITH ONE COMMON GOAL IN MIND: TO MAKE A POSITIVE, MEASURABLE IMPACT, IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO WORK AND LIVE ON THE EAST END.THE FOLLOWING EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN 2023 FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PECONIC LANDING:FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS, PECONIC LANDING HAS HOSTED THE JOHN MAY MILE & 5K RACE TO BENEFIT THE GREENPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT FEATURES A BARBECUE LUNCH, RAFFLES AND MORE. THE JOHN MAY MILE AND 5K FUNDRAISER IS OPEN TO RUNNERS AND WALKERS OF ALL AGES AND FITNESS ABILITIES, OFFERING BOTH A RELAXED MILE-LONG WALK AND A MORE CHALLENGING 3.1-MILE RUN. SINCE INCEPTION THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT, WHICH EXCEED $375,000, HAVE GONE DIRECTLY TO THE GREENPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT, HELPING TO PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE EQUIPMENT VITAL TO KEEPING FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS SAFE DURING RESPONSE EFFORTS. IN 2024, $24,730 WAS RAISED AND DONATED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.SINCE 2012, PECONIC LANDING HAS HOSTED AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT SHOWCASE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE EVENT BRINGS IN APPROXIMATELY 25 LOCAL ARTISANS EACH HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THEIR WARES. THE EVENT IS PUBLICIZED THROUGHOUT THE NORTH FORK AND BRINGS IN OVER 300 PEOPLE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO MEANDER THROUGH THE SHOWCASE AND PURCHASE ART AND OTHER GOODS AS DESIRED. THE EVENT HAS BECOME A HOLIDAY TRADITION ON THE NORTH FORK!IN 2023, PECONIC LANDING HOSTED THE FIRST EVER WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S WALK ON THE NORTH FORK AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION ON ITS GROUNDS. THIS INAUGURAL EVENT ATTRACTED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THIS WORTHY CAUSE RAISING $25,000 TO FUND THE CARE, SUPPORT AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. ON THE DAY OF THE WALK, PARTICIPANTS HONORED THOSE AFFECTED BY ALZHEIMER'S WITH A PROMISE GARDEN CEREMONY, A MISSION-FOCUSED EXPERIENCE THAT SIGNIFIES SOLIDARITY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DISEASE. THE COLORS OF THE PROMISE GARDEN FLOWERS REPRESENT PEOPLE'S CONNECTION TO ALZHEIMER'S, AND THEIR PERSONAL REASONS TO END THE DISEASE.