Meets: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 6:30 pm, Cortland Elks Club, 9 Groton Ave., Cortland.

Raises funds to underwrite foundation grants and improve communities and the world.Awards youth scholarships and supports Kiwanis International's Service Leadership Programs for youth.

The mission of Arts Mid-Hudson is to provide vision and leadership to support thriving and diverse arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Fosters closer relations between the library and the community, supports the library's functions, resources, services and needs and encourages benefactions and bequests to the Locust Valley Library. Please call for more information.

Friends foster closer relations between the library and the community support the library's functions, resources, services and needs and encourage benefactions, gifts, endowments and bequests to the Sayville Library. If you would like to join the friends, forms are available online.

Dedicated to protecting, managing and appreciating Wertheim Wildlife Refuge and its surrounding areas. Supports wildlife-dependent recreational and educational activities. Also foster cooperative and mutually productive relationships between the Refuge and adjacent communities.

Community service organization of female veterans of the United States armed forces who served in time of war. Promotes patriotism and the welfare and interest of veterans.

Friends foster closer relations between the library and the community, support the library's functions, resources, services and needs, and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests to the Northport-East Northport Public Library.

Moose is a nonsectarian, nonprofit fraternal organization of men and women dedicated to bettering the lives of children (Mooseheart)and elderly (Moosehaven) in need and helping make our local and international communities better places to live.

Provides a meeting place for the residents of East Hampton offering banquet facilities and recreational activities.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace worldwide. Rotarians develop community service projects and support programs for youth, educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and career development.

Friends foster closer relations between the library and the community support the library's functions, resources, services and needs and encourage benefactions, gifts, endowments and bequests to the Malverne Public Library.

Fraternal organization of Catholic men who conduct charitable activities. Call or visit website for membership information and to locate local councils.

The council is the voice for the arts in Putnam, and maintains a leadership role in promoting, fostering, and perpetuating the visual, performing and literary arts in the county and environs. which brings community members together to discuss ways to increase awareness and activities to promote the arts.

Faternal organization of Catholic men who conduct charitable activities. Call or visit website for membership information and to locate other local councils.

Friends foster closer relations between the library and the community support the library's functions, resources, services and needs and encourage benefactions, gifts, endowments, and bequests to the South Huntington Public Library. If you would like to join Friends, forms are available on-line.

Awards annual grants to non-profit organizations and/or individual artists to help strengthen the arts and cultural programs in their communities. Considers applicants' quality of programming, community support, and professionalism in making funding decisions, and awards grants on recommendation of a seven-member panel of local artists, community leaders, and others from throughout Suffolk County. Grants range from $500 to $5,000.

Faternal Organization of Catholic men who conduct charitable activities. Call for more information

Faternal organizations of Catholic men who conduct charitable activities. Call or visit website for membership information and to locate other local councils. Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month at 8pm.

An artist is a generic term and can include not only painting, but photography, writing or the performing arts. Grants, information and referral, along with other resources are available.

Community group dedicated to the improvement of Hampton Bays. Hosts fundraising events for improvement projects, and works closely with local government officials and other area groups to further their work in improving Hampton Bays. Meetings held on the first Monday of the month April through December (excluding holidays) at the Hampton Bays Library on Ponquogue Avenue. Check website for any changes.

Labor organization that represents the officers of the East Hampton Town Police Department. Promotes a good relationship between the police and community, advances the professional interests, and ensures and preserves the health, safety, and welfare of its members. Also protects and advances the rights of its members, and provides guidance and legal representation.

Fraternal organization of Catholic men who conduct charitable activities. Call or visit website for membership information and to locate other local councils. Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday each month at 7pm.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is a fraternal society which offers community services, scholarships, youth and veterans services. Call for additional information.

Organization for United States armed forces veterans who served overseas in time of war. Promotes patriotism, and the welfare and interest of veterans. Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm.