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Westhampton Beach High School senior Rachel Paoletta addressed audience members during the Senior Skills Breakfast held at the Westhampton Country Club on November 6.

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Waxing poetic about Thanksgiving is just a tad passé. Personally, my cliché cornucopia is filled to capacity.

Still, we should all give thanks and be truly grateful for the small blessings we have both given and received. For those of us with good health, shelter, food, family and something in short supply these days—a job—take a moment and be grateful for all the small and large fortunes in your life. Happy Thanksgiving!

Kudos to the members of Westhampton Beach High School Key Club. They spent two weeks last month making care packages for servicemen and servicewomen in our area as part of Operation Shoebox, a program that collects letters, donations and care packages for military members. Students collected about $142 and more than 3,000 items! High school librarian Patty Merendino, whose son is enlisted, helped coordinate and she will even pay for the shipping of the items. Good job.

Westhampton Beach residents and businesses are invited to participate in the village’s eighth annual Holiday Lighting Contest. Judging will take place on Friday, December 18. Residents and business owners must have their holiday lights turned on between 5 and 10 p.m. that night. Prizes will be given out during the trustee’s meeting on Thursday, January 7. Need more details? Call 702-1558.

The Hampton Synagogue’s annual Great Hampton Cantorial Festival will take place on Friday, November 27, and Saturday, November 28, at the Sunset Avenue synagogue in Westhampton Beach. Hampton Synagogue Cantor Netanel Hershtik will be joined by two distinguished cantors from London, Cantor Rabbi Lionel Rosenfeld and Cantor Jonny Turgel, as well as Cantor Shimon Craimer of the Riverdale Jewish Center in The Bronx. Additionally, London’s acclaimed Shabbaton Choir will perform.

Shabbat evening services and a congregational dinner will be held on Friday, November 27, at 4:15 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person. Reservations are required. Shabbat morning services will be held on Saturday, November 28, at 8:45 a.m. and will be followed by a congregational Kiddush luncheon. Later that evening, at 7:30 p.m., a gala concert will be held in the Berman Sanctuary. For additional information, call 288-0534, ext. 13, or e-mail avraham@thehamptonsynagogue.org.

The Knights of Columbus, Joseph Slomski Council’s annual Christmas Wreath Sale begins on Saturday, November 28, and Sunday, November 29, immediately following mass at the Immaculate Conception Church in Quiogue. Wreaths are $20 each or $35 for two, $50 for three or $65 for four. Wreaths will also be sold following every Saturday and Sunday service in December. Home delivery is also available. As always, proceeds help to finance the Knights and their continued participation in community activities and funding of scholarships. Call 288-1423 if you need more details.

Also, the Remsenburg Garden Club will hold a Wreath, Bake and Boutique Sale on Saturday, December 5, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., at the Remsenburg Academy on South Country Road. Traditional wreaths with a variety of festive bows will be available for $35 each. Della Robbia wreaths cost $50 each. Proceeds will benefit local charities and the beatification of the Remsenburg Post Office. To place an order, call 325-1537 or 325-1206.

Join author Sir Harold Evans this Saturday, November 28, at 3 p.m. for a book signing at The Open Book. His new book, “My Paper Chase,” tells the story of his two great loves: newspapers and Tina Brown, “the bright, young journalist who became his wife.” Light refreshments will be served. The Open Book is located at 135 Main Street in Westhampton Beach. Call 288-2120 for more details.

Feeling a little glum after your turkey binge? Lighten up on Saturday, November 28, at 7:30 p.m., at the Comedy Loft inside the Westhampton Steakhouse on Mill Road in Westhampton Beach. As a part of Operation Proud Hearts, comedians Nick Cobb, John Larrochia, Vicky Kuperman and others will take the stage. Operation Proud Hearts lends support to members of the military, their families and veterans.

Tickets are available for $10 online at proudhearts.org. Military personnel and their families can enter the code “HERO” and receive 50-percent off admission. For additional information, call (800) 948-6297, e-mail christine@proudhearts.org or visit proudhearts.org.

The Westhampton Beach High School class of 1999 will hold its 10-year reunion on Friday, November 27, at Rock Hill Country Club on Clancy Road in Manorville. Hors d’oeuvres will be served, and a buffet and open bar will be available from 7:30 until 11:30 p.m. There will also be a deejay and dancing. Tickets are $55 each or $110 per couple. Tickets are available at Chic on Main Street in Westhampton Beach or can be obtained by contacting Kevin Werner at wernerk@bc.edu. For additional information, visit whbclassof99.blogspot.com.