Community News for February 18, 2021

: (Left to right) Amy Loeb, Ed.D, MBA, RN, Executive Director of Peconic Bay Medical Center; Nancy Burner, Esq.; Britt Burner, Esq.; and Stacey Rosen, MD, Senior Vice President of Women’s Health at Northwell Health and Partners Council Professor of Women’s Health helped turn the South Fork red on February 5 in honor of American Heart Month. Burner Law Group, an all-female law firm in New York, lit up its Westhampton Beach location in red to raise awareness for women’s heart health. Nancy Burner‚ Esq. the founder of Burner Law Group‚ P.C, and her daughter Britt Burner, Esq., have teamed up with Northwell Health and the Katz Institute for Women’s Health to bring wellness initiatives to the East End. Britt Burner, Esq., is a member of the Katz Institute Advisory Council. The Katz Institute is a leader in women's health, dedicated to improving the quality of life for women by providing educational resources, prevention, wellness programs and clinical care.

Kate Mueth, January Girl Saoirse Quinn, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, Gabriele Raacke and Kathee Burke-Gonzalez at the opening of the January Girls’ Little Free Food Pantry at the East Hampton Senior Center. This Little Free Food Pantry effort was initiated through The Neo-Political Cowgirls’ annual workshop, January Girls, where participants ages 6 to106 gather in art, ally-ship and friendship for a month of Sundays. The Little Free Food Pantry movement spans the nation where small pantries with non-perishable food and other necessities within are free 24/7 for anyone to receive from as needed. The Little Free Food Pantry is a “Give a cup/Borrow a cup of sugar, neighborly experience where dignity, caring and sharing are put into action for all to support one another as a community collective,” says NPC founder and Artistic Director Kate Mueth. The community can also donate items to the pantry at any time (No dented cans or expired donations, please) and/or sign up to volunteer for a month of a weekly shift to be a pantry caretaker. KYRIL BROMLEY