5 Efforts Prove Village's Holiday Spirit is Alive & Well

The official start of the holiday season kicked off last weekend, with village businesses reaping rewards from a small business program and continued through the week with efforts by parishes to make the holiday a happy one for those less fortunate, to a village real estate agency hoping to make Christmas a big brighter holiday for an ill teen.

Just in case you missed the heartwarming tales of the village's many efforts of help and support here's a quick rundown:

Village Real Estate Agency Steps Up to Help Sick Teen
RE/MAX Signature sales professionals initiate a free bike raffle and media campaign to get donors down to a bone marrow donation event to help a local 13-year-old boy battling leukemia.

Residents do Their Décor Magic With Village Lampposts
Several families and individuals spent a weekend day decorating village lampposts, an annual event organized each year by the Babylon Beautification Society. If you'd like to put your own special touch on a post, there are still a few more needing decorations.

Electronics Retailer's Random Act of Kindness
Alan Howard, owner of Plesser's Electronics & Appliances, immediately reach out to help a Florida woman who had all her holiday gifts stolen from her car. Howard sent her a $1,000 check to replace the items and proved that for every Scrooge there's a real life Santa Claus amongst us.

Parishes Put the Soup on, Gather Food to Help the Needy
The stores aren't the only busy places bus in Babylon Village. The many churches and parishes have been just as busy in helping provide good food and warm clothing for the needy. Several organizations run food pantry and clothing drive  efforts year around. It just proves that goodwill, and compassion are inherent no matter what the faith.

Chamber Brings an Old Fashioned Christmas Village to Life
While chamber organizations are, by nature, focused on helping business districts, the Babylon Chamber of Commerce is also very focused on promoting and celebrating all the village offers visitors and shoppers. Months of preparation go into its Old Fashioned Christmas Village event happening tonight. There's Santa on a horse-driven sleigh, special store discounts and goodies and holiday music will fill the air along Main Street and Deer Park Avenue. The chamber's work and efforts prove it's not only a valuable business group, but a very valuable community organization as well.