CORAM CIVIC ASSOCIATION

Welcome to the Coram Civic!

The CORAM CIVIC ASSOCIATION is a group of over 130 community members from varied backgrounds that are working together toward a common goal embedded in our Mission Statement:

Next General Membership Meeting is on...

Monday, Sep 27th @ 7:30 PM
"Meet The Candidates Night"

The November 2nd elections are rapidly approaching! The following are some of the races and announced candidates in our Coram area:

County:

LD#4: Incumbent Nick Caracappa (R) vs. challenger Dawn Sharrock (D)

LD#5: Incumbent Kara Hahn (D) vs. challenger Salvatore Isabella (R)

LD#6: Incumbent Sarah S. Anker (D) vs. challenger Brendan Sweeney (R)

LD#7: Incumbent Rob Calaarco (D) vs. challenger Dominick Thorne (R)

Town:

Brookhaven Town Clerk: Incumbent Donna Lent (R) vs. challenger Ira Costell (D)

To find out your voting districts, click here.

All meetings are once again held at the old Coram Firehouse right next to McDonald's!

Saturday, September 25th

ALL AMERICAN

ASSISTED LIVING

OPEN HOUSE!

Blood Drive

Friday, October 1 - St. Frances Cabrini Church

Coram Civic Association

Annual Elections

The following are the Coram Civic Association Officer and Director positions that will beon the ballot this year for the November 2021 elections:

Your Coram Civic Association Board of Directors consists of nine individuals from the Coram community who are elected volunteers. These nine directors consist of seven corporate officers and two non-officers. Your Board of Directors is responsible for planning the objectives, goals, and strategies for your Coram Civic based on the expressed needs and desires of our membership. All decisions are made on a majority basis through consensus by your Board with each Director having one equal vote.

Currently, the Board of Directors meets the second Wednesday evening of each month, and our General Membership Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month. Duties of all positions can be found on our website under Bylaws…or just contact any one of the Board Members via phone or email or at one of our monthly meetings for more info.

Become a decision maker for your community! Let us hear your vision for your community. Influence plans for Coram before the decisions are made! Become part of the solution by serving your fellow Coram residents as a member of the Coram Civic Board of Directors!

In order to maintain a vibrant, proactive civic as well as an organization reflective of our always-evolving community culture and generational shifting, the seven corporate Officer positions serve a two-year term, and the two non-officer Director positions serve a one-year term. Therefore, normally, the procedure is to have four of the Officer positions voted on during even years along with the two annual non-officer Director positions, followed by the remaining three Officer positions and two annual non-officer Director positions during the odd years. Because of the pandemic last year, we were unable to hold our normal elections in 2020, so this year we will be holding elections for all nine positions with the Officer positions that expired in 2020 (but were held over into 2021) having only a one-year term for this election. This procedure allows us to get back on the odd/even officer election schedule in 2022 and provides for all members of our Coram Community Civic to have the opportunity to run for a leadership role for the Coram Civic…and new ideas, new energies, and new approaches are always welcome and needed for the overall health of your organization and your Coram Community! Being a Board Director involves a time investment anywhere from 2 hours per month up to whatever you are able to do, so if you want to help guide your Coram community, explore this opportunity!

Download Nomination Form here.

Welcome!...to an old friend of the Coram Community and our newest sponsor...

Visit us at Community Development Corporation

McDonald’s of Coram is located right on Middle Country Road, next to the old Coram Fire Department building and right across from the Coram Plaza Shopping Center, home to anchor stores Stop & Shop and Home Depot. Hunt Enterprises, owner and operator of this location along with 26 other McDonald’s on Long Island, renovated their building a few years ago and did an outstanding job with the design, traffic flow, and landscaping. They installed “gas light-type” fixtures along Middle Country Road in front of their location adding a wonderful ‘old world’ charm to their location. And most importantly, they continue to maintain the area as evidenced by the pictures above. This type of professionalism and concern for the residents of Coram as well as their fellow businesses along this main shopping area on Middle Country Road between Route 112 and Coram-Mt. Sinai Road, definitely qualifies them for a “Great Neighbor!” shoutout! In future editions of the Community Update, your Coram Civic will be highlighting more of those businesses that are going above and beyond to bring a high-quality shopping experience to our self-designated “Downtown Shopping Area” and the residents of Coram as well as all the residents of the greater Longwood Community!

Your Coram Civic Association is proud to announce the Community Service Scholarship Award winner for 2021!

Michael Asselta

This year's awardee is Michael Asselta of Coram, a Magna Cum Laude student at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip! Michael is shown above receiving the award certificate and check for $500 from Erma Gluck, president of the Coram Civic Association. Michael has been an honor roll student for his four-years of high school, a member of the Spanish Honor Society, and active with the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Pep Band. Michael is also a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. He has been heavily involved with serving the community through his work with the Boy Scouts (Life Scout status), the Knights of Columbus Squires at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Coram, the League of YES, and his service as a lector and altar server at his church. Congratulations Michael!

The members of the Coram Civic Association are dedicated to the preservation of the history, beauty and spirit of Coram.

Monthly Meetings
Our General Membership Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of the month at the old Coram Fire House located at 303 Middle Country Road in Coram; right next to McDonald's Restaurant. Our meetings start at 7:30 pm and are open to the public.

If you are not yet a member of the Coram Civic Association and live within the 11727 zip code, please consider joining. Let's hear your vision for your community! Influence the plans affecting your community before the decisions are made! Keep up-to-date on what is happening in your community and, more importantly, have a say in it! For more information, click on Membership.