The Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG) donated $80,000 to four Long Island charities. LIREG, a networking and philanthropic group composed of executives in the real estate industry and allied trades, donated $20,000 to each of the charities. "These organizations provide tremendous benefits to our community on Long Island and whatever help we can provide is well deserved," said LIREG president David Einbinder. "We hope, that in addition to our organization's gifts to these many worthwhile recipients, that our membership becomes familiar with the wonderful work of these charities and inspires additional private and corporate contributions," said Peter Schapero, chairman of LIREG's Charity Committee. The funds were raised through contributions from LIREG's executive board members and through events run by the organization throughout the past year. The charities are: Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club LIREG's donation will be used to repair and refinish a gymnasium floor badly damaged by a leaky roof that has already been replaced. The Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club is a neighborhood-based facility designed for youth programs and activities. The club serves 600 youth annually through its after-school and summer programs under the supervision of full-time and part time youth development professionals. For more information visit www.glencovebgc.org or call (516) 671-8030. Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation LIREG's donation will fund the renovation of five bathrooms at the foundation's Port Washington facility to make them ADA compliant. The foundation provides community-based support services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their care giving families throughout Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn and Queens with hands-on programs and services that weekly touch more than 530 people directly with client and caregiver support groups, a social model adult day program, cognitive stimulation and socialization programs and in-home respite. For more information visit www.liaf.org or call (516) 767-6856. St Francis Hospital, The Heart Center LIREG's donation will fund the construction of a satellite nursing station in a new intensive care unit CU being constructed as part of St. Francis Hospital's master facilities plan. St. Francis Hospital, in Roslyn, is New York State's only specialty designated cardiac center and offers one of the leading cardiac care programs in the nation, with specialties in heart surgery, cardiac catheterization and angioplasty, and the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms. For more information go to www.stfrancisheartcenter.com or call 516-562-6000. Camp Anchor LIREG's donation will help fund the development and construction of a permanent 13,500-square-foot recreational facility in Lido Beach. Currently, Camp Anchor's summer sessions are held in tents. The building will house a gym, stage, kitchen and dinning area, computer lab, special needs accessible bathrooms, nurse's station, and several general-purpose rooms. Camp Anchor provides invaluable social and life lesson skills to more than 1,000 special needs children and young adults in Nassau County. For more information go to www.campanchor.org or call (516) 431-6946. LIREG, formed to encourage networking among Long Island real estate developers, owners and allied trades and to raise funds for charitable real estate-related projects on Long Island, now has more than 200 members. For more information go to www.LIREG.org. PHOTO INFO St Francis Hospital: Peter Shapero, LIREG charity chair; LIREG president David Einbinder and Suzanne Stallone, Director of Major Gifts, St. Francis Hospital. Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club: Peter Shapero, LIREG charity chair; LIREG president David Einbinder; Melissa Tierney, executive director Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club, and Deborah Brisbane, president Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club. Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation: Peter Shapero, LIREG charity chair; LIREG president David Einbinder and Fred Jenny, executive director Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation. Camp Anchor Building Fund: Peter Shapero, LIREG charity chair; LIREG president David Einbinder; Joe Lentini, director of Camp Anchor, and John Capri, Camp Anchor fund raising co-chair. LIREG 2010 Checks: Suzanne Stallone, Director of Major Gifts, St. Francis Hospital; Peter Shapero, LIREG charity chair; Joe Lentini, director of Camp Anchor; John Capri, Camp Anchor fund raising co-chair; Deborah Brisbane, president Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club; Melissa Tierney, executive director Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club; LIREG president David Einbinder; and Fred Jenny, Executive Director, Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation