LONG ISLAND: JULY 9 FUNDRAISER FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS

"Sunday by the Bay," a benefit for community-based research and for AIDS service organizations, will take place July 9 in Bellport, Long Island. This event, which will center around the auction of items donated by well-known artists, is the third in a series of successful fundraisers; last year's raised $170,000. Beneficiaries this year again include the Community Research Initiative and the Long Island Association for AIDS Care, among others.

Some of the money will also be used for small start-up grants for AIDS organizations in locations where AIDS services are hard to find.

For more information about the benefit, call 516/286-1020. If you are interested in applying for a start-up grant, write to Don Hall, People Taking Action Against AIDS (PTAAA), Box 378, Bellport, NY 11713.