Editing Great River, New York (section)

===Membership Organizations===
Great River Community Association's (GRCA) mission is to foster, promote and protect the civic and community interests of the residents of Great River.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grca11739.com/home.html|title=Home|website=Great River Community Association}}</ref> GRCA sponsors a variety of events during the year for residents to enjoy. Ex: Easter Egg Hunt, Memorial Day Parade, Paint & Sip at the Firehouse, Halloween Parade, and a Holiday- Tree and Menorah Lighting Party.  The community also enjoys an Annual Holiday Boat Parade complete with Grucci Fireworks on the Beautiful Connetquot River.

Troop 205 of the [[Suffolk County Council (Boy Scouts of America)]] Sagtikos District is an active participant in the community of [[Youth organizations in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sccbsa.org/pages/sagtikos.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912173616/http://www.sccbsa.org/pages/sagtikos.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2015|title=Boy Scouts of America, Suffolk County Council|date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> Troop 205 is proud and grateful to be sponsored by the over one-hundred (100) year old Great River, NY Fire Department (GRFD.) [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]], the highest scouting achievement, has been bestowed approximately eighty-five (85) times since 1991 to participants in Troop 205 from the local Islip area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.t205.net/|title=Sagtikos' Own Astonishingly Adventurous Troop 205|website=www.t205.net}}</ref>