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Written by Administrator Saturday, 13 June 2009 03:29
Boogie Woogie Weight LossBurn calories and get energized in a cardio class for all ages and fitness levels.
Tuesdays, June 2nd - August 25th, 9am-10am
Beach 17th St. along the beach promenade
Wake up and Stretch
Combine yoga and stretching to strengthen your core and balance. All ages.
Thursday, June 4th - August 27th, 9am-10am
Beach 108th St. Hockey Rink
Puppets in the Park (Sleeping Beauty)
A Sleeping Beauty performance for children.
Sponsored by City Parks Foundation
Friday June 5th, 9:45am-11am
Beach 84th Street Playground
Friday June 12th, 9:45am-11am
Bayswater Park
Rockstock and Barrels
Rockaway rocks its third annual festival of surf contests, skate board demos, and live music.
Sponsored by Boarders Surf Shop.
Saturday, June 13th, 12pm-6pm
Beach 90th Street skate park and surf beach
Rock N Skate
Free skate clinic with music, instruction and skate equipment on loan. Sizes 3-13 available. Please wear socks.
Thursday, June 25th, 6pm-9pm
Beach 108th Street and Shore Front Parkway Skating Rink
Wednesday, August 12th, 6pm-9pm
Beach 17th Street O'Donohue Park
2009 Bravest and Finest Awards Luncheon
Written by Administrator Monday, 18 May 2009 19:29
The 2009 Bravest and Finest Awards Luncheon was held on April 23rd, 2009, to honor the outstanding men and women of police, fire and emergency medical services who serve the Rockaway community.
The Chamber hosted the event at Russo's on the bay, and we got our best attendance to date-346 people showed up. The event was so anticipated that we feared we weren't going to meet people's expectations, but we exceeded them.
Photo Contest for Tribute Park
Written by Administrator Tuesday, 12 May 2009 20:36
We, The Friends of Tribute Park extend an open invitation to all who are inspired to take photographs in, around or about our scenic community park, located at Beach 116th Street and Beach Channel Drive. All Photographs taken since the park's inception are acceptable, within the guidelines listed below.
ENTRIES:
You may submit up to 3 unframed 8" x 10" dated & titled photographs, plus this completed entry form.
CATEGORIES:
- Black & White or Sepia prints.
- Color 35 mm prints.
- Digital prints. (including computer enhanced).
AGE GROUPS:
- 12 years & under - YOUTH
- 13 years through 17 years - TEEN
- 18 years & over - ADULT
DEADLINES:
All entries must be submitted to the Rockaway Artists Alliance (RAA ) Office at:
260 Beach 116th Street - Rockaway Park, NY 11694
RAA Office hours are Mon - Fri, 9am - 2pm
Hand delivered: no later than July 13, 2009 By Mail: Postmark no later than July 11, 2009
RAA is acting as a convenient drop-off site and is not affiliated with the competition in any other fashion.
PRIZES:
3 prizes in each Age Group:
1st Place $250.00
2nd Place $100.00
3rd Place $50.00
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT: Sunset In The Park Event - Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Winning Photographs will be displayed in Frames/Mats donated by: One Stop Photo & Framing 115-08 BCD
Download the entry form and release (both are required):
Entry Form
Rules and Release
Recent Fundraiser
Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 February 2008 19:02
The Chamber celebrated "The Year of the Presidents" at their recent Dinner Dance fundraiser on February 7, 2008.
At the affair, held at Russo's on the Bay across the bridge in Howard Beach, we honored a roster of past presidents of the Chamber of Commerce including: Walter J. Roberts, Norman D. Lazar, Steve Wolf, Louis T. Caucig, Liz Sulik, and John Lepore. In addition, The Chamber showed its gratitude to "Friend of the Chamber" Kevin Alexander, the Executive Director of RDRC. Two local businesses, Kings & Queens (Chinah Williams & Smooth Reid, owners) and Mirkin Vision Care (Daniel Mirkin, O.D., owner), were recipients of "Merchant of the Year" awards.
About 250 people attended the event sponsored by FPL Energy and National Grid/Keyspan, on the gold level; and North Fork Bank, The Wave, and WellCare on the Bronze Level. Brian McGovern, a new member of the Chamber served as MC; he also performed magic tricks during pre-event cocktail hour; Tim Tubridy of Broad Channel was the DJ. Alan Camhi, Board President and Linda Plummer, Secretary, served as the Event Co-Chairs
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