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Adults having fun at the Canarsie Park. Offi ce of Sen. Roxanne Persaud
Hundreds attend
Persaud’s annual
Family Fun Day
By Nelson A.
King
Brooklyn Senator
Roxanne Persaud
says hundreds
of families last
Thursday supported
her 2019 Annual
Family Fun Day at
Canarsie Park, a
free event for the
community.
The 2019 Family
Fun Day was
Persaud’s fourth
annual event.
“Hundreds of
families came out
and enjoyed activities
like life-sized
It is fun time for these kids.
Offi ce of Sen. Roxanne Persaud
board games and
carnival attractions
– including rock-climbing wall – as well
as a variety of refreshments, giveaways
and raffles, and helpful information and
resources,” said the Guyanese-born Persaud,
representative for the 19th Senatorial
District, which included Canarsie.
In addition to numerous vendors and
organizations, Persaud said the event
was held in partnership with a number
of organizations and agencies, including
ASPCA, BMS Family Health, Broadway
Stages, Brookdale Hospital, Brooklyn
USA Basketball, DSNY, FDNY, Jersey
Lynne, Jetro Cash and Carry, Midget
Squadron, Millennium
Development,
NYC DoE, NYPD,
NYC Parks, Pagano
Melon, Shoppers
World, Sunrise
Adult Health Care
Center, UTZ and
Tropical Fete Stilt
Walkers.
“There are
always things happening
in Senate
District 19,” said
Persaud at the
event. “I believe
our constituents
deserve access to
opportunities that
are not only affordable
but enjoyable,
too.
“Too many families in the district face
the challenge of finding fun activities
for their children and loved ones that
are cost-efficient,” she added. “So, I am
delighted to host events like these that
provide family-friendly entertainment
and spread the word of the vast amount
of resources available to the community.”
Persaud said her Family Fun Day has
become “an event that residents look
forward to attending every summer, and
one that we always strive to deliver as
best we can.”
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