24 THE QUEENS COURIER • SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Fun for all at Whitestone Family Day BY ALINA SURIEL asuriel@queenscourier.com @alinangelica From rides to arts and crafts, plenty of excitement is in store during the second annual Family Fun Day in Whitestone‘s Francis Lewis Park scheduled for later this month. Organized by the 109th Precinct Community Council and the We Love Whitestone civic group, the event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26, from noon to 4 p.m. Planned features and activities include pony rides, face painting, an on-site balloon artist, two infl atable bouncy houses, a pumpkin patch with pumpkin painting, fresh cotton candy, a DJ and an NYPD rock wall. The Whitestone Volunteer Ambulance, fi re department and local elected offi cials are also expected to attend. Community Council President Chrissy Voskerichian said that Family Fun Day is just one event in the 109th Precinct’s yearlong effort to connect with the community, and the council makes an effort to have large-scale community programming every quarter. These events aim to help residents feel comfortable with the offi cers in their precinct, especially younger children still learning about the important role of police in maintaining public safety. “It’s a great way to work together, and for the community to get to know their police offi cers,” Voskerichian said. “It gives children positive interaction with police at a very early age.” We Love Whitestone president Alfredo Centola has been working with the civic group to procure donations Photo courtesy of George Mirtsopoulos/We Love Whitestone for Family Fun Day, and did so in a smaller capacity last year. According to Centola, a total of 22 business have donated in addition to funds collected from private citizens, and Pepsico has pledged to provide beverages for the day. “It’s really a nice feeling. It brings the community together with the precinct, merchants and children,” said Centola. “It’s kind of like a culminating event to end the summer.” Anyone interested in donating to Family Fun Day can contact the We Love Whitestone group by email at welovewhitestone@gmail.com. Family Fun Day 2014 Join Us for Our Enter for your chance to win 40th Anniversary Celebration Bellerose Branch: 247-53 Jamaica Avenue • Bellerose, NY 11426 • (718) 831-5501 September 14th – 19th Grand Prize Drawing* 40” LCD TV First Prize Drawing* NOOK GlowLight™ Special Offer Stop by the branch and receive a Travel Mug. While supplies last. SPECIAL EVENT September 19th 12pm - 2pm Free Popcorn Cart *Sweepstakes date is Saturday, September 19, 2015. You do not need to be a customer of the Bank to enter and win. No purchase or bank transaction is necessary and it will not improve your chances of winning. One entry per person. The odds of winning the Grand Prize (40” LCD TV with an approximate retail value of $454.98) or the First Prize (NOOK GlowLight™ with an approximate retail value of $115.00) depend on the number of eligible entries received at the Bellerose 40th Anniversary Celebration taking place from Monday, September 14, 2015 through Saturday, September 19, 2015. Two prize winners will be selected by random Sweepstakes drawing on September 19, 2015 shortly after 2:00pm from all eligible entries submitted. The first random drawing will win the Grand Prize noted above. The second random drawing will win the First Prize noted above. You must be at least 18 years or older and a resident of the State of New York to enter. Entry Forms and Official Rules are available Monday, September 14, 2015 to Saturday, September 19, 2015 during normal business hours at the Bellerose branch of Queens County Savings Bank, a division of New York Community Bank, located at 247-53 Jamaica Avenue, Bellerose, NY 11426. For all terms and conditions of the Bellerose 40th Anniversary Celebration, please visit http://www.myNYCB.com/promotion/bellerose.pdf or stop by the Bellerose branch of Queens County Savings Bank, a division of New York Community Bank, located at 247-53 Jamaica Avenue, Bellerose, NY 11426. All rights reserved. Barnes & Noble is not a participant in, sponsor nor co-sponsor of this raffle. NOOK®, NOOK® HD and NOOK GlowLight™ are trademarks of barnesandnoble.com llc. © 2015 New York Community Bank - Member FDIC
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