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Kings Park Chamber Of Commerce is proud to announce the 2008 Scholarship Award Winners; Each of these two students from Kings Park High School will receive a $1000 award toward college. This year's award winners are Angelique Thomas and Victoria Taylor. Both students have excelled in Academics, Arts and Athletics and are shining examples to both students and adults that through hard work and opportunity many great accomplishments are within reach! The only limit is one's own determination! These young ladies have made us all proud and our special thanks to the Kings Park School Board and Administrators, The Kings Park Teachers, The Kings Park Chamber of Commerce and these scholarship award winner's loving and supporting parents! |
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Catered by:
Park Lounge/Celestial Caterers
COFFEE HOUR BY
Amy & Lee’s
Beanery on Ice
Birthday Girl Amy displays coffee
hour treats!
Special Thanks to the following for
their sponsorship:
Kings Park Classroom Teachers Association
Kings Park Building Administrators Association
Kings Park Council of Schools
The Ketcham Group/Powercrush – Toby Carlson
McKnight Realtors – George McKnight
Additional Special Thank you to
Kings Park Council of Schools
for their support and donation of $1,000 towards the fund
Kings
Park Chamber of Commerce:
“TASTE WHAT’S COOKING IN KINGS PARK“
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Over 20 local food establishments provided a specialty dish for the Kings Park Chamber of Commerce's "Taste What's Cooking In Kings Park" event which showcases local restaurant’s menu items. This year's event was an overwhelming success, standing room only! Wines from Osprey Vineyards were sampled as the local Kings Park Band “Nick of Time” played folk and blues favorites. In addition to many local people, friends from neighboring towns also attended this delightful culinary experience showing that culture is alive and well in Kings Park.
Kings Park's reputation as a destination for a night out on the town is growing. Excellent Food, Beautiful Water Front, Historic Museums, Miles of Hiking Trails, Great Game Fishing, Kayaking On The Nissequogue River, Jazz and Film Festivals, and Year Round Ice Skating are just a few of the activities available to visitors and residents alike.
Keep it Local! Save Time, Save
Money, Save
Energy, Click On Picture Above to View!
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Featured Vendors:
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Andersen’s Deli & Catering Long River Chinese Restaurant D.S. Shanahan’s Bar & Grill Park Lounge/Celestial Caterers K&S Pizza & Catering Romeo’s Pizzeria Bagel King Patty Joe’s Restaurant Edible Delights/Past Times Union Station Restaurant & Tavern The Creamery Ice Cream Shop Ralph’s Italian Ices Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts
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Dock Inn Restaurant Ciro’s 107 Italian Restaurant Hokey Pokey Restaurant San Remo Delicatessen Chaophaya Thai Restaurant Main Street Pizza Café Happy Days Amy & Lee’s Beanery On IceCarvel Ice Cream Park Bake Shop |
Sponsored by: THE KETCHAM GROUP/POWERCRUSH
2008 Veterans Plaza - Flag Dedication
The Ancient Order of Hibernians donated the flags for this year's Memorial Day Parade. The dedication ceremony for the flags were held Saturday May 17th, at Veteran's Plaza.
Just a wonderful morning for all; New York State Assembly Member Mike Fitzpatrick, Suffolk County Legislator John M. Kennedy, Smithtown Town Council Member Robert Creighton, Smithtown Highway Supervisor Dan Ryan, Kings Park Chamber of Commerce President Charlie Gardner joined with the Ancient Order of Hibernians and all the people of Kings Park to dedicate this year's Veteran Plaza Flags and celebrate the contribution of all our Military Men and Woman, past and present to insure our liberty.
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Kings Park
The American Cancer
Society and all the
People of Kings Park
joined together
again the year to
participate in a
"Relay for Life"
which was held on
May 30-31, 2008 at
the Kings Park High
School.
Relay For Life is a
fun-filled overnight
event designed to
celebrate
survivorship and
raise money for
research and
programs of your
American Cancer
Society.
Teams are made up of
families, neighbors,
students, staff,
organizations,
businesses and
community members
working together to
help raise awareness
and get some
exercise as well. Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.
Pictured above Kings Park Chamber of Commerce 2007 Lifetime Community Service Honoree and Cancer Survivor Inez O'Conner warms-up with fellow cancer survivor at this year's "Relay for Life" before heading out to the Kings Park High School Track.
The first lap of the Relay honors cancer survivors and the entire community becomes a support group for these people. The survivors truly become the celebrities of the Relay for Life. Leo Ostebo from the Kings Park Heritage Museum says of the event organizer and past Kings Park Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year Honoree Judy Bishop, "This is all from Judy's efforts, there are lives being saved right here today! An excellent example to our children on how to make a positive difference in our community."
Cancer deaths dropped to 553,888 in 2004, down from 556,902 in 2003 and 557,271 in 2002, according to the American Cancer Society. The down turn trend in cancer deaths appears to be accelerating. Early Detection, Reduced Cigarette Smoking Rate and New Treatment are all contributing to the increased survival rates and events like the "Relay for Life" is a critical component in this success.
Celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer. The strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight. Pictured above, former San Remo Civic Association President and Cancer Survivor Roy Conforti walks first lap with fellow cancer survivors.
Tributes to loved
ones lost to the
disease were on
display which can
help with the
grieving process and
find healing.
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(Article and
Photos by Steve Weber)
Newspaper
Coverage of
Relay For Life:
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Ride For Life!
Help The Kings Park Chamber of Commerce Beat ALS!
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The 2008 Event started on May 4th. A group of ALS patients in their power wheelchairs set off from Montauk Point on the ALS Ride for Life's Eleventh Annual Journey of Hope. Joined by caregivers, family, friends and supporters, these patients will travel for 7 days through communities in Suffolk, Nassau, Queens and finally into Manhattan to create awareness and to raise funds for a cure for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. On Wednesday, May 7th there was a breakfast at the Kings Park High School sponsored by the Kings Park Chamber of Commerce to send the riders off to continue their journey of their efforts to raise funs to help the cure for ALS (Lou Gerhig's Disease). |
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ALS Ride for Life at the
Kings Park High School!
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2008 - Kings Park Jazz Festival
Click HERE to View Video From The Festival
With the help of Kim Babski, the Kings Park Heritage Museum collected over 70 pairs of pajamas and 50 books for the Long Island Head Start program which helps children in need with basic services to better help them learn and grow.
The Pajama Program’s Administrator Mrs. Burnett; wanted to express her deepest appreciation to all the people of Kings Park for their generosity, “This was quite a surprise! Totally unexpected….I have one wish for the people of Kings Park; may you sleep well and have pleasant dreams, comforted with the knowledge that you have insured that our children, will be doing the same. A warm set of pajamas and a good bed time story is the stuff which good dreams are made of. |
General
Membership Meeting
APRIL 2008
Another Successful Meeting!
Special Thanks to Event Coordinator Dee Grasso
Guest Speaker was:
Kevin Law, CEO & President
(LIPA) Long Island Power Authority Energy
“Goals of LIPA, Energy Conservation and
Other Topics of Interest to All Long Islanders”
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Smithtown Town Council Member Bob Creighton, LIPA CEO Kevin Law and Kings Park Chamber of Commerce President Charlie Gardner at the April Chamber of Commerce Meeting. |
Catered by:
K&S Catering & Pizza
631-724-0840
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Across from the Nissequogue River in San Remo, on Riviera Drive. Open for Business! Relax in the park, the best view in town! |
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Special Thanks to the following businesses for their sponsorship:
THE KETCHAM
GROUP/POWERCRUSH
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Toby Carlson
VESTED
BUSINESS BROKERS
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Nate & Marie
Goldstein
INDIAN HEAD CONTRACTING - Anthony Tanzi, Jr.
CLAYTON FUNERAL HOME - McElhone Family
Ed McElhone Jr, Ed McElhone Sr
and John Lee
Claytons Funeral Home - Family Owed and Operated.
For additional information
on this month's event and all Chamber of Commerce Events, Contact:
Dee Grasso, Kings Park Chamber Of Commerce, Executive Director
@ (631) 269-7678
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Annual
Nissequogue River San Remo Civic Association sponsored the Nissequogue River Front Clean-Up on Saturday April 26th. We all had a great time, not only did we help make Kings Park a better place to live, but we set a good example for our children on how to be good stewards of the environment!
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The Irish Immigrants Of Kings Park
The Kings Park
Heritage Museum is proud to announce the publication
of Myra Dockery Fontana's Book, the Irish Immigrants
of Kings Park. Myra's book is available at the Kings Park Heritage Museum, San Remo Pharmacy and the Kings Park Stationary Store. All proceeds go to supporting the Kings Park Heritage Museum. Click Here to View Photo's Of Event
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Kings Park Education Foundation
Annual Golf Classic!
The Kings Park Chamber of Commerce 2007 Humanitarians of the Year Honoree, The Kings Park Education Foundation, held the Annual Golf Classic at the Nissequogue River Golf Club on May 19, 2008. Its was a fantastic day of healthy fun and all for a great cause which brings dividends to all the people in Kings Park.
Thanks for showing support for the Kings Park Education Foundation's efforts to enhance the educational opportunities for our children.
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The Kings Park Education Foundation is a non-profit, Tax-exempt entity with a Board of Trustees committed to attracting, managing and distributing monies and resources to implement educational programs and projects. The Board of Trustees includes Community Members, the PTA and School District Staff.
Click HERE to Visit the Kings Park Education Foundation Website!
Kings Park Chamber of Commerce
2007 Persons of the Year
Honors
Person of the Year
NY State Senator John Flanagan
Humanitarians of the Year
Kings Park Physical Therapy, Greg & Victoria Rahn
And
Kings Park Education Foundation
Lifetime Community Service
Inez O’Connor & Myra Coll Fontana
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Read the Biographies on this Year's Honorees
Kings Park Educational Foundation
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This year's celebration was an astounding success thanks to event coordinator Dee Grasso and Host Charles Gardner. Over 260 People attended this year's dinner dance to help honor our neighbors who have worked tirelessly to help make Kings Park a better place to live, work and raise a family. Our Special Thanks To All In Attendance!
Above Video by Steve Weber - Pictures by Frank Mercuri A Few More Pictures of This Years Celebration! Our Celebration's start was delayed for a half hour because our color guard of Kings Park's Bravest had to leave to help some of our fellow town's people who were involved in a terrible accident near the Bluff in Kings Park. Nothing new for KPFD, the Kings Park Fire Department responds to all calls for help everyday/anytime. Christmas, New Years, Yom Kippur, Kings Park Day, Forth of July, in the dead of night, at the crack of dawn, through driving rain and blinding blizzards, 24-7-365, Kings Park's Bravest are on the job standing guard to insure the safety of our town. Our color guard returned, wiped the rain from their brow, straightened their ties, snapped the crease in their pants and presented the colors with the pride that reminds us all that we are truly blessed that these brave firefighters are on the job. This is our Tribute to Kings Park Bravest:
Special thanks to long time Kings Park Townie, Frank Mercuri for photographing this year's Persons of the Year, Dinner Dance.
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2008 Chamber Of Commerce
Oath Of Office
Suffolk County Legislator
Lynne Nowick
Conducted the swearing in ceremony of the
Officers and Directors for 2008!
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2008 Kings
Park Chamber of Commerce Officers:
Chamber President: Charles Gardner
Directors:
Anthony Salucci - A.L.S. Construction, Inc Read the Smithtown Times Article by Maureen Rossi
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Special Thanks To:
New York State Assemblyman
and
Smithtown Town Council Member
For their continued bipartisan support of the Kings Park Chamber of Commerce!
“Let us not seek the Republican
answer or the Democratic answer...
...but the right answer."
John F. Kennedy
Kings Park History
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Kings Park High School
The Best Of the Best!
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Intel Science Competition Finalist! The Pride of Kings Park, Hamsa Sridar of Kings Park High School, used $1000 worth of materials to develop an optical tweezer system that uses laser light to trap microscopic particles and is equivalent to equipment costing 100 times as much. “A Novel Astigmatic Laser Mode Converter for Optical Vortex.”
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Tennis Champion Ryann Cutillo Receives Full Scholarship to Wake Forest! Ryann Cutillo signed her letter of intent to attend Wake Forest University. Ryann was the new York State Girls Tennis Champion in 2005 and 2006 and received a full scholarship to compete at Wake Forest. Ryann is a 2-Time All American tennis player and had a league record of 65-0 during her six years of varsity tennis.
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Help Support the Kings Park Educational Foundation!
The Kings park Education Foundation is a non-profit, Tax-exempt entity with a Board of Trustees committed to attracting, managing and distributing monies and resources to implement educational programs and projects. The Board of Trustees includes community members, the PTA and school district staff.
The state's rising educational standards have created a need for additional resources for students in Kings Park. The Foundation will allow the provision of enriching and enhancing academic, recreational and cultural experiences for our students without affecting taxes.
The funds raised by the foundation will be used solely for educational activities and infrastructure enhancements within the Kings Park Central School District. Donations will help fund projects and programs that would not have been possible with the school's annual budget
Anyone can participate in the Foundation's initiatives. Those interested are asked to volunteer time, talent, and resources to support the programs that are sponsored by the Foundation throughout the year. We invite students, parents, community members, teachers, administrators and staff to help us. Contributions are tax deductible.
NEW MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT
The Kings Park Chamber of Commerce
Welcomes Mr. Robert Cartelli as a new Member to the Chamber!
Cartelli's Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
PO Box 1011, Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 615-9184 Fax: (631) 676-3281
Imyourplumber@yahoo.com
Don't Worry, We Can Fix It!
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Kings Park
History Indian Head Elementary School
Facing dramatic decreases in grade school enrollment due to an aging population and smaller families, the Kings Park Board of Education decided in 1979 to close Indian Head Elementary School which was located on 5th Avenue in the Miller Home Section of Kings Park. Although a necessary measure, the school was an important part of the community for many years and is missed dearly by both those who studied or worked at the school.* Below is a video which we believe was originally filmed in the late '60s at Indian Head Elementary School. The Kings Park Fire Department would visit the school and speak to the children about fire prevention and give a demonstration of the Fire Trucks in operation. Great memories for the children, staff and firefighters. Kings Park Fire
Department Drill at Indian Head School
San Remo Elementary School
In January of 1988 the Kings Park District Reorganization Task Force recommended to the Board of Education that (1) that Grades 7 - 9 Junior High School be converted to a Grades 5 - 8 Middle School, (2) that grade 9 be moved from the Junior High School the the High School, (3) that San Remo Elementary School be closed and (4) that the remaining 3 Elementary Schools be converted from Grades K-6 to K-4.* To celebrate the history of the San Remo School and deep affection which both students and staff alike felt for the school, the San Remo Follies was organized. San Remo
Follies as Reported by News 12:
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Kings Park Chamber of
Commerce History
2004 - Picture Gallery!
2007 Holiday Events
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CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
The Christmas Tree Lighting was on Saturday, December 1st at the Veterans Plaza in front of the Kings Park Library. Thanks to the Suffolk County Police Department for keeping the crowd safe, the Parks Department for the set-up to welcome everyone and the beautiful tree that lit-up the center of town to begin the holiday season and the Kings Park Fire Department for Santa riding in on his decorated fire engine sleigh to hand out candy canes to all the kids. Since it was the first COLD day of the winter season, the huge crowd of adults and children were warmed up with delicious hot chocolate and holiday cookies donated by Andersen’s Deli & Catering. Special thanks to the Kings Park High School Jazz Band duo, Brittany Schenke and Gerard Johnston for a phenomenal selection of Christmas music and thanks to Father Fitzpatrick of St. Joseph’s Church for his blessing of the tree. New York State Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick and Councilwoman Pat Biancanello sent their wishes of and happy and healthy holiday season.
MENORAH LIGHTING CEREMONY The Menorah Lighting Ceremony was held on Sunday, December 2nd at the Veterans Plaza in front of the Kings Park Library. We would like to thank the Kings Park Jewish Center, Rabbi Frederick Grossman, the Suffolk County Police Department and the Parks Department for another successful event. Special thanks to The Coffee Beanery (Amy & Lee Pierce) for their sponsorship of the special coffees during the ceremony.
HOLIDAY PARTY The Chamber’s Holiday Party was held on Wednesday, December 12th at the Smithtown Landing Country Club. With the holiday music in the background, the cocktail party was buzzing. Thanks to Rich/Chef and Manager of Lessings and all our guests, its was great food and a great time. Many prizes were won thanks to Clayton Funeral Home – the McElhone Family, Vested Business Brokers – Nate and Marie Goldstein, Butler-Hughes Funeral Home – Bill Butler, Kings Park Classroom Teachers Assoc., Bonnie & Philip Luisi, D.S. Shanahan’s – Deana Shanahan & Dave Simon, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
