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Scouts Open House tonight & Greencycle Swap tomorrow
Scouting Open House Potluck BBQ
Tonight! Friday, September 16, 7 PM
St. John's Lutheran Church, 155 Milton St (Manhattan Ave), Brooklyn
Does your son or daughter want to go camping, white water rafting, paint ball, fishing, skiing and more? Do you want them to learn to cook, swim, scuba dive, first aid, volunteer for community service, gain leadership skills and so much more? Fun and rewarding times for boys, ages 5-21 & girls, ages 13-21. Pack 7 and Boy Scout/Venture Crew Troop 26 are having a joint open house potluck BBQ tonight, Friday, September 16th! Bring a dish to share, meet new and old friends, enjoy fun games (Gaga Ball, Nerf skirmishes any one?) and have a great time!
HOSTS: Pack 7 Cubmaster Brad Anderson (
brad@andersonllc.com) & Troop 26 Scoutmaster Kenneth Paneto (
kenneth.paneto@gmail.com)
Town Square is happy to support Pack 7 & Troop 26, our partners on many family programs!
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Greencycle "Back-to-School" Swap
Tomorrow! Saturday, September 17, 11 AM - 3 PM
Greenpoint Public Library, 107 Norman Ave (Leonard St corner), Brooklyn
Cleaning out your closet with back to school? Bring everything over to Greencycle Swap! Bring some! Take some! One man's trash is another man's treasure. Let's recycle, reuse and reduce!
MEN’S, WOMEN’S & CHILDREN’S CLOTHING, SHOES, BOOKS, TOYS, BICYCLES, PHONES, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS & ELECTRONICS. We will accept electronics until 2 PM. Cleaned, gently used and working items please. No need to bring anything to take items. However, out of consideration for others, we may limit folks to the greater of 1 bag or the number of bags that you have brought to donate to the swap.
$5 suggested donation to help cover costs. Town Square is a qualified 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution. Your donation will be TAX DEDUCTIBLE to the full extent of the law. For more info, please contact Town Square at 347.559.1410 or greencycle@townsquareinc.com. We gratefully thank our partners and sponsors: CM Stephen Levin, CM Antonio Reynoso, NYC DYCD, Brooklyn Boy Scouts Troop 26 and Friends of Greenpoint Public Library. We are also thrilled to partner with Home Life Services. All remaining swap items will be donated to The Clay Family Residence, a local Home Life Services shelter at 66 Clay Street and four other Home Life shelters in Brooklyn and Bronx with over 500 children. Toys, books and children's clothing will be earmarked for the Albemarle Family Residence in East Flatbush; this shelter was designed by NYC as the best shelter last year, based on perfect school attendance by their 184 children, ages 5 through 18! Please help these children and families while benefiting our environment.
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Pumpkin Day 2016
Saturday, October 8, 12 - 3 PM
McCarren Park, Brooklyn
Lawn bordered by Bedford Ave, Lorimer St & Driggs Ave
Hey Kids! Town Square's 8th Annual Pumpkin Day is Saturday, October 3rd. Pick your own pumpkin in McCarren Park! $15 admission to the pumpkin patch includes a pumpkin of your own picking, trick-or-treat bag, decorating supplies and fun crafts, $15 at event. Tattoos, face painting, and yummy food also available for purchase. Get your tickets here; avoid long lines and save! $20 at the event.
Proceeds benefit Town Square & local "Lucky" Pack 7: camping, fishing, skiing, planes, trains, and automobiles, archery, rock climbing walls, dodgeball, baseball games, football games and of-course, pumpkin patches and jack-o-lanterns! |
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Greenpoint Children's Annual Halloween Parade, Spooktacular Party & Zombie Nerf War
Saturday, October 22, 2:30 - 7:30 PM
Polish & Slavic Center, 176 Java Street, Brooklyn
Calling all goblins and witches, princes and princesses, super heroes and villains! The 13th Annual Greenpoint Children's Halloween Parade, Spooktacular Party & Zombie Nerf War is on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The costume Halloween Parade assembles at 2:30 PM on Java Street between Manhattan Avenue & McGuinness Blvd. At 3 PM, we'll march down Manhattan Avenue to Norman Avenue, and loop back to Java for the Spooktacular Party. Afterwards, there'll be an epic Zombie Nerf War for older kids!
Parade is FREE to join! $15 each for the Spooktacular Party and Zombie Nerf War ($20 combo ticket). Arts & crafts, games, contests, a bouncy house for little ones, nerf gun battles for older kids and so much more! Buy your tickets now and save 25% ($20 each at door, $30 combo)
Proceeds benefit Town Square & local Boy Scout Troop 26: camping, fishing, paint ball, archery, rock climbing walls , orienteering, horse back riding and of-course, haunted house excursions and other Halloween festivities! |
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3 Amazing Expos on 1 October weekend: BK Babyfest, Schoolfest & NYC PTA Expo!
$15 online ($20 door) to check out great products & services, workshops and showcased performances!
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3rd Annual NYC PTA Expo
Saturday, October 1st, 12-4 PM
Brooklyn Expo Center, 72 Noble Street
NYC PTA Expo is a fun and informative event with great products and information for all NYC PTAs and PAs. NYC has over 1800 schools serving more than 1 million students. With valuable workshops and exhibitors, NYC PTA offers an unsurpassed one-day opportunity for PTA & PA leaders and parents to learn about resources and network. Last year, PTA representatives from +150 schools from all 5 boroughs and even outside NYC attended NYC PTA Expo. Workshops will include: ABCs of PTAs, Fundraising 101 and 501c3s, PTAs and possibly, Urban Gardening, STEM, Arts in Schools. PTA Expo will be presented with Schoolfest this year. Exhibitors and attendees for one event will benefit from both both Schoolfest and PTA Expo. Saturday is shaping up to be an amazing day with almost 100 participating schools and enrichment programs.
Please visit
www.nycptaexpo.com &
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9th Annual Schoolfest
Saturday, October 1st, 12-4 PM
Brooklyn Expo Center, 72 Noble Street
Schoolfest is a one-of-a-kind school fair for North Brooklyn families to meet local schools, early childhoold through high school, even colleges. All schools ~ public, private, charter, magnet, community, dual language, etc ~ are invited so that our neighborhood schools can share information and projects. Schoolfest also understands that parents can often be overwhelmed by school choices and admission processes. Schoolfest helps parents navigate through the confusion so that they can make the best choice for their child’s educational needs. Inside Schools will present workshops on the bewildering array of public NYC school types and perplexing admission processes for PK/K, middle schools and high schools. Schoolfest will be presented with NYC PTA Expo this year. Exhibitors and attendees for one event will benefit from
both events. Saturday is shaping up to be an amazing day with almost 100 participating schools and enrichment programs. Please visit
www.townsquareinc.com for updates. |
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4th Annual Babyfest
Sunday, October 2nd, 12-4 PM
Brooklyn Expo Center, 72 Noble Street
Brooklyn Babyfest is the premier expectant and new parents' experience! Prenatal to Preschool! With informative workshops and demos, delicious goodies, and giveaways - this 1-day expo offers parents the opportunity to test out great baby gear, meet other parents, learn about wondering services and products, and score amazing prizes! With sponsors and partners like Babies R Us, Bugaboo, Babywearing Intl, Go Go Babies, Mother's Milk, Tribeca Pediatrics, Ubbi and more, this will be an amazing day.
Please visit
www.brooklynbabyfest.com and
www.townsquareinc.com for updates. |
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UPCOMING TOWN SQUARE & OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS*
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PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING (PB) UNDER WAY!
District 33 CM Stephen Levin and District 34 CM Antonio Reynoso have again allocated $1.5 MM and $1.0 MM, respectively to PB. PB is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of the public budget on capital projects. Add your ideas online at
ideas.pbnyc.org or you can contact CM Levin's office directly about your ideas or volunteering. The idea map will be available until the end of September.
For more info: Benjamin Solotaire, D33 PB Director: 718 875 5200, 917 373 7484,
bsolotaire@council.nyc.gov and D34 Lacey Tauber,
ltauber@council.nyc.gov.
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BOY SCOUT PACK 7 & TROOP 26's OPEN HOUSE POTLUCK BBQ
Friday, September 16, 7 PM
St. John's Lutheran, Church, 155 Mitlon Street, Greenpoint
Bring a dish to share and meet old friends and new!
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GREENCYCLE "BACK TO SCHOOL" SWAP
Saturday, September 17, 11 AM - 3 PM
Bring Some! Take Some!
Greenpoint Public Library, 107 Norman Avenue at Leonard Street corner, Brooklyn
TOWN SQUARE PROGRAM
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TASTE WILLIAMSBURG GREENPOINT
Sunday, September 18, 1-5 PM
East River State Park, 90 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn
Support The Firehouse, North Brooklyn Community Center.
For more info:
http://www.tastewg.com
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KINGSLAND WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 24, 11-3 PM
Broadway Stages, 520 Kingsland Ave, Brooklyn
The festival will celebrate the opening of a new green roof and community engagement space in Greenpoint.
For more info:
www.kingslandwildflowers.com
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94TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, October 5, 7 PM
1st Wednesday excluding July, August & December
St. John's Lutheran Church, 155 Milton Street, Greenpoint
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9th Annual PUMPKIN DAY
Saturday, October 8, 12-3 PM
McCarren Park, Brooklyn
$15 tickets online, $20 door:
A Town Square Program
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FRIENDS OF GREENPOINT LIBRARY
Saturday, October 8, 3 PM>> tentative
Quarterly meetings
Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue, Greenpoint
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COMMUNITY BOARD 1 COMBINED PUBLIC HEARING & BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, October 11, 6:30 PM
2nd Tuesday of month, excluding July & August
211 Ainslie Street, corner of Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn
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CEC DISTRICT 14
Thursday, October 13, 6 PM
2nd Thursday of month
Check
www.cecdistrict14.com for more details
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13th Annual GREENPOINT CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN PARADE & PARTY
Saturday, October 22, 3 PM
Polish & Slavic Center, 176 Java Street
- 3 PM Parade kicks off at 176 Java Street with party to follow.
- 4 PM Spooktacular Party follows the parade with festivities until 5:30 PM
- 6 PM Zombie Nerf War
Parade is FREE to join, $15 online for Spooktacular Party or Zombie Nerf War ($20 combo ticket).
A Town Square Program
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STREB/NYC TOGETHER: SEA (Singular Extreme Actions) Performance Benefit
Saturday, October 22, 7:30 PM
SLAM, 51 N. 1st Street, Brooklyn
For more info:
www.streb.org &
www.nyctogether.org
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