Thursday, December 4, 2014

3RD Annual Sunnyside Santathon for Charity - Saturday December 6th

The 3nd Annual Santathon presented by Sunnyside's Boulevard Bars will take place on Saturday,
December 6th, starting @ 3 PM, and will be sponsored by S.K.I. Beer. Santathon is a festive pub crawl for charity that celebrates the community of Sunnyside, local businesses, residents, visitors, and the jovial spirit of the holiday season. Last year's Santathon raised more than $10,000 in
monetary and new toy donations.

SUNNYSIDE SANTATHON

All proceeds from the sale of wristbands will go to buy toys for local kids most in need this holiday season. All participating bars (Jack’s Fire Dept.,Bar 43, The Courtyard Ale House, Maggie Mae's, The Gaslight, Arriba,Arriba, Sidetracks, Molly Blooms, PJ Horgan's, McGuinness's Saloon, and
Bliss Street Station) will also be collecting monetary and new, unwrapped toy donations from now until Christmas.
Sunnyside Santathon Map


Organizations that have received toys from our past two Santathons include St. Teresa's in Woodside, St. Raphael's in Sunnyside, the 108th Precinct, the MercyFirst Angel Guardian Orphanage in Brooklyn, the Metro Homeless Shelter on Queens Boulevard, the Post-Hurricane Sandy 94th
Street Toy Drive, and the Hour Children Center in Long Island City. Since its inception two years ago, the Sunnyside's Boulevard Bars organization has held multiple events in the neighborhood and raised more than $25,000 for charities and local organizations, including the Sunnyside/Woodside Boys & Girls Club, the 52st Street Fire Station (Engine 325/Ladder 163), and Warrior Events, an organization that works with wounded veterans stationed at the Walter Reed National Military
Medical Center, the U.S. Army's flagship medical center.



Monday, December 1, 2014

Sunnyside Chamber Presents Snowflake Lighting

On Monday, December 1, 6pm at the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Sabba Park Snowflake Lighting – Queens Blvd. between 48th/50th Streets in Sunnyside.

There will be a prayer by Father Joseph Jerome of All Saints Church, and Chamber President Rigoberto Cardoso will flip the switch – signaling the time to get seriously into the spirit of peace on earth.

The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Sabba Park lighting is our oldest local holiday tradition and all are welcome. You know you want to sing along (lyrics available) "O, Come All Ye Faithful," even if you are Buddhist!

There will be traditional religious carols by local AcapellaQ (Thank you, Melissa Orlando and Paula Hostetter), empanadas from I Love Paraguay, hot chocolate from Starbucks, fresh cookies and treats from Murphy's Lobster Grill and NY Eats, and lots of good people like you!

After the lighting, singing with popular favorites continues at 46th Street/Bliss Station Plaza.

BONUS:The elevated station acoustics makes all of us sound like better singers than we thought we were. And 6:45 brings the arrival of Santa!



Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Snowflake Lighting