February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
The New York Ladies GAA will hold a Barn Dance / Disco to raise money for the county team on Sunday, July 30, in the Heritage bar. The raffle draw will take place at that time, with first prize a trip to the All-Ireland Football or Hurling finals in Croke Park. Second prize is $1,000. Tickets are $20.
Take Your Pick’ in Sean Og’s
The Monaghan women’s Gaelic Football Club is hosting a weekly "Take Your Pick" in Sean Og’s Tavern in Woodside on Friday nights in June and July. Tickets may be bought on the night for $5. The jackpot has not yet been won and will be $600 this week.
Project Children 5K
Project Children will hold its first 5K Run/Walk on Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. at the South Mountain Reservation in Maplewood, N.J. The course will be certified with awards to the top finishers in various categories. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Coors Light, will be held at the Shillelagh Club on Prospect Avenue, West Orange. Details, Tom Wester at (973) 762-2930 or visit http://run.to/projectchildren.
Wheelchair Games at Burke Rehab
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The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital will host a wheelchair competition on Friday evening, Sept. 15, and all day Saturday, Sept. 16. Events include a slalom course, javelin, table tennis, shot put, discus, club throw, weight lifting, softball throw and 60- and 1,500-meter races. Details, (914) 597-2466. In celebration of National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, the Hospital is hosting an art exhibit of disabled artists also in September. Disabled artists interested in exhibiting should contact Joanne Auerbach, (914) 597-2248 by July 15. Visit web page at www.burke.org.