28th ANNUAL FUN CITY BOWL - FRIDAY NIGHT
The 28th Annual Fun City Bowl between the FDNY Bravest Football Club and the NYPD Finest Football Club will be played at St. John’s University on Friday, May 19, 2000 at 7 p.m. All tickets for the game will be $10 (children are free). Tickets can be purchased at the gate or in advance from any team member. All proceeds from tickets purchased in advance will go to the Widow and Children’s Fund. This annual classic has special significance this year. The team who wins the game will go to the NPSFL National Championship Game to be played in West Palm Beach, FL on June 11, 2000. Please come out and support your brothers who play for the Bravest in their quest for a National Championship! For ticket and game information call our voice mail at 718 601-9168.
FIRE SAFE CIGARETTE ACT
The UFA is encouraging firefighters and their families to write to Governor George Pataki’s office in support of the Fire Safe Cigarette Act, Bill # A1162. This bill passed unanimously in both the Assembly and the Senate and would mandate that cigarettes sold in New York State would have to meet reduced ignition propensity standards to be determined by the Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Cigarettes are the single largest cause of fatal fires in New York City, New York State, and the rest of the nation. The Governor’s address; Executive Chambers, State Capitol, Albany, NY 12224. Back To Top NTERNET WARNING OF NEW NYPD HIGHWAY PATROL
It is reported that unmarked police cars equipped with video cameras and microphones will be assigned to follow vehicles on all City highways (Tuesday to Saturday) as part of the Aggressive Driving Program. Cameras will be ON while monitoring speeding, following too closely, unsafe lane change, not signaling, disobey signs, etc. If you are running late for work or an off duty appointment, please call ahead - DON’T take matters into your own hands by driving aggressively. A camera and microphone can’t be disputed. Advise all members. JOHN JAY COLLEGE - ADMISSION IMPROVEMENT
Through the cooperation of Gerry Lynch, President of John Jay College, approval has been given for all duly sworn uniformed members of the FDNY to be admitted to this college without having to take the standard entry tests. This will further facilitate admission of UFA/UFOA members. We are delighted with this new streamlined arrangement. Direct and expeditious admission is now available by calling Dean Francis McHugh at (212) 237-8614. Back To Top “HATS OFF TO LARRY†PARTY/REUNION
It’s been 20 years since Larry Fitzpatrick was killed in a tragic L.O.D. rope accident. Join Eileen Fitzpatrick and her family in a memorial to remember a wonderful guy. June 11 from 3 p.m. on, at Full Moon Saloon (Suspenders), 700 2nd Ave, NYC, 212-683-3766. Please wear a hat of any kind (serious, funny, home made, ...). Proceeds will be donated to the Burn Center.
7th ANNUAL GREAT KILLS HARBOR REGATTA - MAY 29TH
The Staten Island Tuna Club and the Staten Island Yacht Club with its 7th Annual Great Kills Regatta Committee invites everyone to join them on Memorial Day. To participate or review in the blessing of the fleet, our waters, the memorializing men and women who died in the Korean War (50th Anniversary) and closer to home the men and women of the NYPD and FDNY, who gave their life in the line of duty. The following are our activities:
Captains Meeting: Friday, May 26th at 7:30 p.m. (for Boat Parade participants). Following the NRPA’s Lou Figurelli’s Memorial Striped Bass Fishing Contest Captains meeting Michael’s B & T on Mansion Avenue. Entry fee is $10.00 per boat (boat assignments, banners and safety instructions given out at this time).
Boat Parade: Monday, May 29th (Memorial Day) starting at 10:30 a.m. (In Memory of brothers and sisters of New York’s Finest and Bravest and Korean War Vets). Blessing of the Waters. Off of Princess Bay at 10:30 a.m. and at approximately 11:15 a.m. in Great Kills Harbor. Boat Assembly at Buoy 14 for all boats at 10:45 a.m. Fire Boat Shower of water, outside of Great Kills Harbor at 11:00 a.m. Blessing of the Fleet and waters in Great Kills Harbor. Off the North/Eastern corner of Nichols Great Kills Park Marina and also seen from the bulk head off Gateway Park in Great Kills approximately 11:15 a.m.
Picnic (Staten Island Yacht Club) Monday from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. - $10.00 per person. Great food and beverages. Display by FDNY and NYPD on Mansion Avenue between Hillside Terrace and Whitman Avenue. Banners given to the families of NYPD and FDNY killed in the line of duty. Presentation of prizes for the winners of NRPA’s Lou Figurelli Memorial Striped Bass Fishing Contest.
If you have any questions, comments or any advice on how to better represent the FDNY at this event, feel free to contact Lieutenant Bill Heintz at Engine 282, Group 11 (718) 965-8282 or at home (718) 984-6133.
Back To Top FDNY LACROSSE - JOIN NOW
Attention firefighters of all ranks. Come join us for the upcoming 2000 season. Practice will start the week of May 22, 2000. College or club experience preferred. Please contact: Bob Cook, Ladder 126 (Group 20) - John Fee, Engine 231 (Group 23) - Frank Durr, Battalion 54 (Group 8) - Rich Resto, Engine 236 (Group 2).
STATEN ISLAND ANNUAL FIREFIGHTERS MASS
The Annual Firefighters Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 8:00 p.m. in Holy Child Church. The Mass is open to all firefighters, their families and friends. This liturgy is to thank Almighty God for His many blessings on our firefighters, and to ask for His continued care and protection over them. The firefighters are asked to wear their uniforms so that badges may be blessed. Refreshments will be served following the Mass.
UFA PENSION & PRE-RETIREMENT SEMINAR
The next UFA Pension Assistance Seminar by Lou Sforza will be held Wednesday, June 7th, at 7:00 P.M. at the UFA office located at 23rd Street and 3rd Avenue - 4th floor meeting room. Call Debbie Lynch at (212) 683 4832 to register. Street parking is very limited. This seminar should not be confused with the seminar given by the Fire Department which is mandatory prior to retirement. The Fire Department seminar is generously given on a monthly basis and is held at Fire Department Headquarters in Brooklyn. The seminar given by the UFA is open to all members periodically regardless as to whether they are retiring or not. Class space is limited, forcing a first come first served basis - so call Debbie to register.
Back To Top LEARNING CHANNEL MAY FLY YOU TO ENGLAND - FREE!
Please visit www.TLC.com to read about 3-man teams competing in a popular English competition show called JUNKYARD WARS. You can apply from there. Read the accompanying flyer for all the details. Do it ASAP. Also check out www.junkyard-wars.com and www.channel4.com/scrapheap for more background info.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - NEW YORK CITY IS LOOKING FOR NEW YORK’S BRAVEST
Habitat for Humanity - NYC is one of more that 1,500 United States affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical, Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing from the world. They are committed to the development and uplifting of families and communities, not just the construction of homes. This chapter was created in 1983 when New York City was selected as the site of the first Jimmy Carter Work Project and currently builds in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. Through volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent homes with the help of the future homeowners. Habitat homes are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are recycled into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more homes. It is not a giveaway program, but rather a joint venture in which those who benefit from the housing are involved in the work.
Habitat welcomes individuals of all faiths to participate in its mission. There is no discrimination based on religion, race, gender or age for any activities associated with this program. The recipients of housing are selected upon need without regard to race or religious preference.
The Jimmy Carter Work Project 2000 comes to NYC, the site of the first JCWP. The project will take place during Building on Faith Week, September 11 - 17, 2000, which will witness the construction of 10,000 houses worldwide, the largest housing blitz build ever. Twenty homes will be completed in New York City during that week. A ten-unit building in Central Harlem and an additional ten units in Bed-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn will be taken from sheetrocking to finish during this exciting event.
The need for firefighters to participate in Habitat - Most Habitat volunteers have no construction experience and the program needs “House Leaders†(comprehensive knowledge of construction) and “Crew Leaders†(specialized skills to teach and supervise other volunteers). The Jimmy Carter Work Project will require 20 House Leaders and 80 Crew Leaders with skills and experience in the following areas: Steel stud installation, painting, installing kitchens, wood stud installation, finishing trim, ceramic tile, drywall hanging/finishing, hanging doors/hardware, flooring.
The UFA is seeking assistance from firefighters to serve as House and Crew Leaders. If you have any of these skills and can give a day of your time to help a family have a home, we urge you to call Habitat at 718-246-5656 ext. 310. It is inspirational and rewarding work. Back To Top Fraternally, WILLIAM F. MIRRO
Recording Secretary, KEVIN E. GALLAGHER
President
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