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GivNGo Gas Stations & PinkTie Foundation - FUELING Long Island Charities by Giving Back

lula@tiedinmedia.com (Michael Zinn) — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:50:10 GMT

Check out the highlights from the GivnGo July 2022 Check Presentations

Freeport/Huntington Station, New York - Long Islanders are facing economic challenges, but to know organizations like GivNGo Fuel and the PinkTie Foundation are supporting local community organizations helping so many in need. For every gallon pumped at GivNGo gas stations, one penny will be given to the PinkTie Foundation, a 501(c3) organization. In turn, funds will be donated to local charities every quarter.

“If more people realized that giving back would not only grow their business but also make them feel good because of the positive impact they are making in their community, I think the world would be a better place” - Mike Cave, Co-Founder of PinkTie Foundation.

The PinkTie Foundation presented three checks to local organizations starting in Freeport and ending in Huntington Station.

Memorial Flag Placement at Calverton National Cemetery

lula@tiedinmedia.com (Michael Zinn) — Fri, 27 May 2022 01:02:26 GMT

Suffolk County Boy Scouts of America

For Immediate Release

For more details, contact: Donna M. Lillie 631-774-8074 – dmlillie.bsa@gmail.com

May 27, 2022 - Calverton, NY, The Suffolk County Council Boy Scouts of America, proudly announces the annual Flag Placement at Calverton National Cemetery this Saturday, May 28th at 9:30am. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other community groups will work together to honor our nation’s heroes who are no longer with us.

“It’s a privilege for our Scouts to honor our service people and their spouses. We are passing on the lessons of our country to our young people,” explains Suffolk County Council President David Hunt. “We encourage our Scouts to read each gravestone and try to learn about the hero they are honoring. How old were they? What service were they a member of?”

This solemn tradition began in 1995. Of the more than 5000 volunteers who participate annually, close to 3000 are Scouts, BSA units and their families.

“It’s amazing to see how efficiently the groups accomplish the flag placement each year,” said a grateful Calverton Flag Placement Committee Chair Frank Bailey. “The entire cemetery of more than 285,000 graves is usually decorated in less than an hour.”

Flags remain in place for one week at Calverton. Scouts and other volunteers will return on Saturday, June 4th to collect the flags and package them for use next year.

A Rare jewel of Opera history comes to Battery Park for its 100 Year Anniversary!

lula@tiedinmedia.com (Michael Zinn) — Fri, 13 May 2022 18:08:49 GMT

“Giulietta e Romeo” by Riccardo Zandonai will be presented in three acts of love, passion, and tragedy epitomized to its most pure and intimate.

New York, NY - In partnership with Teatro Grattacielo, the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) presents a full production of Giulietta e Romeo directed by internationally acclaimed, Stefanos Koroneos and based on Luigi Da Porto’s 16th century novella by the same name. The site-specific production will take place in Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Battery Park City, at 9:00 pm on Saturday, June 4th and Sunday June 5th. The two performances will be free and open to the public, positioned outdoors next to the Hudson waterfront with the Statue of Liberty in clear view. This will be the first time a world-class opera will be presented in its full capacity in Downtown Manhattan. A once in a life-time experience sure to captivate a wide audience from opera buffs to park lovers alike. Interested individuals can find out more online at bpca.ny.gov/news/events , by phone at (212) 267-9700, or at https://grattacielo.org

The performances will be part of the Festival of New York, an unprecedented movement of nearly 200 organizations across the city to marshal the creativity, resiliency, diversity, and spirit of collaboration that makes New York one of the strongest and most inspiring cities on earth. [FestivalofNY.com]

Teatro Grattacielo’s mission is to promote performances from an operatic repertoire rarely heard in the U.S which accompanies a season of classic operatic titles. Through performances in New York City, strategic national and international collaborations and educational outreach, Teatro Grattacielo promotes artists and the appreciation of operatic traditions with an eye on innovation and inclusivity.

“We chose Zandonai’s beautiful Giulietta e Romeo (a spinoff of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet) because it fits the architectural setting of the Wagner Pavilion and tells a story of eternal love - exactly the sentiment that many of us are in need of right now.” Executive and Artistic Director Stefanos Koroneos - Teatro Grattacielo

The opera was written by Italian composer Riccardo Zandonai (1883–1944) He caused quite a stir by placing emphasis on the female character with the title Giulietta e Romeo —not at all common in those days. All the classic elements of the ancient story made famous by Shakespere can also be found in Zandonai’s 1922 rendition: family rivalry, an ecstatic fight scene, the triumphant return, and of course, prohibited love between the illustrious Giulietta Capuleti and Romeo Montecchi embodied in the iconic balcony scene.

Known for its progressive and multimedia-based exploration of opera, Teatro Grattacielo’s use of technology and contemporary aesthetics will bring a whole new twist to the classic tale— a real treat for the senses! Crisp, saturated and dynamic projections of splashing waves, marbleized liquids, and dynamic close-ups will bring the Wagner Pavilion to life while acting as the scenic backdrop to the story. The color palette will be dominated by black with splashes of sultry color to contrast. In addition to Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and 9 secondary characters, the composition will include a 30 piece orchestra and a 30 person double chorus representing the two opposing families: Montagues and Capulets.

About BPCA: Established in 1968, The Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is a New York State Public Benefit Corporation charged with developing and maintaining a well-balanced community on the Lower West Side of Manhattan. Battery Park City’s 92-acre site has achieved worldwide acclaim as a model for community renewal in planning, creating, and maintaining a balance of commercial, residential, retail and park space. By pioneering development through ground leases and bonding authority with public/private partnerships between the BPCA and private developers, this planned community has become a blueprint for successful urban development.

For more info visit: bpca.ny.gov .

PinkTie marks two years of pandemic food deliveries

lula@tiedinmedia.com (Michael Zinn) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:31:34 GMT

The PinkTie Delivers program marked its two-year anniversary of food and financial contributions by visiting four local food pantries in Westbury/New Cassel, North Babylon, Wyandanch and Central Islip.

Watch the Highlight video below!

May 5 , 2022 The Long Island Times

Since April 2020, the PinkTie Charities’ volunteer food delivery program, which consists of local businesses giving directly to the community, has visited more than 50 local food pantries.

Over the last two years, the foundation and its partners have contributed over $375,000 with 160 deliveries through the pandemic.

“We pivoted to food insecurity immediately when the coronavirus hit and our deliveries to food pantries helped us connect better to wonderful people serving neighbors in need,” said Mike Cave, co-founder of the PinkTie Foundation. “At the foundation, we believe that you do well by doing good and are inspired by this journey across Long Island’s neighborhoods.”

In marking the group’s two-year anniversary, more than $20,000 of financial contributions and food was distributed.

The PinkTie Delivers team visited the Salvation Army in Westbury/New Cassel with Stephanie and Jean Sainteme; Neighbors Supporting Neighbors in Babylon with Kim Skillen; Trinity Lutheran Church food pantry in Wyandanch with Ghenya and Florence Grant; and the YES Center and Central Islip Civic Council with MaryAnn Pfiefer and Debbie Cavanaugh.

The final stop in Central Islip was a homecoming for the PinkTie founders who were joined by their mom and local businesswoman Sue Cave, as they grew up in the community.

Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter and State Senator Phil Boyle joined the delivery and offered proclamations to the Cave family and PinkTie Charities. Over 100 cars were on line in Central Islip to receive the prepared meals and groceries assembled by the YES Center with the help of the foundation that day.

“Through the pandemic, it was important for companies to support local communities,” said Rich Cave, co-founder of the PinkTie Foundation. “Local philanthropy is the best way to not only provide assistance, but grow your business. We always remember who stepped up during the darkest days.”

Sponsors for the day included 1st Equity National Title, Keller Williams, Tiedin Media, SUNation, WSP, LI Meal Prep, Vision Long Island, Alpha Exotics and others. PinkTie Charities encourages corporations, local small businesses and individuals to engage in philanthropy in their community.

You can join the PinkTie Delivers team, sponsor a drop, donate food, or run a food drive in your community. For more information visit: www.pinktie.org