Family Fan Fest @ 1st Annual Nassau County Spring Festival
5/31/2008
The Islanders Family Fan Fest will be set up at the Annual Nassau County Spring Festival being held at Eisenhower Park on May 31st. From 2pm to 6pm fans will get a chance to play on interactive games and go home with great Islanders prizes.
Family Fan Fest @ Ronald McDonald House Sports Festival
5/31/2008
The Islanders Family Fan Fest will be set up at the Ronald McDonald House Sports Festival in Cantiague Park on May 31st. Sparky and the Ice Girls will also be on hand to greet fans from 9am to 12pm.
Family Fan Fest @ Empire State Games for Physically Challenged
5/30/2008
On May 30th the Islanders Family Fan Fest will be set up at the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged being held at Mitchel Field. From 10:30am to 1pm kids will have the opportunity to play with interactive games and a chance to meet Sparky and the Ice Girls. Make sure to stop by and give your local athletes support.
Islanders Attend HIA Tradeshow
5/22/2008
The Islanders and their Family Fan Fest were present and accounted for at this year’s HIA Tradeshow. The expo, which was held at the Suffolk Community College Brentwood Campus, was filled with all different types of exhibits for guests to visit. From cars, to colleges, to professional sports organizations like the New York Islanders, everyone in attendance could find what they were looking for. Read more here.
Sparky Attends 10th Annual Sports and Entertainment Auction
5/21/2008
Sparky made his way to the Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage State Park tonight to be a part of the 10th Annual Sports and Entertainment Auction. The night was filled with tons of different items available for auction, such as Islanders jerseys and many other local teams’ memorabilia. Read more here.
Lacroix Presents Steve Holliday With Jersey
5/30/2008
Dan Lacroix attended the United Way's 43rd Evening of Celebration gala today at the Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage State Park, where he presented the honoree of the event, Steve Holliday, with his own customized Islanders jersey. Steve Holliday is the Chief Executive for National Grid Group and was honored at the dinner for his dedication to the United Way. Read more here.
Running for Robbie
5/18/2008
The Islanders Family Fan Fest was on hand for Robbie's Run, a race held at Norman J. Levy Lakeside Elementary in Merrick in memoriam for young Robbie Levine. Robbie was a healthy 4th grader, who after a baseball practice, collapsed on the field and passed away when no defibrillator was available to revive him. Read more here.
Family Fun at Belmont Park
5/18/2008
The Islanders Family Fan Fest made their way to Belmont Racetrack’s park on Sunday to be a part of the St. Mary’s Children’s Day. St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children is the largest provider of post-acute, complex medical care and rehabilitation for children with serious or life-threatening conditions in New York State. Read more here.
Family Fan Fest Stops At Oyster Bay Health and Fitness Fair
5/17/2008
The Islanders Family Fan Fest made their way up to the 5th Annual Oyster Bay Health and Fitness Fair on Saturday to help promote a healthy lifestyle to those who attended, mainly children. Audrey Avenue was lined with tons of booths offering tons of different activities... Read more here.
Fun Ways of Promoting Health and Safety To Youth
5/16/2008
The Family Fan Fest made their way to Robert Seamen Elementary School’s annual Health and Safety Fair this morning in Jericho. The fair is designed to teach the children fun and interesting ways on staying fit and in good health... Read more here.
An Inside Look at the Team's Future
5/14/2008
Snow, Nolan, Bossy, Lacroix, Gervais and Sim preview the upcoming Entry Draft and reveal stories from their draft days at the Islanders' second RE/MAX Open House at the Nassau Coliseum. Read more here.
Ice Girls and Sparky Lend A Hand at Plainview Fire Department
5/10/2008
Sparky and the Ice Girls made their way to the Plainview Fire Department on Old Country Road on Saturday afternoon to be a part of a huge benefit they were hosting to help raise some money for the firehouse. Read more here.
Sparky and Ice Girls Take Steps to Stop Skin Cancer
5/10/2008
The Colette Coyne Melanoma Awareness Campaign (CCMAC) began in 1998 in response to the death of an exceptional thirty-year-old woman named Colette Marie Brigid Coyne. Through the efforts of her family, friends and co-workers who have all been touched by Colette's life, a foundation has been established. It is their hope that others and their loved ones will be spared the pain and suffering of this deadly disease called Melanoma, also known as skin cancer. Read more here.
A Summer of Reading
5/5/2008
With elementary schools just weeks away from concluding, Bruno Gervais and the Islanders wanted to get one last message out to the students before they went their separate ways: Keep Reading!
Gervais visited Camp Avenue Elementary School in North Merrick to help launch the 2008 Commerce Bank Summer Reading Program, designed to encourage students to read on their own, especially during the summer when school is not in session. Read more here.
Islanders Staff Makes "Great Strides" To Helping Cure CF
5/4/2008
The Islanders took another step, literally in this case, in being an active participant within the community again on Sunday morning, as many full and part time Islanders employees participated in the Great Strides walk at Lido Beach. Read more here.
Showing Support for Special Athletes
5/4/2008
Although it was damp outside on Sunday morning, there was still an exciting and fun filled atmosphere out at William Floyd Elementary School in Shirley, the home of this year’s Special Olympics Long Island Region Spring Games. Read more here.
Islanders Family Fan Fest Stops at LICM Family Fun Day
5/3/2008
With thousands of people heading over to Mitchell Field this weekend to register for the Long Island Marathon, many of them then made their way across the street with their families to have a great afternoon at the Long Island Children’s Museum’s Family Fun Day. Read more here.