Seasonal & Holidays
THE 8TH ANNUAL COLUMBIA WATERFRONT DISTRICT TREE LIGHTING
Local Nonprofit Organization Continues Its Neighborhood Holiday Tradition
Carroll Gardens Association, Inc. (CGA) will be holding the 8th Annual Columbia Waterfront District Tree Lighting on Friday, December 12, 2014 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The Tree Lighting ceremony takes place at the Human Compass Garden located at the intersection of Columbia Street and Sackett Street in the Columbia Waterfront District of Brooklyn. CGA is pleased to continue this tradition of gathering the community for the tree lighting, playing live holiday music, having Santa distribute toys, and serving refreshments from local restaurants and businesses.
Like previous years, Santa will arrive on the FDNY Local 202 truck with surprises for children and the Dan Kurfirst Trio will perform holiday music throughout the event to set the mood. There will be free refreshments for attendees compliments of restaurants and businesses located in the Columbia Waterfront District, including: Ferdinando’s Focacceria, Red Apple, Mazzat, MikNic, Margaret Palca Bakes, Orchard, Calexico, Park Bagels, Jalopy Tavern, Brooklyn Union Café, Carroll Gardens Diner, Evergreen Liquor Store Inc., and President Food Corp. CGA is grateful to the event sponsors: Apple Bank, Capital One, TD Bank, Dog Day Cyclery, Brooklyn Navy Yard-based OgoSport for donating award-winning toys that promote active play for people of all ages, House of Pizza & Calzone for generously donating the tree, and real estate developer Marshall Sohne for donating electricity for the lights.
CGA is also currently accepting donations for its annual Toy Drive. The toy donations allow the organization to give each child in attendance at the 8th Annual Tree Lighting ceremony a gift, as well as donate any additional gifts to Visitation Church in Red Hook. Drop off new unwrapped toys at the following Brooklyn locations until Thursday, December 11th: Carroll Gardens Association, Inc. (201 Columbia Street), House of Pizza & Calzone (132 Union Street), or Investors Bank (431 Court Street).
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About Carroll Gardens Association, Inc.
The Carroll Gardens Association, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that has been serving the residents of Southwest Brooklyn for the past 43 years. The organization’s mission is to foster a community where residents and families of all income levels can live, work, and thrive. We do this by preserving and developing safe affordable housing, quality housing management practices, promoting small business economic development, as well as providing and linking residents to social services and resources to improve the quality of their lives. You can learn more about our organization by visiting our website at www.carrollgardensassociation.com.