Wanna Spend the Night with members of [iF]? Join RFL!

Click HERE to join the [ithaca Forward] Relay for Life Team!!


OK - if you were WAITING to get involved with [iF] at RFL - wait no more! The Tompkins County Relay for Life just found out that this summer's Relay will be featured in updated American Cancer Society NATIONAL publications and promotional materials! This means that videographers, photographers, and ACS head honchos will be on site looking for the best, most interactive, coolest sites to film and feature in DVD's and brochures that will be used all around the US to promote Relay.

Don't miss this chance..to party all night for a good cause...and help put [iF] on the national map!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Community Fireworks

Want a much cheaper way of getting into the VIP area for the community fireworks? Then volunteer to help!

We need volunteers to assist with the kids carnival games, selling glow items, and collecting donations at the entrances to the IC campus.

We'd need you to volunteer beginning at about 5:45pm until about 8:30pm. We'll also provide dinner for you as well as get you that seat for the "up-close-and-personal" fireworks view in the VIP area!

And, as an added bonus, some of the proceeds from our volunteer work will be donated to [iF]!!

Please contact Deb Mohlenhoff, [iF] VP for Community Outreach if you are able to volunteer.

For more information on the fireworks show, read the previous blog post.

VIP Packages available to [iF] members

V-I-P packages for the Ithaca Community Fireworks Show on Monday, July 3, are now available - anyone in [iF] is eligible to become a Very Important Patron of the fireworks. The V-I-P area, atop Ithaca College’s South Hill campus, provides an “up-close and personal” view of the fireworks show, an all-you-can-eat barbecue buffet beginning at 7:00 p.m., plus entertainment.

There will be two special performances on stage in the V-I-P area this year. Former members of “Sons of Pitches” have teamed up to form “The Fault Line,” providing a new vocal sound “filled with harmonies and dedicated to having you fall in love all over again.” The Ithaca premiere for “The Fault Line” will be July 3 at the fireworks V-I-P area. And returning for another year will be Aaron Kelly, the young country-and-western singing sensation.

In addition to “The Fault Line” and Aaron Kelly, there will be clowns, magicians, face painting, and games for children throughout the evening. Chris Allinger of Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY-FM) and Jim Lee of Lite Rock 97.3 (WYXL-FM) will be hosts at the V-I-P area.

Elsewhere on campus, tethered hot-air balloon rides will be available, thanks to RE/Max Associates Real Estate, beginning about 6:30 p.m., weather permitting. And, Car Pride of Ithaca will have a display of vintage automobiles, also starting at 6:30. These two attractions are free to the public. The fireworks show, produced by American Fireworks Company of Utica and Ithaca, begins at about 9:45 p.m.

The V-I-P package, which costs only $135 for a family of five, also includes a special pass for parking, an after-glow party, and a special exit route following the fireworks.

Information about the V-I-P packages may be obtained by contacting Fran Benedict at Tompkins Trust Company, 273-3210, or via the website: communityfireworks.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Family and Children's Services

Volunteers Needed for Family & Children's Service of Ithaca's 2nd annual
"Kick off to Summer FREE Children's Carnival" on Friday, June 23rd from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at 204 N. Cayuga Street, Ithaca. Volunteers are needed to help work carnival games, arts & crafts tables, tie balloons, and scoop ice cream. For more information, please contact Jessica Ryan at 273-7494 or via email jryan@fcsith.org.

If you're not able to volunteer, feel free to stop by the event and bring your family. It is a great way to support the community and create a fun family night out all in one.