Newark Firefighters Bare it All for Charity

WHO: 12 Newark firefighters featured in the first calendar to benefit Newark Fire Youth Programs; 25 Ironbound Boys and Girls Club kids; Rich Partyka, Executive Director of Ironbound; Captain Dan Farrell and the Clinton Avenue firefighting team; and 1958 fire engine named “The Mack”

WHAT: Unveiling of “hot” 2008 Calendar in beefcake poses by Newark firefighters to benefit the Ironbound Boys and Girls Club; kids get personal tour of firehouse and “The Mack”

WHEN: Thursday, November 8, 2007; 11 AM

WHERE: 360 Clinton Avenue, Newark; On site cell: Rich Partyka, 973-699-3393

On November 8 at 11 AM, 25 kids from the Ironbound Boys and Girls Club in Newark will visit the newest Newark firehouse on Clinton Avenue to meet the firefighters featured in the first Newark New Jersey 2008 calendar.

Dedicated to Firefighter Reinaldo “Ray” Martinez, Jr. posthumously, all proceeds from the sale of the calendars (100%) will go directly towards purchasing new computers for the Ironbound Boys & Girls Club computer lab.

At the event, The Calendar boys will present the Club’s kids with two new computers for their lab as a ‘down payment.’ The body building firemen chose the Ironbound Club because of the “fine and underappreciated work they do for kids in the community and its connection to the Salvation Army.” Calendars may be purchased three ways: Call Capt. Danny Farrell of the Newark Fire Department, 973-733-7444, e-mail worknfire10@yahoo.com or stop by the Clinton Avenue Firehouse. Calendars are $15.00, tax free.

* Firefighters and Partyka will be available for interviews prior to and immediately following the event. To arrange an interview please contact Jackie Ngai at (201) 843-5600 or email jaclyn@rosica.com.

Public Relations Contact: Rosica Strategic Public Relations