Brooklyn Women's Rugby Club Celebrates Five Years

A message from your local women's rugby club:

Join the Brooklyn Women's Rugby Club on August 27th as we celebrate our 5th birthday at PJ Hanley's! Have some cake, dance the night away and party with the Brooklyn Women's Rugby Club as we celebrate our 5th year as a club!

Specials at PJ Hanleys (449 Court Street, BK, NY)
- $20 for all you can drink
- $25 for all you can drink plus a birthday t-shirt
- Fun rugby-themed birthday games
(Pin the scrumcap on the rugger, Sir Says, Bobbing for mouth guards and many more!)
- Birthday cake!
We have come a long way since 2007 and aren't stopping now!

Our home games are coming up so please check out our website for the complete schedule!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions or if you would like to get in touch about another project!

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Sasha De La Cruz
Public Relations Chair
Brooklyn Women's Rugby Club
Cell: 917.573.5943

www.BrooklynWomen'sRugby.org
Follow us on Facebook! <http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13222988493&ref=ts>
Or on Twitter! <http://twitter.com/BrooklynRugby#>

The Brooklyn Women's Rugby Club are playing in prom dresses again!

Rugby in Prom dresses! Join the Brooklyn Women's Rugby team as they take on the Suffolk County Women's team in PROM DRESSES!

Read the post about the prom dress game from 2 years ago here.

So Recap!

Who? The Brooklyn Women's Rugby Club!

What? Prom Dress Rugby Game against Suffolk County!

Where? Red Hook Park on Bay and Hicks Street!

When? Saturday, May 14th @ 11am!

Why? Because Rugby in Prom Dresses is a lot more fun to watch! (and play!)

RSVP on FB here.

2nd Annual Bingo Night for Brooklyn Women's Rugby - Feb 26

Get ready for the second annual BINGO NIGHT with the Brooklyn Women's Rugby Team!
You do not have to play rugby to join the team for a night of amazing fun, prizes and BINGO!

Saturday, February 26th at 7pm at PJ Hanley's located in Carroll Gardens, to win some amazing prizes from great venues like Chelsea Piers, Pacific Standard, MoMa and Brooklyn Bowl!

RSVP on Facebook today!

Shop and Play at Everyday Athlete - Sat, Dec 18th - 2-6pm

Shop and Play at Everyday Athlete
A Holiday Market

Saturday, December 18th
2pm - 6pm

The last weekend before Christmas shop locally in the Columbia Street Waterfront District!

Check out Children's books and games, tote bags, aprons, yoga bags, whimsical hats, cosmetics and free facial demos, jewelry, and even granola at Everyday Athlete's Holiday Market.

Find something for everyone on your list.

While parents shop, children can sing and dance with Karen and the Jitterbugs, featuring her new CD, Pancakes for Dinner.
Performances at 2, 4:30 and 5 pm.

Also enjoy cupcake decorating at the studio by Yum Cupz all afternoon.

Featured vendors:

Barefoot Books - Nurturing a love of reading in a way that encourages children to explore their creativity and discover the diversity of the world's many cultures and traditions.

Mellyi Hat - The jazzy hat that delights your eyes, warms your ears and flaunts your style. Designed for everyone.

Cooking Smarter - New ideas to eat healthier: granola and designer cookies.

ageLOC Galvanic Spa - Come enjoy a free facial demo that can unlock the secret to a younger looking appearance.

Matthew's Aprons - Wonderful aprons, yoga and foam roller bags in eco-friendly textiles.

GoodShip - Roll-up totes designed with exclusive prints hand made in Brooklyn. Reduce plastic waste without sacrificing style.

Elbeto Jewelry - Organic and sterling silver designer jewelry hand made by artisans and artists in Colombia.

Love Cita - Original leather goods, such as cuff bracelets, belts and ladies bags.

Dance Theatre Etcetera Holiday Party - Dec 16th

Click here to find out about the amazing work of Dance Theatre Etcetera.

Trial Week at Everyday Athlete

Next week is your chance to try out all that Everyday Athlete has to offer.
For half the price, you can try all the classes for children and adult: the classics such as kids tumbling or mommy boot camp, and the brand new ones such as capoeira, skateboarding, Zumba, MELT, or developmental movement for children with special needs.

If you register early online you will receive 10% off any program and 50% off a 1 hour massage.
Everyday Atlhete - Trial Week Poster

Pub crawling with the Brooklyn Women's Rugby team! - Sat, Dec 4th

In an effort to promote Rugby, the Brooklyn Women's Rugby team is organizing a great pub crawl in Carroll Gardens.
As their press release says: "Women's Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in America and we want to make sure it continues to empower women in Brooklyn. We accept women of all skill levels and will teach everyone all the rules:) All of our club information is also available on our website."

The pub crawl starts at the Brazen Head at 3:30pm and will continue down smith street. The official pub crawl t-shirts are $12 and entitles you to all the great deals in all the bars.

Open House at Everyday Athlete this Saturday!!!

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Fall Tumbling session with MASON starts at Everyday Athlete!

Join us for an OPEN HOUSE

September 11th, 2010

10:30 am - 5:30 pm.

Snacks and fun will be provided.

Open House Schedule (30 minutes sample class)
10:30 am Tumble Tots (2 yrs)
11:30 am Tumble Cubs (3 yrs)
12:30 pm Tumble Bears (4 yrs)
1:30 pm Kangaroos (5 yrs)
3:30 pm Rec Boys and Girls (6-8 yrs)
4:30 pm Rec Boys and Girls (8-10 yrs)

FALL SESSION 9/13th - 12/11th (12 classes) $360+tax
Visit us online for full class description.

When you enroll your child mention the Word on Columbia Street Blog and you will get a free Mommy (or Daddy) Boot Camp Session!!!!

Tumbling classes with Mason at Everyday Athlete this Fall

Yes it's true. Mason is back and ready to tumble!

Get a little taste of the Fall Tumbling Session
by visiting Everyday Athlete

on Sept 11 for an Open House
from 10:30 to 5:30pm.

snacks and fun will be provided

Click here to find out more about Tumbling classes for children from 2 to 10.

Everyday Athlete is located at 136 Union Street,
info@everydayathlete.com
(718) 852-6300

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Made in Red Hook: Yankee Confetti!!!!

Anyone attending the Yankee parade tomorrow will get sprinkled with a little something from Red Hook.....

According to NY1, local company Atlas Materials will be providing the confetti for the parade:

Atlas Materials in Red Hook, Brooklyn is donating recycled confetti strips for the celebration. They say parades these days are much more environmentally friendly than ticker-tapes of the past.

"What we're doing here today is taking 1,200 pounds of shredded, recycled paper to be delivered to the buildings of Lower Manhattan to start the process of what kind of paper should be thrown from the windows tomorrow. It will all be cleaned up by the sanitation department and recycled yet again. So this is going to be a green parade," said John Cioffi of Atlas Materials.

A video of the confetti being made at Atlas, as well other info about the parade, is over at the NY1 website here (still no embedding NY1?)

Bastille Day block party this Sunday 7/12!!!!!!!!

Image from our coverage last year

Between living in a half-American, half-French household, and having a birthday that falls in between the 2 national holidays - the 10 days from July 4th to July 14th can get pretty crazy.

Luckily, part of that craziness is a huge street party each year to celebrate Bastille Day! This year is no exception, as sand and Petanque will once again take over Smith st., along with great drinks, music, and food for the non-petanque playing bystanders.

Check out Brooklyn Paper's coverage of the event here for more information, or take a look at our coverage from last year to get an idea of what to expect.

Last game of the season for the Brooklyn Women's Rugby Team

The last game of the season is this Saturday, June 6th, at 11:00 am. It'll be at the fields they're usually on, Field 3 in Red Hook Park, across from the intersection of Bay St. and Hicks St.

Here are some hilarious pictures of the last game: the players were all wearing prom dresses, and not many gowns were left standing:

Before the game: all pretty

Roughing it: Notice the t-shirt

Wow

Hope you can make the last game!

Brooklyn Women's Rugby team is having a "Rugby in Prom Dress" event!

Prom Dress Rugby
(Corsages are optional)

The event takes place May 23, 2009 on Field 3 in Red Hook Park, at 11:00am.
Prom dress Rugby is simply that: for the sheer hilarity of it, players repurpose a prom dress, usually the ugliest one they can find, as a rugby uniform. By the end of the match the dress is a mess, but a good time has been had by all. It’s the catfight that you always wished would happen at your own prom, but never did.

The field is located across from the intersection of Bay Street and Hicks Street in Red Hook, right by the Ikea. Nearest subways are Borough Hall (2/3/4/5/M/R trains), Jay St (A/C/F trains, joined with Borough Hall even though not on map), Smith & 9th Street (F/G trains), and 4th Ave (F/M/R trains).

Action Packed Saturday (5/2/09)

I'm starting to realize as I post things that this Saturday is FULL of things to do. To make it easier on people, here's an easy list with links.....

The Brooklyn Food Conference

Greenway Bike Tour

Mom and Pop Shop walking tour

Indy Bookstore walking tour

BALLFIELDS opening day!!!

Women's Rugby at the ballfields (2 events that go together! Eat huaraches and watch some rugby)

Cobble Hill Playgroup Spring Fair

Your Challenge: Hit as many as you can. We'll give temporary guest blogging privilege to the person who can hit the most of them and provide reviews and pictures.

Brooklyn Women's Rugby in Red Hook!

Brooklyn Women’s Rugby was started two years ago by five players, most of them with no previous rugby experience. A regular Rugby team has fifteen players, and after a lot of work recruiting and practicing to become a competitive team in the New York Rugby League they are up to 25 players and are having their first game this season on their home field in Red Hook.

The team

As you can see from the attached photos, we take our rugby seriously, even if we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Rugby is a complex, full contact game, but it is also supremely entertaining to watch and play, even if you may be uncertain about the rules.

Gillian Sciacca

Public Relations Chair, Brooklyn Women's Rugby

The scrum

The team is very excited to have their first home game next Saturday, May 2^nd, at 11:00 am at the Red Hook Park and Recreation Center.

Spread the word and show up for a good time!

As a French citizen myself, I have been missing the excitement of seeing our national XV de France fight it out against the New Zealand All Blacks, among the many impressive and international teams.

For more informtion: www.brooklynwomensrugby.org