THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

from February 1, 2023 Bethpage

Happy Valentine’s Day

Dear Bethpage Residents,

On behalf of the Bethpage Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank everyone in Bethpage community for coming out for our annual Christmas tree and Menorah lighting event. We had a great turnout for this year’s event and it was so good to see everyone there.

A New Year and new excitement for the coming year. Up ﬁrst is Valentine’s Day. Maybe ﬁnd a gift from one of our local shop owners or enjoy a romantic dinner with that special someone at any of our local venues. Many will have Valentine’s Day specials so check them out.

In March we have our annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on the ﬁrst Sunday, March 5th at 1pm. It’s a great way to beat the winter blues by getting out and seeing all of your neighbors as we look forward to Spring. In addition this year, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee will be hosting a celebration to honor this year’s Grand Marshall Rose Marie Walker. She is not only our County Legislator but a great supporter and friend to Bethpage. The event will be held at Michael J. Hartigan Hall in Bethpage. It will include dinner, full bar, bag pipers, entertainment and basket rafﬂes. All are welcome. For more information contact the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee.

As we look forward to Memorial Day, we will again be putting up the banners of our local veteran hero’s throughout the town to show our appreciation. If you have a family member from the Bethpage Community who is a veteran and you would like to have a banner made for them please contact the Chamber.

Your patronage along with our major sponsors Bethpage Federal Credit Union and Steel Equities, helps the Chamber pay for all the events it runs throughout the year. This includes Music events on Broadway, Seasonal Fairs, Parades, Flags and Holiday Festivities not to mention scholarships for Bethpage High School graduates.

So come out and enjoy this season’s events! Bethpage is Our local community and we love it! Let’s keep it this way by continuing to support our local businesses.