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RBCA April Monthly Meeting Canceled

Dear RBCA Community,
We want to inform you that we are canceling our April Monthly Meeting in accordance with national recommendations to keep all in our community safe and healthy during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We hope all manage as best they can during these times and stay well.

Also, if you have not already done so, RBCA would love to hear your thoughts by taking this quick online survey. Please click the link below:

Thank you and we wish wellness to all.

RBCA March Mixer 2020

Rockaway Beach Civic Association
invites you to our Monthly Meeting
RBCA’s March meeting will be a meet and greet mixer!
Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 7:30pm
Bungalow Bar
377 Beach 92nd St
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693

Come and meet your neighbors who are making a difference in our community!

There will be light fare and a cash bar. We look forward to seeing all members and guests. If you have not already mailed in your RBCA membership renewal and dues, you can renew at the March meeting.

February Monthly Meeting Agenda

Thursday February 13, 2020
7:30pm
Bungalow Bar
377 Beach 92nd Street
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
1) Pledge of Allegiance
2) Treasurer’s Report
3) Updates from Elected Officials and Representatives
4) Guest Speaker: Joan Byrnes, DSNY Senior Manager for Zero Waste Communications
5) Old/New Business
Meetings are open to the public, all are welcome to attend!

RBCA January Monthly Meeting Agenda

Thursday January 9, 2020
7:30pm
Knights of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
1) Pledge of Allegiance
2) Treasurer’s Report
3) Updates from Elected Officials and their Representatives
4) Guest Speaker Helen Cheng, Coastal Resilience Extension Specialist, New York Sea Grant, Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay
5) Old/New Business
Meetings are open to the public, all are welcome to attend!

RBCA December Monthly Meeting Agenda

Wednesday December 11, 2019
7:30pm
Knights of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
1) Pledge of Allegiance
2) Treasurer’s Report
3) Updates from Elected Officials and their Representatives
4) Election of RBCA Executive Board
5) Science for New York Initiative Guest Speakers:
—Karen Ingram, Rockaway Resident, Creative Director in Science Communications, Karen Ingram & Assoc., CoLab Futures
—Arthee E. Jahangir, PhD, Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Affairs, Office of Science and Research, NYU School of Medicine, Co-Founder, Sci4NY
—Allison Bridges, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Project Lead, Public Opinions About Climate Change, Sci4NY, supporting the New York Panel on Climate Change
6) RBCA Holiday Party Saturday, December 14, 2-4pm
7) Old/New Business

Meetings are open to the public, all are welcome to attend!

 

RBCA November Monthly Meeting Agenda

RBCA November Monthly Meeting
Wednesday November 13, 2019
7:30pm
Knights of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693

1) Pledge of Allegiance
2) Treasurer’s Report
3) Updates from Elected Officials and their Representatives
4) Anticipated guests:
— Jesse Lyons, Employment & Reentry Specialist, Center for Community Alternatives
— Shawn Slevin, Swim Strong Foundation
— NYC Council Member Costa Constantinides, District 22, Chair of Environmental Protection Committee
5) Nominations for RBCA Executive Board
6) Update on RBCA Holiday Event (slated for Saturday, December 14, 2-4pm, Peninsula Library)
7) Old/New Business

RBCA October Monthly Meeting Agenda

Thursday October 3, 2019
7:30pm
Knights of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Updates from elected officials and their representatives
  3. Guest Speakers, Lakshmi Sivadas and Diara Townes, students from CUNY Graduate School of Journalism present a proposal to help centralize post-disaster recovery information for the Rockaways
  4. Discussion of upcoming RBCA election
  5. New Business/Old Business
Meetings are open to the public, all are welcome to attend!

RBCA September Monthly Meeting Agenda

Thursday September 12, 2019
7:30pm
Knights of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
*Please note that RBCA’s Monthly Meeting has been moved to the second Thursday of September.
  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Updates from elected officials and representatives
  3. Guest Speaker, Brian Langloss, New York Campaign Organizer for Oceana
  4. Water and swim safety education discussion
  5. Old Business/New Business

Meetings are open to the public, all are welcome to attend!

RBCA August Monthly Meeting Agenda

Thursday August 1, 2019, 7:30pm
Steps of the Beach 94th Street Performance Plaza
Boardwalk and Beach 94th Street
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
*PLEASE NOTE – In case of rain, meeting will be held at Knights of Columbus, 333 Beach 90th Street.
  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Updates from elected officials and representatives
  3. Guest Speaker Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
  4. Old Business/New Business

Meetings are open to the public, all are welcome to attend!

RBCA July Monthly Meeting Agenda

Thursday July 11, 2019, 7:30pm
Steps of the Beach 94th Street Performance Plaza
Boardwalk and Beach 94th Street
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
*PLEASE NOTE – In case of rain, meeting will be held at Knights of Columbus, 333 Beach 90th Street.
  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Updates from elected officials and representatives
  3. Updates from NYPD 100th precinct
  4. Guest Speaker Eric Peterson, Rockaway Administrator, NYC Parks And Recreation
  5. Old Business/New Business