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New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day and Director of Economic Development and Tourism Lucy Redzeposki announced $278,000 – more than ever before – in grants to 29 organizations promoting tourism in Rockland Monday.

“Tourism has endless benefits; it creates jobs, strengthens economies, and contributes to infrastructure development,” said County Executive Day. “When visitors explore our downtowns, eat at our restaurants, or shop in our stores, they are not just fueling our economy, they are stabilizing taxes for our residents.”

The average household in Rockland would have to pay an additional $556 in yearly property taxes to maintain current services if not for tourism-generated sales and local taxes.

“Economic development via tourism plays a major role in the health and vitality of the county,” said Economic Development and Tourism Director Lucy Redzeposki. “The organizations awarded today will be able to showcase our county and attract visitors.”

The county-funded grants are competitive and performance expectations are attached to every dollar awarded.

“We have every confidence that the organizations receiving these funds will promote the County and meet our performance expectations. We also know this will bring visitors who once they experience our theaters, art centers, riverfronts, and downtowns, will keep coming back,” concluded County Executive Day.

The list of grant recipients is below:

Organization	Award
ArtsRock	$ 9,000.00
Edward Hopper House Museum	$ 10,000.00
Friends of Harmony Hall – Jacob Sloat House	$ 15,000.00
Garner Arts Center	$ 17,000.00
Greater Nanuet Chamber of Commerce	$ 15,000.00
Greater Suffern Chamber of Commerce	$ 10,000.00
Haverstraw Brick Museum	$ 5,000.00
Haverstraw Riverwide Arts	$ 10,000.00
Historical Society of Rockland County	$ 5,000.00
Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education	$ 10,000.00
India Cultural Society of Rockland	$ 5,000.00
JCC Rockland	$ 7,500.00
New York Boulders	$ 15,000.00
North Rockland Chamber of Commerce	$ 5,000.00
Penguin Rep Theatre	$ 17,000.00
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble	$ 10,000.00
Piermont Chamber of Commerce	$ 10,000.00
RCC Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center	$ 10,000.00
Rockland Center for the Arts	$ 10,000.00
Rockland County Police Emerald Society	$ 2,000.00
Rockland County Pride Center	$ 4,000.00
Rockland Farm Alliance	$ 9,000.00
Rockland Fashion Week	$ 5,000.00
Sons of Italy	$ 5,000.00
Rockland Rowing Association	$ 5,000.00
Sloatsburg Chamber of Commerce	$ 15,000.00
The Angel Nyack	$ 5,000.00
United Latin Festival	$ 8,000.00
Visit Nyack	$ 25,000.00

Health Department offers Be Healthy in ’23 series at local libraries

January 9, 2023 By helpdesk1

NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce the Be Healthy in ‘23 public health information and education series starting January! The Finkelstein Memorial Library will host the Rockland County Department of Health on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Health department employees will be in the library’s lobby, offering information, resources, and takeaways on various health topics to help Rockland residents live healthier lives.

In 2022, the library served as a center for COVID-19 information reaching patrons who may not have had access to traditional or social media news. Health Department staff visiting the library on Wednesday evenings are multi-lingual, which benefits patrons.

Laura Wolven, Finkelstein Memorial Library Director, stated, “The library has and continues to be a trusted, familiar destination in the village. The partnership between the library and the health department expanded the library’s role as a center for community information. We continue to grow our educational resources with many relevant wellness books in our catalogue/collection, but we also collaborate with amazing partners like the health department to bring services directly to the community. The library looks forward to hosting the health department in 2023!”

“The health department continues to partner with various community organizations to reach residents where they live, work, learn, play, and pray. Being present in public spaces offers residents an opportunity to interact with reputable public health professionals who share accurate and timely information and resources. In addition, patrons have a one-on-one chance to learn about the many prevention programs and health services the Rockland County Health Department offers to residents for free or low-cost,” said Dr. Ruppert.

The health department is expanding this outreach and education to other libraries in Rockland. The health department will also be at the following libraries: Nanuet, Nyack, and Haverstraw King’s Daughters main library in Garnerville. Stay current on our events by following us on social media at https://www.facebook.com/rockhealth or https://twitter.com/rockhealth. Join us at Finkelstein Memorial Library Lobby on Wednesday, January 25^th, from 5:30 -6:30 pm for our Kickoff to Health! We’ll have some inspiring healthy giveaways such as portion plates, infusing flavor water bottles, lunch totes, and other items to start you off to a Healthier 23!

The Be Healthy in ‘23 information and education series will include the following topics:

January – Cervical Health, Smoking Cessation, Prevent Birth Defects, Healthier Starts with You
February – Heart Health, Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs
March – Nutrition, Kidney Health, Sodium/Salt Awareness
April – Minority Health, Public Health
May – Vector Borne Diseases and Health Literacy
June – Summer Safety
July – Eye Injury Prevention, Summer Food Safety, Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
August – Breastfeeding Awareness, Immunizations
September – Hunger Awareness, Women’s Health, Falls Prevention, Alzheimer’s, Pedestrian Safety
October – Influenza Vaccination, Breast Cancer Awareness, Fire Prevention, and Pedestrian Awareness
November – Diabetes Awareness
December – World AIDS Day, Healthier Holidays, Fire Safety, Impaired Driving Prevention, Toy and Gift Safety

For more information about health topics and programs from your local health department, visit the Rockland County Department of Health website at http://rocklandgov.com/departments/health/.

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