Another youth initiative for 2000 is our pledged support of the Rome Street Athletic Center in Newark's Ironbound section. Closed for 20 years due to lack of funding, the newlly reopened center needs money to fund its athletic programs. This year, Ironbound will sponsor a fund-raising event. It's a sell-out crowd every year with 18 holes of golf, a great cocktail party and delicious buffet, and always at a premier country club. Through it all, the undercurrent is professional networking.
Ironbound members know how to have fun and do business on the links.
Where else can you schmooze with local and regional politicians, while also enjoying the company of your spouse, friends and business associates. Ironbound's Holiday Gala combines a casual political element with a festive atmosphere, a panoramic view of northern New Jersey, a grand buffet, and top-shelf open bar. People who do business in Newark have a direct opportunity to talk with the mayor, council members, police officials, and judges, not to mention state legislators, and sometimes even federal politicians. Enjoy a night-time cruise of New York Harbor, delicious food, open bar, and dancing across the Hudson. It is a true highlight of everyone's year, and unabashedly social.