Quartermaster[501st] Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) On Saturday June 18th 2011 the Empire City Garrison along with some help from The North East Remnant, The Rebel Legion Echo Base and Droid Builders attended The Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, Long Island. This Troop was to help raise money for the Museum and bring some much needed attention to a really great place. The museum is part of Museum Row and has some really amazing aircraft and history on display. This was also my 3rd troop with my Incinerator Trooper and it was a big hit. I was also honored to be trooping with my boy AJ in what may have been his last troop in his mini TK/TD armor. All in all we had a great turnout with over 20 costumed characters in attendance. Also had a "shoot the trooper" contest which raised some extra money for the Museum. A huge "Thank You" goes out to the ECG's Chris Feehan TK6744 for all the hard work he did getting this one together. Edited July 14, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photo updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Looking really good John, thanks for sharing. Whats AJ's next suit? My daughter has been asking about his armor but we cant get her one ATM Take Care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tube Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Awesome. The Incinerator looks fantastic. But the pint-sized trooper seems to have been the life of the party! Kids' suits in 1977 didn't look quite as good as that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CureMode[TK] Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Here's the official Mission report as well... The 501st Legion’s Empire City Garrison, Northeast Remnant Garrison, and the Rebel Legion’s Echo Base appeared at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, Long Island NY on Saturday June 18th, 2011 from 11am - 3pm. This event titled “The Empire Strikes the Cradle†was to help raise awareness for this non-profit museum and help them increase attendance. The Cradle of Aviation is Long Island's Air and Space Museum (http://www.cradleofaviation.org) and features an actual unused Moon Lander, planes, and other incredible artifacts from our aviation history. They also have a Dome IMAX, motion rides, and some really impressive exhibits. It was a huge success, and early indications are they had over 5 times their usual attendance. They were incredibly appreciative for our presence there, and hope to have us come back in the future. We all had a great time taking photos with guests, handing out citations and cards, and checking out the exhibits at the museum. The museum staff requested we take a walk down the block to the historic Nunley’s Carousel, which they also maintain, and it was a fun and surreal experience. We were also able to do Shoot-A-Trooper for charity throughout the day, and we raised $130 for the Pinwheel project. The Pinwheel Project is a local charity in NY that brings games, activities, toys, and treats to children at local area hospitals. We had members of The 501st Legion’s Empire City Garrison, Northeast Remnant Garrison, and the Rebel Legion’s Echo Base, as well as Jon Stokes from Astromech.net who brought his incredible R2-D2 unit. We would like to thank everyone who attended, especially those who came from locations far far away. Special thanks to all the family members and friends of the costumers who assisted with getting us dressed, taking photos, keeping us organized, and running the Shoot-A-Trooper event. Without your help and support, we would not be able to do what we do. We would also like to thank photographer Christopher Pasatieri for coming by to take individual photos of us, and taking some incredible shots of us on Nunley’s Carousel. Hopefully I captured everyone in the list below who participated, if I missed anyone, please let me know. Attendees List: 01- David Braun (ECG - TD-6513 / TD) 02- Scott Byrne (NER - ID-9946 / Grey Officer) 03- Michael Ciaravino (RL - X-Wing) 04- Cherissa Crossland (RL / Twi'lek - Nara Pel) 05- Patrick Delieto (ECG and RL - DZ-3755 / X-Wing and Sandperson) 06- Patrick Dorsey (RL / Jedi) 07- Chris Feehan (ECG and RL - TK-6744 / TK and X-Wing) 08- Andres Feliciano (NER - DZ-8247 / Sandperson) 09- Bonnie Feliciano (RL / ANH Leia) 10- Candace Gelfman (ECG - IC-2891 / Squire) 11- James Hannon (NER - TK-6799 / Tie Pilot) 12- Jackie Hannon (NER - IC-6797 / Imperial Crewman) 13- John Hopper (ECG - TD-2557 / Incinerator Trooper) 14- AJ Hopper (Cadet / Mini TK) 15- Steve Iervolino (ECG - TK-3295 / TK) 16- Dan King (ECG - TK-6795 / TK) 17- Rachel Kory (RL - X-Wing) 18- Warren Mundell (NER - TB-5715 / TB) 19- Robert Netchert (NER - TB-9432 / TB) 20- Lou Platania (ECG - TD-6908 / Fett) 21- Eric Seeman (ECG - TK-4619 / Vader) 22- Jessica Silvers (NER - TB-3405 / TB) 23- Kristin Sirota (RL / ANH Leia) 24- Will Sirota (RL/NER - Squire / Photographer) 25- Lance Starmer (NER - TK-2640 / TB) 26- Aaron Starmer (Cadet / TB) 27- Jon Stokes (R2D2 Builder – R2-D2 Unit) Newsday Video on YouTube: Here are some photos from this incredible event... Newsday Article and Video by Daryl Thomen (Unfortunately Registration is required to view it) http://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/long-island-now-1.1732330/star-wars-characters-invade-li-museum-1.2969331 Edited June 20, 2011 by CureMode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneWhiteWarrior Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 What an awesome event, i wanted to attend as i live only 25mins from Garden City but unfortunately had to work. Great to hear about the turnout and the money raised for the PinWheel Project, great job guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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