Just For Fun
NOTE $1 SERVICE FEE:
Tickets for stage performances, sporting events or any event of a commercial nature require a service fee of $1 per event (not per ticket). Tickets are mailed two weeks prior to the date of an event. For undated passes and discounts, allow three weeks for processing.
TRIPS:
For questions regarding trips, call Jamaal Morris at 1-212-598-6861 or Rovenia McGowan, chair of the Social and Recreational Committee, at 1-212-598-7778. Rates are based on participation of at least 35 people. For overnight trips, include name of roommate.
UFT-sponsored walk
AIDS Walk New York: Sunday, May 18, 8:30 a.m., in Central Park. Registration required to receive your free UFT T-shirt (extra-large only).
Staten Island Yankees Wendy’s Friends and Family Night
Get four SI Yankees tickets, four SI Yankees Hats and four Wendy’s Combo meals all for $29.95. See flyer for details.
Atlantic City:
Spend June 1 at Atlantic City's casinos and shopping at the outlets. Includes round-trip accommodations, Caesars Casino package, tip for driver and discount coupon for more than 56 stores in Atlantic City. Cost: $44. Bus departs from 97-77 Queens Blvd. at 8 a.m. and from 52 Broadway at 8:30 a.m. Returns to 52 Broadway at 9 p.m. and Queens Boulevard at 9:30 p.m.
Minor league baseball offer to UFT members
UFT members can purchase single game tickets to this season’s Brooklyn Cyclone minor league baseball games at Keyspan Park, Coney Island, before they are available for general sales. more...
West Point trip:
Spend July 9 at West Point Military Academy. Cost of $100 includes a guided tour of West Point, lunch at the Thayer Hotel, two-hour cruise on the Hudson, round-trip accommodations, tips and gratuities. Bus departs from 97-77 Queens Blvd. at 8 a.m. and from 52 Broadway at 8:30 a.m. Returns to 52 Broadway at 6 p.m. and Queens Boulevard at 6:30 p.m. Photo ID required to enter West Point.
Theme park discounts:
The UFT no longer offers discount cards to theme parks (Sea World, Busch Gardens, Sesame Place, etc.) but as a union member you can still obtain discounts from NYSUT by calling 1-800-626-8101; or from the AFT by visiting its Web site www.aft.org and clicking on AFT Plus Member Benefits.
Car rental discounts:
Looking for a deal? Enterprise Rent-A-Car has discounts on its rental vehicles to UFT members. The deal includes a free pickup and dropoff. Call 1-800-RENT-A-CAR [736-8222] for the nearest Enterprise location. Remember to use the union's corporate class ID# FFC0049. Discounts are also available through Avis at 1-800-831-8000, using ID# S958000.
