Dear Friends,

In addition to information I want to share that some will find helpful in their own rebuilding efforts, I want to stress one thing, community.   Our community is jam packed with goodwill, kindness and thoughtfulness, but under prolonged duress, these virtues can get pushed aside.  Please remember that what we are going through now is only temporary and as much as it hurts, we will all get to a better place.  When we do get to that better place, we will reflect back at the way we handled ourselves during these hard times.  Let’s have great reflections.

Thai Rock Benefit for Sandy Relief Concerts

Our benefit concerts are shaping up and both are going to be great nights of music with some of the best bands in NYC & Long Island.  many thanks to everyone volunteering.

Master Artist Geoff Rawling will be creating a

musical original painting of each event

Thai Rock food, drink and Jet Ski raffle prizes
 

Tuesday, February 5th at Prohibition in NYC

Bands Performing

• Cool and Lou and the Downtown Daddy-O's
• Killer Joe's Lido Soul Quartet
• Breakaway Duo
• Alive N Kickin Duo
• Plus special guest master guitarist and Founder-CEO of his own School Of Rock, Bert Elliot

Sunday February 17th (President's day weekend)

at K.J. Farrell’s in Bellmore, Long Island

I am looking into getting a bus from the Rockaways to the event

Bands Performing

• Kerry Kearney and The Mardi Gras Band
• Breakaway
• The Welldiggers
• The Toby Tobias Ensemble
• John Divello Trio
• Mark Newman Band
• Sweet Suzi and John Puglisi
• The Christine Sweeney Band

NYC Economic Development Interview
 

Back to Business: Thai Rock in Rockaway Beach, Queens, NYC

This is an organization committed to promoting small businesses and other economic development and have been very active with businesses affected by Sandy.  Check out this interview they made of me.  There is also an interview from Susan Locke of the Wave.

Geoff, thank you for all your beautiful art and the many apropos cartoons. 

You are an inspiration and a great asset to the Rockaways.

Small Knot

Invest in Thai Rock

for a great Return

This great service helps small businesses expand in their local area by letting you invest in them in exchange for goods, services, special perks and benefits.

The good folks at SmallKnot are helping hard hit Sandy affected businesses recover with various incentives.  They helped Thai Rock launch a campaign.

There are 6 various returns available for Thai Rock.  Let me know if your business would be interested in learning more about SmallKnot.

Check out our Campaign Here

"to go" and delivery service

Check out our website for today's menu

Government Programs To Look At

If you think you may be eligible for any of these programs, call me and I will connect you to the right people

Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP)

If you are the owner of your business's building and are putting a significant amount of money into it for repairs, this program will cap the real estate taxes for a period of time

Hurricane Emergency Sales Tax Exemption

This program provides a sales tax exemption to businesses for equipment replacement and repairs due to Sandy of up to $100,000 in sales tax

Restoration Business Acceleration Team (RBAT)

assist businesses affected by Super Storm Sandy by coordinating the services, permitting and inspections needed to reopen as soon as possible.

National Grid Grant Program

Up to $250,000 grants available for National Grid business customers affected by Sandy.

Small Business Assistance Grant

Grants of up to $5,000 given to impacted businesses for physical repairs or to replace equipment.