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Top 5 Ways YOU Can Participate
in
Parrot Expo!
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Parrot Expo
2010
Long Island's Only
Major Exotic
Bird Event! |

See our
Official Flyer!
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When...?
Saturday, October
3rd,
2009
9:00
am - 5:00 pm
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Where...?
Freeport
Recreation Center
130 Merrick Road
Freeport, Long Island, New York 11530
(See
directions at end of page)
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COST
Adults--$8.00; Seniors 60+--$3.00;
Children under 12--$2.00; Children under 2--FREE
Lots of free parking; convenient to parkways and LIRR.
More info: 631-957-1100
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It's a "World's Fair" for pet bird lovers!
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If you share your home with a parrot,
lovebird, macaw, cockatiel, budgie or other pet bird, you'll find birdbrains
just like you at:
The Long Island Parrot Society's
Parrot Expo 2009!
Presented by The Long Island
Parrot Society, PARROT EXPO 2009 will be an all-day extravaganza of colorful exotic
birds, interactive displays, scheduled demonstrations and workshops and a
fabulous array of 'parrotphernalia' on sale in the huge vendor room.
The opulent VENDOR ROOM is a great place to do
your ‘Pollyday’ shopping… for your favorite birds and humans too!
The raffle lobby is always a big attraction; cages and accessories, bird food,
toys and accessories dominate the laden tables, while the gorgeous gift baskets
always garner raves from winners…that could be you! The education center
is a ‘don’t miss’ destination of the day, with live birds and lots of
volunteers to answer your questions.
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Interested in being a vendor?
Click here
to print out a 2009 Vendor Packet
Click here to see the 2009 Vendor Room
Floor Plan (older versions are inaccurate)
IMPORTANT
NOTE TO VENDORS:
The Freeport Recreation Center will no longer permit the Long Island
Parrot Society or vendors to use their flatbed dollies for loading and
unloading supplies and merchandise. Please bring your own hand truck or
dolly to the event. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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THIS YEAR'S EXPO
FEATURES...

"Meet the Vet"
Dr. Elisabeth Freilicher
Dr. Charles Greco's
Dr. Heidi Hoefer
Dr. Laurie Hess
Bowtie Press is donating autographed copies of Marc
Morrone's upcoming book, "Ask the Birdkeeper" for auction and raffle!
Patricia
Sund (shown at right),
whose
delightful column,
"Memo to Parker and Pepper" which appears in Bird Talk
magazine,
is scheduled to do a presentation
at 1:00 PM
'Parrot University' program
for Scouts.
Troop leaders, contact us for
information and schedule!
*Great "parrotphernalia" in the huge vendor room
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It's a "World's Fair" for exotic bird lovers
*Avian rescue groups
*Birds! Birds! Birds! All day long!!
Convenient location!
Plenty of free parking!
Snack bar on premises!
Restaurants nearby on Freeport's famous 'Nautical Mile'
Proceeds
from EXPO 2009 will help fund LIPS' educational programs, our
foster and adoption efforts and the Future Long Island Parrot Musuem,
Shelter and Learning Center. Money raised at EXPO will also enable
us to donate to avian conservation efforts, medical research and other
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ATTENTION
VISITORS!
Please leave your
feathered friend home!
We do not have any bird sitting facilities. Birds of our WORKING volunteers will be the ONLY birds allowed in. All these
birds will be checked by our expo veterinarian.
ABSOLUTELY NO PETS PERMITTED,
NO EXCEPTIONS! |
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EXPO SCHEDULE
2009
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| 11:30 |
Presentation by veterinarians Charles Greco
and Elisabeth Simone-Freilicher on avian nutrition. |
| 1:00 |
Patricia Sund who writes the monthly Bird
Talk column, 'Memo to Parker & Pepper' |
| 2:30 |
Queens Zoo staff presentation on the thick billed parrots breeding
program at the Zoo.
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NOTE:
Schedule is subject to change.
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Interested in being a vendor?
Click here
to print out a 2009 Vendor Packet
Click here to see the 2009 Vendor Room
Floor Plan (older versions are inaccurate)
IMPORTANT
NOTE TO VENDORS:
The Freeport Recreation Center will no longer permit the Long Island
Parrot Society or vendors to use their flatbed dollies for loading and
unloading supplies and merchandise. Please bring your own hand truck or
dolly to the event. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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INTERESTED
IN BEING A VENDOR AT A FUTURE LIPS EVENT?
Hit Your Target Market!
Contact us for information on booth
spaces, pricing, donations & sponsor levels.
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INTERESTED IN EDUCATION?
ASK US ABOUT PARROT UNIVERSITY
OUR TRAVELING, TEAM TAUGHT, ONE-TIME OR SEMINAR STYLE CLASSES.
Call the Parrot Phone Today! (631) 957-1100
Email us!

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SUPPORT
THE LONG ISLAND PARROT SOCIETY...
ADVERTISE IN OUR
EXPO JOURNAL!
Reach your target market!
BECOME
A VENDOR!
Prices are reasonable
Any
Questions?
DIRECTIONS
TO
THE FREEPORT RECREATION CENTER: |
#1
From
Verrazano Bridge: Belt Parkway East (Long Island) to Southern State East, take exit 22S,
Meadowbrook Parkway South to Exit M9 West Merrick Road. At the fourth light make a left
turn into the Rec. Center parking lot.
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#2 From G.W. Bridge: Cross Bronx Expressway to
either the Whitestone Bridge or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Island Parkway to Southern
State East, take Exit 22S, Meadowbrook Parkway South to Exit M9 West Merrick Road, at the
fourth light make a left turn into Rec. Center parking lot.
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#3 From New England: Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross
Island Parkway to Southern State east, take Exit 22S, Meadowbrook Parkway South to Exit M9
West Merrick Road, at the fourth light make a left turn into Rec. Center parking lot.
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#4 From Eastern Long Island: Southern Parkway West to
Meadowbrook Parkway South to Exit M9 West Merrick Road, at the fourth light make a left
turn into Rec. Center parking lot.
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#5 From Meadowbrook Parkway: Take Exit 22S, Meadowbrook
Parkway South to Exit M9 West Merrick Road, at the fourth light make a left turn into Rec.
Center parking lot.
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Commercial Routes:
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G.W. Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway to Throgs Neck Bridge to
Clearview Expressway to Long Island Expressway East. Take Exit 44S, (Seaford-Oyster
Bay Expressway Rte 135) south to Merrick Road West. Once past the Meadowbrook
Parkway, at the fourth light make a left turn into Rec. Center parking lot. |
From Verrazano Bridge take Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to Long
Island Expwy East. Take Exit 44S to Merrick Road West. Once past the Meadowbrook Parkway,
at the fourth light make a left turn into Rec. Center parking lot. |
By Train from
NYC/Manhattan:
Take Long Island Railroad (718-794-LIRR) to Freeport Station. Exit towards back of train
on Henry Street, it becomes Main Street. Turn left on Merrick Road and walk two blocks.
Recreation Center will be on your right.
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CONVENIENT ACCOMMODATIONS: |
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Freeport Motor Inn
445 South Main Street
Freeport, NY 11530
(516) 623-9100
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Sunrise Executive
415 Ocean Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY
(newly
renovated!)
(516) 593-1600
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Hampton
Inn & Suites
125 Merrick Road
Rockville Centre, NY
516-599-1700
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Best
Western Mill River Manor
173 Sunrise Hwy
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 678-1300
Special
rate of $125.99 per single/double room per night for vendors and attendees
of Parrot EXPO. The hotel is pet friendly; there is a
$15.00 per night charge for your pet.
You must call the hotel
direct at 516-678-1300 between 10AM and 8PM, EST, ask for reservations
and use the code 'LIPS' to verify the group rate. Rooms are subject to
availability.
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Red
Roof Inn Long Island
699 Dibblee Drive
Westbury, NY 11590
(516) 794-2555
Rate
is approx. $132 per night
Exit M2W on the Meadowbrook Pkwy. Freeport
Rec Ctr is M9W
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All the above information
subject to change; Prices shown are not guaranteed. |
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