Pat Tunney, from The Copper Kettle (Photo: QueensPost)
March 20, 2013 By Bill Parry
Members of Sunnyside Gardens Park will hold their 5th annual Trivia Night this evening as a means to get together after a long winter and pay tribute to one of their generous donors Pat Tunney, the owner of The Copper Kettle.
The event, which will take place at the Kettle (50-24 Skillman Ave.) at 8 pm, is being held to bring park members together who haven’t seen one another since the end of last summer, said Roger Hitts, who is organizing the event.
Furthermore, it’s a way to honor Tunney, who has “donated tens of thousands of dollars to the park through the years,” Hitts said.
Tunney said that it has been worth donating funds to the park over the last decade.
“I always want money to go back into the community and the park is such a vital part of the neighborhood,” Tunney said. “The park needs the funding [given its recent renovations], and it’s money put into the right endeavor.”
Tonight’s event will also be open to non members– and will include cash prizes. “Plus, we give the Kettle some business during a midweek night,” Hitts said.
The trivia contest consists of 60 questions including geography, music, famous quotes and literature. The entry fee is $5 per person.
