Citywide Bocce Tournament

Saturday and Sunday, September 29-30, 2007

• 85 teams registered to compete – 340 players – one of the largest tournaments in the country.

• Manhattan added as a 5th site for preliminaries

• Media coverage by NY1, the Daily News, Queens Courier, and the Times Courrier Life among others.

• Prize money for first place increased to $1,000

The 13th Annual Citywide Bocce Tournament was the largest

tournament to date in Parks history, and our most successful.

Bocce Tournament PreliminariesSaturday, September 29, 2007

• 10 teams advanced to the Finals:

Bronx Queens ManhattanRanaqua The Devils American BocceCarrol Park Adriatica

Brooklyn Staten IslandThe Good Guys The Bocce Bee Stingers Brooklyn Proud PastosaMarine Park

• Players received breakfast, lunch and a gift bag

• Sandwiches were generously provided by Hormel and drinks by Nestle

Bocce Tournament Preliminaries

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Perennial favorite Tyson’s team did not make it to the finals this year.

Pelham Bay Park played host to the Citywide Finals in 2006.

Pelham Bay Park, Bronx Marine Park, Brooklyn

Above right: The Bocci. Top: Sponsor Robert Tracey’s team took third place in the preliminaries. Bottom: Marine Park’s three courts were in use all day. Marine Park came in second in the finals.

Bocce Tournament PreliminariesJJ Walker Park, Manhattan

Top: Measuring for victory – a millimeter is as good as a mile. Bottom: The top 2 teams – American Bocce and The Last of the Unplucked Gems.

Juniper Park, Queens

Bocce fans were treated to a display of various techniques for rolling.

Bocce Tournament Preliminaries

South Beach, Staten IslandLeft: John Anatole, president of the South Beach Bocce Club, is a fierce competitor in the field. Bottom: Fans – of all shapes and sizes – were enthralled by the competition.

The Bocce FinalsJuniper Park, Queens

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Hundreds of spectators gathered around the courts throughout the course of the day.

A new crop of younger bocce players joined the tournament this year, and even made it to the Finals.

• 10 teams competed in double-elimination play

• World-renowned PBS chef, restaurateur and author Lydia Bastianich was a special guest.

• Sponsors Columbus Citizens Foundation and KTU were onsite giving away information and goodies.

• Lunch trays were generously donated by Iavarone Brothers and Fortunata’s.

The Bocce Finals

Top: The crowd was riveted during play. Bottom: Winding up to blast the opponents’

balls away.

The Bocce Finals

Tournament play was riveting and fierce.

The Bocce Finals

Juniper Valley Park made a beautiful setting for the tournament.

Top left: Angelo, captain of The Devils, shows off his winning form. Above and bottom left: Lydia Bastianich found time to take photos with fans (bottom left) and to play some bocce before presenting the winners their trophies.

The Bocce Finals

Above and top right: Queens teams took first and second. The Devils, shown above, took home first place. Bottom right: Manhattan’s American Bocce team came in third place.

The Bocce Finals

Advertising, Marketing & Media

• Three ads in the NY Post (2+ million circulation)

• Photo in TimeOut NY (140,000 circulation)

• 21 (:30) second Radio PSAs on KTU (1.4 million

listeners)

• WKTU 103.5 website

• Parks website (250,000 unique visitors)

• Online listings and outreach to:About.com CraigslistMigente Meetup.comFriendster FacebookFlavorPill DailyCandyEventguide.com Nyc.comGothamist Freenyc.netNycvisit.com Newyork.going.com

• 2 segments on NY1 – 1 on Manhattan, 1 on Staten

Island •Coverage by the Times Ledger, Queens Courier, and Daily News among others.

Columbus Day Parade Bocce FloatOctober 8, 2007