The Knockdown Center in Maspeth hosted the “For the Love: 50th Years of Hip-Hop” event by SiriusXM and Pandora. As part of the celebration, The Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens enjoyed an exciting and entertaining afternoon.
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Members of The Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens were treated to a packed afternoon of fun and entertainment as part of the SiriusXM and Pandora “For the Love” Hip-Hop 50th anniversary celebration at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth.
The “For the Love: Community Giveback” portion of the all-day concert event on Aug. 10, separate from the Wu-Tang Clan’s performance later into the night, allowed kids and teens to participate in family-friendly activities such as table tennis, a pop-a-shot basketball section, a do-it-yourself custom backpack center and DIY graffiti wall art area.
Those who were able to attend the event as part of The Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens received backpacks filled with some school essentials and a bucket hat that was particularly popular with the teens. Participants were also able to customize their new backpacks on-site by using a form of safe spray paint and stencils of varying shapes.
“These kids have been looking forward to this, this summer because of the fact that their SYEP internships ended this week,” said Kimberly Paramhance, director of workforce development at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens. “So this is like our big summer, end-of-summer celebration and we’re very grateful and thankful to SiriusXM and Panama for inviting us to this amazing event.”
Participants certainly enjoyed all the available activities and food provided by the co-sponsored event, including Daquon Jones (15) and Ayomide Israel (15), who were two of the more than 200 members that participated in the event. They both agreed that they were glad to be part of it all.
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