Bethpage Partners With The John W. Engeman Theater For 42nd Street April 12, 2012 – June 17, 2012

April 13, 2012 - PRLog -- Bethpage, NY – April 13, 2012 – Bethpage Federal Credit Union announces its partnership with Northport’s John W. Engeman Theater for another Broadway classic, 42ND Street, beginning April 12, 2012 through June 17, 2012.  

Ticket sales will help raise money for United Way of Long Island’s, Operation LIVE UNITED campaign, which benefits Long Island’s Military Family Assistance Project.  Regular ticket prices for reserved seating are $60.00 per person, but can be purchased for $55.00 when using a special Bethpage promotional code available by visiting www.lovebethpage.com.  For every ticket bought with the promotional code, The John W. Engeman Theater will generously donate $10.00 to Operation LIVE UNITED.

“Operation LIVE UNITED was developed to support military personnel who have served our country with emergency financial aid, case management and job training assistance. Bethpage has always been a great supporter of our efforts on Long Island and we are thankful to now also be working with the generous John W. Engeman Theater,” said Theresa A. Regnante, President and CEO, United Way of Long Island.

“Operation LIVE UNITED is such a vital program; each year, community residents and businesses all rally together to help make a difference in the lives of our military families and we are proud this year to partner with the Engeman Theater on this important initiative,” said Linda Armyn, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Bethpage Federal Credit Union.

42ND Street is one of many Bethpage-supported shows at the John W. Engeman Theater, which raise money and awareness for different Long Island charities. To date, $10,720 has been raised through their partnership, including $720 that benefitted Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY through the ticket sales of The Sunshine Boys. The John W. Engeman Theater is located at 250 Main Street in Northport.  

For more information, or to purchase tickets to 42ND Street to help raise funds for United Way’s Operation LIVE UNITED Campaign, please visit www.lovebethpage.com, or call 631/261-2900.

With its deep-rooted history on Long Island, the John W. Engeman Theater first started out as the Northport Theater, Northport’s first movie house on Main Street in 1912.  Today, the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is Long Island’s only year round professional theater company, casting actors from the Broadway talent pool. From curb to curtain, the theater has made it their business to provide affordable, quality theater in an elegant one-of-a-kind location with outstanding facilities and extraordinary service. The renovated Theater offers stadium-style seating, state-of-the-art lighting and sound, a full orchestra pit, and a classic wood-paneled piano lounge with full bar.

Bethpage Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative, existing solely to serve its members and has experienced rapid growth in recent years to become a strong alternative to banks.  Bethpage was approved for the largest federal community charter in the U.S. in 2003 and now is Long Island's largest credit union and leading community financial institution with over 196,000 members, 26 branches and 60 shared service center locations throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.   As a financial cooperative, Bethpage offers better rates, lower fees and a full menu of personal and commercial financial services.

Bethpage maintains branch locations in Bay Shore, Bay Shore King Kullen, Bethpage, Central Islip, Commack King Kullen, Elmont, Farmingdale, Freeport, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Huntington, Levittown King Kullen, Lynbrook, Massapequa, Melville, Mineola, North Babylon, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, Riverhead, Seaford, Smithtown, Roosevelt, West Babylon and Westbury with over 350 surcharge-free ATMs in King Kullen, 7-Eleven, Walgreens and Costco locations throughout Long Island.  For more information, call 1-800-628-7070 or visit www.lovebethpage.com.

About United Way of Long Island:
United Way is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization run by an independent volunteer board of directors.  United Way of Long Island is recognized as one of the region’s most efficient organizations, with a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and 88 cents of every dollar given directly to community partner or client support.  Most importantly, donations made on Long Island, stay on Long Island. Contributions to United Way of Long Island support Education, Income, Health, and Nonprofit Resources.