Announcements

Thank You!!

To Lucy's many friends:

lucy sandyThe sale of our collectible "I'm Still Standing" tee shirt has been an overwhelming success. A special heartfelt thanks goes out to Lucy's Assistant Director, Jeremy Bingaman, for designing the shirt and to the folks at Atlantic City Sportswear II for printing them. Online sales of the shirt ended today at 5pm. A limited number of shirts are still available for purchase at Lucy's Gift Shop while supplies last. As soon as the final orders are filled; because of your generosity, the Save Lucy Committee will be making a substantial donation to the Jersey Shore Disaster Relief efforts of the American Red Cross.

On behalf of the Red Cross, the Save Lucy Committee, and the people of New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Richard D. Helfant
Executive Director/ C.E.O.
Lucy the Elephant


Lucy Re-Opens: Nov 10th, 2012

LUCY RE-OPENS SATURDAY WITH 
FUND RAISING EFFORT 
TO HELP COVER COST OF DAMAGES AND BENEFIT
VICTIMS OF THE HURRICANE SANDY

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After a two week shut down caused by Hurricane Sandy, Lucy the Elephant will re-open on Saturday, November 10th at 10am. The shutdown was prompted by a loss of electric power, inspection of the buildings, and a major clean-up of the site.
 
beachgrillPower was restored to Lucy four days after the storm.  “A plea was posted on Lucy’s Facebook page for volunteers to help with the clean-up effort.  A small army of volunteers showed up on Monday and the park is ready to go”, said Rich Helfant, Executive Director of the Landmark.  “We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from Lucy’s Facebook friends; some came from more than an hour away to help” he continued.
 
While damage to the elephant was limited to the flooring inside her back legs, destruction to the beach grille and the grounds around it is significant.  Initial estimates to replace what was damaged exceed $70,000.00.
 
To help offset the cost for repairs, Lucy has created a special “I survived Sandy” long sleeve tee shirt (see to the right).  The shirt is available at a cost of $20.  It comes in adult sizes small through xxl.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief to help our neighbors throughout the state who have suffered a loss from the storm.   “Lucy was very fortunate to have come through it virtually unscathed.  Donating a portion of the proceeds from the tee shirt is our way of giving back to our community”, Helfant went on to say. 
 
For the remainder of the year, Lucy will be open Wednesdays, Thursday, and Fridays; 11am to 4pm; Saturdays and Sundays; 10am to 5pm, and closed Mondays and Tuesdays.  Lucy will be closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day as well. 


Sincerely,

Richard D. Helfant
Executive Director/ C.E.O.
Lucy the Elephant