{"id":252389,"date":"2026-06-02T16:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/252389\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:59:07","slug":"forest-hills-stadium-announces-new-fundraising-initiative-for-queens-community-house-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/252389\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Hills Stadium announces new fundraising initiative for Queens Community House \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/neighborhoods\/forest-hills\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forest Hills<\/a> Stadium has announced a new initiative in partnership with non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qchnyc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Queens Community House<\/a> aiming to raise funds for social servies across Queens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking Cents for Queens\u201d will see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foresthillsstadium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Forest Hills Stadium<\/a> donate $0.25 of every beer and cocktail it sells throughout the 2026 season to Queens Community House (QCH), which provides services for around 30,000 children, adults and seniors across the borough through workforce programming, LGBTQ support, citizenship classes and meals for seniors, among many other initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of the iconic venue said the initiative provides an opportunity for the Queens community to support QCH with each show that takes place there this summer.\n<\/p>\n<p>Jason Brandt, general manager of Forest Hills Stadium, said the initiative will ensure that every beverage sold at the venue this summer will directly translate into services for children and seniors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForest Hills Stadium has always been more than just a stage; we are deeply woven into the fabric of this community,\u201d Brandt said in a statement. \u201cWith \u2018Making Cents for Queens,\u2019 we are putting our money where our mouth is. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery ticket scanned and every beverage sold directly translates into meals for seniors and early education for our children. We are proud to show that a thriving stadium means a thriving Queens,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>QCH CEO Ben Thomases said the initiative showcases what is possible when local institutions work together.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForest Hills Stadium is helping turn moments of entertainment into meaningful support for Queens families, older adults, and young people. Every concert now helps strengthen the community beyond the stadium gates,\u201d Thomases said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Forest Hills Stadium announced the initiative on the eve of its 2026 season, which kicks off with a performance from indie rock band Bright Eyes this Saturday, June 6.\n<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 season is stacked full of household names, including Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Sarah McLachlan.\n<\/p>\n<p>The venue will also hold the popular \u201cAll Things Go\u201d festival across three days in September, featuring performances from Zara Larsson, Carly Rae Jepson and Lola Young.\n<\/p>\n<p>To see the full event calendar, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foresthillsstadium.com\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Forest Hills Stadium has announced a new initiative in partnership with non-profit Queens Community House aiming to raise&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[15940,31689,98524,98525,9,24,63,35431,122,2938,124,123],"class_list":["post-252389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-bob-dylan","tag-forest-hills-stadium","tag-forest-hills-stadium-2026","tag-making-cents-for-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-paul-simon","tag-queens","tag-queens-community-house","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}