The third annual conference of Superheroes Anonymous will be hosted in New Bedford, MA on Labor Day weekend, September 5-7 and will feature volunteer missions, workshops, a beach cleanup and a public food-drive event. These events are free and open to the public. All real-life superheroes and costumed activists are welcome to attend. However, due to space restriction, some events require pre-registration.
Guests should arrive by Friday night, September 4 or early Saturday morning to experience the full event. The following is a tentative description of the events, which are definitely happening. The details are subject to change.
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The weekend will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 5 with a morning workout, hosted by martial artist Dark Guardian. This is an exercise event. Please dress comfortably and bring plenty of water. This will take place near the west entrance of Ft. Taber/Ft. Rodman, with a beautiful view of the cove. This entrance is located at the end of West Rodney French Blvd in the city’s south end. Signs will be posted at the entrance. Following, this workout, we will break for breakfast and prepare for a long day of missions and workshops. We will arrange a common meeting location to meet at and hopefully, be able to provide transportation to the following missions.
At 11:00 a.m., we will meet at Rebelo’s Kenpo Karate, at 88 Hatch Street in the North End of the city, for a series of workshops and seminars conducted by other real-life superheroes. Dark Guardian will conduct a workshop on self-defense and mixed martial arts. Night Owl will present a CPR and First Aid class. Following this instruction, Senior Instructor Joseph P. Rebelo II will present a lesson on self-defense, close quarters combat and disarming an opponent. Visit his website for more information about the wide variety of lessons available at www.kenpojoe.com
Throughout the day, we will be working with local chapters of the American Red Cross, Horizons for Homeless Children and a group that sends care packages to troops overseas. Exact details of these missions will be announced, soon.
At 4:00 p.m. we will break and prepare for dinner and the official meeting of Superheroes Anonymous. The meeting will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Waterfront Grille at 36 Homer's Warf in Downtown New Bedford. Due to limited seating, this event requires pre-registration. Please RSVP to civitron@superheroesanonymous.com. Check out the restaurant’s website at www.waterfrontgrille.com for information about their menu.
Sunday, 8:00 a.m., 9/6 we will meet for a morning run, behind the Lawler Branch Library at Buttonwood Park Zoo at 745 Rockdale Ave. in the west end of New Bedford. This is an exercise event. Appropriate attire is required. Please wear sneakers and drink plenty of water. Following the run, we will break for breakfast and prepare for the event of the day.
From 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Superheroes Anonymous will host a community food-drive event, featuring live music, martial arts demonstrations, information tables for other organizations, such as the Guardian Angels of New Bedford, the American Red Cross, Horizons for Homeless Children, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the New Bedford Police Department. Superheroes Anonymous will have a table offering information about the organization, while offering capes, masks and goodie-bags for kids. This event will take place at the Bristol Building on Purchase Street (Near the Green Bean) in Downtown, New Bedford.
After this large event, we should be able to take the afternoon off to mingle with other heroes and tour this beautiful city. Additionally, there will be some international press joining us this year and this will be a good time to sit down and speak with them, personally. This is not mandatory. Please, specify if you do not wish to participate.
Monday morning, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. we will gather at Hazelwood Park at W. Rodney French Blvd. for a guerilla style beach cleanup from Dudley Street to S. Rodney French Blvd. From there, the conference will officially end.
I hope this answers many of your questions. Feel free to contact Civitron directly at 978.304.9072 or email civitron@superheroesanonymous.com for more information. Be sure to check out www.superheroesanonymous.com for more information about Superheroes Anonymous and the film by the same name.
