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ug It Outith PRYear of the PRY Park SlopeNo, they%u2019re not a street gang,even a bunch of people whoug Park Slope. They%u2019re aband of young girls who playr the Project Reach Youthogram, ranging in age from 8 i they%u2019re ready to play ball,jst one thing m issing%u2014anteam . Any team that isshould call their manager,do, at PRY, 768-0778.n is part of the girls%u2019 sports3n the part of Project Reachey%u2019re also offering a Girls%u2019and Activity Program forjh School age youths and a3les Handball Tournament, foreen the ages of 12 and 18. %u201c Soams cater primarily to guys inby intentional design, but outid pattern,%u201d states Reverendin, Executive Director of PRY.rested should call PRY at theber. Here%u2019s your big chance tos 44, so PLAY BALL!Vin a Raffle at the SeaEveryone knows that nothing comes from nothing, but thisSunday you can get something for almost nothing%u2014that is, ifyou%u2019re lucky. Three of the shops at the South Street SeaportMuseum (right over the Brooklyn Bridge) will be raffling offitems to the public. The Seaport Store will be raffling off anexquisite hand-hammered copper fish poacher (retail value,$300), the Model Shop will raffle off a model sailboat (retailvalue, $150), and at the Children%u2019s Store, a Ghost Clipperkite model kit ($32.95) will be up for grabs. Raffle tickets forthe fish poacher (26 inches long, lined with hand brushed tin)will be $1.50 each and will be on sale in the Seaport Store at21 Fulton Street. Chances for the Kingfish sailboat model are50 cents at the Model Shop, located at Fulton Street, andchances for the kite kit which can be bought at the Children%u2019sStore, 5 Fulton Street, will set you back a mere 25 cents. Thedrawings will take place, in the shops at 5 p.m. August 13 andticket holders need not be present to win.Even if your heart isn%u2019t set on winning one of these prizes,now%u2019s a great time to stop by the South Street%u2019s shops. Themerchandise here is unique, fantastic and inexpensive andprices are lower than ever. Say %u201cahoy%u201d to a fun day ofshopping%u2014and maybe prize winning!South Street Seaport Raffle, Sunday, August 13, all day.iIS h a m r o c k VVhen it s 004 such a 9reat day for the Irish, whatever the reason be, there is a place* a v u u i v where you can turn. The United Irish Counties Community Action Bureau is willing to help,and whether it%u2019s about Social Security, Food Stamps, illness, housing, disability,unemployment or other such problems, they%u2019ll lend a hand as well as an ear. Anyoneneeding services can contact the Brooklyn office at 5806 Sixth Avenue, 11220, phone,492-5768. Calls will be handled during business hours or weekdays, otherwise the call isreferred. And the top o%u2019 the mornin%u2019 to ya, even if it started out miserably.Irish Service Line: 492-5768.Discover Your Building%u2019s RootsA hundred-year old house could mean that that particular structure is one decade times ten, or it could mean thatnearly five generations of families have lived there%u2014depending oh how you want to look at it. It%u2019s given that anythingwith age has a history, and that includes a house. Who built your home? Why? When did they give it up? Why?Asking such questions, and receiving enlightening answers, gives residents both a better understanding of theirhome and their neighborhood. For $200, you can have a bound biography made of your home, factually documented,colorfully written, and packaged. Or, for a fraction of the price, you can make a project of it and find out how to do ityourself.Brownstone Biographies, which usually does the research on homes for $350, has recently put together a bookleton %u201c how-to,%u201d which gives the basic step-by-step instructions for delving into the history of your house. %u201cThe HouseResearch Guide%u2019 %u2019 gives info on where to look, what to ignore, what to look for and just about anything else that thehouse-researcher might need. It%u2019s an interesting little booklet, and Brownstone Biography principle Roberta Kylereports that so far response has been %u201c fantastic.%u201d %u201c The House Research Guide,%u201d is available at CommunityBookstores in Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, or by sending $3 to Brownstone Biographies, 258 Carlton Avenue,Brooklyn, 11205.In addition, this organization is sponsoring a class on researching homes at the New School of Social Research. Soif you%u2019re really into architectural history, you can check that one out by calling 741-5690. Researching homes isn%u2019tlimited to Brooklyn Brownstones. It works just as well for finding out about Connecticut barns or Californiatownhouses. And it%u2019s a guaranteed way to keep your home from developing an identity crisis.%u201c The House Research G uide,%u201d $3 from:Brownstone Biographies, 258 Carlton A ve.,Brooklyn, 11205.%u2022mmi iu, j