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Jackson Heights Parks And Recreation Kids Release Catchy COVID-19 Safety Jingle
Beat Dat ‘Rona is available on the City of Tampa’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Ci tyofTampaFL/videos/101093211596 7712
A new, catchy tune is hitting the airwaves to encourage community members to practice good hygiene and social distancing. Beat Dat ‘Rona features three Village of Excel- lence Elementary students who at- tend the Jackson Heights Community Center’s after-school program. The song lyrics coupled with a hip-hop beat stress the need for taking necessary steps to avoid catching and spreading the poten- tially fatal COVID-19 virus.
City of Tampa Jackson Heights Recreation Center staff issued a spring break challenge for park par-
Kids from Jackson Heights Recreation Center and Park take to the airwaves with Beat Dat Rona. The trio is made up of Chaz Moore, Rohan Malone and Tehran Mal- one.
ticipants to find creative ways to help raise awareness at the start of the
cepted the challenge and took their talents to the mic. Parks and Recre- ation Site Supervisor Jamal Jeffer- son and his team helped produce a short video to show their support for the young songwriters while the after-school program remains tem- porarily inactive.
The rapping trio who go by the stage names of Chaz, T-On The Beat, and Lil Ro hope their Beat Dat ‘Rona single will help make a difference in their community by helping other young people embrace public health guidelines for COVID- 19.
The City of Tampa recently re- opened several park trails and beaches with limited amenities. Plans to resume programming such as after-school and summer camps are still being discussed.
Chaz Moore, Rohan
pandemic.
Malone and Tehran Malone ac-
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