URBAN AIR LAKE GROVE HOSTS
3RD ANNUAL STONY BROOK CANCER CENTER FUNDRAISER
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Day of high-flying fun for kids honors late co-founder Dave Wolmetz;
supports cancer research on Long Island
Urban Air Lake Grove hosted its 3rd Annual Stony Brook Cancer Center Fundraiser in honor of late co-founder Dave Wolmetz here today, raising more than $8,000 for research and treatment at Stony Brook Cancer Center where he received his treatment up until his passing in 2023.
To date, Urban Air Lake Grove has donated nearly $100,000 to Stony Brook Cancer Center.
Admission to the park for kids of all ages included access to the 30-foot-tall Sky Rider zipline, Mini Go-Karts, Laser Tag arena, Climbing Walls, Bumper Cars, and dozens of trampolines. Local vendors were also on hand for face painting, temporary tattoos and hourly raffles of everything from TVs to luxury vacations.
“Since we opened this place, we’ve believed in giving back to the community, and we’ve partnered with Stony Brook Cancer Center from the very beginning,” said Keith Handler, Co-Founder of Urban Air Lake Grove. “We made a commitment to donate $100,000 to support cancer treatment and research and I’m proud to say we’re almost at our goal.”
In October of 2018, Wolmetz was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He was admitted to Stony Brook Hospital’s 19th floor, where his treatment started immediately. The staff at the Cancer Center and hospital treated him throughout his cancer journey, which spanned the COVID pandemic, and subsequently several hospitalizations over the years due to his compromised immune system. Dave lost his battle with cancer on June 9, 2023.
“Stony Brook Cancer Center was a very special place for him, and he loved the medical professionals who took such good care of him,” said Carrie Wolmetz, wife of Dave Wolmetz. “He always had hope; he always stayed positive. And he was always ready to try whatever new treatments were available, for himself and for other people.”
Donations to Stony Brook Cancer Center can be made here.
About Urban Air Lake Grove With 50,000 sq. ft. of active play space, Urban Air Lake Grove is home to a variety of indoor activities, including the Sky Rider, a zip-line style attraction with a winding track that carries young thrill-seekers flying along 30 feet in the air, the tallest on Long Island. Urban Air Lake Grove also offers a High Ropes obstacle course, Spin Zone bumper cars, and a full set of rock-climbing walls, wall-to-wall trampoline adventures, and Urban Air’s exclusive Urban Warrior Course™ and Battle Beam, Laser Tag, mini-GoKarts and Flash Pads, an interactive dance floor attraction. Urban Air Lake Grove is located at 3147 Middle Country Road, Lake Grove, NY 11755.
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Posted June 9, 2026
