Eighth Annual Boys and Girls Club Celebrity Dinner knocks it out of the park!

Posted 8/21/12

Last Friday night, the doors of the Villa Roma in Callicoon, NY swung open once again to welcome nearly 500 guests to the eighth annual Boys & Girls Clubs Celebrity Dinner and Tip Challenge. The …

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Eighth Annual Boys and Girls Club Celebrity Dinner knocks it out of the park!

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Last Friday night, the doors of the Villa Roma in Callicoon, NY swung open once again to welcome nearly 500 guests to the eighth annual Boys & Girls Clubs Celebrity Dinner and Tip Challenge. The club’s newly appointed executive director, Lori Rivenburgh, worked tirelessly with local civic leaders and organizations to put on a show that people will be talking about for months.

This year’s event, themed “Storybook Characters on the Boardwalk,” ushered in some changes, including a new layout for the dinner itself, which comprised multiple food stations scattered throughout the lower level of the Villa, where folks could choose from a wide variety of sumptuous dishes and sit back while being entertained by the teams dressed as characters from beloved children’s stories. The River Reporter was on hand dressed as characters from “Peter Pan,” joined by a few of the awe-inspiring, stilt-walking pirates courtesy of the fine folks at the NACL Theater in Highland Lake. All garnered tips throughout the evening as folks strolled the boardwalk, playing games for prizes and scouring the amazing array of silent auction offerings, all of which added to the coffers for the clubs of Sullivan County.

Fifteen teams, some with more than a dozen members, dressed to impress, representing “Toy Story,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “The Wizard of Oz,” Dr. Seuss, “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Flintstones,” “Alice in Wonderland” and more. Following dinner, guests meandered into the theater, where the teams performed on stage while coffee and dessert was served, all the while working for bragging rights as Tip Challenge winners, which went to Team Oz (more than $10,000!) followed by Willy Wonka and the Three Little Pigs, whose members brought in as much combined.

“All told, we raised almost $58,000 this year,” Rivenburgh said in a statement following the event. “We were so excited to have 15 teams competing and helping to raise funds for the Sullivan County Club kids, which will help support our school-based programs in Roscoe, Livingston Manor, Liberty, Monticello and the Fallsburg Teen Center. I am overwhelmed by the Sullivan County community’s outpouring of time, treasure and talent.” In conclusion, Rivenburgh commended the efforts of the event’s chairman, Greg Goldstein, who served as the most charming Master of Ceremonies. Narrowsburg’s Tamara D’Antoni was on hand to capture some of the magic for The River Reporter, and readers can see more photos by visiting www.facebook.com/theriverreporter. For more information on the Boys and Girls clubs, call 845/342-8833.

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