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The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield announced today that tickets are now on sale for “An Evening of Stars” Gala and Auction on March 7, 2009. The Gala and Auction, which will be held at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston from 6 to 11 p.m., celebrates the club’s 5th anniversary and is also a major fundraiser.
Tickets are $100 each or $1,000 for a corporate table that seats 10. Tickets may be purchased at the Boys and Girls Club in Library Plaza or online at Marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com.
Approximately 350 people are expected to attend. The evening promises to be dazzling with the following line-up:
· Marshfield native Jonathan Hall, the Emmy award winning journalist and investigative reporter for WHDH Channel 7 News Boston will be the Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
· The club will honor former State Representative Frank Hynes and his wife Heather for their support of and dedication to the Boys and Girls Club and families in the area.
· Molly Newcomb of Marshfield will be honored with the Roche Family Outstanding Young Adult of the Year Award and presented with a scholarship.
· Ed Perry, owner of WATD-FM radio station in Marshfield and the club’s Annual Fundraising Campaign Chairperson for 2008, will be honored with a Media Star Award for his generous promotion of Boys and Girls Club events.
· Caricatures by Building 19’s Mat Brown and talented graphic designer Sue Petersen will be offered.
· “Joan Rivers” and the “Blues Brothers” will perform during the evening.
· A live auction will be led by Paul Vercollone of VERC Enterprises in addition to a silent auction.
· Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dinner will be served.
The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield hopes to raise more than $40,000, which was the amount raised at last year’s gala in support of programs for more than 4,000 youths in the area. This event is generously sponsored by: Tufts Health Plan, Rockland Federal Credit Union, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and BuytheCase.net.
For more information about “An Evening of Stars” Gala and Auction or to purchase tickets or donate an item to the auction, visit the website www.marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com or contact Shawn Costa, Director of Development at the club (781) 834-CLUB (2582).
About the Boys and Girls Club
The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s purpose is to establish a safe haven for recreation, which includes a variety of supervised activities for greater than 4,000 youth (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town. The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas: Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology. These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.
As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals. Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”
For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the website at MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com or write to the club at P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA 02050.
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