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Education Foundation to hold Annual Gala
Thursday, 17 March 2011
LINWOOD – The local education foundation will hold its seventh annual gala
Saturday, March 26 at the Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield.
The Linwood Education Foundation helps raise thousands of dollars annually to supplement both of the district’s schools – Belhaven Middle School and Seaview Elementary School.
One of its biggest projects this year was funding the installation of wireless service to both schools and to the city’s arboretum.
“We are proud to have been able to supply the funding for wireless service this year not only to the schools but to the arboretum,” President Jeffrey Reses said.
At this year’s Gala for Education, the foundation will honor Linwood residents George and Lori Butrus for many years of community service to the school district, including their most recent involvement with the Linwood Arboretum, Reses said.
“Honoring George and Lori this year is a perfect fit,” he said. “Not only have they have made numerous contributions to the community and school district over the years, but this year they donated hours of service to developing and maintaining the arboretum.”
In addition to the wireless initiative, the foundation has funded many projects over the years. A list of those projects can be found on the foundation's website,
www.leflinwood.org.
This year’s gala will feature, dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Black tie is optional and music will be provided by the band CTO Heat featuring Linwood’s own Kim Wood.
Silent auction items this year include a Fender Squire Guitar autographed by Elvis Costello, four tickets to the Doobie Brothers, a reserved table at Boogie Nights, a Yamaha guitar autographed by Sammy Hagar, a four-night stay in Myrtle Beach, a Viking cooking class for two, bottle service package for 10 with limo for Dusk, an autographed DeSean Jackson Eagles jersey , four lower level seats at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore for a game between the Orioles and Yankees, an autographed Mark Sanchez New York Jets helmet, gift certificates to area businesses and dinner packages.
Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased at
www.leflinwood.org or by calling Reses at (609) 517-0453.
