(Long Island, NY) The Junior League of Long Island (JLLI) www.jlli.org announces its annual Winter Fundraiser – SPEAKEASY 20’s Affair! Make plans to attend this special and exciting experience on March 7, 2015 from 7p.m. to 10 p.m. This event is open to the public! The Founder’s Room is an exclusive space that is not open to the public, which makes this “Speak Easy” more thrilling!
Get your best roaring 20’s, flapper and gangster costumes ready! This is a costume event that will feature live music, open bar, a silent auction, a wine & spirits pull, a cigar bar, opportunity drawings with fabulous prizes, photo booth and tasting menus from the exclusive Founder’s Room. Tickets are offered at $125/person for the “Guys and Dolls” general admission, $175/person for the Bootleg Buddy of the League, (10) raffle tickets, signage acknowledgement at this event and lastly $1000 for THE DON – only (1) available: includes (4) tickets to this event, private Frankenstein room, (25) raffle tickets, signage acknowledgement and a bottle of scotch! You cannot purchase tickets at the door, so either call 1-800-414-0357 with the password “stogie” or you can mail your check to the Junior League of Long Island headquarters at 1395 Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn, NY 11576.
This annual fundraiser is themed differently every year but the goal remains the same. This proceeds from this event allows the JLLI to continue its daily efforts in engaging in volunteering and fundraising efforts across Long Island. Some of our main events include our annual education initiative on childhood obesity and nutrition, titled Junior League’s Kids in the Kitchen, Project Playground – one example was the complete design and erection of a playground at The Hagedorn Little Village School in Seaford, New York, Done-in-a-Day projects including working with Momma’s House in Jericho, New York, our Annual First Step Program that focuses on women in low-income communities that we invite to our headquarters in Roslyn, NY and provide them with interview clothing, resume building and interview techniques to part with to help them find living-wage jobs in the work force. The JLLI also contributes to non-profits on Long Island, $10,000/year in community fund donations – since 1951. We also have partnered with the Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park, New York as our volunteers have created a Valentine’s Day Luncheon Event for its members and family members.
Some of our contributors this year to our silent auction and raffles are Say La Vie; Cold Spring Harbor, The Wine Shoppe; Cold Spring Harbor, The Paramount, Huntington, Messina Market, La Piele Spa, Papillon Hair, Abby Sheeline Photography, Gold Nails; Huntington, a NYC helicopter ride by The Blainey Family, a round of golf at The Creek Club by the Foster Family, a flat screen TV by Mittleman Brother’s LLC, SB Love Rocks, a car service gift card by the Telese Family, Gourmet Gift Baskets by Book About Food, Lilly Pulitzer, Heather Blond Fashion, Hewlett Packard, The Cleaning Girls, Hunter Mountain Weekend Stay, Red Door Spa to name a few!
Please contact Sierra Mittleman at sierramittleman@gmail.com or Randa Reford at randareford@gmail.com for more details!
ABOUT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND
The Junior League of Long Island (JLLI) http://www.jlli.org was formed in 1962. Since its foundation, the Junior League of Long Island has been at the forefront of identifying and fulfilling community needs. The Junior League has been the driving force behind the kinds of initiatives and institutions that make our community a healthier, more vital place to live. Junior League members, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and professional pursuits work together to identify unmet needs, forge effective coalitions, and work for change. Time and time again, the Junior League is among the first organizations to step up to the plate and tackle a community’s biggest challenges.
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL
The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc., http://www.ajli.org a network of 292 individual Junior Leagues in four countries, has committed itself to, “reaching out to women of all races, religions and national origins who share an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.” Founded in 1901 by social activism pioneer Mary Harriman, the Junior Leagues are charitable nonprofit organizations of women, developed as civic leaders, making a demonstrable impact on their communities.
True to their legacy, today’s members are at the forefront of tackling society’s toughest and most critical issues—childhood nutrition and obesity, human trafficking, foster care, juvenile justice, teen self-esteem, cybercrimes, literacy and the environment, among others—for the purpose of enhancing the social, cultural and political fabric of our civil society.
Together, our 155,000 members in the U.S., the U.K., Mexico and Canada constitute one of the largest, most effective volunteer organizations in the world.
