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THANK YOU!
Whoever said the Rhode Island State motto is "If
it's free, it's for me" has obviously never been to one of
our benefits or met any of our fabulous dancers. Thanks to all of
you and your generosity, we raised $4935.97
for Caritas! That puts our benefit total for 8 years at $41,713.70!!!
Saturday was a spectacular evening. We had a full hall...It was
wonderful to see everyone dancing and having such a great time all
while helping to support the 88's and Caritas, Inc. The band was
on FIRE!!! But, then, aren't they always? They never disappoint.
Big thanks to Roger and the boys for
their continued support of the 88's, live music and swing. Swing
Daddy and Shawneemac kept you all on your toes during dinner
and breaks - a huge thank you to them as well for donating all of
their time. We had a great spread of food - thank you to Lenny
and his kitchen crew for all of their hard work preparing
and cooking and to Vic, Pat, Dennis &
Colleen for serving everyone. A round of applause to Andy
& Toby who managed a HUGE lesson with ease! And thanks
to everyone else who helped to make the evening a success. Congratulations
to our big prize winners! The winners are as follows: Annual 88's
Pass - Vladi, Digital Photo Frame -
Robin Montvilo, Nintendo Wii - Leo
Doucet, Navigon GPS - Mark Purcell.
And congratulations to those of you who won door prizes as well.
We are looking forward to another
big celebration next month (May 31) as we say "farewell"
to Swing Daddy and congratulate him
on his retirement. Hope that you all can be there. This will be
a night to remember. Remember...start time is 5pm and we're having
a potluck dinner - bring a dish to share if you wish. See details
here. Keep an eye on the website and weekly
emails for any new developments.
On a side note...In case anyone missed it...Roger
gave a special shout out to Penny at
the benefit (thank you Roger), who is our web-coordinator. As many
of you are aware, we had a server snafu last month - very bad timing
with the benefit approaching. Penny worked double time to get our
new site back up and running so you could get all of your benefit
details in time! A huge thank you to her for managing our site and
weekly emails that you all live by. (Make sure you update your links
to the new site - www.swingin88s.com).
Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts for all of your support
and for making our annual benefit such a huge success. You guys
are the best!
~Swingin' 88's
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