February 26, 2003

How would you like to see Ringling Brothers  Barnum & Bailey Circus from a skybox stocked  with refreshments? Or take a limousine with three friends to see Avril Lavigne at Nassau  Coliseum? Or how about dinner in Manhattan,  enjoying a Broadway show, and spending the night at a fine hotel? Or maybe you'd like to test  your power-wielding skills and become Mayor of  Dobbs Ferry for a day?

These opportunities can be yours if you attend  the Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation Applause Gala  on Friday, March 14th. The annual event is  shaping up to be more exciting than ever.

This year, Applause is the chosen theme:  applause for the teachers and students of Dobbs  Ferry who are being recognized and honored throughout the evening. Our purpose is to raise  money for our schools while ensuring a great  time for all.

We have gathered a variety of tantalizing items  and events for bidding in both silent and live  auctions. From beauty makeovers to digital  cameras, and from country home getaways to  organic chickens, there's something to tempt  every taste.

Start celebrating the end of the workweek at  Tappan Hill at 6:30 pm with
cocktails and appetizers as you browse the  silent auction and enter to win raffle prizes.  At 8:00 pm, enjoy Abigail Hirsch's incomparable cuisine while being entertained by Dobbs Ferry's  very own Reynie Epstein and Stephanie Karpell,  directed by Jayce Alexander of Law & Order fame.  To aid digestion, take a break with espresso and  sweets, as you get another chance to place your  final bids in the silent auction. Then, back to  the dining room for dessert and the high drama of the evening - the live auction.


All of the fabulous aforementioned items, and  more, are reserved for the highest bidders. The  grand finale is the drawing of the winning raffle ticket for the Morris Mini (tickets are  still available - go to www.DobbsFerry.com).

Every year, the Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation  raises money to fund special initiatives and programs in our schools. This  year, we are working hard to support the Leveled  Libraries at Springhurst Elementary School. We  also hope to kick off the fund for a drive to  refurbish the high school auditorium, help  acquire instruments for the district's music  programs, and support the acquisition of a  portable stage for Springhurst.

In the past, the DFSF has supported the purchase  of computers and technology; sponsored OVATION,  the after-school music program, and provided  funding for the television studio. We have  offered grants to teachers for innovative  enrichment programs as well as cultural arts  projects: visiting artists, performers,  architects and authors.

Support your schools! Have a memorable evening!  Come home with fantastic stuff! Join friends and  neighbors at the DFSF Applause Gala at Tappan  Hill! See you at 6:30 pm, Friday, March 14, 2003.