March 7, 2008

Our 2008 annual Sapphires & Scholars dinner/dance/auction gala is Friday, March 7, 2008 at The Ardsley Country Club, Dobbs Ferry, NY. 

If you did not get an invitation in the mail, you can print a copy of the gala invitation here.

Back by popular demand, this year's car raffle is a 2008 Mini Cooper S convertible. Get your raffle tickets now!

March 9, 2007

Our 2007 annual dinner/dance/auction gala is Friday, March 9, 2007 at The Roosevelt Ballroom, 2 Hudson St. Yonkers, NY. 

Print your invitation and mail it in right away. Note that tickets at the door are higher ($140/ticket) than pre-event reservations ($125/ticket).

Note: Due to insurance and high costs, we are unable to provide shuttle service the evening of the gala.  We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

This year's car raffle is a 2007 Mini Cooper S convertible. Get your raffle tickets now!

February 3, 2006  

a grand masquerade
in the spirit of Carnevale di Venezia. A night of revelry and mystery along the sparkling Hudson River, it will be a gathering of citizens, from principals to peasants, celebrating our schools. Sumptuous food, free-flowing spirits, music and dancing will captivate you. Treasures unique and rare will be offered at the live and silent auctions. The atmosphere and attire will be festive and elegant. Come masked or pick one up at the door! Jesters, courtiers and gypsies welcome!  

If you didn't receive one, please print out the gala invitation and mail it in. Although it says you can purchase tickets online in some printed material, you must mail in your reservation and payment.  Note that tickets at the door are higher ($140/ticket) than pre-event reservations ($125/ticket).

This year's car raffle was a 2006 Mustang GT Deluxe Coupe!
 

April 15, 2005  

Close to 400 people pulled their pink cadillacs right to the door of Rudy's Beau Rivage on Friday, April 15th for the 2005 Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation Gala & Auction.  Gambling, cabaret, dining and dancing, live & silent auctions and special appearances by the Rat Pack, Liberace, and "The King" himself.   Print out a printer-friendly invitation. (Here is a PDF of the invitation mailed out to the community.)

Get an ad in the program - please fill out this form (PDF).

To donate items for the auction, please use this form (PDF).

This year's car raffle features a Mini Cooper S convertible valued at over $25,000 and the lucky ticket was pulled at the gala.  Congratulations to our local winner!

March 19, 2004  

The roaring twenties returns Rudy's Beau Rivage in Dobbs Ferry with a night of dinner, dancing, hot jazz, roulette, dice, poker, black jack, police raids, floozies, flappers, con artists, sugar daddies, live and silent auctions of fabulous merchandise, delicious food from many different Rivertowns caterers, and much more!

Don't gamble on being left out and mark your calendar now!  We anticipate this gala to sell out again and even a tommy gun at the door will not get you in when the gala tickets are gone.  Here is your invitation for the gala: PDF version (best) or JPEG version.

Get an ad in the program - please fill out this form (PDF).

To donate items for the auction, please use this form (PDF).

We pulled the winning ticket for our 2004 VW Beetle GL convertible raffle about midnight. (Winner need not be present to win.)

March 14, 2003  

Lights, Camera, Auction! The sold out "Applause Gala" for our teachers was at Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill from 6:30pm-12am. $125 per person.

Click here to see the gala invitation to the event.

We pulled the wining ticket to a brand new 2003 BMW Mini Cooper at the gala.

March 2, 2002

A magical evening was spent at Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill. Click here to see an invitation or reply card to the event.

March 10, 2001

2001 an Educational Odyssey dinner and auction was held at Tarrytown House in Irvington. 

More than 230 people turned out for the Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation’s annual fundraising gala held on March 10^th at the Tarrytown House. This year’s theme, "2001: An Education Odyssey" helped bring in a record $86 thousand dollars to benefit Dobbs Ferry schools. There was a strong sense of community spirit and support for a school system that is "on the move," as Dobbs Ferry Schools Superintendent, Dr. Sidney Freund, described it. Community residents joined teachers, principals, the school board and Dr. Freund to celebrate the many impressive accomplishments of the Foundation in its relatively short (7 year) tenure.

One of the highlights of this year's fundraising gala was the formal recognition of the 16 Individuals who established the Foundation seven years ago. More on the Founders Award.

February 12, 2000

Valentines Day Dinner Dance dinner and auction was held at Tarrytown House in Irvington.

This year, we've planned a Valentine's Dance and Gala featuring:

• Wonderful food and beverages -- including a hor d'oevres, buffet dinner, dessert and continuous open Bar including an Absolut Martini Bar

• Dancing to live music by Anthony Radice and Streetlife

• Live Auctions and raffles featuring weekend-getaways, sports and theater tickets, and lots of other cool stuff

February 27, 1999

MOULIN ROUGE

Experience an evening in a Paris nightclub with French music (featuring Can-Can Dancers and Jacqueline the Chanteuse), champagne, fine spirits, buffet supper and silent and live auctions at Tarrytown House on Sunnyside Lane in Irvington. All proceeds to benefit The Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation.

March 7, 1998

  Rio on Hudson

Rio on Hudson, our extraordinary Brazilian Carnaval Party to benefit the Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation will be held on Saturday March 7th from 7pm - 11pm at the Estherwood Mansion on the grounds of the Masters School. At Rio on Hudson we will try to capture the essence of a Brazilian Carnaval Party with "Caipirinhia" drinks, Samba dancing and live Brazilian music performed by "Sabor Brasil" a popular six piece Brazilian musical group.

Spring 1997

Murder Mystery Evening and Auction

Our first major community-wide fundraiser, a Murder Mystery Evening and Auction was held at Shadowbrook, the Stan Getz Estate.