Summer Palooza is coming to Somers and it is going to be an All American event. This year’s Palooza is dedicated to raising funds for Somers High School Jr. Alex Coverdill. Coverdill was recently selected to row for team USA U-18 and he will be traveling to Pittsburgh on June 18, 2014 to compete for a spot on the European tour scheduled for team USA this summer. Coverdill is currently ranked 10th in the world for his age group.
The event is scheduled for 6:30pm Saturday evening and it is being catered by Fran Sullivan of Somers. “We have planned an all American meal for this event” says Sullivan. Roast Beef with Mashed Potato’s and Gravy, Baked chicken, boneless spare ribs, Macaroni and cheese. A variety of salads including Potato salad, red white and blue fruit salad and crunchy Rainbow vegetable slaw as well as pasta primavera. Naturally as with every Sullivan event there will be hot and cold appetizers preceding the dinner and light sweets for dessert .
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The evening will also feature multiple basket raffles and a 50/50 raffle. DJ Bob Lemieux will provide the music and there will also be a karaoke contest with prizes going to the top 3 finishers. All the proceeds from the event will go directly to fund Alex Coverdill and his attempt to represent his country internationally.
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Tickets for this event are $20 and there are tickets still available. “we sell tickets every day and will do so right up to the event” says Rich Tynan event coordinator. “The community has responded well to this event and we are expecting a great evening”. Tickets can be obtained by calling Rich Tynan at 860-280-6505. A limited number of tickets will be sold at the door. Please support this effort and come to the Somers Knights of Columbus and join us as we kick off the summer with SUMMER PALOOZA
