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The Long Beach Christmas Angel 15th Annual Holiday Fundraiser December 5th

The Long Beach Christmas Angel (LBCA) is a Long Beach, NY-based non-profit 501c3 organization.

The Long Beach Christmas Angel will host its 15th Annual Holiday Fundraiser on December 5th. The event will raise awareness and support for families who are experiencing financial difficulties within the Long Beach School district. Reservations and donations are being accepted online. Raffle tickets will be sold, and a limited number of $100 tickets for a chance to win a $10,000 grand prize. Musical performances by Ground Swell and DJ Terrence Harris.

Event honorees include: Donna Winter-Fee, Teacher-in-Charge, West Elementary School; Caryl Ann O’Neill Niven, Executive Director, Michelle O’Neill Foundation; Miguel Rodriguez, Teacher Assistant/Long Beach School District, Soccer, Track and Wrestling Coach, Lido Elementary School; Sandra Schneider, Principal, West Elementary School; and Dr. Mary Anne Trasciatti, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Hofstra University, and creator of ‘Hurricane Sandy Long Beach Oral History Project’.

When: Friday, December 5th, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. to Midnight
Where: Bridgeview Yacht Club, Island Park, NY • www.bridgeviewyachtclub.com

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For more information please visit www.longbeachchristmasangel.com, or E- mail LBCA@optonline.net. Checks should be made payable to ‘Long Beach Christmas Angel, Inc.’, 531 Grand Blvd. Long Beach, New York 11561. All proceeds will benefit families in financial crisis within the Long Beach school district.

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