They Could Have Danced All Night—And They Did!
Guidance Center’s Dancing With Our Stars Gala a Huge Success
Roslyn Heights, NY—North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center is proud to announce that our Annual Gala, Dancing With Our Stars, raised $420,000 to support the Guidance Center’s work to restore and strengthen the emotional health and well-being of children and families on Long Island.
“I’m so proud to play a role in supporting the amazing work of the Guidance Center,” said Sunny Hostin, CNN’s Legal Analyst and the honoree at the event, which was held at the Garden City Hotel and attended by 311 people. “Because of their dedicated staff and innovative programs, children and families in crisis are getting the help they need, regardless of their ability to pay. It’s no exaggeration to say the Guidance Center is saving lives.”
This year’s dancers wowed the crowd with their deft footwork, clearly the result of many hours of training. Our Dancing Stars were six of Long Island’s finest business leaders and Guidance Center supporters: Frank Castagna, Castagna Realty; Charles Chan, Harvest International; Wayne Grossé, Bethpage Federal Credit Union; Jo-Ellen Hazan, Past President, the Guidance Center; Tracey Kupferberg, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty; and Sandra Schoenbart, Sandra K., Inc. Sales/Marketing.
The Guidance Center’s newest board member, Charles Chan, delighted the audience with his lively performance to the classic “Singin’ In the Rain. “I want to thank all the participating dancers for the grueling hard work and enduring sacrifice of their leisure time to put together a show we all would be proud of for a great cause—an experience and unforgettable moments that will last a lifetime!” he said.
The Guidance Center would also like to thank our Emcee, Sports Announcer/Author Len Berman, and Live Auctioneer Bernadette Castro. The evening’s co-chairs were Chris and Jack Bransfield and Andrea and Michael Leeds.
“Our annual benefit for children’s mental health was a terrific night,” said Andrew Malekoff, Guidance Center Executive Director/CEO. “The evening was filled with good spirits, great fun and strong support for our mission to serve those in need of care for mental health and substance abuse challenges.”
Captions: All our Dancing Stars: (second from left): Frank Castagna, Jo-Ellen Hazen, Charles Chan, Tracey Kupferberg and her dance partner, Sandra Schoenbart, Wayne Grossé and his dancing partner.
Frank Castagna and Guidance Center board member Jo-Ellen Hazen
Regina Barros-Rivera, co-chairs Michael and Andrea Leeds, honoree Sunny Hostin, Len Berman, Bernadette Castro, co-chairs Chris and Jack Bransfield, and Andrew Malekoff
About Us:
As the pre-eminent not-for-profit children’s mental health agency on Long Island, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center is dedicated to restoring and strengthening the emotional well-being of children (from birth – age 24) and their families. Our highly trained staff of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, vocational rehabilitation counselors and other mental health professionals lead the way in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, training, parent education, research and advocacy. The Guidance Center helps children and families address issues such as depression and anxiety; developmental delays; bullying; teen pregnancy; sexual abuse; teen drug and alcohol abuse; and family crises stemming from illness, death, trauma and divorce. For more than 60 years, the Guidance Center has been a place of hope and healing, providing innovative and compassionate treatment to all who enter our doors, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information about the Guidance Center, visit www.northshorechildguidance.org or call (516) 626-1971, ext. 320.
