United Hospice's 2013 Annual Gala "Dancing with our Stars, the Lights of Broadway"

United Hospice of Rockland's (UHR) 2013 Annual Gala, “Dancing with our Stars, the Lights of Broadway” will be held Sunday, October 6, 2013, at the Colonial Inn in Norwood, New Jersey. The event will honor Kristine D’Anthony Effaldana of R. Dana Pest Control and Andy Kaye of Proforma Printing for their dedication and support of UHR and the community.

For information about attending the gala, purchasing raffle tickets, silent auction prizes, advance voting for your favorite dancers and sponsoring the event, please visit hospiceofrockland.org/news-events/events/dancing-our-stars-0 or contact Mary Jane (MJ) Bray at 845.634.4974 or mbray@hospiceofrockland.org.

Attendees will enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 5:00 PM, dinner and dancing to the Tony T Orchestra at 6:00 PM. Special entertainment will feature “Dancing with Our Stars,” Director Angelique Ilo and MC John Patrick Schultz. Professional dancers from Rockland Dance Studios will partner with the stars:

This year's dancers include: John Lagana of West Nyack (dancing with Julie McDonald), Leora Mechanic of New City (dancing with Vard Margaryan), Jennifer Miller of New City (dancing with Igor Sharapanyuk), Richard Tinger of Bronxville (dancing with Louise Ruck), and John Wall of West Nyack (dancing with Julie Garafalo). Votes for dancers will also be on sale in advance of the Gala. Purchase one vote for $10 and 3 votes for $25. Professional judges and attendees will cast their votes to determine the winning couple.

Raffle tickets for a Point Pleasant Beach, NJ house and a 47” flat screen DHDTV digital television will not be sold at the event and must be purchased in advance. In addition, bids on silent auction prizes in advance of the Gala may be emailed with minimum/maximum bids to MJ Bray at mbray@hospiceofrockland.org.