MARCH 2019 • LONGISLANDPRESS.COM 91
PRESS BUZZ
FUNDRAISING BY THE FORKFUL
Offering an opportunity for
benevolent Long Islanders to put
their money with their mouth is
for a good cause is the Sid Jacobson
Jewish Community Center in East
Hills and its 24th annual Eat. Bid.
Laugh! An Auction & Epicurean
Event fundraiser.
The highly anticipated Auction
& Epicurean Event will feature an
impressive variety of savory and
sweet tastings, a performance by
Emmy Award-winning comedian
John Mulaney, and extensive silent
auction prizes. It will be held at 6:30
p.m. on March 28 at Fresh Meadow
Country Club in Lake Success.
“Gatsby’s Landing has participated
in this event for the last four years,
and it’s something we look forward
to every spring,” says Glenn Falcone,
owner, Gatsby’s Landing. “It’s
incredible to see the community come
together for a night of fine dining,
entertainment and auction prizes all
in the name of a great cause.”
Last year, the premier fundraising
event raised more than $1 million. The
event has raised more than $13 million
since 1995 to benefit the Sheldon A.
Sinett BASICS Fund. BASICS (Building
and Supporting Initial Community
Social Services), an incubator fund
that has subsidized more than 70
crucial social service programs over
the last 13 years. The programs serve all
individuals and populations including
children and teens with special needs,
adults afflicted with Alzheimer’s, and
those with a cancer diagnosis.
This year’s event will feature
a mouthwatering assortment of
gourmet cuisine dishes, cocktails,
and indulgent desserts from many
of Long Island’s finest restaurants.
Participating restaurants include
388 Italian Restaurant & Catering,
Centro Cucina, Chris & Tony’s
Restaurant & Lounge, Colbeh,
Conscious Kitchen, Fresh Meadow
Country Club, Gatsby’s Landing,
Hana Japanese Cuisine, Hendricks
Gin, Kingfish Oyster Bar & Restaurant,
Kyma, La Bussola, La Ginestra, Limani,
Nisen Sushi, Pearl East, Sangria 71,
SixPoint Beers, Stresa Ristorante,
The Poll Brothers Restaurants,
Tocolo Cantina, Trattoria DiMeo,
Vilai Restaurant, W. Kosher Events,
and William Grant & Sons Distillers.
For more information or to
purchase tickets ($250-$500)
visit sjjcc.org/auction or contact
Bridgette Troisi, Assistant Director of
Development at 516-484-1545 ext. 141
or btroisi@sjjcc.org.
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