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Westfield Education Fund Invites Public to Wine Tasting and Auction

This annual event is an enjoyable way to raise funds for Westfield public school students.

The following is a press release from the Education Fund of Westfield:

The Education Fund of Westfield invites you to our Annual Wine Tasting and Auction on Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m. at Echo Lake Country Club. The evening will include wine tasting, a lite dinner, entertainment, and auctions. All proceeds will go to fund grants for technology and innovative programs for the students in the Westfield Public Schools. This annual event is an enjoyable way to raise funds for our school children. 

The wine tasting will feature diverse wine selections donated by Stew Leonards.  A variety of performers will provide entertainment. Fred Astaire Dance Studio will enchant with ballroom dance demonstrations. Returning from last year is magician Henry Carlyle. His performance features magic, comedy, and mentalism with a comedic touch. Sean Garnhart will again play lovely melodies on the piano. 

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Both a live and a silent auction will be held. The auctions will offer the opportunity to bid on artwork, tickets to entertainment and sport events, an in-home wine tasting, sports and music memorabilia, a stay at a vacation home in Maine, a hotel stay in New York City and other offerings. Event tickets to be auctioned will include the Yankees, Broadway and The David Letterman Show. The MC for the evening will be Bill Fallon. 

This annual event raises money for the Education Fund to provide grants to fund for innovative programs.in all of the Westfield Public Schools. We encourage professional staff in all curriculum areas and in extracurricular activities to submit grant proposals to purchase technology and other education materials and to implement innovative and unique learning opportunities for our children.  Many of the educational materials, resources and programs obtained by these grants likely would not have been funded through the traditional district budget.

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Tickets are $75 and are available through the Education Fund's website westfieldnj.com/edfund or by sending a request and check to The Education Fund of Westfield, P.O. Box 2221, Westfield, NJ 07090. Echo Lake Country Club is located at 515 Springfield Ave., Westfield, New Jersey.  


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