5th Annual Butterfly Auction

The 5th Annual Butterfly Auction & Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at the Westbury Manor”.  Brian K. Jusas President & Owner of  Bold Systems, LLC will be the Event Honoree.

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Third Annual Event

The Third Annual Marcie Mazzola Foundation Butterfly Auction & Dinner took place on October 26, 2006, at The Westbury Manor, Westbury NY. Mr. James Hazen, president and owner of Saf-T-Swim was the honoree. Mr Hazen opened the first Saf-T-Swim School in 1984 when he recognized the need to educate the Long Island community about water safety; and in so doing, thereby help to reduce the needless number of tragic water incidents that occur each year involving too many children. Mr. Hazen notes that one of the pleasures of founding Saf-T-Swim has been working with young employees, such as Marcie, who have made his business and professional life much more rewarding.

The festivities included cocktail hour, dinner, a Chinese Raffle and a Silent Auction with over 100 items/gift baskets on which to bid. Once again the fundraising outcome was successful and $57,000 was raised.

The Second Annual Event

The Second Annual Marcie Mazzola Foundation Butterfly Auction was held at the Westbury Manor, Westbury NY on October 27, 2005. This event followed the same format as the previous event with a vast array of items from which to choose.

Gabe Bentovim of Hoffman & Bentovim CPA, Commack NY was the Honoree. A lifetime friend and business associate of Marcie’s Dad Paul, Gabe was instrumental in assisting the family in establishing the foundation.  Since its inception, Gabe has been handling all accounting related aspects for the foundation.

The guest speaker was Caitlin Mesiano who is affiliated with The Smile Train.  She is from Center Moriches, NY and was born with cleft palate.  Caitlin has undergone numerous corrective surgeries and has overcome many challenges.  She is a beautiful, talented, young woman and is currently a theatre major at Pace University in Manhattan, NY.  At the end of her speech, Caitlin gave the guests a surprise finale by singing a modern rendition of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”.  Caitlin is a shining example for the world to see just what a person can achieve with medical assistance, love and support from family along with personal courage and determination.

The First Annual Event

On November 4, 2004, the First Annual Marcie Mazzola Foundation Butterfly Auction was held at the Fox Hollow, Woodbury NY. The festivities included dinner, a Chinese Raffle and a Silent Auction with 175 items/gift baskets on which to bid.

Dennis Ahern of Ahern & Ahern Attorney At Law was the foundation’s first Honoree. Dennis and Marcie had a very special relationship. Dennis is the attorney that handled and won her civil law suit. He supported Marcie both in life and death and it was only fitting that he be honored.

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We would like to recognize and thank Mr. Shenole Latimer for graciously donating his time and talent to our event for the past 3 years. He is a fabulous jazz musician. Visit his web site Shenole Latimer.