The Hampton Bays Beautification Association held its 38th annual Garden Party and Famous Auction at Oakland’s Restaurant in Hampton Bays on June 1.
Chairpersons Rosemary O’Connor and Barbara Skelly did an amazing job, and, of course, we couldn’t do it without volunteer leader M.J. Spinella and volunteers, including Anne Wilding, Bob Brown, David and Ellen Zimmerman, Debbie Farre, Gerri Dzwlewicz, Grace Daly, Helen Brown, Jack and Madeline O’ Keefe, Jean Waters, Judy Beach, Kathy Glaser, Ken O’Connor, Maria Filorimo, Marian Dougherty, Maryann Noonan, Maureen Walsh, Monica Freeman, Pat Barbor, Phil Spinella, Regina Carpenter, Rosemary Conway, Susan Fellingham, Terry Knoll, Valerie and John Zuccarelli, and Susan von Freddi.
Special thanks to all the businesses and individuals for the fabulous gifts donated to the Famous Auction: 1 North Steak Restaurant, 7-Eleven, Advanced Auto Parts, Allegretta Electric Company, Allstate Insurance, Angel Tips, Ann Marie Barrett, Ann Cryan, Ann Fay, BJ’s, Bagel Place Café, Barb Skelly, Bon Amour, Buckley’s Inn Between, Canal Café, Canoe Place Inn, Carolyn’s Good Ground Cleaners, Carolyn Taylor, Carvel, Cerratos Creations, Citizens Bank, Classic Beverage, Costco, Cowfish, Craft Boss by Jen, Dime Savings Bank, E Day Spa & Salon, East End Bait & Tackle, Edgewater, E.J. Getz, Epic Nail Salon, Fandango, Fins & Forks Restaurant, Fish Tales Bar & Grill, Fowler’s Garden Center, Gemelli Gelato, Gino Magagnoli, Goldberg Bagels, Good Ground Antiques, Grace Daly, Hampton Bays Bagels, Hampton Bays Wine & Spirits, Hampton Car Wash, Exquisite Nails, Hampton Gyro & Grill Restaurant, Hampton Maid, Hampton Nursery & Landscape, Hampton Bays Community Supermarket & Deli, Hampton Bays Historical Society, Hampton Bays Music Shop, Hampton Bays Pet Supply, Home Depot-Riverhead, James Maguire Antiques, Jody Cukier, John J. Leonard Law Office, King Kullen, K.L. Salon & Spa, Kreig’s Bakery, L.A. Beauty Salon, Lighthouse Seafood, Atlantis-Long Island Aquarium, Madeline O’Keefe Madison Printing, Marcy McLaughlin, Marian Dougherty, Marisela Beauty Salon, Melrose Deli, MJ & Phil Spinella, Mother Earth Design, Mulvey Plumbing, N.C. Beauty Salon, New Moon Café, Nurel’s Farm Market, Oakland’s Restaurant, Out of the Blue Seafood, Panera Bread, Peconic Fence Company, Planet Fitness, Queenie Nail, Revolve Salon, Riverhead Building Supply, Robert Gassman, Roe & Ken O’Connor, Roses ’N Rice, Salon East, Shinnecock Ace Hardware, Skidmore’s Sports & Styles, Slo-Jacks, Sorella Hair Design & Spa, Southampton Inn/Claude’s Restaurant, Starbucks, Stop & Shop, Stott Architecture, Sundays By The Bay, Susan Von Freddi, Swanotta Screen Printing, Taproot Landscape Inc., Terry Knoll, The Station Bar & Grill, Tony’s Asian Fusion, Victoria’s Flowers & Balloons, Villa Paul, Harriet Young, We’ll Floor You, Wild by Nature and The Wine Room/Cottage.
A very special thanks to Fandango and the Hampton Bays Library for selling tickets. Thanks to Oakland’s for great food, good drinks and a great view.
Susan von Freddi
President
Hampton Bays Beautification Association
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