(Nov. 3, 2016) Play It Safe will host its largest fundraiser of the year – an Italian feast – at the Elks Lodge on 138th Street, tonight, Nov. 3, from 5-8 p.m.
Event organizers prepare all the food themselves, which will include salad, lasagna, meatballs, chicken cacciatore, baked ziti, veggies and an assortment of homemade desserts. In addition, pizza from Pizza Tugos will be available.
“Everything is homemade and it’s a fun event,” said co-organizer Donna Greenwood. “It is helping us help the town when all the young graduates descend upon us to celebrate. It is very important to keep them safe and encourage good fun and to be responsible rather than getting in trouble.”
There will be a silent auction going on until 7:45 p.m. with golf packages, Gold Coast Mall gift certificates, a baseball signed by Wilson Ramos of the Washington Nationals, restaurant gift cards and sports memorabilia from the Baltimore Ravens.
“The auction items are nice,” Greenwood said. “We have quite a few baskets including wine, Thanksgiving, Christmas, baker’s, Greene Turtle, garden, cookie, Bloody Mary and pet themed.”
Organizers are still accepting auction donations, and guests can purchase 50/50 raffle tickets throughout the event.
Greenwood hopes at least 200 people come out to the Italian feast being held upstairs at the Elks Lodge.
“Helping the kids come to town is a benefit for us and supports businesses, hotels and restaurants during a time when a lot of people and families aren’t here because school is not out yet,” Greenwood said. “It is a decades-old tradition and brings much needed revenue to town. [Ocean City] is a much loved placed to vacation and is probably why so many of us ended up living here and making it a home.”
Stephen Decatur High School’s Connections Club students will clear tables and serve beverages, she said.
“People have been coming to Ocean City for senior week since the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s,” Greenwood said. “This is definitely our biggest fundraiser of the year. We also have a miniature golf tournament in February.”
Tickets will be available at the door and cost $15 for adults, $6 for youth 4-9 years old, and children under 4 eat free.
For more information or to donate auction items, contact Greenwood at 410-289-7060.
The Play It Safe program is an effort to prevent high school graduates from choosing drugs or alcohol while on their senior week in Ocean City during the month of June.
The nonprofit provides free events for high school-aged visitors, while encouraging them to make informed and healthy choices. Since its inception 27 years ago, more than 179,000 teenagers have signed up for Play It Safe’s free activities.
The 2016 program featured more than 40 events, including kayaking, basketball, tennis, pizza-eating contests, dodgeball, stand-up paddleboarding, Karaoke, moonlight bowling, laser tag, beach volleyball, indoor and outdoor miniature golf and T-shirt tie-dying.
Participants also visited Splash Mountain Water Park at Jolly Roger on 30th Street and had the chance to ride the Tidal Wave roller coaster at Trimper’s Rides and Amusements.
The Worcester County Health Department and Ocean City Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Committee coordinated the 2016 program with support from the Town of Ocean City and local businesses and organizations.
Event organizers prepare all the food themselves, which will include salad, lasagna, meatballs, chicken cacciatore, baked ziti, veggies and an assortment of homemade desserts. In addition, pizza from Pizza Tugos will be available.
“Everything is homemade and it’s a fun event,” said co-organizer Donna Greenwood. “It is helping us help the town when all the young graduates descend upon us to celebrate. It is very important to keep them safe and encourage good fun and to be responsible rather than getting in trouble.”
There will be a silent auction going on until 7:45 p.m. with golf packages, Gold Coast Mall gift certificates, a baseball signed by Wilson Ramos of the Washington Nationals, restaurant gift cards and sports memorabilia from the Baltimore Ravens.
“The auction items are nice,” Greenwood said. “We have quite a few baskets including wine, Thanksgiving, Christmas, baker’s, Greene Turtle, garden, cookie, Bloody Mary and pet themed.”
Organizers are still accepting auction donations, and guests can purchase 50/50 raffle tickets throughout the event.
Greenwood hopes at least 200 people come out to the Italian feast being held upstairs at the Elks Lodge.
“Helping the kids come to town is a benefit for us and supports businesses, hotels and restaurants during a time when a lot of people and families aren’t here because school is not out yet,” Greenwood said. “It is a decades-old tradition and brings much needed revenue to town. [Ocean City] is a much loved placed to vacation and is probably why so many of us ended up living here and making it a home.”
Stephen Decatur High School’s Connections Club students will clear tables and serve beverages, she said.
“People have been coming to Ocean City for senior week since the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s,” Greenwood said. “This is definitely our biggest fundraiser of the year. We also have a miniature golf tournament in February.”
Tickets will be available at the door and cost $15 for adults, $6 for youth 4-9 years old, and children under 4 eat free.
For more information or to donate auction items, contact Greenwood at 410-289-7060.
The Play It Safe program is an effort to prevent high school graduates from choosing drugs or alcohol while on their senior week in Ocean City during the month of June.
The nonprofit provides free events for high school-aged visitors, while encouraging them to make informed and healthy choices. Since its inception 27 years ago, more than 179,000 teenagers have signed up for Play It Safe’s free activities.
The 2016 program featured more than 40 events, including kayaking, basketball, tennis, pizza-eating contests, dodgeball, stand-up paddleboarding, Karaoke, moonlight bowling, laser tag, beach volleyball, indoor and outdoor miniature golf and T-shirt tie-dying.
Participants also visited Splash Mountain Water Park at Jolly Roger on 30th Street and had the chance to ride the Tidal Wave roller coaster at Trimper’s Rides and Amusements.
The Worcester County Health Department and Ocean City Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Committee coordinated the 2016 program with support from the Town of Ocean City and local businesses and organizations.