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Fundraiser & Silent Auction to Benefit PRIDE SELECT 11U Tournament Fundraiser & Silent Auction to Benefit PRIDE SELECT 11U Tournament Team SILENT AUCTION TO BENEFIT PRIDE SELECT 11U TOURNAMENT TEAM Beach Baby Victoria’s Secret Beach Tote with Assorted Items Including 8x10 Autographed Photo of Supermodel Candice Swanepoel Gift Certificates to Bliss Nails & Spa in Irvington and Famiglia Pizza in Mt Kisco Spoil Me Victoria’s Secret Noir Gift Bag with Assorted Items Including 8x10Autographed Photo of Supermodel Adriana Lima Gift Certificate to EuroLaser Spa in Rye and Mani/Pedi/Blow Dry at Richard Scott Salon in Mt Kisco A Day in the Park Wine Picnic Basket and Gift Certificate to Famiglia Pizza in Mt Kisco Girls 27” Hancock 7 Speed Bicycle Suitable for 7-10 year old (Bike can be exchanged for a boys model) Mom’s Errands Gift Certificates for Oil Change at Presto, Fred’s Hair in Katonah, Mani/Pedi at Metro Nails in Mt Kisco, Wipe Your Paws in Mt Kisco, Pinocchio Pizza in Pound Ridge, Victoria’s Secret Gift Card & Jo Malone Cosmetic Set Be A Good Sport Tennis Lesson with Candice Hutch; One Month Training at Westchester Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness in Bedford, Basketball Gift Set - Basketball, Warm-Up Shorts, Hoodie & Sports Bag and Gift Certificate to Sportime in Elmsford Mom’s Week Off Gift Certificates to Oriental Diner in Hawthorne, Mt Kisco Seafood, Famiglia Pizza in Mt Kisco ; Rocky’s Deli in Millwood; Facial at Facelogic in Mt Kisco; Jenny Ng Designer Necklace Yankee Girl Victoria’s Secret PINK Yankee Apparel including (2) Hoodies, (2) Long Sleeve Tees and Shorts Baseball Autographed by Yankee Legends Paul O’Neill and Andy Pettitte Assorted PINK Beauty Items and 8x10 Autographed Photo of Supermodel Miranda Kerr Full Court Press Basketball Scholarship for One Week of Camp at Five-Star Basketball in Briarcliff Manor Basketball Gift Set including Basketball, Warm-Up Shorts, Hoodie and Sports Bag Hello Mudda..Hello Fadda One Week at ProSwing Baseball Training Center Camp of Your Choice Baseball Autographed by Yankee Legends Paul O’Neill and Andy Pettitte Private Jet Victoria’s Secret Roller Bag with Assorted Victoria’s Secret Beauty Items including a Travel Kit Passport Holder and an 8x10 Autographed Photo of Supermodels Work It Baby Personal Training Session and (2) Exercise Classes at The Kombine in Mt Kisco Baubles & Bangles Beauty Gift Basket with a Variety of Cosmetic, Fragrance and Bath & Body Products and a Bracelet from Aurora in Chappaqua It’s My Party Children’s Party for (15) at ProSwing Baseball Training Center in Mt Kisco Baseball Autographed by Yankee Legends Paul O’Neill and Andy Pettitte Are You Mad…Dog? Once in a Lifetime Experience with Chris “Mad Dog’ Russo Enjoy Lunch with the Mad Dog, Tour of Studio and Sit In On The Live Show Baseball Autographed by Yankee Legends Paul O’Neill and Andy Pettitte On the Radio Priceless Tour of the Howard Stern Studios at SiriusXM’s Office for Up to 6 People During the tour you will see Howard Stern’s broadcast studio as well as the offices where the show operates from. (Howard and the cast will not be present during the tour.) Take Me Out To The Ball Game (2) Tickets to a Future New York Mets Game of Your Choice (Some restrictions apply) The House That Ruth Built (4) Premium Tickets to Texas Rangers v. New York Yankees Thursday, June 16th at 1:05 PM Baseball Autographed by Yankee Legends Paul O’Neill and Andy Pettitte Fore! 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From Our Team Michael Ahearn,Victor Carrafiello, Brendan DiRago, Stephen Fisher, Adam Katz, Declan Kent, Brandon Neeck, Greg Murray, Chris Sica, Kyle Torre, AJ Valerio and Blake Warmund Ahearn Family ,DiRago Family, Torre Family Carrafiello Family, Fisher Family, Katz Family, Kent Family, Neeck Family, Murray Family, Sica Family, Valerio Family Warmund Family Coaches Dan Gray and Charlie Conway THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Pinnacle Restaurant Somers TRAMPS LIKE US Aurora Chappaqua Bacio Trattoria Cross River Bliss Nails & Spa Irvington Candice Hutch The D’Adamo Family Eurolaser Spa Services Rye FaceLogic Mt Kisco Famiglia Pizza Mt Kisco Five Star Basketball Briarciff Manor Fortress Investment Group TABLE SPONSOR Fred’s Hair Katonah Garon Fence TABLE SPONSOR Gina Gray Hard Candy Cosmetics TABLE SPONSOR Jacob Burns Film Center Pleasantville Lefteri’s Gyro Mt Kisco/Tarrytown Mad Dog Radio TABLE SPONSOR Metro Nails Mt Kisco Mt Kisco Seafood Mt Kisco Oriental Diner Hawthorne Pinocchio Pizza Pound Ridge Presto Oil Change Mt Kisco ProSwing Mt Kisco Richard Scott Salon Mt Kisco Rocky’s Deli Millwood Sportime Elmsford The Kombine Mt Kisco Tommy Aaron Westchester Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness Bedford Wipe Your Paws Mt Kisco .
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