Presented at the Dinner Dance...

OVERWHELMED

By Elinor Beatrice

Overwhelmed with losing a dad

Overwhelmed with losing a husband

Overwhelmed with losing a friend

Overwhelmed by sadness and grief

Overwhelmed with bills

Overwhelmed with debts

Overwhelmed with losing a home

Overwhelmed by hopelessness and despair

Overwhelmed with food and meals

Overwhelmed with aid and support

Overwhelmed with kindness from friends and strangers

Overwhelmed by caring and love

Overwhelmed with charity

Overwhelmed with faith

Overwhelmed with hope

Overwhelmed by angels and miracles

THANK YOU FOR A FANTASTIC DINNER DANCE - SILENT & LIVE AUCTION

PHOTOS WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON

(Even the bead dance...)

Tickets may still be purchased at the door

(Suggested donation $75/ticket)
American Legion Post 440

California Street Newton, MA 02458
Saturday, February 6th

6:30 PM

We have a multi-station food fest planned, with exciting dining options including sushi, beef tenderloin, lobster ravioli, and fantastic desserts. The fun begins at 6:30 and will include a silent and live auction, a brief thank you ceremony to the many generous individuals who gave of their time and their hearts to help us achieve this great victory, and will feature performances by several local music groups, DJ, dancing, raffles, general hullabaloo and merry-making and a celebration of the life of Jeff Beatrice. It will be the feel-good event of the winter, and should bring a ray of summer sun to all who attend. And besides no one will be interested in the Super Bowl to be played the next day!

Dinner Dance Supporters - THANK YOU!

A heartfelt thank you to our generous donors:

Fabulous Food Stations & Desserts:
Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Que http://www.blueribbonbbq.com/
Cabot's Ice Cream & Restaurant http://www.cabots.com/
Edible Arrangements http://www.ediblearrangements.com/
The Icing on The Cake http://theicingonthecake.com/
Kettle Cuisine http://kettlecuisine.com/
Skipjack's Seafood http://www.skipjacks.com/
Sysco http://www.sysco.com/
Whole Foods http://wholefoods.com/

Awesome Auction items:
2004 World Series baseball autographed by Curt Schilling
Private tour of the "NEW" Newton North High School with Principal, Jennifer Price Five
(5) Red Sox Tickets for Opening Day (Red Soxs vs. Yankees)
3 Red Sox tickets in the EMC club valued at $927. These are the best seats in the EMC location. Game TBD at a later date.

Vacation Hot Spots:

CHATHAM, MA - One Off Season Week in a grand 7 bedroom waterfront home in Chatham, MA. – This luxury residence includes a main home with 6 bedrooms (5 en suite), chef’s kitchen, living room, dining room, library, game room, theater room, a world class home gym, and laundry rooms both upstairs and down. The first floor and veranda, as well as the second floor provide the best views in Chatham of Nantucket sound and the Monomoy islands. In addition there is a 2 story pool house with another master bedroom suite, its own laundry facilities, 2 full baths and a half kitchen and it’s own glorious sound views. Adjacent to the pool there is a hot tub with waterfalls. Satellite radio is available throughout the grounds and there are multiple flat screen televisions with satellite TV in both buildings. Availability is 10/1/10 to 4/30/11. Thanksgiving week is not available. http://www.juliefund.org/chatham.html

FLORIDA - 1 Week at a beautiful beachfront condo. Situated 15 minutes south of Ft. Lauderdale &30 minutes from Miami's South Beach! 2 Bedrooms. Sleeps 5. Any week from April 1st to Nov. 30th. Estimated Value: $1,500 http://www.viprentalescapes.com/ (Donated by the Montoya-Pagani Family)

MARTHA'S VINEYARD - Studio condo in Vineyard Haven within walking distance to the town and the town beach. Sleeps 3 and is fully equipped. Swimming pool & laundry. The value, depending on the time of year, is between $600 - $1000.

FLORIDA - One bedroom (7 days & 7 nights) at the beautiful Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida http://www.hammockbeach.com/ . It doesn't get much better than this.


Restaurant Gift Cards:
Acapulcos Mexican Food
Lumiere Restaurant - "Chefs Tasting Menu" for four
O'Hara's & Paddy O's Restaurants
The Farm Grill - Fine Greek Cuisine

And the donations keep coming...
Two Tickets (2) to see the Celtics vs. the Washington Wizards on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. These seats are CENTER COURT in Loge, Sec 12, Row 12, Seats 12 and 13
Gift Card for ½ day of beauty @ Salon Capri in Newton Highlands – (mani/pedi, haircut & blow dry, mini facial) retail value $200.00. Donated by Salon Capri, Newton Highlands.
Framed autographed photo of Bruins Marco Sturm – just after scoring the game winning goal in overtime @ the Winter Classic at Fenway Park on 1/1/10. Photo is 16 x 18, matted and framed @ 20 x 24, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Suggested opening bid $75.00 to $100.00. Donated by Sure Shot Promotions – Hanson, MA
4 lift tickets to ski or snowboard @ Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH – valid through the end of the season - April 2010 – any day including weekends & holidays. Retail value $292.00. Anonymous donor.
4 lift tickets to ski or snowboard @ Okemo in Ludlow, VT – valid through the end of the season - April 2010 – any day including weekends & holidays. Retail value $288.00. Anonymous donor.
8 lift tickets to ski or snowboard @ Mt Sunapee in Newbury, NH – valid through the end of the season - April 2010 – any day including weekends & holidays. Retail value $544.00. (I would suggest that these be auctioned as 2 sets of 4, each w/ retail value of $272.00). Anonymous donor.

Boston Beer Company - 12 cases of Sam Adams
Rick Bern Photography (Free Portrait Session with 8x10 print)
Bob Wilcox Associates (Carpet cleaning services)
Danvers Butchery
Starbucks
Salon Fabio
Stonewall kitchen
Luggage World
KaBloom of Newton Highlands
The Point Management Consulting
Island Oasis
National Tire
Highlands Wine and Spirits
Modell's
Commonwealth Golf Club
8 x 10 pen & ink drawing of your home by professional architect
Richard DeLeonardis Photography

How can you participate in this event?

1. Purchase tickets for yourself, friends and family or that special someone

2. If you've got an item or items or service you think others would bid on let us know. Call the numbers below or email any one on the signature list below, they're all eager to help you make that donation.

3. Forward this to anyone and everyone you know whom you think would be interested in this event. Tickets are limited to the first 300 people, and this will sell out!

4. Interested in volunteering? See the opportunities below. No T-shirts, but a great staff party! Tickets will go fast--and we'd love to share the celebration with you!

It promises to be a special night.

Sincerely,
The Beatrice Fundraising Committee

Volunteers are needed to help at this event. If you are interested in helping with set up, clean up, decorations, serving food, or the silent auction, please contact:

Volunteering - Barb Kenslea at kensfam@gmail.com
Food - Peter Budge Budge.peter@hal.sysco.com
Auction items or set up - Meryl Appelbaum: mmsm1@comcast.net
Decorations or set up - Amy McMahon amymcm@rcn.com

Public auction for Beatrice home postponed to allow negotiations

http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/x370511761/Public-auction-for-Beatrice-home-postponed-to-allow-negotiations?popular=true

Tickets on sale now for the February 6th Dinner Dance & Silent Auction

Dinner Dance at the Newton Post 440 - with live and silent auction. Doors open at 6:30 pm with cocktails and a performance by Newton North High School choral group.

Dinner will include a variety of food stations including chicken, pasta, and beef tenderloin (Catering by Sysco and Peter Budge) DJ & Live Band (Suburban Renewal) Live and silent auction.

We'll be posting specific silent auction items over the next few weeks. In the meantime, we need your help! Get the word out. Buy tickets. Sell tickets. Invite friends to come. Solicit and/or donate. Auction items: sports memorabilia, restaurant and sports events, summer home opportunities, weekend get-aways, wine or beer offerings, jewelry, artwork, music experiences, etc. Can you help us look for items? If you can make calls, network with friends, please contact: Amy McMahon or Meryl Appelbaum with donations. Meryl Appelbaum: Mmsm1@comcast.net or Amy McMahon: amymcm@rcn.com Volunteers: for Feb. 6th – Volunteers are needed for set up, clean up, decorations and donations of flowers, etc. Please contact Amy McMahon: amymcm@rcn.com

I would like to thank everyone for donating supplies and
volunteering to gift wrap for the Beatrice family. Due to your
hard work the fundraiser was an enormous success. Thank you
all so much for making this possible. Have a happy new year!

Sincerely,
Arielle Conti

Dear Friends,

Thanks to each of you for your interest in and generosity towards the Beatrice family since the death of Jeff. As you know, the situation on October 23rd was pretty dire. Jeff was the sole breadwinner. He had no life insurance and the home faced foreclosure. The mortgage situation seemed an impossible target.

Since then the community of Newton and beyond, including many of you, has responded in an incredible show of generosity. Dozens of people have donated hundreds of hours and raised thousands of dollars. Meals and other support have been and are still being provided to Elinor and her 7 children. We have received money from Bar and Bat Mitzvah’s, from First Communion classes, from strangers and friends. The Jeff Beatrice Sports-a-Thon at Albemarle and The Dinner Dance/Raffle held at the Elks were great successes. The outpouring has been amazing. We have ongoing efforts underway and a larger scale fundraiser scheduled for February 6th (see below).

We are close to a successful outcome on securing the home and need help to bridge the last gap.

We are now in the near final stages of serious negotiations with Ocwen, the mortgage company that is servicing the note on behalf of Deutsche Bank. We have, through an ambitious series of negotiations arrived at a point where The Beatrice Family Trust is close to securing the home for the family ahead of the scheduled foreclosure auction on January 5th.

Can you help us raise the final amount in the next few days? Can you contribute and ask friends, family and colleagues who may be able to help us close this gap?

Online donations can be made here.

If you would prefer to mail, the address is:

The Beatrice Family Fund
c/o The Village Bank
307 Auburn Street
Auburndale, MA 02466

We are pursuing every possible angle to succeed. We have been offered and are seeking help from area civic leaders and elected officials. However, we cannot rely on their efforts alone to resolve this. Our opportunity to secure this home is at hand and we are hoping to seize it.

The Greater-Newton community has responded in a way that just might enable the impossible to occur, and we hope you can help us to bridge this final gap.