The walls of the Georgian Ballroom at the Inn at New Hyde Park were lined with gift baskets and raffle prizes on Thursday night as the Herricks community gathered for a night of food, fun and fundraising.
The celebration was the Herricks Community Fund’s 22nd annual dinner dance, which attracts over 200 guests.
(Photo by Rebecca Klar)
Community leaders, district administrators and individuals active in non-profit organizations such as Little League, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and PTA’s were just some of the community members who spent the night on the dance floor.
Local politicians also came out including state Sen. Elaine Phillips, North Hempstead Town Clerk Wayne Wink and Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello.
Profits from the event are used toward community and educational programs in the Herricks School District.
The Herricks Community fund started in 1986 as the Herricks Community Center Fund Inc, and was dedicated to supporting the programs and building improvements in the community center.
(Photo by Rebecca Klar)
The school district and board of education approached the fund in 1996 and asked to extend it’s fundraising efforts to include the school programs.
The fund benefits programs such as the Alzheimer’s Day Program, Community Players, Senior Citizens Programs, Youth Council, Teacher Mini-Grants and the Herricks Scholarship Fund.
In addition to the dinner dance the fund hosts the Spring Carnival and the Herricks Community Players spring and fall productions to fundraise.
