AUGUST’S GIRLS NIGHT OUT AT THE PLAYERS CLUB BENEFITED SICKEL CELL FOUNDATION
On the second Thursday of every month, you can expect to have a group of volunteers, from a local charity, greet you at the door of the Player’s Club as you come for the Girls Night Out event. The Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County was the selected charity for August, and they had a large group welcoming everyone to the festivities…and enticing everyone to buy some raffle tickets!
“August was the third month that we held the Girls Night Out, and each month we are amazed by the support offered by the community,” explains Maureen Gross, of Phelps Media Group, Inc. “We weren’t sure how the turnout would be this month, with school starting the next week, but people still came out to relax with friends over a drink or two, enjoy some shopping and support a great local charity.”
Every month a wide assortment of juried vendors display their tempting merchandise on tables in the upper level of the Players Club. Dolores Schlick, Director of Catering at The Player’s Club, recounted, “We get more vendors every month and this past Girls Night Out was the biggest yet! Actually, it was the first month that we sold out of vendor spaces, and we ended up having a waiting list! There is always a wide selection of merchandise…purses, jewelry, spa treatments, clothing and even Ncognito was here giving free massages! We have something for everyone!”
The Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County was the real winner that night. Since there is no cover fee to attend the event, everyone is encouraged to buy raffle tickets to win prizes that are donated by the vendors. The monthly charity receives the proceeds of the raffle ticket sales. Frank Hayden, CEO of the Sickle Cell Foundation, was present, along with many of his Board members and friends. “This was a great night for us at the Sickle Cell Foundation,” explained Hayden, “we not only raised some money for our efforts, but we also created some community awareness of our mission—which is to improve the quality of life for persons with Sickle Cell Disease, and to educate the public about this devastating hereditary blood disorder.”
The next Girls Night Out will be at The Player’s Club on Thursday, September 13th, from 6:00p.m. ‘til 9:00p.m. Back to Basics, Inc. will be the charity supported by September’s event. Back to Basics, Inc., is an organization that supplies children in Palm Beach County with “basic” back to school supplies—uniforms, shoes, socks and underwear that they would otherwise not be able to afford. “We thought that with the beginning of the school year, it would be fitting to support this charity that makes a huge difference in the lives of so many of our county’s children,” explains Gross, “it sounds ‘basic’, but many disadvantaged students have been able to attend school feeling proud, smart and prepared to learn because of this charity’s work.”
The Girls Night Out monthly event series is sponsored by The Players Club and Phelps Media Group, Inc., International. For information about attending contact Schlick at pcrcatering@aol.com (561)795-0080, or for vendor information contact Gross at mbg@phelpsmediagroup.com (561)793-4926.