Good fundraising and a good time

The Boys & Girls Club steel drum band has been around since 1999. Pictured are (left to right) Joann Neal, Seryna Waldron-Walker, Michael Dixon and Chelsea Gravely.

A lot of planning goes into Beach Ball, which event chair and board member Barry Podgorsky (second from right) has called a community-based event. Pictured with Podgorsky are (left to right) Gregg Lhotsky; Lisa Anderson, board president, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; and Carl Hedin, event producer and board member, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport.

Pictured is James Wood, event sponsor. Wood now sponsors; in the past, he volunteered at the event.

Pictured is (left to right) Donald Pinkney, director of operations, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; Jonisha Frank, youth development, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; Jasmine Lagala, youth development, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; Rafyel Flippen, athletic coordinator, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; Jason A. Neal, director of youth programs and community liaison, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; Lisa Anderson, board president, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; Thaleia Neal, “Youth of The Year,” Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; Fred Combs, interim CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Bellport; and Hank Braun.

During the event, Charles Fernandez (right) worked live on this mural. Gregg Lhotsky (left) organized the Live Art Experience.

Pictured is (left to right) Fred Combs, interim CEO; Lisa Anderson, board president; and Thaleia Neal, “Youth of The Year.”