PHOTOS by Sue Susman, Chariss Boisseau, Rachel Hydell, Wilfredo Chau, Jodi Brockington
Amid a decor of beautiful fall leaves, we ate, we danced, we talked, the
- Debbie Gonzalez and Maxine Soares, the Pot Luck Planners who only stopped working for occasional dancing,
- Bobby Moorhead, our intrepid and almost-tireless DJ, who set the tone for the whole evening and made even those sitting down dance in their seats,
- The Set-Up Crew including Andrew Dubin, Eliana and Amelia Pitsirilos, Zena Gonzalez, and Maxine and Debbie,
- The Clean-up Crew, including Debbie and Maxine, with Zena Gonzalez, Kyle Romero, Marissa Rodriguez, Carmen Martell, Janett Gonzalez, Denis Hayward, and Laura Koulish,
- Barbara Geller, who greeted all the incomers, collected names and over $400! and Jess Joseph who helped at the greeting table,
- Mark Price, who wrote name tags
- Wilfredo Chau, our photographer
- Eliana and Amelia Pitsirilos and Tish Howard, who helped set up and brought food plates to homebound tenants and the doorman,
- Marissa Rodriguez, Janett Gonzalez, Carmen Martell, Alice Pagar Ayalew and Yolanda Escolliés who led us in dancing and fun,
- Cary Webb and friends who set up games in the backyard for kids
- Everyone who helped clean up as the event progressed
- Pat Neely for the CDs of Abendmusik she offered
- Eli Northrup, Democratic candidate for NYS Assembly and his aide Neelan Martin who stopped by to talk with people about their concerns
- Councilmember Shaun Abreu who dropped by as we were wrapping up
- and the many people who brought delicious food:
(in alphabetical order by last name)
Stacey Arenas for spinach pieAlice Pagara Ayalew for Filipino chicken adoboLaurie and Nicole Barton for garden kale/tomato salad, mini meatballs marinara & pasta, and cookiesChariss Boisseau for mac & cheeseDonna Browne for mac & cheese and sweet potato piesRosa Delgado for rugelach and mini cupcakesAndrew Dubin & Sharon Davis for beet & goat cheese with pine nutsGabrielle Everett for mixed saladMelanie Eversley for chicken and pasta saladBarbara Geller for bicolor corn saladDebbie Gonzalez for fruit saladElsa Gonzalez for flanZena Gonzalez for Spanish ricePaulie Fisher & Kyle Romero for sheet cakeDenis Hayward for zucchini fritters and a mixed green saladTish Howard for baked chickenRachel Hydell for baked ziti & meatballsPat Jordan for mixed green saladLaura Koulish for spinach lasagnaBleu Lanza for cakeCarmen Martell for empanadasKathie Murray for chiliAdelaida Navarro for potato saladPat Neely for brownieStephanie Pitsirilos for tzatziki dip, and pork and chicken souvlakiNamita Prasad for dhokla and chicken kebabsWyona Purcell for apple pie and cake donutsSekhar Ramakrishnan for Madras chicken, spicy mixed vegetables and okra with coconutMarissa Rodriguez for empanadasCarmen Scales for Spanish riceMaxine Soares for jerked chickenRay vonDohren for tomato salad, pork roast and seafood stir fryCary Webb for Asian-style spicy cucumber, homemade salsa & chips.
