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DRESSED FOR SUCCESS COSTUME PARTY PREVIEWS SALE.


Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer

NEWHALL - While there were no reports of a bat signal in the skies above Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country,  on a recent Tuesday evening, Batman and Robin and a few others from Gotham City This article is about the fictional place. For the real city sometimes referred to as "Gotham", see New York City.

Gotham City, New Jersey is a fictional city appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the home of Batman.
 made an appearance at the kickoff party for the annual Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada.  auction.

Between 150 and 175 people attended the party Feb. 13 to rally auction volunteers and remind the community it's coming up. This year's auction is June 9 with the theme ``Gotham City Nights.''

Dynamic duo
''For the superheroes, see Batman and Robin.


Dynamic Duo (다이나믹 듀오) is a Korean hip hop duo, made up of members Choiza and Gaeko (former members of the trio, CBMass).
, Del Holland, auction chairman, and John Reardon
For the baseball umpire, see Beans Reardon.
John Reardon (born July 30 1975) is a Canadian former all-star college football player for Mount Allison University (1993-1997).
, corporate gifts chairman, organized and are heading the 2001 event. The auction provides more than half the operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements
budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g.
 for the year for the three Boys & Girls Club locations in the valley. Last year's auction raised $340,000, the most successful auction in its nearly 30 years.

Holland, vice president and general manager at Six Flags California, provided costumed characters from ``Batman the Ride,'' and also parked the Batmobile outside the Boys & Girls Club in Newhall during the party.

``The kids were still here when the Batmobile arrived and they were so excited,'' said Judy Belue, director of development at the Boys & Girls Club. ``They were all perched on the bike rack trying to get a look at it.''

Many guests arrived dressed as superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings.

Superheroes may also refer to:
  • Superheroes (band), a Danish pop/rock band
  • Superheroes (album), by American heavy metal band Racer X
  • Superheroes
 for the adults-only party, with a bevy bevy

a flock of birds.
 of Cat Women, including Belue, who called herself ``coordinator kitty.'' Twenty-five new volunteers were recruited, she said.

``People seem to really like it when there's a good theme,'' she said. ``Everyone had a great time, and I think that bodes well for the event in June.''

Several committees still need volunteers, including decorating, getting auction items and posting bid boards.

``It's a really fun event to volunteer for,'' Belue said. ``We have people who have been volunteering at the auction for 20 plus years. It's a great party and it's for a great cause.''

Those interested in volunteering should call Wendy Ash at (661) 259-8232.

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Photo: (1) Boys & Girls Club director Jim Ventress, left, and auction director of operations Paul Ash pose with costumed guests at the party.

(2) Judy Belue, director of development for the Boys & Girls Club, poses with Batman at the party that kicks off the upcoming auction.

(3) Judy Belue, director of development for the Boy's & Girl's Club, introduces Barbara Morris, the graphic artist who designed the T-shirts and catalogs for the planned fund-raising auction.
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