SERVING UP LAUGHS ZANY CELEBRITY WAITERS RAISE $50,000 FOR SENIOR CARE.Byline: Daily News CANYON COUNTRY - Dressed as their favorite movie celebrities, community volunteers waited tables and performed zany antics at the recent Celebrity Waiter Dinner at the Robinson Ranch clubhouse. More than 200 people attended the Feb. 22 dinner, which boasted such antics as bribing dinner guests for cash and making them pay for eating utensils This is a list of eating and serving utensils.
The dinner and after-dinner auction raised more than $50,000 for the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Committee on Aging Corp.'s Senior Center and Respite Day Care Program for Adults. ``It was a fun-filled evening for a good cause,'' said Erica Betz, co- chairwoman of the event. ``We were thrilled with the generosity of this year's guests, and even more excited about the monetary outcome of the evening because it will provide our local seniors with much-needed day care activities while their regular day care providers are away.'' In keeping with this year's theme, ``Santa Clarita Valley Goes Hollywood,'' waiters dressed in costumes from movies like ``M*A*S*H,'' ``Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,'' ``Titanic,'' ``Grease'' and ``The Count of Monte Cristo Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes; wrongly imprisoned in the dungeons of Chateau D’If. . [Fr. Lit.: The Count of Monte Cristo, Magill I, 158–160] See : Imprisonment Count of Monte Cristo .'' The waiters are known to do just about anything to raise money, performing zany dance numbers on demand, with guests occasionally paying extra just to get them to stop, Betz said. ``We are lucky to have such a caring community,'' she said. ``Our community could not function at the level it does without those who graciously give of their time, talent and monetary resources. It's our volunteer waiters who are to be commended for their zany and fun-filled fund-raising efforts.'' Organizers have already begun planning for next year's dinner, which will also raise funds for adult respite day care. Those interested in volunteering for a committee can contact Betz at (661) 251-4866 or Greg Nutter at (661) 288-2002. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Richard Twitchell and Christine Parker, left, of Valencia AutoSpa waited tables dressed as the Skipper and Ginger from ``Gilligan's Island Gilligan’s Island comedy about a party shipwrecked on a South Pacific island. [TV: Terrace, I, 312–313] See : Castaway .'' Above, City Councilman Cameron Smyth Cameron Smyth is a Republican who has represented Califoria's 38th Assembly district since December of 2006. He succeeded Keith Richman who was term limited. Prior to being elected to the state legislature, Assemblyman Smyth served on the Santa Clarita City Council, where he came dressed as a geek A technically oriented person. It has typically implied a "nerdy" or "weird" personality, someone with limited social skills who likes to tinker with scientific or high-tech projects. The origin of the term dates back to the late 1800s. from ``Revenge of the Nerds.'' (3) Darlene and Doug Swain wore outfits straight out of ``American Graffiti,'' with Darlene on roller skates roller skates npl → patines mpl de rueda roller skates roll npl → patins mpl à roulettes roller skates roll npl . |
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