Tickled Pink Fundraiser is May 1
On May 1st we will be hosting our next fundraising event at Tickled Pink in downtown Seymour!
Tickled Pink is one of our favorite local boutiques. If you haven’t been there, you’ve been missing out. They carry a great selection of Alex and Ani jewelry, as well as homemade soaps and candles from local companies, and a ton of other jewelry and anything girly you can think of! It’s the perfect place to find a present just in time for Mother’s Day – or to treat yourself! 20% of the proceeds from the event will go towards the foundation.
Where:
Tickled Pink
23 Bank Street
Seymour, CT 06483
When:
Thursday, May 1
5 pm – 9 pm
We are looking forward to seeing you at Tickled Pink on Thursday, May 1st from 5 pm – 9 pm!
What We’ve Been Up To
It’s been a while since we’ve posted, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been active with Sean’s Foundation! Here are some things we’ve been up to:
Nina Strong – On December 5th the Sean Bertanza Foundation attended the fundraiser at Molto Bene in Seymour to make a donation in the amount of $500 to help support Nina Poeta and her family in her fight against brain cancer. Nina is an incredible 16 year old cheerleader attending Seymour High School. To learn more about Nina and to make a donation to help in her recovery, click here or visit https://www.facebook.com/PoetaStrong. They’ve held numerous fundraisers and it’s touching to see how the community has pulled together to help support the Poeta family.
Spooner House – On February 22nd the Sean Bertanza Foundation made a donation in the amount of $250 to the Spooner House, and also volunteered by stocking shelves with all the grocery items that were donated for the 12th Valley Has a Heart. The shelves were filled to the brim and it was nice to see how many people pulled together to help support the local community. The Spooner House in Shelton, CT provides food, shelter and support for people in need. It is a great cause and we were happy to be able to help. We are looking forward to doing more with the Spooner House in the future. To learn more about the Spooner House and make a donation, you can visit their website at http://www.actspooner.org.
Seymour High School Wildcat Basketball Scholarship – On March 23rd the Sean Bertanza Foundation will be handing out the next Seymour Wildcat Basketball Scholarship! This scholarship is given out in memory of Sean and is very near and dear to our hearts. We are looking forward to supporting the next basketball player attain his dream of basketball and college. We can’t wait to let you know who the lucky basketball player is. We’ll keep you posted.
We’re in the process of planning some more events. Check back often to see what we’ve been up to.
Lasell College Men’s Basketball Team Supports the Sean Bertanza Foundation!
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- December 7th vs. Emmanuel College
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- #11 Sean Bertanza – Lasell College Class of 2013
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- 2013-14 Lasell College Men’s Basketball Team
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- Game Time!
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- Getting Pumped to Play
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- Sean Bertanza Foundation Bracelets
Lasell College surprised the Bertanza family at the December 7th Lasell College men’s basketball game vs Emmanuel College by donating all ticket sales to the Sean Bertanza Foundation!
Sean’s family made the trip up to Lasell College to check out Sean’s jersey that has been retired and displayed in his memory, hand out Sean Bertanza Foundation t-shirts to the men and women’s basketball teams that they had made up, and to attend the men’s basketball game. As always, Lasell had a surprise waiting! The game brochures had a special mention of Sean on the cover, the ticket sales were being donated to the foundation, and the entire team had the #11 sewn onto their jerseys over their hearts! The support from Lasell College, the coaches, the teams, the students and parents has been amazing and it is no wonder Sean loved it there so much. It was great to see everyone and see the team play so well and get the win. We look forward to attending more games and cheering the team on.
We would also like to give a special shout out to Kirsten Mammola who has raised close to $300 for the foundation by selling the Sean Bertanza Foundation bracelets at the men and women basketball games!
We can’t thank you enough!
2013 Downtown Danny O’s Fundraising Event Success!
The 1st Sean Bertanza Foundation fundraising event on Saturday, November 9 at Downtown Danny O’s in Shelton was a huge success with over 200 people in attendance! We had a ton of great people, raffle prizes and support. We couldn’t have asked for a better turnout.
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- Sean’s Mom
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- Nikki & Jess
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- Matt (I think he won a bracelet!)
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- Derek, Sam, Toby & Mary
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- Kristie
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- Nikki was crowd surfing for her prize
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- Nikki, Jess, Trent & John
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- Christina all the way from Staten Island
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- The Crowd
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- Barry & Ian calling the raffles
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- The endless table of raffle prizes
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- Did they win?
We would like to thank the crew at Downtown Danny O’s for letting us host our 1st fundraising event at their location and for being so accommodating. The food, drinks and service were awesome. Everyone had a great time thanks to them!
The raffle prizes were amazing and we would like to give a special thanks to everyone who donated a prize:
- The Country Club of Waterbury – Foursome of Golf
- 32″ Ultra Flat Screen TV with WiFi – Riverview Super Service
- Fitzpatrick’s – Complete Car Cleaning In and Out
- Tiffany’s $100 Gift Card
- Frank’s LLC $100 Visa Gift Card
- Only For Her $75 Gift Card
- Peak Fitness – 3 separate 3 month memberships
- Hot Tamales $50 Gift Card
- Carl Anthony’s $50 Gift Card
- Center Stage $50 Gift Card to the Christmas Play
- New England Tire & Brake – $35 Gift Card
- Stop & Shop $25 Gift Card
- Olive Garden – 2 $25 Gift Cards
- Molto Bene $25 Gift Card
- Big Y $20 Gift Card
- Seybridge Pharmacy $2o Gift Card
- Universal Hair Studio $20 Gift Card
- Seymour Entertainment Cinemas Move Tickets
- Mountain Liquor $15 Gift Card
- Eddy’s Bake Shop $10 Gift Card
- Alberto’s Restaurant Gift Certificate
- Roseland Pizza Gift Certificate
- Antonio’s Restaurant Gift Certificate
- Artans Pizza Gift Certificate
- Tickled Pink – Alex & Ani Bracelets
- Starbucks – Bag of Products
- The Hair After Salon – Basket of Products
- Hot Grill – Gift Certificate
- Tea with Tracey
- Jesse Barbershop
- Amanda Gayle Salon
- Nails Express in Derby
- 67 West Hair Salon
- MSpa Basket
- GC Salon
- Dew Drop Inn
- Howe Ave Liquor Mart – Bottles of Wine
- Lia Sophie Jewelry from Sue Kozlowski
- Yankee Candles from Collen Streb
- Bud Light Tent & Chairs from Kelly O
- Italian Basket from Ina Minardi
- BBQ Basket from Kathleen Hardman
- Massage Package from Kathleen Hardman
We would like to thank everyone who attended and made donations! Without your support this night would not have been possible.
We would also like to thank everyone who helped us make our 1st fundraising event a success! Our family, friends and community really came together to help us with something so very near and dear to our hearts and we are forever grateful.
Upcoming Fundraising Event
On Saturday, November 9 we will be hosting a benefit in memory of Sean at Downtown Danny O’s in Shelton from 7 – 10 PM.
$40/person. There will be food, drinks and raffles!
This event will benefit the Seymour High School Sean Bertanza Wildcat Award Scholarship which is given out to a Seymour High School basketball player each year, and other non-profit charities.
Donations are welcome and can be made out to the Sean Bertanza Foundation.
We hope to see you there!