What a glamorous night it was! Gowns and tuxedoes, roses and lilies, strolling musicians, and elegant flower laden candelabras gracing tables and mantles. More than 200 party-goers attended Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Second Annual Good Earth Gala on May 2 at the historic Bourne Mansion in Oakdale.  Thank you to our wonderful donors and  friends whose hard work and generous support once again made this a great success, raising monies for the educational programs of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County.

Honorees, friends and supporters engaged in lively bidding for the more than 115 silent auction items, including: golf foursomes at the Westport Country Club and Great Rock Golf Course; gift certificates for meals at some of Suffolk’s most popular restaurants (Tierra Mar, Giorgio’s, North Fork, Road House, Riverview, The Frisky Oyster, Baby Moon and Mirabelle); the many packages of donated wines from Long Island wineries (Paumanok, Pugliese, Lenz, Osprey, Vineyard 49 and Raphael); as well as tours of Paumanok, Waters Crest, and Martha Clara vineyards.

Our honorees of the evening—Paul Elliott, Charles and Ursula Massoud, and Michael and Judy White—were presented with CCE’s Stewards of the Good Earth Award in recognition of their ongoing efforts to care for, protect, enrich and conserve the Earth’s bounty for present and future generations.

Thank you to our chairs—Barry Cohen, Flora Garsten and Carol Ann Hochbrueckner—for their hard work ensuring a successful event and wonderful evening. 

Farmers Market
The Moore Charitable Foundation

Stewards of the Good Earth
Apple Honda, Flora & Irwin Garsten
Prudential CRES Commercial Real Estate
Paul Elliott
Suffolk County National Bank

Harvest Leadership Package
CJ2 Communication Strategies, Michael & Judy White
Paumanok Vineyards, Charles & Ursula Massoud

Floral Sponsor
Bayport Flower Houses, Inc., Amy & Karl Auwaerter

Table of Ten
Mark & Mary Bess Phillips

Vintner
Certilman Balin Adler and Hyman LLP, Barry Cohen
Jacqueline Entenmann-Damianos,
Jason Damianos, Martha Clara Vineyards
Farm Family, Long Island Agency
Kevin Cantwell, Vinnie Daley

Salt of the Earth
Capital One N.A.
Jim Hagedorn

Gifts of the Sea
Atlantis Marine World
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Bridgehampton National Bank
Cronin, Cronin & Harris, P.C.
First Pioneer Farm Credit
Jaspan Schlesinger Hoffman LLP
Liberty Title Agency
Mark & Icim Miller
Sebonack Golf Club
Marguerite A. Smith, Esq. and Shinnecock Indian
Shellfish Hatchery & Environmental Center
Vitale Bottled Gas, George & Margaret Vitale
Samuel Weissman
James & Darlene Widirstky

Vintage Year
AC & P Holdings, LLC
Asberine Alford
Cameron Engineering & Associates, LLP
Patricia A.B. & Thomas F. Cruso
Bobby & Dhonna Goodale
Mudd Vineyards
David L. Mudd & Stephen D. Mudd
Jet Sanitation Service Corp.
The Rauch Foundation

Four Seasons
Mark Calace
Joan & Marvin Levan
Newmark Knight Frank, Jack OíConnor
John Thomas Select Investment Realty Advisors, LLC
The Suffolk County Community College
and Suffolk Community College Foundation, Inc.
Swezey Fuel Co., Inc.
Weber Law Group, L.L.P.

Friends & Family
Briermere Farms
Burt’s Reliable Inc., John Romanelli
Chicago Title Insurance Company
Peter & Terri Elkowitz
Giambalvo, Giammarese & Stalzer
George LaMay
Lieblein Associates LLC, Yvonne & Josh Horton
Bob & Phoebe McMillan
National Center for Suburban Studies at
Hofstra, Lawrence C. Levy, Executive Director
Nawrocki Smith LLP, CPAs
Nancy Palazzolo
Pellegrini Vineyards
David Raboy, Quality Industries
Robert & Jacqueline Rogers
Charles F. Scheer, Jr.
Special Events Unlimited, Laurie Krotman & Susan Shattuck
Charbel & Aida Tagher
Zimmerman - Edelson, Inc.

In-kind Donations
Advertising ~ Building Long Island
Kick Off Venue ~ Kevin and Debbie Cantwell
Publicity and Mailings ~ Nassau Suffolk
Landscape Gardeners Association