LIRA 2017 Holiday Party
 

Hi Everyone,

The Long Island Reef Association (LIRA) clubs annual holiday party will be at the Long Island Aquarium on Saturday December 9th, 2017.

Cocktail hour starts at 7PM. :celeb3:

Date: Saturday December 9th, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Long Island Aquarium
431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901

Admission for this years event is....

$40 for club members
$65 for friends/family/guests that would like to attend

RSVP Deadline: 11/18/17
Please sign up here http://www.longislandreef.org/holidayparty.htm so we can get an accurate guest list to catering by Nov 30th.

The event will have a cash bar this year for beer and wine.

As an added bonus every member attending the party will receive a raffle ticket for a Coralife 14 gallon Bio Cube with stand along with 2 bags of sand.

PLEASE NOTE
We need to have 50 paid guests signed up by November 18th.

The menu this year will be...

Welcome Cocktail Hour:

• Chicken & Sweet Corn Pancakes, Spicy Chili Sauce
• Soba Noodles and Crabmeat on a Spoon
• Buffalo Chicken Spring Rolls, Blue Cheese Sauce
• Creamy Tomato Soup with mini Grilled Cheese
• Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce
• Cider Roasted Pork on Crostini, Apple & Cranberry Marmalade
• Potato Pancakes, Cinnamon Spiced Apple Compote
• Brie and Raspberry Tartlet
• Vegetarian Spring Rolls with Cucumber Dipping Sauce

Buffet Dinner:

• Salad: Masculine Salad, Dried Cherries, Gorgonzola & Shallot Vinaigrette
• Carving Station: Beef Tenderloin
• Pasta Bar: Butternut Squash Ravioli and Classic Penne ala Vodka
  
  Hot Chafing Selections:
• Pesto Chicken with Sliced Tomato and Fresh Mozzarella
• Pistachio Crusted Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce
• Eggplant Rollatini

Dessert:

• 3 Seasonal Gelato Station with assorted toppings
• Coffee and Tea

Bar:
Beer/Wine/Soda/Juice/Coffee/Tea

Hope you can make it out! :celeb3:

Looks good guys, thanks for setting it up ...

As an added bonus to all members that attend we will be raffling off a Coralife 14 gallon Bio Cube with stand along with 2 bags of sand.

First raffle ticket is included with dinner and additional tickets will be $5.

https://www.f3images.com/IMD/1000/ES...h-Stand-99.jpg

Thanks Chuck for the encouragement.
NOW -- it's time for members to commit.
Only 6 weeks left & we need a minimum to hold the room.

I'll be there best time of the year :-)

amazing raffle prize! I will need to see when my office party is first

Guys I forget is it $40 per membership, or member? Will prob be just my wife and I this year.

I'll sign up, though I'll be going solo. I won't have a date for then, lol.

$40 per person for members,
$65 per person for non members

Can kids come? My niece wants to go and I want to make it a birthday present for her. She's 12

and everythin included, including butterfly house?

Kat, there is nothing open except the aquarium itself.

ok, thanks! I'm signing my niece up as my guest

Kat, Wait until tomorrow night PLEASE!

oops, too late. Already submitted the payment.. Why tomorrow? I am not going to be at the meeting :( I have an appointment I can't miss

Too late is too late, wanted to check on something but don't think it would apply.

okies. No problem :)

Me and my niece are going! I hope we hit the minimum amount

I'm in just paid

I'm in

7 of us going.

Still need more people here folks ---

Vinny, The wife and I are planning on coming. Just waiting for payday.

Will

How many more is needed Vinny?

Last look we're 6 short.

mmm --- I had it @ 8.

Sign up, peoples!

I wish I knew more people to invite