It is time again for the tenth annual Hulaween Ball to benefit the New York Restoration Project. In case you haven’t heard of this event, it is one of my favorite occurrences – when pop culture, green, and Halloween collide!
The New York Restoration Project (NYRP) was founded back in 1995 when entertainer Bette Midler organized volunteers to clean up the Fort Washington and Fort Tryon Parks in NYC. Since then, it has been Bette’s goal to work towards a cleaner, greener city. NYRP often tries to focus on uncared for parks that are in low-income neighborhoods.
To raise money to help fund the project, NYRP holds its annual Hulaween fundraiser. The ball is being held tomorrow night at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. It will honor Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (who will be the costume contest judge) and feature a performance by Crosby, Stills, & Nash as well as tricks and treats by Whoopi Goldberg. However, ticket prices are a bit steep – they range from $64,000 for the mountain top tickets to $150 for the after-party only.
If you can’t make the party in NYC, you can still help the NYRP while getting some cool goodies because the NYRP Hulaween auction is going on right now. What kind of items are up for auction?
– A private tennis lesson with John McEnroe
– A role in Dinner for Schmucks, starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell
– Dinner with Rolling Stone founder and publisher Jann Wenner
– An internship at Rolling Stone
– Backstage passes and VIP tickets to meet Cher’s concert in Las Vegas
– VIP tickets to meet John Mayer at one of his concerts
– Breakfast with Meredith Vieira and a tour of the “Today” studio
– Visit “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” for a walk-on role and lunch
– A trapeze lesson from Lance Bass
– Meet Daniel Craig and see his show “A Steady Rain” on Broadway
– Dinner in London with legendary rocker Steve Winwood
– Two tickets to Betsey Johnson’s Fall Collection Fashion Show (February 2010)
– An outfit designed just for you by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano
To see all the auctions available, log into Charity Folks.
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