Michael Herklots’ Annual Birthday Party Fundraiser: May 3rd & 4th in New York City
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, NY, April 5, 2010 – Michael Herklots, General Manager of the Davidoff of Geneva flagship stores in New York City, has announced the dates for this year’s annual birthday party fundraiser for Killingly High School’s “Learning for Life Fund”. Normally a one evening affair, this year’s festivities will be divided into two nights. Monday, May 3, 2010, will be a party at The Carnegie Club (156 W. 56th St.) in New York City from 6:00pm until 10:00pm featuring raffles, auctions and premium cigars as well as a few celebrity appearances as always. Past guests have included actors Tony Darrow, Frank Vincent, and Arthur Nascarella and entertainment reporter, Bill McCuddy. This event is open to all who make a donation. On Tuesday, May 4, a private dinner will be hosted at Manhattan’s Grand Havana Room, a private cigar club in the former “Top of the Sixes” space on the 39th Floor of 666 Fifth Avenue. Dinner will include fine wine and cigars as well as a silent and live auction. Tickets may be purchased by calling 212-751-9060.
Every year since 2005 Herklots has hosted a birthday party in New York City as an opportunity to raise money for his high school alma mater, Killingly High School in Danielson, CT (class of 1998). Since its inception, Herklots’ event has raised over $70,000 for the school’s “Learning for Life Fund” through a network of supporters from as far as Argentina, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and throughout North America .
“I’m always humbled at the outpouring of support every year from people who, though they’re not personally connected to this particular cause, continue to fund it with incredible generosity” said Herklots. “Of course once they support it and receive regular correspondence from the school to see just how far their money goes, it becomes personal for them as well.” The School-to-Career program sends regular newsletters to the donors providing updates on the individual achievements of each “career pathway” as well as a financial breakdown on how the money is being used.
Bob Brennan, School-to-Career Coordinator at Killingly High School said, “On behalf of the 15 School-to-Career Pathway Instructors, Support Staff, and the 785 students at Killingly High School we say thank you to each of the 86,400 seconds of today and each day beyond to Michael Herklots and the Learning for Life Fund constituents for their continued financial support to our exemplary model program".
As for this year’s event, according to Herklots, “The current economic situation has been a challenging one, especially for charities but I’m confident this will be a successful year as always, and will no doubt continue to help change the lives of young people in the Killingly Public School System.”
About Michael Herklots: Michael Herklots is General Manager of Davidoff of Geneva’s flagship stores in New York City. Herklots regularly hosts events and seminars around the country on cigars and travels frequently to the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. Herklots is a Certified Master Tobacconist by Tobacconist University, a teacher for the American Sommelier Association, and a contributing author for several national publications.
About Killingly High School’s Learning for Life Fund: The “Learning for Life Fund” was created in 2005 in order to raise additional revenue to help supplement the costs of Killingly High School’s award winning “Career Pathways Program”. The monies are used to assist in financing specific projects that cannot be covered by the limited education budget.
Contact Persons: Robert Brennan, Michael Herklots
Contact: Killingly High School
Telephone Number: (860) 779-6663
Fax Number: (860) 774-0846
Email: rbrennan@killinglyschools.org, michaelherklots@gmail.com
URL: http://www.killinglyschools.org/khs/site/default.asp
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