Lacing Up Jordans and Louboutins at The Allegria
Long Beach hotel hosts inaugural ball to raise funds for American Cancer Society.
Some guests will mingle in footwear ranging from sneakers to stilettos.
The event is the inaugural “Mo Cassara’s Coaches vs. Cancer Sneakers & Stilettos Basket Ball” at the Allegria Hotel, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The host, Mo Cassara, the head coach of men’s basketball at Hofstra and a Point Lookout resident, has joined with the hotel in Long Beach to hold the dinner-dance event to raise funds for cancer research through the American Cancer Society.
"Cancer is something that has affected so many lives and being part of this cause has inspired me to try and help find a cure,” Cassara told Patch. “I hope our event this Thursday brings even more awareness to fight this dreaded disease. Coaches vs. Cancer is something I believe strongly in and I look forward to assisting as much as possible in the future as well.”
The night of dinner and dancing will feature the music of The Mystic, dubbed as one of tri-state area’s most popular live bands, and some unnamed professional athletes and coaches, according to an Allegria-generate flyer. Auction items include a designer shopping spree from Americana Manhasset — with stores that included Louis Vuitton, Gucci and London Jewelers — and a chance to win stilettos from Saks Fifth Avenue.
Hired as Hofstra men's basketball head coach prior to the 2010/11 season, after previously serving four years as an assistant coach at Boston College, Cassara coached All-American Charles Jenkins, who now plays in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors, and he led the Pride to a second place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association.
The Allegria did not return a request for comment on Thursday’s event.
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BSM June 19, 2013 at 01:39 pm
While I agree there seem to be problems in the LB school district, I'm not sure this takes into…Read More account the financial reasons for opting for NCCC. For many families finances, not academic performance dictates the college. I think a more meaningful number would be the percentage of graduating seniors attending ANY college.
Richard Horn June 19, 2013 at 04:01 pm
The smart thing is going to NCC for two years and then transferring to a 4 yr school.. If they can't…Read More cut it at NCC, the parents save a ton of money. NCC is a pretty fine 2 yr school. You get out of it what you put in.
Vincent Alessi June 19, 2013 at 07:18 pm
I am not knocking Nassau Community College, just the fact that our students are not getting the…Read More education needed to earn advanced diplomas or to even reach state marks on exams. We are also near the bottom of those lists as well.
Charlie Cheswick June 19, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Jimmy Two-Times here, going to get the papers, get the papers...
js June 19, 2013 at 12:18 pm
I SAW A SUV WITH ADVERTISING ON IT FOR A TRAPEZE IN LB--I WAS WHERE IT WAS--
Love This City June 19, 2013 at 06:42 pm
http://iflytrapeze.com/
Apparently they will be there for the foreseeable future....
Penny Riordan June 19, 2013 at 10:51 am
Hi Nicholas. Thanks for using the boards. Your post may work better as a blog, where you can add…Read More photos and have a headline. From the homepage, click the 'start blogging' button in green about halfway down. Fill in the fields and then your blog will appear on the homepage. Let me know if you have any questions: penny.riordan@patch.com. Thanks!
AEA President June 18, 2013 at 04:46 pm
yes - by sheer coincidence, their employees work more overtime than ever before in their last 3…Read More years of employment before retirement (as it so happens, their pension is based in part on their last 3 years of employment).
Jack Kett June 18, 2013 at 07:41 pm
Bottom line re: LIRR is that people in suburbs who ride LIRR and Metro North are paying to subsidize…Read More the bankrupt NYC Subways and subsidize minority riders in the outer boros. Its the price we pay to not live in NYC. The subways charges a cheap fixed fare to subsidize low income NYC residents. Its a form of socialism.
Joe June 18, 2013 at 08:19 pm
Jack, racist much? Why don't you go have a tea party with the rest of the little Republican girls?
Eddie June 18, 2013 at 02:55 pm
Great photos, Richard. With joists like those, you could drive a firetruck up that thing!
Eugene Torres June 17, 2013 at 07:57 am
Heron St is like a bombed out war zone. Many of the residents
drive the wrong way to avoid the…Read More potholes at the beginning of the street.
Charlie Cheswick June 18, 2013 at 03:13 pm
"Working" storm drains like the one between Regent & Greenway on Lido Blvd?
Susie Pennachio June 15, 2013 at 09:13 am
yeeeepppp i always see people trying to get thru it or go around it to get onto the beach
Jaime Sumersille (Editor) June 15, 2013 at 12:44 pm
Thanks for the notice, Ally! I posted this on Facebook to make people aware! - Jaime Sumersille,…Read More Regional Editor, Nassau County
RackEmUp Gomez June 14, 2013 at 03:55 pm
Those murderers from Boston were students, right?
How about importing some kids from Brooklyn that…Read More need help?
Lets stop being patsys.
This new format does your readers a disservice, in my opinion. Too bad.
Nice Job