The Friends of Caldwell University will hold their annual Tricky Tray, “A Festival of Flowers: The Prelude to Summer” on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 6pm at the Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave., East Hanover, NJ. Tickets are $50 and include snacks, a full dinner, and one sheet of Tier 1 raffle tickets. All proceeds will benefit Caldwell University. For reservations or to make a raffle prize donation contact: Mrs. Jane Bestys (973) 226-2885; Marguerite Kenney (973) 618-3490 or Joseph Prestifilippo at (973) 226-7510.
The event will feature four tiers of prizes. Raffle tickets for prizes in the Tier 1, Sunflower group will be $5.00 per sheet; the Rose, or Tier 2 will be $10 per sheet; Hibiscus or Super will be $2 per ticket or 6 for $10; and the Orchid or Grand category will be $5 per ticket or 3 for $10. Some of the Grand prizes include $600 worth of Hopper Passes to Disney, an American Girl of the Year; a Coach crossbody handbag; a Keurig Hot Classics Coffee package and men’s and ladies Yogi Berra Talking Watches, to name just a few. Super prizes include two tickets to a 2016 NY Mets baseball game, complete with a player bobble head and Met signature towels; gift certificates to many local restaurants, upscale household items, children’s toys and games and a basket of Callaway items for the golf course. Tier 1 and 2 prizes include beautiful jewelry items, admission passes to local sites and museums, women’s and men’s apparel, and childrens games and toys.
The students are making centerpieces for the event from The Essex Valley School in West Caldwell, NJ.
The Friends of Caldwell University is a 501-c-3 volunteer organization that was founded in 1949, and is made up of parents and friends, who raise money for student scholarships and other needs of the University as they arise.
