Kiwanis ‘names that tune’ for a cause

Harry Demiris, above, co-chairs the annual event with Alan Hodish.

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Debbie Coates, in fluorescent shades, and Debbie Kirsh, of the Kiwanis Club.

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Captain Bill Wilson brandished his team’s name, “Saturday in the Park,” as they tried their hand at musical trivia hosted by the East Meadow Kiwanis Club.

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Allison and Lauren Diamond were very much in the musical spirit.

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Levittown Kiwanis team members, seated from left, Esta and Glen Lachow, President Leo Vanderburg, Kelly Styles and Anthony Ditizio, and standing, Lisa Vanderburg, at left, Pat and Tonie McDonald.

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For the sixth straight year, East Meadow Kiwanis turned back the musical clock last Friday, enjoying music from multiple classic eras, while raising money for a good cause.

The Name That Tune fundraiser, held at the East Meadow Firefighters’ Benevolent Hall on Maple Avenue, is a night of musical trivia. About 80 Kiwanians divided into eight teams to play the game, and all proceeds from the evening will be used to send four East Meadow children to Kamp Kiwanis, in upstate Taberg, according to event co-chair Harry Demiris.

Demiris said music was featured from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, and the categories were rock and roll, disco and boy bands.

The evening is a community effort. Not only does the East Meadow Fire Department donate their hall annually, but Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike donated gift certificates for the winning team, and a Taste of Home Bakery on North Jerusalem Road provided catering.

Alan Hodish is the event’s other co-chair, and past president Jim Smith served as the scorekeeper. “It’s a fun night for everybody,” said Demiris.