Wednesday, October 7, 2026
The American Red Cross of Long Island will hold its annual Red & White Dinner Dance on June 18, at Carlyle on the Green at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale. In addition to raising funds, the Red Cross will honor The New York Racing Association, Inc. for its support and generosity during Superstorm Sandy, and its commitment to helping those in need in the community.
When Sandy hit, NYRA donated the use of its parking lot at Aqueduct Racetrack to the Red Cross to operate a mobile feeding kitchen and relief supplies staging area. For nearly four months, tens of thousands of warm meals were prepared, loaded onto vehicles and delivered to hard-hit communities across Queens and Long Island.
“We are so grateful to the New York Racing Association for its continued support,” said John Miller, chief executive officer of the Long Island Red Cross. “Sandy was the largest disaster response in the past five years, and we could not have responded alone.
“Our volunteers respond to thousands of disasters that will never grab headlines, like single-family home fires,” Miller said. “Yet for the person who has lost everything—possessions, memories, maybe loved ones—a fire is just as devastating. Events like the Red and White Dinner Dance are vital to our daily work.”
The event is being presented by The New York Racing Association, Inc. To date, additional major sponsors include: Winthrop-University Hospital; Casual Home Worldwide; The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of NY, Inc.; Premier Benefit Plans, Inc.; Rallye Auto Group; Connoisseur Media Long Island; and Richner Communications, Inc.
To purchase tables, ads and tickets visit www.redwhiteLI.org. For more information, call (516) 747-3500, ext. 208.
