The Briarcliff Rotary Club will again be sponsoring its annual fundraiser featuring the Magic Masters basketball team playing against a local all-star team of area parents, teachers, and other hoops fanatics who want to upset the seemingly unbeatable team. Think (almost!) the Washington Generals vs. the Harlem Globetrotters, coming to the Briarcliff High School gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8.
The Briarcliff Rotary Club has now partnered with the Magic Masters for over 30 years to put together an evening for all ages. In doing so, the international service organization has raised over $100,000 to support Briarcliff High School scholarships, the Ossining Food Pantry, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Gullotta House, humanitarian aid in Ukraine, the Cookstove Project, Feeding Westchester, and many more causes and charities locally and around the world.
Attendees can expect to see a game filled with trick shots, half-court three-pointers, mesmerizing ball handling, and a ton of laughs for children from 3 to 103. There will be concessions sold by the Rotary Club, and souvenir clothing, basketballs and more sold by the Magic Masters. As always, the halftime show will include participation by some of the children (and adults) from the crowd – often resulting in some of the biggest cheers of the night.
Tickets for the event are only $20 in advance or at the door. Tickets will be sold at the Briarcliff Recreation Department and Weldon’s Stationers up until the day of the event, and seats can also be reserved with tickets to be held at the door by calling, texting or emailing Eric Lebenson at 914-924-3596 or ericlebenson@gmail.com. The Rotary is also soliciting advertisements for its full-color program.
