Italian Dinner

A Huge Success!!!
A BIG thank you goes out to all of the parents, students, administration, faculty, staff and Byrd cafeteria who helped make the Byrd PTA Italian Dinner a huge success on February 26. Thank you also to the subcommittee chairpersons for this year's dinner:

Ticket Sales - Shelton Panak

Volunteers - Cheryl Matt and Marilyn Collins

Desserts - Joan Lemelin

Silent Auction - Claudine Johnson Eaddy

Door Prizes - Staci Katz

Decorations - Corrine Cooper

Face Painting - Lesin Dippold

In spite of having to be rescheduled once due to snow, the event was an evening full of great food and entertainment. A countless number of parents worked within the various subcommittees, and some parents worked in more than one subcommittee. Thank you to all those parents and the parents who picked-up food the night of the dinner. Thank you to our wonderful administration, faculty and staff members who served meals and helped with set-up and clean-up. Also, thank you to the A-Club and SCA members who helped with set-up at the dinner. The Byrd Jazz Band and the Select Choral Ensemble were wonderful! Thank you for the support of the music department.

As a show of appreciation to those who serve as firefighters and rescue personnel, Byrd PTA donated unopened food to the Henrico Fire Dept. on Quioccasin Rd.

Finally, thank you to all of the businesses and individuals who donated food, silent auction items, door prizes and supplies to our event. Please visit them soon: Sam's Club, Domino's Pizza, Frank's West, Sal Cataldo's, Ledo Pizza & Pasta, Cozzoli's, Leonardo's, Chianti, Vinny's, Little Venice, Grapevine, Maggiano's, Max & Erma's, Rudino's, Brio Tuscan Grill, Olive Garden, Gino's Pizza, Bertucci's, Pizza Hut, Chanello's, Pizza Express, Trak's, Papa John's, Zorba's, BJ's Wholesale, Costco, Arby's/Short Pump, McDonald's, Starbuck's/Gayton Crossing, Staples. WaltDisneyWorld Resort, Deluca Gelato, AMF Shrader Lanes, Chick Fil A, Fu Jian Chinese Restaurant, Penn Station, Froots, Qdoba, ColdStone Creamery, The Melting Pot, Memento Studios, Bikram Yoga, Fin & Feather Pet Center, Penelope, American Colleges of Karate, Allyson Smith Fine Jewelry, Tutor Doctor, Cliff Bruce Studio, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas, Autumn's Custom Catering & Event Planning, Liston's Paving, The Cheesecake Factory, American Family Fitness, Huntington Learning Center, The Dominion Club, BowlAmerica and Byrd art teacher Mr. Gottschalk.

Submitted by Martha Campbell, Italian Dinner Chairman