Rocking for the Rock tickets available
They’ll be dancing up a storm at the Rocking for the Rock party at Gardiner’s Bay Country Club Saturday night, partnering with the Shelter Island Lions Club to raise money for several important causes.
As of Tuesday, 525 tickets had been sold for the fundraising event — a rock ‘n’ roll party — from 6 to 11 p.m.
Organizations that will benefit from the money raised are:
• The Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation (CAST), which provides food to Islanders in need.
• The Shelter Island Pantry at the Presbyterian Church, where those in need can access food to augment their diets.
• Assistance toward renovations to the Tot Lot playground with the current space closed because of its dangerous conditions.
• Renovations of the space occupied by Mitchell Post 281 of the American Legion in the Community Center building
• The Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation, which helps fund emergency medical services rendered primarily by volunteers.
• The Shelter Island Fire Department.
• Shelter Island School for costs not covered by taxes or grants.
The GBCC is underwriting the cost of the party to ensure 100% of money raised from generous attendees will go directly to those causes, said Edward Brennan, of the Lions Club. The money raised will go to the Lions Club, which has nonprofit status. Accordingly, the Lions will be administering the distribution of the funds to the recipients.
Tickets are $600 for GBCC and SIYC (Shelter Island Yacht Club) members and $250 for the Shelter Island community and under 40 members. To purchase tickets visit https://us.givergy.com/rockingfortherock2026/?controller=home.
