(Palm Beach Gardens) –The DoubleTree Hotel in Palm Beach Gardens was the place to be for Easter Seals Celebrity Bartending event.  Nearly 150 Easter Seals supporters cheered on guest celebrity bartenders as they mixed and stirred to support children with special needs and disabilities at Easter Seals Igoe-Amar Child Development Center in West Palm Beach.

            “Our celebrity bartenders did a fantastic job serving great drinks and representing the organization,” said Rhonda Clinton, executive director for Easter Seals Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties.  “It was wonderful to see so many of our supporters at the DoubleTree Hotel and we are so grateful to them for opening their doors to us. The hotel’s service and the musical entertainment by Jammin’ Jim added to the event’s success!”

            Celebrity bartenders included event Chairmen Virginia Lang of WiLD 95.5 and Jay Cashmere of WPTV NewsChannel 5. Easter Seals board member Rick Sartory, along with Travis Thompson, D.M.D., and Easter Seals Tiptoe through the Tulips committee member Donna Lewis also lent a hand during the event.

            The Celebrity Bartending event is one of many great events Easter Seals will be hosting this season.  Other events include:  the 5^th Annual Tiptoe through the Tulips ladies fashion show and luncheon, scheduled for March 6^th at Frenchman’s Reserve in Palm Beach Gardens.  On May 2^nd the race is on, as the Derby Day Party returns in grand glamorous style at the International Polo Palm Beach. Try your luck in making a hole in one at the Timothy C. Roche Memorial Golf Classic on May15th, also being held at Frenchman’s Reserve.

            Easter Seals helps children with disabling conditions due to birth, disease, accident or injury by providing physical, occupational, speech and behavioral therapies in a preschool setting.  These services help prepare children for success in school while affording parents an opportunity to continue their careers or education.