The Ultimate Oz Party 1995
The 1990’s brought the Benefit to Fire Island Pines. With the advent of AIDS it became clear that the community needed to join the fight. God’s Love We Deliver was just one of the many organizations that reached out to the Pines for support.
1995
This event was held at a private home as a benefit for Gods Love We Deliver. Hosted by Pines resident Raymond Vino and Craig Gould at their home.
The set design was by Mitchell Greenberg and the DJ was Billy Carroll. This was a huge event with over 500 in attendance.
Dorothy- Richie Faella
Various Oz characters were played by guests.
The tin man was Alonso Salguero, and David Scott as the Scarecrow. The Lollipop kids were: David Forrest , Barry Leighton, and Ira Childkraut. The Imperial Court of NYC were the ladies of OZ.
The Imperial Court of New York.
Actress Candis Cayne was a surprise guest performer.
Guest entertainment was Sabrina Johnston.
The party raised $45,000. Media mogul David Geffen contributed $5,000.
Color photo’s donated to the archives by Tony Setteducate. Video by Mike Russo.
