April 3, 2008, hundreds of patrons dined at restaurants throughout Hampton Roads at the 26th Annual Prevent Child Abuse Celebrity Night to raise money for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
More than a hundred media, political, sports, and entertainment celebrity volunteers waited tables and regaled restaurant patrons to garner big tips for the cause. T-shirts and aprons with this year’s logo were sold to patrons to help carry the Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads (PCAHR) message home that “It Shouldn’t Hurt to Be a Child.” Sydney Davis of Virginia Beach won the TV with a raffle ticket purchased at Havana.
The event raised over $26,000 for the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Hampton Roads. Il Giardino, thanks to the hard work of Dan Ryan from Dan Ryan’s for Men, finished first in the contest to raise the most money for the cause. Sinclair Communication’s Lisa Sinclair chaired Havana - Nimmo into a second place finish. Regardless of the final standings, attendees at all of the restaurants reported having great fun.
Thanks go out the the participating restaurants and celebrities listed below.
Norfolk
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Azalea Inn
2344 East Little Creek Road
Norfolk, VA 23518
587-4649WTKR's Stacy Davis; WNSB'S Hot 91 Cymandye; Delegate Paula Miller; Norfolk Commissioner of Revenue Sharon McDonald; City Council Member Barclay Winn; Chief Medical Examiner Leah Bush; Child Advocate Austin Butler; SECEP's Eric Pitts; Norfolk Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Greg Underwood
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Baker's Crust Ghent
330 West 21st Street
Norfolk, VA 23517
625-3600WAVY/FOX 43's Lori Crouch; WTKR's Kelly Gray; BOB FM's Eric Worden; WOWI 103 Jamz's Pavar Snipe and DJ Bee; WVEC's Sandra Parker; WNSB's Mahogany Brown; Hurrah Players' Hugh Copeland; Virginia Cinderella Miss Allison Exner; Miss Preteen Greater Richmond 2008 Prentiss Marquis; Little Miss Hampton Roads Reagan Jackson; Miss Virginia Outstanding Preteen Dominick Fink; WNSB Hot 91's DJ Anarchy and K Robin
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456 Fish
456 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
625-4444WTAR's Pasquale Giovani at 456 Fish doing the Restaurant Show at 5 p.m.; WAVY/FOX 43's Nicole Livas and Eric Harryman; WTKR's Bianca Martinez and Pat McReynolds; BOB FM's Crizti Walsh; WVEC's Shannon Sims; 94.9 The Point, Morning Point's Mary Kathryn Young "Woo Woo"; Commonwealth's Attorney Jack Doyle; Vice Mayor Anthony Burfoot; Pepsi Bottling Group's James White; Old Dominion University Football Coach Bobby Wilder
Chesapeake
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Sterling's
Towne Place at Greenbrier
725 Eden Way North.
Chesapeake, VA 23320
549-262696 X's Mike Powers and Bob Fresh; WOWI 103 Jamz's Chris Caliente and Anguz Black; US 106's Jackson; Delegate John Cosgrove; Commonwealth's Attorney Nancy Parr; Commissioner of Revenue Ray Conner; Deputy City Manager Wanda Barnard-Bailey; City Council Members Dr. Rebecca Adams and Clifton Hayes; School Board Members Brenda Johnson and Jeff Bunn; Deputy Fire Chief Ed Elliott; Grove Baptist's Dr. Melvin Marriner; Miss Preteen Chesapeake Andolyn Medina; Miss Preteen Norfolk 2008 Brittany Walters; Miss Teen Norfolk 2008 Samantha Hardee; Chesapeake Youth Committee Members Kecia Brothers, Kelly Farley, Wintre Foxworth, Jackie Spainhour, Carma Griffin
Suffolk
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Pisces
115 North Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23434-4507
923-9740WAVY's Tom Schaad; Elvis; Mayor Linda Johnson; Anderson Home & Garden & WAVY's Dabney Morgan; The Addison Group's Tom Powell; Clerk of Court Randy Carter; City Council Members Charles Parr and Leroy Bennett; Del. Chris Jones; Virginia Art Festival's Richard Spano
Portsmouth
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Roger Brown's Restaurant & Sports Bar
316 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
399-5377/399-6408WOWI 103 Jamz's Big B and DJ Jack of Spade; WAVY's Katie Collett; WNSB Hot 91's Leo, Nia Soul, Joe Cook, London and J. Prince; NSU’s Asscociate Athletics Director Craig Cotton; Portsmouth City Council's Elizabeth Psimas; YMCA Community VP Merv Pitchford; Community Solution's Corey Brooks and Larry Grossman; Portsmouth Social Service's Rusty Jordan; CASA's Mel Milton; Long & Foster's Paul McGirt; Norfolk Human Service's Traci Brickhouse
Virginia Beach
Havana - Nimmo
1169 Nimmo Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
430-8205BOB FM's Jay West; 96X Kristi Michael; Bob FM's Holly Williams; Captain Reese from WTAR's Fishing with Captain Reese; Delegate Sal Iaquinto; City Council Member Bill DeSteph; "Happiest Man in the World" JP Godsey; School Board Members Pat Edmonson, Lyndon Remias; Chief Deputy Sheriff Dennis Free; Legislative Aide Brent McKenzie
Il Giardino Ristorante
910 Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
422-6464WTKR's Bonnie Johnson; Mayor Meyera Oberndorf; Delegate Bobby Mathieson; Council Members Rosemary Wilson and Bill DeSteph; Dan Ryan's for Men Dan Ryan; School Board Member Rita Sweet Bellitto; Commissioner of the Revenue Phil Kellam; Tributes Entertainment - The King - Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Bobby Darin, Neil Diamond and Connie Francis
Zia Marie's
4497 Lookout Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
460-0715Z104'S Natalie; WVEC's Wayne Carter; School Board Members Emma "Em" Davis and Sandra Smith-Jones