Pearl Island Gala raises nearly $20,000

By Ryan Broege, Correspondent –

Approximately 150 supporters gathered for the fourth annual gala supporting the Pearl Island Recreational Corridor April 1 at the old Brodhead Fitness Center. The Brodhead Area Foundation sponsored the event, and local businesses showered the event with donations auctioned off and given as prizes at the fundraiser.

The area was festooned with decorations appropriate for the “beach party” theme. Beach towels were slung from the second-story balcony, flip-flops were nailed to the wall, and five-foot pineapples made of balloons enlivened the walls. Attendees dined on luau pulled pork, coconut shrimp, jerk chicken, and Hawaiian desserts, and lined up for drinks before a Tiki bar complete with the obligatory thatched roof.

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