More than 200 guests enjoyed a special “Dancing with the Stars” gala at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, raising over $20,000 for the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors.
The event also featured three judges, including Christian Perry of Sotheby”™s International Realty in Greenwich, who appeared on 13 seasons of “Dancing with the Stars;” Elisabeth Vieselmeyer of Feeding Westchester in Elmsford, one of the nonprofits the foundation supports; and Bonnie Koff, former chair of the Foundation Fundraising Committee. Koff, an agent with Corcoran Legends Realty in Tarrytown, was honored for her years of work with the foundation, which she was also instrumental in founding. “We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Bonnie Koff, who has been so dedicated to her work with the foundation for so many years,” said Carol Christiansen, chair of the HG Realtor Foundation Fundraising Committee. “With her help, we were able to launch another successful event ”“ the first of its kind for the foundation”¦.” Since 2014, the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities and nonprofits throughout Hudson Valley. HGAR represents more than 14,000 real estate professionals in Westchester and the Hudson Valley.