• Monday, February 23rd, 2004   STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE    

CALLING  ALL ELTON JOHN FANS 

By Rollanda Cowles

   Guests at "Lunch Around The World: Staten Island Way" will rock and party at a fund-raiser March 27th from 1:00PM to 5:00PM in the Colonnade Diner in Grant City to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF).

   The idea for the "Lunch Around The World" benefit started back in 2002 in Florida, when a cluster of fans of the rock star got together and played Elton John music and made out a check payable to the EJAF. Since then, the idea has been gathering momentum across the country.

   Last year, Diana Humienny, who lives in Bay Terrace and is a legal secretary for Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, got on the Elton John fans' bandwagon and decided the fund-raiser was a great way to join in the effort.

   "Lunch Around The World: Staten Island Way" will take place two days after the entertainer's birthday and will be the first such fund-raiser ever anywhere in the New York area.

   Mrs. Humienny's husband, Gary, vice president of Quest Media Entertainment, Inc. and executive producer of the TV Show "Profiles", is reaching out to many of his celebrity contacts and media friends to make it a memorable event. The luncheon will be videotaped, and the results will be presented to Elton John, along with the donations.

   The event will include four hours of the entertainer's music, a champagne toast, an Elton John birthday cake, a hot buffet, a celebrity auction in addition to participation by Elizabeth Rosenthal, author of "His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John", Diane Arneth, director of  "The Staten Island AIDS Task Force", and other surprise guests.

   The luncheon tab is $32.00, in addition to a minimum donation of $30.00 for the "Elton John AIDS Foundation". Send a certified check or money order for the luncheon payable to Diana Humienny c/o Quest Media Entertainment, Inc. 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, N.Y.  10301. 

Any questions can reach Diana through E-Mail at dhuminy@questmedia.net.

LET'S ROCK AND PARTY FOR A GOOD CAUSE!!