Valley Youth House’s 6th Annual “Always Bet on Youth” Casino night

The Valley Youth House (VYH) hosted its 6th Annual “Always Bet on Youth” Casino night to benefit homeless and foster youth of Pennsylvania on March 11, 2016, at the Crystal Tea Room.

The night began with a cocktail party at which several people were honored, including Leidy Torres, 2016 Young Achiever Honoree. Torres told a moving story about how she navigated the foster care system and went on to college with the skills she obtained at VYH. Mark Aitken of Horizon Services was honored with the 2016 Individual Achiever award for his support of VYH, and Brian Cohen received the 2016 Corporate Achiever Honor on behalf of Liberty Property Trust, which has been a supporter of VYH.

Valley Youth House provides a first line of defense for troubled young people and their families. Protection from abuse, neglect, and family disintegration is achieved through a strategy involving prevention, crisis intervention, and long-term help.

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Shawn and Sara Neuman with Becca and Mark Seltzer.

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Maria Findley, Dan Crowley, Kat Findley and Teresa Alfonso.

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Earla Joseph and Shawn Malik.

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Aaron and Erica Sorg, Willis Towers Watson.

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Megan Kay and Jeff Baldwin.

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Paul Gornowski and Denise Belcher.

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Kate O'Neill, John Gattuso, Urban Region of Liberty Property Trust, and Stephanie Balan McKeehan of Liberty Property Trust.

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David Urbanowicz, director of Program Strategy & Field Ops at Comcast, Cecilia Isaacs-Blundin, director of Diversity Communications at Comcast Corporation, Alex Lubneuski, Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski, Comcast Essentials, Patricia Kozuch, M.D., and Marcia Gelbart, senior director of communications at Comcast Corp.

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At the end of the night, guests traded their winning chips for raffle tickets. Here they are placing them in bowls in front of the prizes they hope to win.

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