SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services (SYFS) will hold its annual Evening of Giving Gala on May 18 at The Haven Country Club in Boylston.
This year, SYFS is offering a Las Vegas experience, featuring casino games, a silent auction and food and desserts.
“We’re excited to host an unforgettable evening of support for mental health and community well-being. The Las Vegas theme promises a night of entertainment and purpose, and we invite the community to join us in making a positive impact,” says SYFS Interim Executive Director Lynn Lynch.
The event will also feature signature cocktails, a hosted bar and dinner options. Among the casino games will be blackjack, poker and roulette.
All proceeds from the evening will support SYFS’s mission to strengthen the emotional and social well-being of individuals and families through equitable access to mental health counseling and social service programs.
“SYFS continually adapts to community needs, recognizing the impact of screen use on mental health. A study from Yale [University] and Columbia [University] revealed links between excessive screen time and internalizing problems in youth. In response, SYFS launched the Screen Time Reduction Education Program to [give] both youth and parents in multiple school districts a proactive step endorsed by the surgeon general’s advisory on social media’s effects on mental health. It’s been so successful that we have already received requests to modify the program for both younger children and adults,” said Jennifer Rifkin, SYFS’s director of clinical services.
Tickets to the Evening of Giving Gala are $200 per person.
To purchase tickets, visit https://www.classy.org/ event/2024-syfs-eveningof-giving-las-vegas-nights/ e494224.
The deadline to purchase tickets is Saturday, May 4, or until tickets are sold out.
For more information about SYFS, visit www.syfs-ma.org.
