Guest speakers included the club's Executive Director Nicole Forsyth who enlightened the crowd about programs and services and the value of community to the youth served by the SVBGC. Courtesy photo/SVBGC

A magnificent ice sculpture, a frozen work of art saluting the recent Silver Jubilee Gala and Auction benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley, provides a sparkling centerpiece for party goers, from left, DJ Garcia of Wilton; Dmitri and Irene Bobilev of Lyndeborough; Ben and Jessica Forleo of Merrimack; Amy Garcia of Wilton; Brad Freeman of Lyndeborough, Duane and Karen Forleo of Lyndeborough; Christine Doherty of Lyndeborough; Jason Hacker of Milford and Colin and Stacie Murdough of Lyndeborough. The sculpture was donated by Duane and Karen Forlio and crafted by Dennis Hickey and Dave Soha of Icebreakers in Manchester.  Courtesy photo/SVBGC

Steve Desmarais of Amherst is presented with a custom painting of himself doing some spirited auctioneering, a work of art gifted to him in appreciation of his extraordinary talents as an auctioneer and his 25 years of dedication to making the SVBGC annual auctions truly special. Courtesy photo/SVBGC