SABAH's Starlight Night Auction & Gala

             Saturday November 13, 2010 6:00 pm 

             Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

             Convention Center Plaza, Buffalo, NY

Please join us and support our special athletes in our 2010-2011 skating seasons. Our Starlight Night will showcase items from our hometown sports teams, restaurants and unique and memorable live auction items as well. This is our major fundraiser for the year.

Tickets are $75 per person or tables of 10 for $750
Please call 362-9600 for more information

Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors!

Gabrielle Basile
Rink: Amherst
School: Iroquois High School
Years with SABAH: 4 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: The smiles on the skaters face when the balloons fall at the ice show.
Skating Partner: Stephen Ballow, Owen Long and Louise Meyer
Future Plans: Attend College and major in Special Education
Other Activities: Yearbook committee, volunteering at the Elementary School

Tyler Borchert
Rink: Amherst
School: Akron High School
Years with SABAH: 3 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Seeing Nicky every Sunday for the past 3 years.
Skating Partner: Nicky Rice
Future Plans: Plan to attend Michigan State University and study Fisheries & Wildlife Science
Other Activities: Golf, swimming, baseball and snowboarding
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: Andrew Borchert (brother)

Caroline Bukowski
Rink: North Buffalo
School: Holy Angels Academy
Years with SABAH: 4 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: The shows
Skating Partner: Michael Mahaney
Future Plans: Attend College
Other Activities: Swim team and Ski club

Da’Quon Brown
Rink: Hamburg
School: Erie County Medical Center
Years with SABAH: 11 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: When I was able to skate without my walker.
Future Plans: Continue my vocational studies through a vocational program and seek employment.
Other Activities: Project Gift

Andrew Christopher
Rink: North Buffalo
School: Kenmore East High School
Years with SABAH: 7 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Skating with CC.
Skating Partner: CC Costello
Future Plans: Attend either Buffalo State or Erie Community for film production
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: Mom- Laurie Christopher

Casey Colton
Rink: Amherst
School: St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute
Years with SABAH: 4 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: My first ice show at the HSBC Arena with Mitchell.
Skating Partner: Mitchell Page
Future Plans: Attend either Purdue or Northeastern University and study engineering.
Other Activities: Skiing, hockey and golf.

Sarah DelSignore
Rink: Amherst
School: Sweet Home High School
Years with SABAH: 4 Years
Favorite SABAH Memory: The year her costume was a candy bar in the Willy Wonka program.
Skating Partner: Laura DelSignore
Future Plans: Continue volunteer work, independent living
Other Activities: Volunteer work at Weinberg Campus, playing Wii bowling, going out to eat with family.
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: Jennifer DelSignore, Shannon Maroney

Aaron Deutschman
Rink: North Buffalo
School: Canisius High School
Years with SABAH: 4 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Skating in my first ice show at the HSBC Arena
Skating Partner: Aaron Holland
Future Plans: Attend College locally and major in special education
Other Activities: Football, newspaper and National Honor Society

Stephanie Edbauer
Rink: Amherst
School: Daemen College YALT
Years with SABAH: 18 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: When I was in the 5^th grade and did a duet with William Dixon. We skated to “Put on Happy Face”. It was so fun.
Skating Partner: I have had many partners over the years, cousins & friends
Future Plans: Get a job
Other Activities: I dance at Center Stage and I am involved with Our Place.

Jonathan Kent
Rink: Hamburg
School: Autistic Services
Years with SABAH: 8 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Learning to skate backwards
Future Plans: Work in the community.
Other Activities: Working at Anderson’s, Southeast Works, Project Gift.

Paul Kreppel
Rink: Amherst Center
School: Clarence High School
Years with SABAH: 4 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Skating with the SABAH stars
Skating Partner: Anyone who needs help
Future Plans: College
Other Activities: Swimming, Boy Scouts, biking
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: Elizabeth Kreppel (sister), Jessica Hopkins (cousin), Karen Hopkins (aunt), Nick Hopkins (cousin), Joe Hopkins (cousin) and Andrew Kreppel (cousin)

Michael Melohusky
Rink: Hamburg
School: West Seneca West Senior High
Years with SABAH: 8 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Volunteering in my first show.
Skating Partner: I skate with whoever needs help
Future Plans: Attend college and major in engineering
Other Activities: Varsity golf co-captain, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Spanish Club, Jazz Band, Musical Pit Band, Science Honor Society, ECIC Sectional Championship Qualifier, work at Wegmans.
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: Father (Chris Melohusky), Mom (Carole Melohusky), & sister (Kristen Melohusky)

Bobby Mirando
Rink: North Buffalo
School: Canisius High School
Years with SABAH: 4 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Seeing Hayden’s progress each week
Skating Partner: Hayden Littman
Future Plans: Physical therapist
Other Activities: Baseball, ice and in-line hockey, honor society and Bible School
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: Sister, Patty has been a volunteer.

Anjelica M. Mondello
Rink: Niagara University
School: Starpoint High School
Years with SABAH: 9 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Every SABAH show and extreme red light green light.
Skating Partner: Skating instructor for Group 3
Future Plans: Attend College
Other Activities: Work at TT New York and Zuminez, coach figure skating for Mitchell’s at Niagara University.
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: My brother and mom.

Richard C. Mondello
Rink: Niagara University
School: North Tonawanda High School
Years with SABAH: 9 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Performing my Spiderman solo and shaking hands with Elvis.
Skating Partner: Susan Kreutz
Future Plans: Get a job and my drivers license
Other Activities: Tae-Kwon Do at Master Gorino’s, work at Starpoint High School cafeteria and North Tonawanda History Museum.
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: My mom and sister

Sean O’Neill
Rink: Hamburg Town Rink
School: Canisius High School
Years with SABAH: 2 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Watching Jose accept his award last year
Skating Partner: Jose Figueroa
Future Plans: Attend College
Other Family Member involved with SABAH: Meg O’Neill

Nick Rice
Rink: Amherst
School: Sweet Home High School
Years with SABAH: 11 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: The shows are exciting; I like all the people and volunteers each year.
Skating Partner: Kyle & Tyler Borchert.
Future Plans: Work at Harkness Center and plan for future work options
Other Activities: Swimming, basketball, bowling and X-box

Hillary Tilton
Rink: Niagara University
School: Lockport High School
Years with SABAH: 3 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: I have enjoyed watching my skater become more enthusiastic and willing to participate each week.
Skating Partner: Emma Richards
Future Plans: Attend a four year college to study speech language pathology.
Other Activities: School band, cross country track team and working at Tops.

Melissa Ann Wood
Rink: Amherst
School: Cheektowaga Central High School
Years with SABAH: 15 years
Favorite SABAH Memory: Having my parents and friends watching and supporting me throughout my years at the show. Meeting Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy after their win at the HSBC Arena.
Skating Partner: Lindsey
Future Plans: Attend the Yalt Program at Daeman College
Other Activities: Special Olympics ice skating, basketball, bowling, track & field and softball.

SABAH's Celebration on Ice 2010

Skating Athletes Bold At Heart (SABAH), will highlight the accomplishments of hundreds of local athletes with disabilities in "SABAH's Got Talent," on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 2:00 pm at HSBC Arena.  WGRZ's weatherman Kevin O'Connell and radio personality Janet Snyder of 98.5 KISS FM will emcee this years show.

Ice-skating performances featuring SABAH's skating athletes will put the spotlight on the many talents of our skaters as they skate to Michael Jackson, Elvis, Johnny Cash and Elton John.  The event showcases the achievements of over 650 challenged athletes and 400 volunteers.  "Each year the show brings excitement and fulfillment to our athletes, who work hard all year to perfom at the area," said Sheila O'Brien, Executive Director.  "Their accomplishments epitomize the heart of Western New Yorkers."

Major corporate sponsors of SABAH and the 2010 Celebration on Ice include Wegmans, The Buffalo Sabres, National Fire Adjustment Inc. (NFA), HSBC Bank, Diversified Manufacturing, Inc. (DMI) and Lawley Insurance, Buffalo News and Time Warner Cable.

All show tickets at $10. and are reserved seating.  They can be purchased through the SABAH office at 716-362-9600, the HSBC Box Office and at all tickets.com outlets.

SABAH's Adaptive Ice Hockey Clinics

Designed expecially for our skaters, SABAH's adaptive ice hockey clinics are now in year four and growing in popularity.  Every session includes basic skill building, such as passing, shooting and stickhandling.   This season, retired professional hockey player Terry Marchant is teaching the program along with Marty Dietrich, head coach of Hasek's Heroes, a hockey program for low income children in Buffalo.    Our clinics also include hockey players from local schools such as Williamsville South and the Buffalo Jr. Sabres who assist our skaters.

SABAH athletes who have basic knowledge of the game, can skate independently and have a desire to play hockey are welcome to participate.  Skaters are provided with helmets, sticks, gloves and a jersey.  At the end of the season, skaters receive a participation certificate. 

Contact the SABAH office if you would like more information at 716-362-9600.