Memorial Medical Center auxiliary to hold annual 'Famous Rib & Chicken Dinner'

The Auxiliary of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will host its second annual "Famous Rib & Chicken Dinner" from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Bakery Restaurant, 3004 Niagara St., Niagara Falls.

Tickets are $15 for dine-in or take-out dinners and include a complimentary beverage and reduced drink prices. The evening will feature a 50/50 raffle and prizes.

Celebrity bartenders at the event will include Memorial President and CEO Joseph Ruffolo; board Chairman Jim Roscetti and board member Chris Robins; Niagara County Legislator Jason Zona; City Councilwoman Kristen Grandinetti; Hyde Park Elementary School dean Nick Ruffolo; community policing liaison Allen Booker; and Victoria Spencer of Memorial's surgery department.

Proceeds from the event will go toward the auxiliary's pledge to Memorial's Cardiac/Stroke Care Center campaign. Tickets are available in the hospital gift shop or by calling Mary Norton at 716-278-4159 or 716-807-9388, or Patty Berggren at 716-545-7012.