D+BA nominated volunteer Mitch Kraeling, D+BA chairman George Oliphant of George To The Rescue, D+BA nominated

volunteer Kim Kraeling

D+BA Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Honoree Marilyn H. Rose by Robin Baron

Eric Hagenbruch of Finesse Landscape with wife Donna

Honoree Anthony Geraci of European Granite & Marble

Hillary Needle of Hillary Needle Events and Andrea Sheahan

The Designers + Builders Alliance of Long Island held its annual gala “Mystery By Design 3.0,” in late March at the Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury. This event was created to honor and celebrate the outstanding creative and charitable contributions of those in the design and building industries. It was also a fundraising drive for KiDS NEED MoRE, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to enhancing the lives of children, families and young adults coping with cancer and other life-threatening ill-ness.

The event in its third year attracted over 350 guests and was a remarkable evening featuring cocktails, dinner, dancing, awards, raffles and a silent auction.

The night brought together many talented people from dif-ferent fields including architecture, building, development, inte-rior design and more. George Oliphant, NBC’s George to the Rescue, served as honorary chairman. Awards were presented to the following distinguished honorees -Lifetime Achievement Award, Marilyn H. Rose of Marilyn H. Rose Interiors Ltd.; Design Partner of the Year, Anthony Geraci, European Granite & Marble and the Volunteers of the Year, Mitch and Kim Kraeling. Major sponsors include European Granite & Marble, Marilyn H. Rose Interiors Ltd., Showcase Kitchens and Stark Carpet. In addition to the festivities, the region’s top designers produced dramatic mystery-themed tablescapes.

“We are thrilled with the success of the event and enjoy bringing the industry’s top talent together to celebrate. Partner-ing with KiDS NEED MoRE fits our mission to give back to the Long Island community and we look forward to presenting them with a check to support their important work,” said D+BA presi-dent Marlaina Teich of Marlaina Teich Designs.

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Tomiann Naso of Wolf Sub Zero Cove and Bonnie Reich of Symmetry Closets

Mystery By Design

D+BA board members Eddie Dantes, John Starck, TJ Costello, Barbara Ruggiero, Joe Bello, Suzanne Sokolov, Marlaina Teich, Anthony Geraci, Karen Arpino, Ellen Baker, Keith Mazzei and Irena Skoda

Karen Chaikin, president of Long Island Pool and Spa Association with Kyle Chaikin of Chaikin Ultimate Pools, George Oliphant, Jennifer Haynie of

New York Window Film and Ray Wrobleski

George Oliphant and Andrea Sheahan of HOUSE® magazine

Joe Calise of Sights-N-Sounds, George Oliphant, John Tudisco of TileBar, Tom and Jean-nine Price of Grothouse, Alan Kennemer of Cosentino, Jason Braithwaite of Plesser’s Appli-

ances and Sheree Jeanes of Symmetry Closets

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S Rear Window

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