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First Posted: 10/21/2013 Dr. Stephen Voyce will be heading to State Street Grill Monday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. to take his spot behind the bar to serve drinks to patrons. The cardiologist isn&#8217;t making a career change, he&#8217;s one of 11 members of the community participating in &#8220;Halloween Gets Pinked&#8221; a celebrity bartending night.
Voyce will be joined by former Rockette Pat Barnes, Jose the Leprechaun of WNEP, John Webster of WILK, Dr. Tim Farrell, Dr. Bill Auriemma, Dr. Dan Kazmierski, Dr. Tom Majernick, Dr. Susan Biancarelli, Dr. Matt Haley and Dr. Glen Digwood.
Voyce has been participating in the celebrity bartending night, an annual event where all of the money raised goes toward the American Cancer Society, for about four years.
&#8220;I think a night like this helps create awareness and lets people know it&#8217;s out there,&#8221; said Voyce as to why he got involved with the fundraiser.
&#8220;(Breast cancer) touches most families, both physically and emotionally, it&#8217;s a devastating disease. My sister (Mary Ann Duffy) is a survivor, and that&#8217;s part of the reason I keep going back.&#8221;
Participating three years in a row as a bartender, missing last year due to bad weather cancelling the night he was scheduled to volunteer, Voyce has done his part taking the beer and cosmo orders the celebrity bartenders are permitted to serve. This year, however, he became involved more behind the scenes, with &#8220;Get Pinked&#8221; founder Timmie Ott crediting him with adding some new elements to the night, to help keep the yearly event fresh.
One of the biggest differences this year to nights in years past is the event will have a Halloween theme.
&#8220;Because it is Halloween we&#8217;re asking that folks come in costume,&#8221; said Voyce.
Those who do get dressed up may be happy they did, as everyone who shows up in a costume will be entered in a costume contest. The contest is not judged based on the quality or creativity of the costume, but rather a name is selected at random to determine the winner.
The costume contest is one of many chances those in attendance will have at going home with something special. Several prizes will be given away throughout the night, including an item from the Clarks Summit store Treat, and a limo package for one night, donated by Nasser Limousine Service, which comes with a gift certificate for Ruth&#8217;s Chris Steak House.
The celebrity bartenders will also be competing for a big prize at the end of the night. All of the bartenders, who agree to participate, will be competing to see who can collect the most money in their plastic pumpkins. At the end of the night, whoever has made the most money will have a pie thrown in their face as the prize.
&#8220;It&#8217;s all for fun,&#8221; said Voyce.
Voyce, and everyone else involved in &#8220;Halloween Gets Pinked,&#8221; is hoping, as in the past, members of the community will come out and join in the fun on Monday. Due to scheduling, the celebrity bartending night will only be held one night, instead of several like in years past, so those interested in coming out to support this cause should mark Oct. 28 on their calendar as the only chance to do it.
All of the money raised during the night will be donated to the American Cancer Society&#8217;s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. For more information, visit makingstrides.acsevents.org.
For more information on &#8220;Halloween Gets Pinked,&#8221; or to donate a prize to the event, call (570) 290-0748.

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