The Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York hosted the 37th Annual Confections in Chocolate Gala for Hope on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at Birch Hill, Castleton-On-Hudson.
Guests enjoyed an evening of cocktails, fine dining, dancing to the music of Soul Session, silent and live auctions, and decadent chocolate desserts-the highlight of the evening!


Over 200 curated auction packages were available for guests to bid on. Packages were comprised of donated products, gift cards and experiences from local restaurants, bars, businesses, community spaces and individual donors.

2025 auction donors include 110 Grill, 16 Handles, 5 Wits-Albany, 677 Prime, Adelphi Hotel, Adirondack Brewery, Adirondack Experience, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany Symphony, Altamont Fairgrounds, Apex Entertainment, Ausable Chasm Company, Baccarat Hotel New York, Barcelona Restaurant, Becker’s Farm, Bellini’s, Bend and Zap, Benson’s Pet Center, BMT Hospitality, Bob & Deb Bain, Bountiful Bread, Boutique & Pet Spa, Brown’s Brewing Company, Crowne Plaza Lake Placid , Dancing Grain Farm Brewery, David Arsenault, David Hill, Don Tequila Mexican Cantina, Downtown City Tavern, Downtown Social, Duck Donuts, Ellms Family Farm, Empire Wine, Enchanted Forest Water Safari Resort, Far Shot, Fiden’s Brewing Company, Fountain Square Outfitters, Fresh Market, Latham, Friends of EFNENY, Frog Alley Brewery, Fur and Friends Co., Glimmerglass Festival, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Graft Cider, Hancock Shaker Village, Hannoush Jewelers, Hanzo Japanese Steak House, Headspace, Hebe Medical Spa, Heron Hill Winery, Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, Hilton Garden Inn, Mt. Holly/ Westhampton, Hilton Garden Inn Troy, Hoffman Car Wash, Holiday Inn Resort Lake George, Home Depot , Honest Weight Food Co-op, Hudson Boulders, Hudson Valley AAA Intrepid Museum, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, Joe Ritmo’s Barber Salon, June Farms, Karen Wachs Integrative Health, KellBell’s Shells, Kevin Lourinia, LaBella Pizza and Restaurant, Lia Auto Group, Liberty Ridge Farm, Mean Max Brewing Co, Meat & Company, Michael Reilly, MiSci | Museum of Innovation & Science, Moscatiello’s, Nancy Stewart, National Comedy Center, Nine Pin Cider Works, New York Giants, New York Jets, NYRA, Olde Bryan Inn, Orchard Tavern West, Oriental Trading , Otis and Oliver’s, Outback Steakhouse, Paolo Lombardi’s Ristorante, Pasquale’s, Pennells Italian Restaurant, “Pitch Hitters” Barbershop Quartet, Price Chopper, Latham, Proctors Theatre, Queensbury Hotel, Radici, Recovery Sports Grill, Rivers Casino & Resort, Romo’s Pizza, Roosevelt Room, Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Sea Smoke, Siena Athletics, Six Flags Great Escape, Soojee Beauty , Sonic, Sunny Hill Resort & Golf Course, Taverna Novo, Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte, CPAs P.C, Texas Roadhouse, The Balloonary, The Broken Mold Studio, The Brookmere Hotel, The Bull and Bee Meadery Albany, The Bunker, The Coat Room , The Clark Art Institute, The Gentile Family, The Ivy Spam The Log Jam Restaurant, The Sagamore Resort, The Scene, The Skinny Pancake , Tipsy Moose Tap & Tavern, Tom Myott, Toro Cantina, Trader Joes, Clifton Park, Treehouse Brewery, Two Little Dumplings, Urban Air, UAlbany Athletics, Valerie Stanley, Valley Cats, Vent Fitness, Venus Nail Spa & Verdile’s Restaurant.
Interested in joining this incredible list of donors at a future event? Reach out to dbiddiscombe@epilepsyneny.org!
All proceeds benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York.


