“Cue Queens” Gather in NY to Raise Funds
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Loree Jon Brown, Caroline Pao, Emily Duddy, Allison Fisher, Kristina Zlateva and Jennifer Barretta
The ladies behind the Cue Queens project gathered at the famous Amsterdam Billiards, in downtown New York on June 13th, for a fundraiser to help raise money to fund their upcoming documentary series.
Fans in attendance were able to mix and mingle with such notables as Allison Fisher, Loree Jon Brown, Kristina Zlateva, Emily Duddy, Caroline Pao and Jennifer Baretta for three hours of fun to help raise funds to cover production costs for this project.
Helping to keep everything fun for the night was event MC John Lehman and event Producer Emily Duddy. Lehman and Duddy donated their time, as well as renowned photographer Larry Busacca, who was there to commemorate the event with red carpet and candid photos.
Fans were then given the opportunity to face their favorite player in challenge matches and were later matched up with a pro for a short Pro-Am doubles tournament.
Cue Queens Director Ashley Tindale was at the event, along with producers Kim Shaw and Julie Edwards, and they treated everyone to a production clip featuring Allison Fisher, joined by her family at her home in Charlotte, and Rising Star Savannah Easton at the Brunswick Billiard Factory.
Joining the featured Cue Queen players at Amsterdam Billiards were WPBA stars Eylul Kibaroglu, Ada Lio and Ashley Benoit. Although not able to make it to Amsterdam, WPBA veteran Billie Billing was one of the players who were interviewed by the production team earlier in the day, for inclusion in the project.
All attendees at the event were given razzle tickets with great prizes donated by Olhausen Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Balabushka Cues, Jacoby Cues, Delta 13 Racks, Cue Pocket, Game On Gear, Taom Billiards and Sterling Gaming. Duddy also passed along her thanks the staff and ownership at Amsterdam Billiards for their donation of space and table time to hold the event.
The fundraiser was successful in raising $11,000 towards the Cue Queens goal of $50,000 in crowdfunding for the project. With the crowdfunding campaign due to end on June 26th, there are still a couple of days for fans to get involved in this great project. For more information on how to get involved, check out the Seed&Spark website at https://seedandspark.com/fund/cue-queens#story.
