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Review: ‘Samantha’s Friends’ benefit, featuring daytime actors, was a success

On May 15 and 16, the annual “Samantha’s Friends” benefit event was held in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, which featured many great soap actors, and the proceeds went to a great cause.

Markos Papadatos

Published

May 17, 2021

Daytime actors at 'Samantha's Friends' benefit event. Photo Courtesy of 'Samantha's Friends'

Daytime actors at 'Samantha's Friends' benefit event. Photo Courtesy of 'Samantha's Friends'

On May 15 and 16, the annual “Samantha’s Friends” benefit event was held in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, which featured many great soap actors, and the proceeds went to a great cause.

Acclaimed actors Eric Martsolf, Stacy Haiduk, Paul Telfer, Kyle Lowder, and Mike Manning of “Days of Our Lives,” as well as Jordi Vilasuso of “The Young and The Restless” were all in attendance, and it was well-received by the actors, fans, and attendees alike.

“The event this year was so great,” exclaimed Sammy Lee Bozza. “It was such a huge hit.”

This benefit fundraiser was postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The proceeds from this in-person event in Florida went to the Southeastern Guide Dogs nonprofit organization. To learn more about this charity, click here.

Their next “Samantha’s Friends” event will be on September 25 and 26, which will have an “Animal Kingdom” theme to it.

To learn more about “Samantha’s Friends,” check out their Facebook page and their official website.

In this article:Benefit, Eric Martsolf, Kyle Lowder, Mike Manning, Paul Telfer, samantha's friends, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Stacy Haiduk

Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 24,000 original articles over the past 19 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is an 18-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.