Andrea Galabinski Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah took the challenge of Dr. Terry Tucker who doubled the original bet by Greg Frith of Fireside Disaster Service (not pictured).

There was a $500 tip for one song, a fire chief doing somersaults and a county commissioner doing a salsa dance. There was even a pie in the face. Those were some of the highlights of the annual Celebrity Waiter event held by the North Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce.

A $500 song was requested by Beth Sanger of the Cape Coral Community Foundation to waiter Sherri Magnus, founder of Tender Loving Care, for a rendition of “Old McDonald’s Farm.”

“Scholarships are one of the biggest things we support,” said Sanger of the foundation. “We commend the North Fort Myers Chamber for supporting education.”

Funds raised by the event go to local students for scholarships, said Chamber Executive Director Kim Constantine.

There were a lot of antics requested for donations to the cause.

The Celebrity Waiter event was a special day for Deputy Jarrod Cantrell, as it was his anniversary. He is pictured with daughter Brittany and wife Michelle. His daughter tipped him extra to "say nice things" to his wife.

The Celebrity Waiter event was a special day for Deputy Jarrod Cantrell, Chamber president elect and current Honorary Mayor of North Fort Myers, as it was his anniversary.

His daughter Brittany had a special tip request – to “say nice things” to his wife Michelle on the special date.

North Fort Myers Fire Chief Terry Pie was particularly busy, with requests for a salsa dance with Lee County Commissioner Tammy Hall, a song and a cartwheel, which he performed.

Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah also delighted the house with a request for push-ups by Greg Frith of Fireside Disaster Service. His bet was doubled with by local Dr. Terry Tucker who pushed Judah to 20 pushups with cash for the fund raiser.

Michael Filzenger and Mike Doyle of PayProTec joined Kimberly Smith of Cape Coral Eye Center in a special tip request for waiter Scott Fish of Gator Country 101.9. They asked him to don the crown of Rachel Collins, Miss Southwest Florida, Naples, and give his imaginary acceptance speech if he was crowned Miss America.

Commissioner Ray Judah, Sandra Aguilar, BJ's Wholesale Club, Lisa Cronin-Miller LARC, Veronica Culbertson, Executive Director SWFL Hispanic Chamber, Mark Smith, Lusck, Dracites, Tolissano and Smith PA, and Dennie Hamilton, LCEC CEO.

“I said a lot but I forgot to add ‘world peace’,” he said.

Cohort Val St. John from the station was also a celebrity waiter at that table.

Songs were a popular request item. Besides Chief Pye and Magnus’ requests, Lisa Cronin-Miller of LARC sang “Moon River.”

Also, chef Baron Cohen of Cohen & Cohen Catering in Cape Coral took a pie in the face for the cause.

“It was exciting to see the community come out and in support of our scholarship program,” said chamber president John Gardner. “We’re looking forward to our next big event – the Honorary Mayor Gala.”

Chamber president John Gardner was "arrested" by Deputy Jarrod Cantrell.

The auctioneer was Scott Robertson from Commercial Properties Southwest Florida.

“He did an awesome job,” said Constantine.

The waiters included Commissioners Tammy Hall and Ray Judah; Jarrod Cantrell, Chamber president elect and current Honorary Mayor of North Fort Myers; John Gardner, Chamber President and President of NFM Community Planning Panel; Val St. John and Scott Fish, Gator Country 101.9; Dennie Hamilton, LCEC CEO; Chief Terry Pye, NFM Fire Department; Lisa Cronin-Miller, LARC; Dr. Terry Tucker, Tucker Vision Center; Corliss Kazemba, Belk Department Store; Mark Smith, Lusck, Dracites, Tolissano and Smith PA,; Veronica Culbertson, executive director SWFL Hispanic Chamber; Sherri Magnus, TLC; Baron and Kim Cohen, Cohen and Cohen Catering; Brooke Huffmaster, Huffmaster Music Learning Center; Rachel Collins, Miss Southwest Florida, Naples; Sandra Aguilar, BJ’s Wholesale Club; and Greg Frith, Fireside Disaster Service.There was also a Silent Auction, Live Auction, Chinese Auction. There were also Everblades Season tickets for two or four.For information on the chamber, call 997-9111

A good natured Baron Cohen of Cohen and Cohen Catering took a pie in the face from Chamber Executive Director Kim Constantine.