A big-papa-bear-chair thanks to the creative talent who generously designed and donated 74 chairs to this event, Culver Tri Kappa generated over $7000 in chair sales! The fundraising goals were exceedingly met along with an unexpected excitement for the chair parade that the community enjoyed throughout the month of June. The most memorable moments captured from the event are seeing the big eyes and smiles light up from the artists who designed chairs that were caught up in the excitement of bidding wars over their own masterpieces! There were rowdy rallies of bidding going on throughout the evening and you could sense the pride from the creative artists within the crowd.
"Knitty," the hand knitted chair donated by Marcy Prochaska brought in not only financial contributions for the fundraising event, but delivered a strong support in a new friendship. Bidders who were once against one another in a bidding war over this unique seat finally relinquished their pocketbooks and started a friendly conversation on the balcony.
Although this program has been in the planning process since October and much logistics went behind the scenes to create and deliver a month long chair extravaganza, Culver Tri Kappa is hoping to deliver an encore program in the next year or two. Andrea Cook and Judy Sawhook co-chaired this program along with the support from a strong team of committee captains. We would like to acknowledge all of the individuals who helped make the month long event a success through volunteering or donating:
Committee Captains:
Rhonda Anderson, Karen Boland, Kathy Rich, Chris Sheppard
Committee Members and Volunteers:
Karen Heim, Wendy Loehr, Jennifer Luttrell, Carol Jackson, Carol Saft, Janette Surrisi, Jo Surrisi
Auctioneers:
Jerry and Angela Kiesla
Musicians:
Beth Pare, Justin Ross
Photography:
Jeff Kinney
Printing:
Grant and Ginny Munroe
Auction Technical Support:
Phil Cook, Savana Cook as Narrator
Original Chair Donors:
Ancilla’s Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, Culver Academies, The Culver Cove
Chair Delivery Service:
Don Burke, Phil Cook, Marshall Pranger, Jim Sawhook, Frank Sheppard
Plymouth Chair Drop Location:
Donna Wenzel and Linda DeVault, Sisters’ Tea & Eatery and Mark and Angela Leed, Bergman Arts Center
Non-Chair Donations:
Mr. and Mrs. William Rhodes and Monticello’s Whyte Horse Winery
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