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Ball in the Fall is Success
WE CARE is
Beneficiary
It Takes Two:
Rotary Club, We Care united for
worthwhile cause
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Morris Daily Herald Page 5A
Members
of Morris Rotary Club presents a check to We Care of Grundy County. In the
photo, in the back row from left to right, are Rotary Vice President Rich
Mitchell and Rotary Treasurer Tom Talarico. In the front row, from left to
right, are Andrea Buckman, Rotary President; Denise Gaska, We Care Executive
Director; Donna Matteson, Rotary President-Elect; Mary Jo Schuster, We Care
Client Services Representative
Morris Rotary
Club recently presented We Care of Grundy County, Inc., with a check for over
$16,000 as a result of the combined efforts of these two organizations to host
Rotary's annual Ball in the Fall last Nov 10.
More than 228 people
attended the event this year and enjoyed an evening of great food at Jennifer's
Garden, entertainment by the Silhouettes and a live and silent
auction.
“We were very pleased with the attendance and participation in
our annual event. said Morris Rotary's President Andrea Buckman. “We Care staff
and Board worked hard to help make this a successful event and the community
responded to the message both of our organizations promoted - making Grundy
County a better place to live, especially for those in the greatest
need.”
“We Care was honored by Rotary's request to participate in the
Ball in the Fall,” said Denise Gaska, We Care's executive director. “We worked
well together and had a lot of fun creating a beautiful event that benefited two
very worthy causes.”
Rotary and We Care plan to work together on the 2008
Ball in the Fall. Look for details about date and location in the future.
Following Article from the Nov 13, 2007 issue of the Rotamor, written by John Zappia, editor.
Ball photos from Morris Daily Herald can be viewed if you click HERE.
Morris Daily Herald Newspaper, November 12, 2007 carried extensive photo collection on page 13A.
The Ball in the Fall appears to have been
another success again this year. The
Ball was held on November 10, 2007, at Jennifer’s Garden in Morris. The event collected about $35,000 that
evening. “This year over 235 guests attended,
including eighteen members from the Morris Rotary Club; last year there were
235 guests.
The silent auction
had 87 items displayed in three different sections – red, white and green
tables.
The live auction
featured 28 items. A private sunset cruise
on Lake Michigan was awarded for $2,400.
The
“martini bar” was auctioned for $700, while a vacation trip to Cancun, Mexico
went for $2,000. A Lake Geneva dinner
cruise for four brought in $850 in spirited bidding.
Dinner consisted of filet mignon combined
with grouper filet, twice baked potatoes and vegetable medley. A chocolate fountain was served for the
desert.
During
the “Fund-An-Item” bidding frenzy, We CARE raised over $6,000 to start a new
dental program for senior citizens who don’t have dental insurance.
The Silhouettes group entertained guests
after dinner. The group is from the
Kankakee area and sings classic rock and more.
This annual event was held at Jennifer’s Garden on Saturday
and was hosted by the Rotary Club of Morris and the Grundy County We Care. It started at 5:00 P.M. for the silent auction, with dinner at
7:00 P.M. The Silhouettes played until
midnight.
Members attend and support the Ball in the Fall
Eighteen members and
their guests attended the Ball. They
include Glenn and Sally Bates; Scott and Dianne Breslar; new member Don Brown
and his wife Jane; Andrea Buckman and guest Paul Dewasme; Steve and Mary
Fannin; Alan and Cassie Ferrari; Bill Norton, Charlie and Lucy Gibbs; Art and Marion Gore,
Donna Guinn, Donna Matteson; Richard and Jeanine Mitchell; Al and Dorothy
Pilch; Mary and Jim Ringer; Tom and Jeanne Talarico; Dave and Corri Trotter;
Jim and Ann Wright; and John and Betty Zappia.
Prospective member Karen Avalos also attended. Assistant
Governor Leon Wilson and his wife Carmin attended as the Governor's
Representative.
 Entertainment by the
Silhouettes
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