09-05-2006The 2006 Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund Gala will be Saturday at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club.
A variety of items have been donated for the silent and live auctions. Proceeds from the event go toward helping local patients during their fight against cancer.
The KCCCF is comprised of volunteers and gives 100 percent of the money raised each year to cancer patients in the Kosciusko County area. No funds go to administration fees or outside this area.
In 2005, the KCCCF raised more than $133,000 in net proceeds. Sixty-six patients received assistance totaling more than $79,000 for expenses such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities, food, gas and health insurance. The funds are distributed through the K21 Foundation.
Money is raised by corporate sponsors, private donations, a fashion show, golf outing, other fundraising activities and the annual gala.
The fashion show will be Thursday, with clothes modeled from LaGrande Trunk, Valparaiso; Just for Kids, Warsaw; and the Tippecanoe Pro Shop. Other activities will include a $20 balloon pop and hors d’oeuvres. The evening will begin around 6 p.m. and the fashion show will start around 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $35.
Golf teams for men’s, women’s and mixed divisions, all flighted, will participate in the annual golf outing Friday. The outing is open to the first 30 teams for an 8 a.m. or 1 p.m. start time. The entry fee of $500 per team includes golf, cart, favors, hole-in-one contest, breakfast, lunch and hors d’oeuvres for afternoon players. The deadline was Aug. 25, however late registrations will be accepted if space is available. For more information, call Sonia DeGaetano, 574-372-7321.
The Gala will culminate the fundraising weekend Saturday at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club, starting with hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and dancing at 8:30 p.m. Limited seating is available. For gala and auction information, call Carol Lyn Jansen, 574-269-9773.
A new fundraiser at the Gala this year is purchasing a glass of Gloria Serrer Champagne for $25 to receive a chance to win a 1-carat total weight pair of diamond earrings with 14K white gold mountings donated by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen, Allen’s Designs, valued at $3,600.
Rex and Holly Schrader, with Schrader Auction & Real Estate, have donated their time to call this year’s live auction. Items include: Tickets for six to see the Chicago Bears play the San Francisco 49ers Oct. 29, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Niemier and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Stell, with the luxury motor home for the trip donated by Omer Kropf (value: $1,500); gourmet dinner for eight prepared in your home, donated by Caleb France and Nate Munson of Flying Fish – Cerulean ($800); registered golden retriever puppy donated by Pam Brickley Hann, shots by Lake City Animal Clinic and dog crate by Janet Zimmer of Paws ’n’ Claws ($500); 2007 23-foot Majestic Triple-Toon pontoon boat with a 115 Mercury engine, by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barrett of Smoker Craft Inc. ($33,000); Christmas in Chicago, two nights (Dec. 15-16) at The Peninsula Chicago and Sunday brunch in the Signature Room, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lowe ($1,500); Winona Lake progressive dinner with eight of your friends, taxied by boat to three homes on Winona Lake, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Tim Polk, Mr. and Mrs. Kris Katris and Dr. and Mrs. Durecki ($1,000); Day at the Spa with appetizers and cocktails, donated by Janelle Montel and Linda Mills of Expressions Salon and Day Spa and Scott Woods of Noa Noa Wood Grill & Sushi Bar ($1,500); and a Ramada White HIll Manor and The Oakridge Boys overnight package Nov. 11 for 16 guests, with wine and hors d’oeuvres, the Oakridge Boys live at the Wagon Wheel Theatre and six suites for an overnight stay ($2,000).
Silent auction items have been grouped into four categories. The Finer Things in Life include: A Hilton Head Getaway with a villa in Port Royal Plantation, donated by Dr. and Mrs. David Haines, with $500 toward travel from Flexaust ($1,500); Callaway custom-fit irons, matching bag and push stroller cart, donated by Golf USA and Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ruppel ($1,050); 1-carat princess-cut diamond earrings, by Andy Garrett, Crownover Jewelry ($850); Bob List Photography family portrait session plus Loveseat Sovereign Wall Portrait, given by Mr. and Mrs. Bob List ($940); Sunrise Photography portrait package ($350); Flexsteel Recliner, by Mr. and Mrs. Greg Ummel and Flexsteel Industries Inc. ($900); handmade painted wood bench by Mr. and Mrs. Clark Rutledge ($350); painting from Reinholt’s Furniture ($300); his and her sunglasses by Tommy Hilfiger and Guess, from Dr. Thallemer ($150); Renee’s permanent cosmetics from Renee’s Hair & Nails ($400); a $250 gift certificate to J.B.’s Furniture; and a pen and ink sketch donated by Bob Sanders.
Items for lake living include: a Wawasee Yacht Club package including a social membership and four personal sailing lessons for four people, from Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Vanmeter ($600); Lake Michigan Sailing Trip with Captain (and Mrs. Bob) Morrison and First Mate Chris Morrison, with dinner at the end of the day ($700); two 4-foot PVC Pier Benches auctioned separately ($250 each); and three items donated by Mr. and Mrs. Bart Culver of Bart’s Water Sports: Aqua Glide Airport, inflatable 8-foot-by-8-foot raft ($320); O’Brien Bouncer Water Trampoline ($220); and SportsStuff Banana Cabana ($250).
From the Village at Winona comes: A two-night stay at Chestnut House Bed & Breakfast, donated by Winona Restoration ($280); Ramsey Railsback photography with a single portrait sitting fee and a 20x24 unframed print ($630); Mary Pat Wallen of Park Avenue Gallery donated a sculpture ($500) and a scarf ($85); specialized 2006 Crossroads Series bike, by Trailhouse ($370); decorate a piece of pottery of choice or have a group party at Pottery Bayou of Winona Lake ($100); and a Canal Street Gallery party for six ($250).
And in the kids corner: A children’s Gator, donated by Dennis Polk Equipment and Gilsinger Implement Co. Inc. ($300); $300 worth of baby products donated by Mr. and Mrs. Scott Campbell of Stephan Enterprise; a 12-foot children’s wooden see-saw, donated by Jeff Brown of Play-Mor Swing Sets ($149); and a priceless original acrylic painting on canvas by Max Elliott.
Luann Deafenbaugh is the chairperson of this year’s committee.
Donations may be mailed to KCCCF at Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund, P.O. Box 1809, Warsaw, IN 46581-1809.