It’s that time of year when lots of organizations have fundraisers that include dinner and silent auctions. It started at the end of March when our church had their annual variety show and auction for the summer mission trips. We had a good time and got an assortment of things from the silent auction. Here were the wonderful hosts of the night – Katherine, Elizabeth and Steve.
And some of the men from our church rocking us out to the Beatles.
Earlier this month we went to the fundraiser for The Child Study Center They provide a variety of great services from an International Adoption Clinic to help for kids with Autism. My wonderful uncle Roger works there and that is how we found out about the event. We won the following in the silent auction- a handmade chest with handmade toys, a beautiful quilt, children’s stationary and a gift certificate to Zoe and Jack’s for bedding. We put it in our room to store “treasures” from Nadia. I also had the top bid for a facial (yippie) and some other goodies like a basket of Cetaphil products which was literally overflowing with products. And this photo doesn’t actually do the chest justice, but here goes.
Last weekend my friend Laura and I attended the “Wild about Life” fundraiser for Pregnacy Lifeline. It was at the new Chesapeake Pavilion at the Fort Worth Zoo and it was a wonderful event. They had the wild wonders show with the animals (like Nadia and I saw at the mall earlier in the month), a buffet, a big band playing great music and then a drawn auction instead of a silent auction. So we bought our tickets and dropped them in the boxes for the stuff that looked the most interesting. As the night went by they did the drawings and during the 3rd set, my number was called!! I won the “Wild About Family Time” package which included 4 movie tickets, 4 all day passes to the Dallas Museum of Science and History, IMAX and Planetarium. Plus a $50 gift certificate to Van Grow Studio in Fort Worth. I am really excited about this one as I think Nadia will have a blast!
Laura and I.
Here are Cynthia and Adrian looking great at the event.
And it’s always fun to meet an alligator while eating dinner.
Then in the final drawing of the night I was shocked to win again! I won the “Wild About Eating Out” package which included dinner for 2 at five different restaurants and 4 free desserts at another restaurant. YUM!!! You know Mike and I will put these to good use. I was shocked, but Laura wasn’t because she said when I was buying my tickets that I always win. (Jess – this story was just for you!)
We are blessed to be able to help support such wonderful organizations doing such a great service in our community.
