Red Ball Raises More Than $50,000 For Red Cross
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
This year's Red Ball, "Summer Cruise," raised more than $50,000 (before expenses) for the disaster preparedness and response program of the local chapter of the American Red Cross.
Rebecca Kubacki and Cathy Teghtmeyer, co-chairwomen of the event, welcomed the group to the ball, and Larry Peppel, executive director of the Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross, gave the invocation. Dinner was served on the lawn at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club and featured Caribbean dishes prepared by and served under the direction of executive chef Mark Gilardi.
Following the main course, guests were treated inside to desserts accompanied by a chocolate fountain and music by Gizzae. Photos of couples attending the ball were framed in Caribbean motif frames and distributed before the end of the evening.
Silent auction items were available for bidding until 8:30 p.m., when the winners were announced. Donors included: Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Grossnickle and Bart's Water Sports, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Westover, Dorothy Ring, Dr. and Mrs. Thom Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kesler, the Red Ball committee, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. David Montgomery, Dr. and Mrs. Larry Allen, Janine Fey and Wayne Luchenbill, Dan and Dr. Pamela Hann, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kubacki, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lennox and Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph Lowe.
The live auction kicked off with Bob Sanders as this year's auctioneer. Bidding began with the one-of-a-kind Hawaiian black coral and pave diamond pendant, designed and donated by Bill and Susan Allen.
Other items in the live auction were: an Evening in Paradise, dinner for four at Joseph Decuis, with limousine and carriage ride, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Williams; a Bahama Mamma Party, dinner for eight at Noa Noa, donated by Rebecca Kubacki and Cathy Teghtmeyer and spouses; and, back by popular demand, the Sunset Cocktail Cruise, with a candlelight dinner and cruise on Lake Wawasee for several couples, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tuttle.
Major financial supporters of the 2004 Red Ball were: Allen's Designs, Biomet Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Levin, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ferguson, Dr. and Mrs. Dane Miller, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Paragon Medical Inc., Zimmer, DePuy, Lake City Bank, Grossnickle Family Foundation, NIPSCO, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Grossnickle, Dr. and Mrs. Steve Grossnickle, Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Grossnickle, Sprint, Dr. and Mrs. Randall Cory, Mr. and Mrs. Bart Culver, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Davison, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kubacki, Omer Kropf, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Teghtmeyer. [[In-content Ad]]
This year's Red Ball, "Summer Cruise," raised more than $50,000 (before expenses) for the disaster preparedness and response program of the local chapter of the American Red Cross.
Rebecca Kubacki and Cathy Teghtmeyer, co-chairwomen of the event, welcomed the group to the ball, and Larry Peppel, executive director of the Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross, gave the invocation. Dinner was served on the lawn at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club and featured Caribbean dishes prepared by and served under the direction of executive chef Mark Gilardi.
Following the main course, guests were treated inside to desserts accompanied by a chocolate fountain and music by Gizzae. Photos of couples attending the ball were framed in Caribbean motif frames and distributed before the end of the evening.
Silent auction items were available for bidding until 8:30 p.m., when the winners were announced. Donors included: Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Grossnickle and Bart's Water Sports, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Westover, Dorothy Ring, Dr. and Mrs. Thom Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kesler, the Red Ball committee, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. David Montgomery, Dr. and Mrs. Larry Allen, Janine Fey and Wayne Luchenbill, Dan and Dr. Pamela Hann, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kubacki, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lennox and Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph Lowe.
The live auction kicked off with Bob Sanders as this year's auctioneer. Bidding began with the one-of-a-kind Hawaiian black coral and pave diamond pendant, designed and donated by Bill and Susan Allen.
Other items in the live auction were: an Evening in Paradise, dinner for four at Joseph Decuis, with limousine and carriage ride, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Williams; a Bahama Mamma Party, dinner for eight at Noa Noa, donated by Rebecca Kubacki and Cathy Teghtmeyer and spouses; and, back by popular demand, the Sunset Cocktail Cruise, with a candlelight dinner and cruise on Lake Wawasee for several couples, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tuttle.
Major financial supporters of the 2004 Red Ball were: Allen's Designs, Biomet Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Levin, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ferguson, Dr. and Mrs. Dane Miller, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Paragon Medical Inc., Zimmer, DePuy, Lake City Bank, Grossnickle Family Foundation, NIPSCO, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Grossnickle, Dr. and Mrs. Steve Grossnickle, Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Grossnickle, Sprint, Dr. and Mrs. Randall Cory, Mr. and Mrs. Bart Culver, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Davison, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kubacki, Omer Kropf, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Teghtmeyer. [[In-content Ad]]