The 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 to help 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 2006, the KCCCF raised more than $160,000 in net proceeds. 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 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. The live auction will start at 7:40 p.m.
Guests at the event can buy a glass of Gloria Ferrer Champagne for $25, and have the opportunity to win a diamond necklace with matching earrings donated by Bowers Jewelry, Warsaw, worth $4,320.
Jeffrey R. Binder, president and chief executive officer of Biomet and a member of Biomet's board, will be the gala speaker. Binder, who had served in executive roles in several successful orthopedic companies, had cancer as a child.
The live auction is one of the most anticipated parts of the evening, and this year it has a new twist: All auction items will be around the pool as well as in front of the clubhouse and inside.
The live auction will feature at least $19,400 worth of items, including a 2004 golf cart and a five-night stay in Big Sky, Mont., a dinner for 10 adults at Bertrand Farm, Niles, Mich., and a comedy and wine party with an evening stay and breakfast for 20 at the Ramada Plaza, Warsaw.
Each year, a puppy also is auctioned off during the gala. This year's puppy is an American Kennel Club-registered Brittany Spaniel, which comes with a veterinary package.
Rex and Holly Schrader, with Schrader Auction & Real Estate, have donated their time to call this year's live auction. Items include: A cruise on Lake Wawasee aboard the S.S. Lily Pad II for 120 with music by John Kirkwood; a Lloyd Flanders Dining set from Olson's Casual Furnishings; a Lasik eye surgery from Grossnickle Eye Center; travel in luxury in a motor home for six to see the Chicago Bears play the Green Bay Packers.
The silent auction features a variety of items as well. Some silent-auction items include: a boat lift, beach sets, a floating living room, a fire pit, kid's birthday parties and photo packages, a corn hole game, a motorized tractor, a motorized gator, sunglasses, comforters, recliners, golf clubs, a wine-tasting party for 10, a Hilton Head Island, S.C., getaway, a spa day and lunch, art works in various mediums by various artists, an strand of pearls from Crownover Jewelers, and many other gifts and services.
The style show held Aug. 9 at Noa Noa Restaurant, Warsaw, raised more than $15,000 for the cancer care fund.
Fashions were provided by La Grande Trunk, Valparaiso; Ruby, Warsaw; and Just for Kids, Warsaw. Jewelry by Sandy was handmade of natural stones and crystal by Sandy Rutter and modeled during the event. All items shown were available for purchase after the show. Ruby and Just for Kids also gave discounts to those in attendance.
Donations may be mailed to KCCCF at Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund, P.O. Box 1809, Warsaw, IN 46581-1809.
