Tippy Country Club To Host Annual Cancer Care Gala
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Jen Gibson-jgibson@timesuniononline.com
Saturday Tippecanoe Country Club will play host to the annual Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund Gala.
The event, which begins with hors d'oeuvres at 5:30 p.m., includes dinner and dancing at the country club along with an outdoor poolside silent auction, an entertainment silent auction, a Village of Winona silent auction, an All for Kids Silent Auction and a live auction. Jerry Ehle, who is affiliated with Schrader Auction, will be the auctioneer for the event.Money raised from the event goes to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund. The KCCCF is composed 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.
This year, Cancer Awareness bracelets also will be available for $10 each. Different colored bracelets will be available to represent specific cancers. Attendees of the event will be encouraged to purchase the bracelets in honor of someone they know with cancer.
Those who cannot attend are encouraged to give a donation or memorial gift in any amount, which can be sent to KCCCF, P.O. Box 1809, Warsaw, IN 46581-1809. If the donation is in memory or honor of an individual and the donor wants a note sent, include name and address of where it should be sent.
Music is by The Toy Factory from Indianapolis
This year's auction items include: Tennis bracelet from Bower's Jewelry; six Bears tickets on Sept. 28 for the Bears vs. Eagles game with use of Omer Kropf's motor home; corn hole game; handmade jewelry by Sandy Rutter; a Flexsteel recliner; Ramada Plaza/Wagon Wheel package; Moravian Christmas Stars; Pam and Dan Hann snowmobile cabin getaway; four suite tickets to any Colt's Game; children's pony party; family fun package Indianapolis; children's golf clubs; Todd Realty doll house; Logan Realty doll house; Splash Universe passes; Fort Wayne Zoo private dinner for 10 in rainforest; dinner for eight in Biaggi's Wine Cellar; children's circus theme birthday party; two reading rocking chairs; a Sex & the City basket; cooking class at Cerulean; golf lessons, round of golf with cart for four with Pro Nick Marucci; French Lick West Badden's Hotel package with golf; spa package at Winona's new spa; family movie night with pizza and Hallmark classics; and portrait setting from Bob List Photography.
