Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians and their guests gathered for a festive evening to socialize and give back to the community and enjoy good food and good company and take a chance on Lady Luck and… all kinds of good things at their annual silent auction and reverse raffle, held at SugarBush Golf Club on November 11. Funds raised at this event help to support local Rotary activities– think : roadside clean-ups, Santa Deliveries, Family Week, InterAct, RotarAct, contributions to Boy Scouts, Power of the Pen, etc–as well as Rotary International and District 6630 projects.
Local businesses and individuals were generous in their contributions to the auction selections, which were varied and alluring : a Christmas stocking from Kim Kohli, watercolors by Carol Donley and Darlene Jackson, a Sunset Maple from Doug Paul, photos by Alan Donley, and the usual suspects, businesses in the area who can always be counted on to come through for the good of the community–Garrettsville Hardware, Hermann’s Pickles, Monoroe’s Orchard, McKenzie Creamery, T&B Tools, DQ, Business Works, Cornerstone, Shaker Tree, McCumbers-Brady Realty, many others, even Mookie Moo.
Whole offices came with spouses and friends in tow; Garrettsville Dental Group fielded a full table. Newly-elected Representative Kathleen Clyde appeared for the home crowd. Local businessmen Rich Hoffman, Mark Johnson and Dan Reichelderfer did their part to keep the affair going, as did Sam Vanderhoeven, with a Silver Fox in his entourage. Chuck Klamer first did his superintendent’s duties at a JAGLSD board meeting (Does he ever miss a gathering?). Chuck Keiper and his golden guitar furnished the evening’s music. The “naughty and nice” balance was maintained with the attendance of two Pesiceks and two Angels…a world-class line-up.
Hiram College Catering service offered tasty viands to fuel the merriment and Delores McCumbers pushed her sideboards to all of the high rollers in the bunch.
“A good time was had by all”…to coin a phrase. If you missed it, mark your calendar for next year, they’ll be baaaaaaack.
