Denim & Diamonds - SCPC 2014 Auction Program March, 2014 | Page 19

A Final Thanks~ There are times in life when “Thanks” just doesn’t seem to cut it and this is one of those times. We started the year with huge goals. I wanted to raise $20,000 for the co-op this school year. A goal I thought lofty until Katie Moore signed me up for the Events and Fundraising position and upped the ante by sighting a goal of $30,000. I thought it impossible. Thanks to trash bag and pizza sales, Make-It plates, shopping nights, restaurant nights… and most of all an amazing group of dedicated parents–we begin the auction evening with more than $15,000 raised to date. What had seemed impossible might actually be possible! For those attending the auction, thank you for your generosity. I hope you pick up some amazing deals and I really hope you are generous. Please remember that we are here for a great cause. SCPC needs your continued support – so bid, bid, bid! Thank you to my Events & Fundraising team: Corey Siembieda, Laurie Daddino, Rae Portillo, Heather Cibor, Lisa Kelly, and Christy Logue. Lisa and Corey you are the real diamonds of this event. Thank you for all of the help and support you have given me throughout the year. There is no way this auction would have happened without you. Thank you to former auction coordinators Jen Novak, Katie Moore, Katie Epperly, and Carrie Groff for your advice, ideas, donations and help. Thank you to the many businesses – local and not so local, and some huge corporations, who donated this year and, in many cases, year after year. Gathering donations was a surprisingly uplifting and fun experience. I am in awe at the generosity of businesses big and small, especially in t