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At the end of the evening, the piece was auctioned off and all of the proceeds went directly back to the Foundation’s programs and services. Guests also had the opportunity to bid on over 125 trips, tickets, pieces of artwork, jewelry and more during this year’s silent auction, one of the highlights of the event. One guest remarked on how the auction seems to get bigger and better each year, having something different to offer nearly everyone! Through all of fun, though, Board President Dr. Steven T. Gough was sure to remind guests why they were there. He raised his glass to the Foundation’s accomplishments in 2019 including the growth of the Mini-Grant and Dream Book Programs, the huge success of the H.U.G.S. program and their many free or low-cost events for the community, and the addition of the Patti Fedishan Zollner Scholarship to the annual roster of scholarships given by the Foundation. Gough also made a personal plea to those in attendance, asking them each to introduce him to one person in 2020 who might help strengthen the Foundation. He cited the children in the school district who go hungry each day and the Foundation’s efforts to find donors willing to help provide food and supplies so no child is hungry in our community. “As we dine tonight,” he said, “let us remember these neighbors who often have to go without. This is why the work of the Foundation is so important. We are an asset available to the students and the staff across Woodland Hills. When a need is identified in our schools and our community, the Foundation is here to assist by seeking funding to fulfill and support those needs.” To learn more about the Chocolate & Diamonds Affair and the Woodland Hills Foundation, visit: www.WoodlandHillsFoundation.com. MassMutual Showclix Site Logiq Core Architects ICH Jim Shorkey Auto Group MUSICIAN SPONSORS: Edward Jones Maser Consulting Patrick Lanigan Funeral Home RBC Capital Markets Santori and Peters Steiner Realty GOLD SPONSORS: Churchill-Wilkins Rotary First Student Giant Eagle, Edgewood Kline, Keppel and Koryak Arthur J. Gallagher Love Place Photography MJ Kelly Realty Rotary Club of Braddock Sisterson and Co. State Farm Stein Family Charitable Trust Tucker Arensberg Attorneys Chocolate & Diamonds Affair THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SILENT AUCTION DONORS: American Girl Dolls Barbara Amick Anakeesta Best Made Shoes Bradford Portraits Jan Brett, Author Burgh Bits and Bites Busy Hook, Happy Heart Carlton Restaurant Carnegie Museum Choo Choo Barn Christina Custom Art Contemporary Concepts Cousins Paintball Cozi Dad’s Pub and Grub Dee’s Delights JP Diroll Laura Duffy East End Food Co-Op Edgewood Country Club Fulton Theater Gaby et Jules Kathleen Good Gotham Comedy Club Alex Gough Harbes Barnyard Adventure Robin Heaton - LipSense Heinz Chapel ICH Indianapolis Motor Speedway JJs Suspenders Kendra Scott King Orthodontics Knoebels Le Mont Amanand Lewis - Petal Lex Home Tech Liberty Cooling and Heating Love Place Photography Julie Makuta - Usbourne Books and More Mama Meatballs Local artist Zach Rutter painted a one of a kind piece of art during the event. Tim McCool Cindy McCune - The Big Oh Metamorphosis Spa Miranda Miller Mint Salon Robert Munsch, Author Valerie Nance New York City Ballet New York Open New York Philharmonic Oakmont Bakery Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures Pittsburgh Festival Opera Pittsburgh Public Theater Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Symphony Nicole Reininger Ring Sara Rodgers- Thirty One Richard Romanko RPM Raceway Rusmur Floors Ruth’s Chris Zachary Rutter Dr. Dawn Scott She Cre8s Lily Silknetter Snowshoe Resort Dr. Megan Stock Tennis Village The Massage Place Tiny Town Turtle Creek StorExpress Valvoline WHSD Athletics Wigle Whiskey William Penn Jewelers and Watchmakers Madee Williams - Traveling Vineyards Wines of America Jessica Wolf - Monat Tara Zalewsky WOODLAND HILLS ❘ SPRING 2020 ON Emcee Jim Kiley providing some laughs. Spitzer Toyota 31