Thank You
Posted Feb 10, 2009 9:34 PM by Susan Barnes
Thank you for your support of Classes for Causes and allowing us to host An Evening of Pairings last week. The success of the event was the result of the people who attended, worked to make it happen and people who donated time, goods and money. In that respect, it sounds like the same model as Classes for Causes. People volunteer (to teach) and other people pay to attend (classes) and the money raised goes to the charity of the (teacher's or) fundraiser's choice. An Evening of Pairings raised approximately $1,200 which will go towards paying for liability insurance for our board of directors so that we can continue to build the organization and continue to encourage teaching, learning and giving for and to great causes.
I am so happy to report that An Evening of Pairings went very well. We had a perfect group of people in attendance and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves very much. Extra special thanks to the members of the all volunteer Classes for Causes board of directors without whom the event would not have happened and to whom I am eternally grateful for their commitment and extraordinary donations of time and dedication to Classes for Causes. In alphabetical order, they are Isabel Arcones, our treasurer and voice of reason; Kate Dahl, who is a new recruit on the board and has already contributed a ton; Kelly James for organizing the wine from Gallo, various raffle prizes, promoting the event and countless guests and connections for Classes for Causes; Lisa Haut-Mikkelsen for always giving more than expected and building relationships everywhere she goes; Jennifer Perkins for her dedication to the website; Mark Shilaff for his connection to Siena Imports and the dessert wine and for helping find a venue; Frank Toth for another voice of reason and unwavering support and Alicia Washevich for organizing eco-friendly cups, raffle prizes, endless promotion and building awareness.
We would also like to thank Lina Shatara of DAI Events for promoting An Evening of Pairing to her email list, helping us with event planning and sending the weekly emails. To Schoggi, a big thank you for being the host and providing us with such a great venue, delicious chocolate and 10% of all chocolate sales. To Michael Savage for his very generous donation of a case of 2004 Savage Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, thank you very very much. We are also most grateful to Todd Temple of Vasquez Coffee Company for spending the evening with us and donating the special fair trade coffee. Donna Ho, of Far Leaves Tea, thank you also, for donating your evening to our event and for the delicious tea pairings you provided. We thank Jason Chietti of Siena Imports for donating a case of Nativo Grillo and Nero D'Avola dessert wine, and Casey Scharetg for connecting us with great prices on the wines from Gallo. Concannon Vineyard also donated a certificate for a private tasting for four people which was our grand prize in the raffle.
Here's a slideshow of excellent photos taken by volunteer photographer Karin Ahamer. Thank you Karin.
Thank you all. You made this happen and you're making a difference. Thank YOU!
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