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2010 Benefit Dinner & Auction

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On Saturday May 1st, 2010 the Kyla McCullough Gift Fund held our annual benefit dinner & auction to raise money for local kids with cancer. Our committed supporters braved the treachorous traffic logjam along every possible route to get to the Red Lion Hotel and still showed up with generous and supportive hearts! We actually heard from multiple guests that they were stuck in traffic for up to 3 hours trying to make their way to our dinner and auction...now that's dedication!!!

Event Highlights

Despite the challenge of the traffic issues, the evening was a huge success as together we all raised $32,000! Here are a few of the highlights from the evening:

  • We had a very successful silent and oral auction. Many thanks to our auctioneer Steve Dorsey and his son Spencer for a great oral auction experience.
  • We held an appeal during which we raised $7,200 in a mere 10 minutes (enough money to sponsor a wish at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon®). This was the first time we have held an appeal at one of our fundraisers and it was an incredibly moving experience!
  • Everyone was a winner as we sold out our Wine Wall and our Balloon Pop games!
  • Many of our guests competed in our game of Heads or Tails for a chance to win a brand new 16GB iPad. Congratulations to our winner Allison Hoelter!
  • We all enjoyed a very tasty plated dinner served up by the Red Lion Hotel.
  • Our friend and musical guest Tyler Steele beautifully played some of Kyla's favorite music from the Phantom of the Opera on his cello during our silent auction.
  • The night was capped off by a performance from one of Kyla's favorite bands...Sunburst.
  • Our friend and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® representative Jan Tibbets gave a very touching presentation for us all.
  • We shared a few tears and some laughter as we watched a heart-warming video reminding us of why we were all there...a video about Kyla.
  • But most importantly...we all came together with a common goal and raised a total of $32,000 for local kids with cancer!

Guests Comments

We are always grateful to get feedback from our guests...we want to share with you some of the kind things that our guests had to say about the evening:

You all did an AWESOME job putting this together. My guests and I all had a fabulous time. You inspired us so much that we are already planning on how we can contribute more next year. Thank you for all you do!! - Michelle Sanders
It was an awesome night!!!! Not only was the evening a success in a monetary sense, but it was so much fun too! Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and the organization and effort the board put into the event was obvious and had a major impact on the outcome and successes of last night's event. Way to go to all of you!!!! Can't wait for the next one. Congrats Kyla!!!! - Dannielle Dietrich
I just want to say THANK YOU to EVERYONE on the team of the Kyla McCullough Gift Fund!!! Last night's benefit dinner and auction was absolutely incredible. Thanks for all of your hard work - we had an amazing time and are already looking forward to your next event! - Megan Bogart
Thanks to all of you who organized this very special event! I feel so blessed to have been part of it, and next year is going to be even bigger!! - Sadie Oneill

"In Kind" Donor List

We are continually amazed at the generosity of our community to support our cause by making "in kind" donations (donations of goods and services) that we can then auction off. For a complete list of the generous businesses and individuals that made it possible for us to hold an auction, please click here.

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone that attended our benefit dinner & auction for coming out and making the evening so special, to those that participated in our K.I.D. program by bringing their friends to enjoy the evening, to the numerous businesses and individuals that donated items to be auctioned off, to the volunteers that gave of their time and effort to reach out to the community for items we could use to auction off, and to the many volunteers that worked so hard to run this event. As you can see, this was truly a team effort!

Got Any Feedback?

For those of you that attended our event on May 1st, we'd love to hear any feedback that you may have...things that you think went well, along with things that you think could be done differently. Any thoughts on this year's location? On the registration process? On the silent auction? On the oral auction? On the food served for dinner? On the checkout process? On the Wine Wall, Ballon Pop, or the Heads or Tails game? Anything goes here...so let us know what you think! Just fill out the form below and submit it.

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So What's Next?

As we get the details from the Wish that we are granting at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® and from our grant to Doernbecher Children's Hospital, we will be sure to pass them on to you. In addition, over the next couple months we will begin planning our next event, so be sure to stay tuned!