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October 19, 2015
October 19, 2015
Klog Auction
35th Annual Auction - KUKN, KLOG, The Wave. Saturday, March 7. Preview: 8 tp 10 am. Auction starts at 10 am. Cowlitz Expo Center, Longview. Radio Advertising. Digital Advertising.
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(Longview, WA)----The Cowlitz Regional Conference Center ballroom was bursting with energy and love on Thursday, October 15th as United Way of Cowlitz & Wahkiakum Counties premiered its first annual 'The Power of the Purse' event benefiting its 22 partner agencies.
There were 46 raffle purses and prizes and silent auction items, in addition to scrumptious food, beverage and fashion show entertainment featuring clothing from Macy's, Maurice's, Estetica Spa & Boutique, Bob's Sporting Goods and JCPenney. 21 local female business women showcased the clothing and got the crowd pumped.
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The event drew in 250 ladies and raised just shy of $17,000 for the 2016 United Way Campaign, 'Charting the Course to Change.'
Special Congratulations to Sandy Junker (Director of Head Start), the inaugural winner of the 2015 Woman of Excellence Award presented at the event.
Support from sponsors, volunteers and prize donors made this event a huge success! Big thanks to: KLOG, KUKN, The Wave, Weyerhaeuser, JH Kelly, Summerland Catering, Cascade Select Market, Heritage Bank, Cathlamet Realty West, NORPAC and Mick & Cathy Fox (sponsors). Thank you to our models: Heather Snyder, Corie Dow, Nadine Lemmons, Carey Mackey, Kimmy Cramer, Marlene Johanson, Christi Brittain, Sue Piper, Alice Dietz, Erin Hart, Amy Hallock, Amber Rogers, Kim Schlais, Sarah Hancock, Bianca Lemmons, Marin Fox-Hight, Pam Whittle, Jennifer Harrington, Gretchen Taylor, Ashley Deal & Barb Sudar. Big thanks to our volunteers: Margaret Lapic, Diane Glase, Judi Smith, Kathie Griffin, Barbara Fisher, Graham Bailey, John Anderson, Mick Fox, Terry McLaughlin, Ray Bartley our fabulous event DJ, and the charismatic John Paul, our event co-emcee. Thank you to our partner agencies for creating unique centerpieces for the event that reflected their services and programs, and thank you to to our prize donors: KapStone, KLOG/KUKN/The Wave, Banda's Bouquet's, Cheryl Nelson, Estetica Spa & Boutique, Maurice's, Emergency Support Shelter, Volunteer Chore Services & Board, Jamie Foster, Cindy Wardlow, Barbara Fisher, Julie Kendall, Judi Smith, Macy's, Bob's Sporting Goods, Head Start, The Original Kristi's, Calvary Community Church, Margaret Lapic, Lotus Kindred, The Red Hat Thrift Shop, Lower Columbia College, Helene Watson, JCPenney, Verla Meints, Sue Warila, Parent's Place and The Clark Family. Thanks to the Cowlitz Regional Conference Center for their fantastic service!
Stay tuned for this event to come back again next October!
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Proud Partners of the United Way of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties
Been There Done That, Boy Scouts, Castle Rock Senior Center, Children’s Justice & Advocacy Center, Community Caring Project, Community Health Partners, Community House on Broadway, Cowlitz County CASA, Cowlitz Family Health Center, Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Legal Aid, Emergency Support Shelter, Ethnic Support Council, FISH, Friends of Longview Senior Center, Life Works, Lower Columbia Head Start/ECEAP, Columbia Wellness, Oxford Houses, Progress Center, St. James Family Center, Youth & Family Link, YMCA, and Volunteer Chore Services
Been There Done That, Boy Scouts, Castle Rock Senior Center, Children’s Justice & Advocacy Center, Community Caring Project, Community Health Partners, Community House on Broadway, Cowlitz County CASA, Cowlitz Family Health Center, Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Legal Aid, Emergency Support Shelter, Ethnic Support Council, FISH, Friends of Longview Senior Center, Life Works, Lower Columbia Head Start/ECEAP, Columbia Wellness, Oxford Houses, Progress Center, St. James Family Center, Youth & Family Link, YMCA, and Volunteer Chore Services
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