Annual Rotary
Gala
help Vincennes
The annual Rotary Gala in
Vincennes is a wonderful
evening of fun, food, and
finance as the patrons bid
on numerous silent auction
items donated by local and
area merchants and
members, and participate in
a live auction, all to raise
money for the Vincennes
Rotay Club Foundation.
The event, held the last
Saturday in January at the
Eagles Lodge, has been a
very popular event for the
last 12 years, earning in
excess of $15,000 each year.
Tickets at $100, entitle a
couple to a delicious dinner
with wine, and an
opportunity to win $1000 in a
reverse raffle., held during
the evening. Silent auction
items include tool sets,
paintings, wine baskets, IU
and Pacer basketball
tickets, gift certificates from
local merchants, and more.
The highlight of the evening
is a live auction of 10 to 12
items, including Dinner for
8, A $1000 Advertising
package, custom made
jewelry and even use of a
7-day vacation condominium.
The proceeds for the
Foundation from the
evening are returned to the
community in the form of
scholarships for high school
graduates, grants to local
non-profit organizations,
and other local projects
such as Rotary Pointe.
2007 Scholarship winners
were:
CRONENWETT
SCHOLARS
ELIZABETH SWANK (2ND
INSTALLMENT OF $1,000) IN
WESLEYAN UNIV
MICHAEL BRAUN (2ND
INSTALLMENT OF $1,000)
PURDUE
JACOB NIVEN (2ND
INSTALLMENT OF $1,000)
CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN UNIV
ERNEST STOOPS (1ST
INSTALLMENT OF $1,000)
PURDUE
MORGAN PEPMEIER (1ST
INSTALLMENT OF $1,000)
JESSIE ATKINSON (1ST
INSTALLMENT OF $1,000)
VU SCHOLARS
NICK BAUER/LHS $750
CORY MORELAND/NK $750
JESSICA DAVIS/VR $750
MALLORY SMITH/SK $750
$9,500 TOTAL
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