Thanks from Unit 178 President Marv Riedesel

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Wow, A very sincere thank you to all of you who contributed to our charity efforts this year. Our goal was to exceed the $2020 donated last year to our selected charity. 52 individuals donated 110 items to our silent auction –

THANK YOU! 16 players volunteered to be auctioned off as expert players –

THANK YOU! 37 players made purchases at the silent auction –

THANK YOU! 18 players made cash contributions –

THANK YOU! 68 players played in the charity game on Saturday evening –

THANK YOU! 30 players bought a ticket in our raffle –

THANK YOU! 6 players contributed 22 items for the bake sale –

THANK YOU! Larry Oakey volunteered his directing services of the game -

THANK YOU! Chip & Teri Blu, owners of the TCBC, donated 80% of the entry fees for the game plus a set of lessons for 4 to our silent auction –

THANK YOU! Our charity committee worked tirelessly collecting items, contacting players, publicizing the event, preparing food, and carrying out the many other activities necessary to run a successful event – Sharon Anderson, Roger Anderson, Vicky Smith, Verda Gould, Mary Johnson, & Harold Dodson –

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU. To each of you who read this - Please extend your gratitude to Chip, Teri, Larry, and the members of the committee for a tremendous effort.

We did it! – We are sending a check in the amount of $3000 to our selected charity this year - the Minneapolis Chapter of MAD DADS.

Additional details may be found in the minutes of the Unit 178 Executive Board meeting posted later on the blog and the bulletin board at the TCBC.