JM Foundation held its annual Gala Fundraiser to its largest crowd to date on Friday, April 13 at the Dawson VFW. The evening began at 6:00 pm. Guest turned in their Gala tickets for drink tickets and were encourage to check out the silent and live auction items.
The evening menu included a wonderful salad served family style at the table along with the edible table decorations that included both white and red grapes and French bread loafs. Thank you to Tim’s Food Pride for helping us locate the wonderful grapes and the Scandi Girls out of Appleton for donating all the bread. CJ Mikes catered the buffet meal which featured three kinds of pasta noodles, Alfredo and Marinara sauces, chicken breasts and Italian meatballs. In addition 300 different mini cupcakes were served from KnK Kupcakes located in Canby. The meal received rave reviews!
This year the JM Foundation added a wine pull to the event. Board members were pleased to have 48 different kinds of wine donated for the event. For $20 those in attendance could pick a cork. The wine cork had a number on it that corresponded with a bottle of wine. They then got to take that bottle of wine home to enjoy. Two bottles of wine had $50 in Dawson Chamber Bucks attached to them. Sue Roisen was at the wine pull to help answer any questions people might have about the wine they received or just wine questions in general. All 48 bottles were sold! Thank you to everyone who donated and purchased a bottle!
Following the dinner the live auction began. This year the live auction featured a beautiful Minnesota wines themed basket, wine tasting and tickets for four to the “Beatles 5 Revolution” tribute band at Glacial Ridge Winery and finally a basket that included an overnight stay at a Marriott hotel and travel items to go with it. Thank you to Doug Peterson who made the live auction “lively” as usual.
At the end of the evening, the silent auction basket winners were announced and the crowd was thanked for attending the evening. All proceeds of this event go towards creating a pediatric room in the hospital.
Said Kristyn Wicht JM Foundation Development, “We were extremely pleased with how well the evening went. Everyone seemed to have a great time and enjoyed the more relaxed atmosphere. It is so great to have the community support for such a worthy cause.”
Thank you to the following people and business that donated wine for the wine pull: Boyd Liquor Store, Canby Liquor Store, Carole & Loren Femrite, Crow River Winery, Dawson Clinic, Dawson Liquor Store, Dawson Retailer’s Group, Dean & Joyce Pearson, Dean & Sadie Solem, Fiesta City Liquor, JMHS Board of Directors, Kathy & Dwayne Johnson, Kristyn & Jeff Wicht, Marc Thoen, Norma & Gordy Powers, Rusty Duck, Sam & Mary Olson, Vern & Laurell Silvernale.
Thank you to the following people who donated baskets: Marc’s on Main, Maggie & Brad Madsen, Kristyn & Jeff Wicht, JM Radiology, JM Patient Accounts, JM Laboratory, JM Therapies, JM Auxiliary, JM Foundation Board, JM Care Center (2), JM Senior Leaders and JM Hospital.
A special thank you to everyone who purchased baskets: Kathy & Dwayne Johnson, Ronda Krosch, Jeff Wicht, Effie Deno, Dean Solem, Greg Nelson, Ellen Alberg, Lisa Kuechenmeister, Mary Olson, Jill Fuller, Karen Strom, Gary Turnberg, John Tollefson and Loren Femrite.
JM Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization that encourages people to remember JMHS in their trusts, wills, estate planning, and memorials. Contributions made through the Foundation are tax-deductible charitable donations. Past projects include the north wing of the nursing home, x-ray equipment, care center elevator, and the clinic and care center redecorating. If you have questions or would like to donate money to the JM Foundation please contact Kristyn Wicht at 320-312-2111.
