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Northeast Indiana MDA – 14th Annual Auction
by Decor on May.12, 2009, under Events
The Northeast Indiana chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association is excited about our fourteenth annual gala auction. The auction is set for Saturday, May 16~ 2009 at Orchard Ridge Country Club. Last year’s auction raised over $60,000 to benefit children and adults served by MDA. We continue to serve over 550 client families and provide hope through research, thanks to success of ‘events such as this!
An individual ticket is $75 and a corporate table for 8 is $600. Over 77.4% of every dollar raised is used to fund our program services! The money that is raised enables us to host a week long summer camp for the children with muscular dystrophy, assist with the purchase of wheelchairs and leg braces, host a clinic every other week at the Lutheran Hospital, provide support groups for our clients and their families, and fund our life-saving mission of research.
Please consider joining with us in the Fight against Muscular Dystrophy. If you have any questions at all, please call the MDA office at 260-486-6698 or reach us by email at 363l.office@mdausa.org Their website is mda.org.
Nancy and I picked out a silent auction item from our store. We chose a sign, “I get a little help from my friends,” – John Lennon – it seemed appropriate for the event.
Arts de laTable – Carriage House Update
by Decor on May.11, 2009, under Events
Arts de laTable was a “Grand Slam”. Approximately $25,000 was raised for the Carriage House this year bring the total in nine years to $325,000 to the Carriage House and Chad’s House. – From Kay Peterson, the Event Coordinator
1st Dupont Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery table was #1 in the voting for the People’s Choice Award. It was a marvelous presentation by Dr. Shank’s group and was created by his assistant, Candy. The cowboy actually moved and talked. Definitely got my vote!
The Carriage House has served over 900 members. Learn more about the Carriage House.
Vera Bradley – Breast Cancer Foundation
by Decor on May.05, 2009, under Events
How about some good news for a change? The Vera Bradley Foundation 
continues to thrive! The discoveries we support at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center are significant and, according to D. Linda Malkas, Vera Bradley Chair in Oncology, “We are now moving at light speed.”
This year’s annual women’s golf and tennis tournament will be held at Wildwood Racquet Club, Sycamore
Hills Golf Club, and Pine Valley Country Club May 29-June 1, 2009. Last year’s event raised more than a
million dollars! This is only possible through the hundreds of volunteers who dedicate their time and
resources and the companies. If you would like to find out more, please visit their website or contact me for more information.
