Victoria’s Spotlight Specials Online Auction Nets $29,000 for Charity
Victoria Theatre Association's Second Annual Victoria's Spotlight Specials Online Auction net $29,000, benefitting the Physician's for Kids Discovery Series.
"Thanks to all of the 169 bidders who participated in the auction, it was a great success, "says Wendy Lewis, Chair of the 2011 Auction Committee. "And special thanks to our very generous sponsors who helped to ensure Victoria's Spotlight Specials Online Auction was great success! Producer Sponsors for Victoria's Spotlight Specials were Donet, Inc. and Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc., with Director Sponsors Clark Schafer Hackett and Logos at Work. Our Entertainer Sponsor was Sebaly Shillito + Dyer."
"This year was full of some very spirited bidding," says Joan Jacobson, Advancement Director for Victoria Theatre Association. "It was pretty intense with the 'Wicked Overnight' package that included tickets to WICKED and overnight stay in the plush guest suite in Performance Place, the Interactive Cooking Classes at Dorothy Lane Market and especially the Firestone Golf Outing!"
Victoria's Spotlight Specials Online Auction ended on December 11, 2011. Winners were contacted and the Victoria Theatre Association Development Team has been working diligently to ensure delivery to the winning bidders before the Christmas holiday. Because of generous sponsorships, the $29,000 raised through the auction will be placed directly toward funding scholarships and program costs of the Physicians for Kids Discovery Series. Each year, the Physicians for Kids Discovery Series welcomes over 30,000 students from all over the Miami Valley to the Victoria Theatre for fun and educational live theatre programs, tailored to meet the Ohio Department of Education Academic and Benchmark Standards.
The 2011 Second Annual Victoria's Spotlight Specials Online Auction committee was: Wendy Lewis (Chair), Dave Ahlstrom, Nina Anglin, Danielle Deramo, Dr. Jennifer Lewis, Martha Shaker and Dr. Sara Shuster.
Producer Sponsors for Victoria's Spotlight Specials are Donet, Inc. and Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc., with Director Sponsors Clark Schafer Hackett and Logos at Work. Entertainer Sponsor is Sebaly Shillito + Dyer.
To participate in the 2012 Victoria's Spotlight Specials Online Auction as a donor or sponsor, please call Joan Jacobson, Advancement Director at 937-228-7591 ext. 3063, or email her at joan.jacobson@victoriatheatre.com.
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