Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.
“There’s No Place Like Home” was the theme of the fifth annual Heartland Family Service Strike a Chord fundraiser for children and families in southwest Iowa.
The event was Friday evening at Harrah’s Convention Center and included dueling pianos, a celebrity art auction, live and silent auctions, and a raffle. Doug and Deb Goodman of Council Bluffs served as host couple.
An enticing variety of regional favorite food and drinks from across America was served.
Local “celebrity artists” created works of art that were judged and auctioned. These artists were local real estate agents who adorned wooden birdhouses made by Jim Braegelmann.
Paula Danker won the People’s Choice Award with her birdhouse titled “The Lake House.” Other artists included John Edwards, Jason James, Theresa Martin and Deb Powell.
Dave Wingert was the event emcee. Wingert and Camille Metoyer Moten entertained the group with “Popular” and “For Good” from the Broadway musical “Wicked.” They were accompanied by pianist Dave Murphy.
Strike A Chord 5 was hosted by the agency’s Southwest Iowa Advisory Committee, including Don Andersen, Marcia Antworth, Suzi Brehmer, Alice Edwards, Jody Edwards, Lisa Gronstal, Carl Heinrich, Ted Hoff, Cindy Hoover, Rick Killion, Kelley Kulesa, Lydia Mason, Joanie Tekippe and Barb Walsh. Nancy Schulze is the Heartland Family Service vice president of Iowa professional services.
***
The Tagge*Rutherford Corporate Links Challenge for Child Saving Institute raised a record $65,000 on July 27 at the Players Club at Deer Creek.
Funds for the event help to provide prevention, intervention and treatment for abused and neglected kids.
Golf Fore Kids is the Child Saving Institute Guild Board’s annual tournament to help children in the agency’s care. Event chairmen were Lucy Cummins Dogger, Carol Knobbe and Jennifer Rutherford. The awards ceremony was hosted by WOWT’s Jim Siedlecki who teamed with John Knicely to represent the station on the golf course by shooting a 5 under par.
***
Habitat for Humanity Omaha will host its third annual Brew HaHa fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 17 at Lewis and Clark Landing. The event will feature an evening of food and beers for tasting from local microbreweries, restaurants and food vendors.
The outdoor rain or shine event also will include a silent auction of artwork created by local artists using new and used building-related materials from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Tickets are $25 a person if purchased in advance; $30 at the door.
Order by phone at (402)457-5657, ext. 103 or by e-mail at events@habitatomaha.org
Brew HaHa is led by the Friends of Habitat Board. General chairman of the event is Kristie Stienike. She is assisted by co-chairman Sarah Kahler. Honorary chairmen are Tate and Denise Fitzgerald and Scott and Kelli Draper.
Committee members are Emily Andres, Mary Carollo, Becca Cartwright, Kathy Gross, Cindy Hartmann, Sandy Lundholm, Lisa McCue, Colleen McQuillan, Maureen Miller, Barb O’Brien, Danna Plummer, Shari Samek, Cathy Schleich, Sherry Taxman and Michele Zadalis.
For more information, visit www.omahabrewhaha.com.
Copyright ©2012 Omaha World-Herald®. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, displayed or redistributed for any purpose without permission from the Omaha World-Herald.
