Turning Point Host 25th Annual Auction
Dole Mansion - Saturday October 27, 2007 6:30
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
Country Club Road,Crystal Lake
Turning Point, McHenry County’s advocate for victims of domestic violence, will host it’s 25th annual fund raising auction on Saturday October 27th at the Dole Mansion, Lakeside Legacy Arts Park on Country Club Road in Crystal Lake.
Tribute to the Silver Screen
The evening will feature dinner, entertainment and both a silent and live auction with items donated by area merchants.
This year, in honor of the “Silver Anniversary” of the event, the auction will be a tribute to the “Silver Screen” with a theme of “One Night in Hollywood.”
Attendees are urged to wear black & white attire.
Donations
Auction donations are being collected. Call Joe Kvidera at Turning Point to contribute an item.
In previous years, the auction has featured varied items including a whole pig, a Tobago vacation, jewelry, fine art, dinner & entertainment packages and autographed memorabilia.
Les Paul Autographed Guitar
A Gibson solid-body Les Paul guitar autographed by a veritable who’s who of entertainment is one of the unique item up for bids.The guitar was donated to Turning Point by Rehearsals.com, a division of CenterStaging Musical Corporation and Star 105.5.
David Crosby & Graham Nash of Crosby Stills and Nash
Duff McKagen, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver
Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls
Babyface
Andrew McMahon, lead singer of Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate
Solo artist Beth Hart
Actress Emmy Rossum best known for starring in the film “The Phantom of the Opera”
Sara Ramirez, Tony Award winner (for Broadway’s “Spamalot”) and star of TV’s “Grey’s Anatomy”
Jerry O’Connell, Actor, best known for “Stand By Me,” Can’t Hardly Wait” and “Jerry Maguire”.
Unique Jewelry by Studio 2015
Also available that evening will be raffle tickets for a unique jewelry item. Studio 2015 in Woodstock has created and donated a one-of-a-kind pendent featuring gold, white gold, diamonds and a garnet.
Kim McKenzie, Studio 2015 pendant designer said “This piece was designed believing in the richness of life. The red center symbolizes life which flows from the heart. A ‘Turning Point’ comes from the bottom of the heart when the value of change is realized.”
Raffle tickets to win the pendant (Valued at $3700) will be on sale at the auction for $5 a ticket, 6 for $25. The winner will be drawn on December 15, so that this beautiful pendant can turn up in a lucky someone’s Christmas stocking.
Order Tickets
Tickets to the event are $75 a person and can be reserved by calling Turning Point at (815) 338 8081. For more information, to make a donation, or to order raffle tickets for the pendant, please call Joe Kvidera at Turning Point. (815) 338 8081.
