Rotary Shines

ROTARY SHINES

Rotary Shines, our Club’s one and only fundraiser, will be held on Tuesday, May 3 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Fox Valley Technical College. The cost is $100 which admits 2 adults. For those who have not yet purchased their Rotary Shines ticket, they will be sold before and after our meetings. The proceeds of Rotary Shines will benefit the Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities, the Peruvian Mobile Medical Project and PolioPlus. Sponsors of Rotary Shines include:

Lead Sponsor Goodwill Industries

Supporting Sponsors Community First Credit Union, Fiduciary Partners, Nicolet Bank, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Wells Fargo Bank, Schenck SC and Barb Merry/Gail Popp.

Friends Sponsors East Wisconsin Savings Bank, Pfefferle & Companies, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, American National Bank, Bassett Mechanical, Jennifer Wanke, Frank Rippl, Lynn Peters and Val Wyllie.

In-Kind Sponsors Willems Marketing, Festival Foods, Fox Valley Technical College and InstaPrint, Plus, Foxley’s Gallery

If you would like to become a sponsor, please e-mail JoEllen Wollangk at jbwollangk@wisconsin.bbb.org. The sponsorship levels are: Supporting Sponsor ($500) or Friends Sponsor ($100-$499).

The Fundraising Committee is also looking for silent auction items. Be creative. Past items include: tickets to an event, catered meals, jewelry, guided activities and one of a kind items. Donations should be dropped off at Nicolet National Bank located at 900 W. College Avenue in Appleton prior to April 26. To help accurately describe items and recognize donors, please complete a silent auction form which can be found on our website – www.appletonrotary.org. If you would like to donate an item or if you have any questions, please contact Nancy Johnshoy at njohnshoy@nicoletbank.com,

Live Auction Items: 1) Beautifully framed Bird’s Eye Print of Appleton (donated by The History Museum and Foxley’s Gallery), 2) Spectacular Entrance 21 Package for the Performing Arts Center including 12 tickets to a Boldt Alive event, private entrance and special room for just your group, valet parking, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and box seats for the performance (donated by the PAC), 3) an exciting Ride in Jim Perry’s Race Car at Road America (donated by Jim Perry), and 4) the chance to sponsor doors, windows, sheets, towels and other items needed by the Housing Partnership to rehab and outfit the apartments for people in need in our community. If you cannot attend the event, feel free to ask someone to bid on these wonderful live auction items for you.