Boys & Girls Club Board To Host Virtual Auction Next Week
The Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri’s 31st annual Evening of Heart & Hope, presented by The W-K Family of Dealerships is going virtual this year, giving even more supporters of the Club a chance to bid on items and donate to a great cause.
“It was a very tough decision for our Board of Directors to make. We were hoping to have an in-person auction this year, but they realized the health and safety of our supporters was more important,” said Executive Director Gary Beckman. “The benefit of a virtual auction, however, is that even more people can bid on items from the comfort of their couch using our easy mobile bidding system.”
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Colorado Symphony resident conductor Christopher Dragon on stage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre during the symphony’s Vivaldi program in September 2020. Dragon’s contract was extended through the 2024 season. (Amanda Tipton Photography, provided by Colorado Symphony)
Colorado Symphony will be able to pay its employees’ salaries and health insurance through summer 2021 thanks to a $2 million anonymous gift, even as painful shutdowns continue for most nonprofit performing arts companies across the United States.
The gift, which was received last year but disclosed in a press statement in late January, brings Colorado Symphony’s end-of-2020 fundraising to a record $2.5 million. It bolsters the $122,000 that the symphony raised on Colorado Gives Day (Dec. 8, 2020); the completion of a matching, $50,000 grant by The Butler Family Fund of The Denver Foundation; and more than $150,000 in ticket donations “by generous patrons and subscribers from canceled concerts
CANCELED: Kites on Mendota
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Kites on Mendota during a past Frozen Assets Festival.
UPDATE from Clean Lakes Alliance: Unfortunately, with recent weather alerts warning about inclement weather due to extremely cold temperatures, Kites On Mendota is officially canceled. (Saturday and Sunday, February 6th & 7th).
We are very thankful to our partners and supporters: The Edgewater, Wisconsin Union, EZ Office Products, Wisconsin Kiters Club, and Seven Hills Skydiving Club.
Enough room for social distancing is not a problem when your venue is a frozen Lake Mendota. It s like, hey, where did this big treeless park come from? Kites on Mendota will feature 20 large show kites, plus skydivers with colorful parachutes from the Seven Hills Skydiving Club will be making ice landings throughout the day on Saturday. It s all a benefit for the Clean Lakes Alliance and, also, something different to do. Kites on Mendota hopes to raise $1,000 per kite in the sky, with a $20,000 goal; donatio