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It's Auction Time!
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Guest auctioneers and WTOL personalities, Chrys Peterson and Jerry Anderson will return again this year
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D.O.V.E. Fund members are busily preparing for this year's dinner auction. Held at the spacious Pinnacle Banquet Center in Maumee, OH on Saturday, August 22nd, the event is the highlight of the D.O.V.E. Fund's summer of fundraising to help the people of Vietnam. The evening will kick off at 5:00 when guests can enjoy a cocktail from the cash bar while browsing among over one hundred silent auction items including jewelry, artwork, wines and fashion items from Vietnam. An elegant sit-down dinner will commence at 6:15 followed by the live auction where WTOL personalities Chrys Peterson and Jerry Anderson will serve as guest auctioneers. D.O.V.E. Fund officer and Air Force veteran, Roland Southard, will serve as emcee for the evening's activities which will feature a tribute to WW II veteran, Lt. Col. Harold Brown, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail Project.
Auction Committee Chairs Julie Abbey and Jill Grimm have promised a memorable evening where friends can enjoy dinner and look forward to spirited bidding for some wonderful items. As in previous years, recent travelers to Vietnam have returned with a variety of unique items that will be open for the highest bidder. In the past, these items have included clothing, furniture, jewelry and fine silks.
After dinner, guests will have time to check on their silent auction bids while previewing the long list of live auction items. Vacation seekers might be tempted by a weeks stay at Schmidt's 3Bed/3Bath Condo in Hilton Head, a one week stay in St. Lucia at a private 5 Bed/4 Bath Home with personal staff of 3, a 4 Day /3 Night Stay at Migis Lodge on Lake Sebago in Maine with all meals included, a Catawba Island Weekend for 4 or a 3 Day/2Night Stay at Scottish Inn "Glen Laurel" in Hocking Hills.
The sports men and women will find offerings such as the PNC Bank Suite for a Walleye Game for 12, Red Wing Tickets for 4, golf w/lunch for 4 at Travis Pointe, golf at Inverness for 3.
More adventurous? How about a Lake Erie Fishing trip, a Castalia fly fishing trip or an South African Safari Hunt or Photo Shoot.
Food and massage packages will also be available at the auction.
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A bouquet of wine is one of the featured silent auction items
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"This is our most popular event, says Chairman Tim Kearney, we always make things a little better each year". Kearney, a Vietnam veteran and longtime D.O.V.E. Fund trustee says there will be a brief presentation about recent projects including the expanding P.E.T. Mobility Chairs program, Solar Lights and scholarships for poor but deserving students. "We will also focus on the great need that still exists among the disadvantaged throughout Vietnam", added Kearney.
Those interested in attending this year's event can reserve a table that seats ten guests for a tax-deductible donation of $750. Individual tickets may be purchased at $85 each. Check out details at our website at: www.dovefund.org or call Dan Gregg at 734-663-6518 for more information. If you are a business owner and would like to support the D.O.V.E. Fund with a donation or auction item, please call. We'll see you there.
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Plans are now being made for our trip to Vietnam in 2016. We depart in late December for three weeks in Vietnam to visit projects and seek new opportunities to help. If you like to join us, email info@dovefund.org for more information.
For you online shoppers, don't forget to click on AmazonSmile.com and have Amazon donate a portion of your purchase to the D.O.V.E. Fund.
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The D.O.V.E. Fund
The D.O.V.E. Fund, an Ohio-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is
committed to helping the people of Vietnam through a wide range of
humanitarian assistance. D.O.V.E. is an acronym for the Development of
Vietnam Endeavors. The group, chartered in January, 2000, has raised over
$3.0 million dollars and has built 50 schools along with medical clinics, water purification plants and micro-finance projects throughout the country. We also provide thousands of dollars in financial aid to impoverished but deserving students through our "Young Doves" Scholarship Program.
Those interested in making a tax deductible contribution and learning more about the D.O.V.E. Fund should log on to www.dovefund.org.
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SAVE THE DATES
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Annual Dinner Auction
The Pinnacle,
Maumee, Ohio
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QUICK LINKS
Read more about our trip to Vietnam on
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D.O.V.E. Fund
P.O. Box 350741 Toledo, OH 43635
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