“A tisket, a tasket,” come see over 160 baskets which will be up for bid, on Friday, May 11, 2018, at CGH Medical Center. The annual Silent Auction extravaganza is a fundraiser for the CGH Health Foundation Annual Appeal. It is being sponsored by the CGH Employee Division Committee.
The event is open to the public and features a basket Silent Auction from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the CGH Ryberg Auditorium, Classroom 1 and Classroom 2. Bidding on the baskets will cease at 4:00 p.m.
You need not be present to win the baskets or the 50/50 raffle. Tickets will be available for purchase: one for $1, or six for $5. The winner will be determined at 1:00 p.m., on Friday, May 11.
“There’s something for everyone, with so many themes represented this year,” said Mary Spitzer and Mary Jean Derreberry, CGH Employee Division Co-chairs. “Whether it’s for a baby shower, graduation, Mother’s Day, or Memorial Day–we’ve got it!” Silent Auction Co-chairs are Mimi Hicks and Rod Miniel.
There will be raffle tickets sold for a four-pack of tickets to the Chicago Cubs home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, on Wednesday, June 20. Game raffle tickets will be sold for $10 each. To purchase tickets, please call the CGH Health Foundation office at 815-625-0400, extension 5575. This drawing will be held on Friday, June 1.
The Foundation has spent over 30 years helping adults and children in the Sauk Valley lead healthier lives. Proceeds from these events stay local and will help fund these Foundation programs:
- comfort care services for cancer patients
- mental health services for area children
- Love on a Leash
- eyeglasses for kids/adults
- Prescott Dental Clinic
- scholarships
- Medication Assistance Program
- Community Health Network
- workplace wellness
- cardiac wellness
- nutrition and fitness
- transportation assistance
- ways to wellness
- diabetes education
- women’s health
- opioid awareness.
For more information or to make a contribution, contact Amanda Blaine, Foundation Development Officer, at 815-625-0400, extension 5575 or email amanda.blaine@cghmc.com.
