Lyons Community Foundation
  • Home
  • About
    • Advisory Board
    • Annual Report
    • Job Openings
  • Grants
    • Information and Application
    • Grants Review Committee
    • 2022 Grant Recipients
  • Scholarships
    • Scholarship Information
    • How to apply for a scholarship
    • How to create a scholarship
    • 2022 Scholarship Recipients
  • Blog
  • Events
  • Donate
    • Donate Now
    • Donate Monthly
    • Donate a Legacy
    • Donor Stories
    • Giving FAQ
  • Volunteer

Aloha From Lyons-ANNUAL gALA A SUCCESS

11/19/2014

1 Comment

 
Picture
LYONS RECORDER NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Ask anyone who has ever been to Hawaii, and they will tell you that Aloha, translates to: “hello,” “good bye,” and/or “I love you,” depending on the circumstances. Well after last Friday night’s Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) annual Gala, we might have to add “job well done” and “great party” to the list of possible translations.

LCF’s annual fundraising Gala at Lionscrest Manor was an unqualified success in any language.

An absolutely giant thank-you has to go out to the “Big Kahunas” Bob and Leona Forsberg, hosts and owners of Lionscrest, who had the Manor decked out and looking great. The gala wouldn’t be the same if it wasn’t held up on the hill. Also big ups go to Dan and Kristin Bruckner of A Spice of Life catering. The meal was great (especially the little pull-pork and pineapple pizza hor d’oeuvres). A thank-you also has to go out to all the local/area businesses and individuals who donated so much to the auctions and bar, etc. This was truly a community endeavor, and could not have been possible without all of the generous donations.

The numbers are still being crunched, but it looks as if this may very well turn out to be the most successful Gala ever. The “Paddle Raiser” took in almost $12,000. The “Live” auction (a Hawaiian feast by Sue Wratten, a floral painting by Mimi Elmore, and seven nights in a Hawaii condo, compliments of the Forsbergs) and the “Silent” auction (literally two pages of donated items) together brought in another $16,000. Add to that, gifts and ticket sales, and the total for the evening was somewhere just north of $30,000!

And the best thing about the evening is that all the money that was raised goes back into the community in the form of grants to organizations, scholarships, and worthy causes that help to make Lyons such a special place to live. In all, the LCF gave out twenty-eight grants, totaling slightly more than fifty-one thousand dollars. The grants ranged in amount from five hundred dollars, to as much as five thousand. The recipients covered the spectrum of the Lyons community; history camp for elementary school children to meals-on-wheels for our elderly residents, from the 9Health Fair to the holiday fireworks display, books for reading programs to the Lyons Youth Baseball and Softball Association, area humane societies to concerts in the park, the high school robotics team to the Lyons Community Food Pantry. The LCF mission statement says it all, “The Lyons Community Foundation exists to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving, and encourage positive change for the greater Lyons area."
Job well done, you throw a great party! Can’t wait till next year. Until then, “Aloha.


1 Comment
oxbridge essays link
8/24/2020 05:54:45 am

It wasn't held up on the slope. Likewise enormous ups go to Dan and Kristin Bruckner of A Spice of Life providing food. The supper was extraordinary (particularly the little force pork and pineapple pizza hor d'oeuvres). A thank-you additionally needs to go out to all the nearby/region organizations and people who gave such a great amount to the sales and bar, and so forth.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Lyons Community Foundation

    Archives

    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    September 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    August 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About
    • Advisory Board
    • Annual Report
    • Job Openings
  • Grants
    • Information and Application
    • Grants Review Committee
    • 2022 Grant Recipients
  • Scholarships
    • Scholarship Information
    • How to apply for a scholarship
    • How to create a scholarship
    • 2022 Scholarship Recipients
  • Blog
  • Events
  • Donate
    • Donate Now
    • Donate Monthly
    • Donate a Legacy
    • Donor Stories
    • Giving FAQ
  • Volunteer