Thank You! Beaver Valley School BBQ Charity Fund Raiser

The August 14th fund raiser at Kahler Glen, sponsored by the Community Association, the Resort, and the Athletic Club, raised more than $7,896 for the Beaver Valley School.  Funds are being donated through the Cascade Education Foundation.   Part of the funds will go to a construction fund for a covered play area at the school, especially needed in the winter time around here; any remaining funds will be used to purchase software to assist in providing individualized instruction in Beaver Valley’s multilevel classrooms. 
 
Our thanks go out to the community for the support of this event.  More than 180 folks from the Lake Wenatchee / Plain community and from Kahler Glen were in attendance for the Rock and Roll BBQ event.  The music was provided by the Evin Rudes and funds were raised through a silent auction.  Nancy and Bill Miller headed the organizational effort, but many, many willing workers provided valuable assistance.  Most of the shade umbrellas and canopies came from friends who live along the North Shore.  The setup could not have been done without the help of Rob Casad and his wonderful trailer that allowed us to move the five picnic and five conference tables from the Event Center. The grill master was Mark Demeritt and he was assisted by Sara Walker from the Beaver Valley Parents group and her team of parents.   Carol Pierce helped marshal the silent auction items.  Jan Donley, Marion Brittain, Steve Johannesen, Sandy Lund, Pat Bottoms, Jo McElmurry, Kathy Kelly, Liz Rawlins, and other local supporters pitched in. Kaye Crandall worked as a cashier.  The snow-cone machine was borrowed from the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce and operated by Linda Cook and Kathryn Demeritt.  Helping with the games was Thom Cook, who provided a little golfing for the kids, and Shannon Braegelmann conducted a water balloon toss, played on the lawn at the Haight property.  The piñata was a bust: the cord holding the piñata broke on the first wallop and more than a dozen kids participated in its destruction on the ground.  The band played until after dark, which time found folks still dancing on the patio.  
 
The folks at Kahler Glen were delighted with the support received from the surrounding communities for this important event, in terms of silent auction items contributed but especially in attendance.  And the Kahler Glen community was delighted to support the local area with the financial results of the festivities.  Last year the Kahler Glen community donated to the Fire Fighters Association, and hopes to continue to hold community centered events in the future.  The property owners at Kahler Glen appreciate the importance of supporting organizations in the local communities with whom we share this beautiful area.