Board President Diane Bingaman welcoming guests to our 2011 fundraising auction

Oh what a wonderful time was had!  With close to 200 guests in attendance last Friday evening, our annual Blueprints & Bowties fundraising dinner and auction again raised enough money to build a Habitat House in Thurston County!  There was music, food, and fellowship along with wonderful items to win! And, how about that Door Raffle?!

We give a very special thank you to our volunteers and sponsors who made this event a success; Anchor Bank, Olympia Federal Savings, HomeStreet Bank, Titus-Will, ProBuild, and Fund a Home matching fund sponsor WSECU!  Table sponsors; Amour Vickerman, Heritage Bank, Justin Long, OBee Credit Union, Seaslug Consulting, TwinStar Credit Union and Pete Mattich music sponsor, as well as the event planning committee and event volunteers – Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!  You all made it happen.  A big “shout out” to Jerry Farmer – an amazing auctioneer – who donated his skills and humor ensuring everyone in attendance had an entertaining and wonderful evening.  It is because of our community’s amazing support that all auction proceeds will go directly to support our mission of building decent, affordable homes in partnership with low-income families in need.

We are all inspired by your generosity, hard work and dedication that made this year’s dinner and auction such a success.  Thank you!

(Image Courtesy of Jeffrey Ott Photography)

We’re getting geared up for our annual Blueprints & Bowties Auction!

We are busy procuring items for our auction and we need your help!  If you have an auction item that you are thinking of donating, give us a call, we would be thrilled to talk with you. Your auction item donation would mean a lot for the success of the auction and more than that – help in our mission of building decent, affordable homes and serving our community’s working poor.

• Item Procurement Deadline: September 7, 2011
• Delivery Deadline: September 23, 2011

Click here for Procurement Form!  SPSHFH 2011 Procurement Form

Questions about the event?  Please call Shannon, 360-956-3456, x6.

With the assistance and involvement of many volunteers and donors, the dinner/auction on Saturday, September 27th, was a success by any measure!  We met our goal of raising enough funds to pay for the materials for one house and we had a good time doing so.  The people in attendance ranged from those interested in SPSHfH and our mission (including MANY from Jubilee) to volunteers and business people who have been actively involved for long periods of time in making sure our houses get built.  And to our sponsors (logos shown to the right of this post), we say a very special thank you!

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With our event date fast approaching (Saturday, September 27th, Red Lion Hotel in Olympia), I want to reiterate our thanks to the four sponsors who have been so generous in their support of this event:  Anchor Bank, HomeStreet Bank, ProBuild, and WSECU. Check out the items here.

I also want to make sure that you know YOU too are invited to this evening of fundraising! It’s our goal that at the end of the night we will have raised enough monies to fund all the necessary materials for one house – an inspirational goal indeed.  With four families just beginning the process of building their homes, this is the perfect time to be showing our financial support as they work towards the fulfillment of their dreams.

Questions about the event?  Please call Susan, 360-239-1386 or 360-956-3456, x5.