Annual MCHI gala nets $37,000

Large crowd enjoys Regency theme, reflecting on history

  • Harlan Schafer, right, plays a guitar he made especially for Friday’s Memorial Foundation auction. The item drew a winning bid of $2,200. Pictured with Schafer are auctioneers Mark and Kelly Kliewer.
    Harlan Schafer, right, plays a guitar he made especially for Friday’s Memorial Foundation auction. The item drew a winning bid of $2,200. Pictured with Schafer are auctioneers Mark and Kelly Kliewer.
    A crowd of more than 220 people, many dressed in 18th Century era clothing, raised nearly $37,000 Friday to support Memorial Community Health’s commitment to providing healthcare close to home.Staged at the fairgrounds for an evening of fun, music and fundraising, the event was deemed a success by Taylor Willis, who coordinated her first gala as the Memorial Foundation’s new executive d...

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