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 director, r…