Gala Raffle Fundraiser
Thanks to everyone for their generous support at the 2010 Annual Gala Raffle! Your ticket purchases, your donations, your participation in the live and silent auctions, and your time make everything we do at LCMM possible - we couldn't do it without YOU. See you next year!
Gala Raffle Fundraiser - Saturday, July 10, 2010
Join us for the Museum's biggest and most important fundraiser of the year! The Annual Gala Raffle raises over $40,000 each year in operational support and offers a wonderful opportunity for people to gather at the Museum, enjoy incredible food, win exciting prizes, and bid on one-of-a-kind auction items.
Your $150 ticket admits two to the entire evening's activities at LCMM's Basin Harbor Campus.
3:30pm Private Tour with LCMM Executive Director Art Cohn
4:30pm Social Hour with h'ors d'oeuvres and cocktails
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Raffle begins, including silent and live auctions, too!
18k sterling silver lemon quartz necklace
from Fremeau Jewelers
Torched metal wall hanging
by Alistair Parker from Metal Design
14k gold & sterling silver
Vermont hook bracelet from Fremeau Jewelers
Hand-forged Dragon coat hook
from our very own Warren Rinehart
Ernie Haas painting of the
1860 schooner Sarah Ellen
Win These Prizes!
2010 Gala Raffle Prizes
GRAND PRIZE - $5,000!
Consolation Prize (must be present to win)- Two night stay at Basin Harbor Club for two. Package includes breakfast, lunch and dinners, and one greens fee for two with golf cart and a lake cruise.
Live Auction Items
- Original Ernie Haas painting of the schooner Sarah Ellen, featured in our November online webcast.
- Torched copper wall hanging by Alistair Parker from Metal Design
- Carpentry Work - eight hours from professional carpenters Tim Price and Joe LaBerge. Fix-it-right!
- Gas Grill from Jackman Fuels
Raffle Items
- Keurig Coffee Brewer & boxes of K-cups from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
- Two season passes to the Depot Theatre in Westport for the 2010 season (5 shows!)
- 18k sterling silver lemon quartz necklace from Fremeau Jewelers
- 14k gold & sterling silver Vermont hook bracelet from Fremeau Jewelers
- Complete auto reconditioning - gift certificate from Heritage Ford/Toyota
- Battery Charger & Jumper Set from Interstate Battery
- Scenic Narrated Cruise from Lake Champlain Shoreline Cruises
- Garden Consultation from Jessie Bradley
- New England Floor Covering Gift Certificate
- Two tickets to Saint Michael's Playhouse - for each of their four summer shows!
- Shelburne Meat Market Basket
- Case of Steaks from Sysco Foods
- Pakistani Rug from Tina's Home Design
- Assorted Wines from Vergennes Wine & Beverage
- Cruise aboard Friendship sloop from Whistling Man Schooner Co.
And More!
- "Redhead" Duck Decoys from Davis Decoys
- Hammerhead Sled from the Hammerhead Sled Company
- Hand-forged Dragon coat hook from our very own Warren Rinehart
How does it work?
- 250 tickets are sold, on a first come first served basis, at $150 per ticket. Each ticket reserves one number in the raffle and admits two to the gala raffle which features good company, scrumptious hors d’oeuvres and a tour of the museum
- Prizes: $5000 cash is the top prize; a consolation prize (you must be present to win) and many unique and different major prizes are offered through out the evening's event
- Silent Auction for select items
- Live Auction for select items